New-York tribune., 1906-07-27
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS
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Washington. July ss.
AR1rY's ICE RATION.-summer weather natu-
rally brings TO the attention Of the War Depart
ment the question Of ice for the troopers. This
year the advertised shortage OF the crop and the
numerous prosecutions Of so-eallsd "tce trusts
make the issue Of ice as a ration IN the army q
interest Ice Is issued By the Subsistence Depart
n7ent to examinations OF enlisted men. rate Of
not more than two pounds TO each ration, subject
to the following conditions:
The maximum allowance 70 arv orgauizatiou or
oeStaehment 70 be a hundred pounds day. No
north OF the forty-tird parSeI % 81 3ortb Stts
SPe a. ~ pr9yoe9 3yt oelov TO troopers stationed
les Of north latitude and in the states Of Washing
months SIl a1 bi b1o ls s aiqEanee vii oe Ior sx
10 To troops stationed south OF the thirty-seveuth
lowed on ice Allowance 81 ice viii nef he subfee;
to communication.
GASOLENE ENGINES FOR NAvT.-The Navy
Department Is taking up the subject OF gasoIene
engines as possible means OF improving the pro-
pulsion machinery OF naval craft. Some extensive
experiments recently made by the government
show that with gas producer and gas engine It
is possible TO increase the Horsepower OF a naval
ship TO a prodigious degree. OF course. it is an
other matter TO get the machinery which win do
this board OF battleship. For the present the
practical experiments viii be confined launches
and the smallest vessels OF war Perhaps IN the
gs Of the next Y @ gsar o, say the HayaI val en-
crease Of horsepower by the employment Of the gas
producer and the gas engine but the dsveopuens
the batteship is still long way on. Ihe naval
some day will be done in that direction.
PISTOLS UNPOPULAR.-Army reports from
Manila contain an interesting recommendation
which shows that the revolver is not an infiUen-
tial weapon IN the Philippines. It is urged that it
would be better for the efficiency OF the municipal
police to change their present armament 10 car
bines rifles. the revOlvers inspire no conf
dence in the members of the institution, in such
cases as happened few years ago. wnen a few
malefactors. armed with rifles, coming from
Ioilo invaded the central part OF this provinces It
is urged that it would be advisable TO leave II TO
the discretion Of the provincial governor select
have, now that the laws assure their preservation
by the giving Of bonds. and that they are issued
cOnstabuiary or Of the Governor General
ORDERS IssUED-The following orders have
been issued:
Major CHARLES B HARDIN, 2Oth Infantry. before
Captain HENRY A. BROWN. artillery corps from Fort
McHenry and temporary duty az Military Academy
NAVY
the Navy Department; to PittsburE in charge Of
Lieutenant Commando ". W GILNER. to the Il
Lieutenant H A PEARSON. to the Illinois navisat-
Lieutenant c l. ARNOLD detached from the Brooklyn;
TO the Washington
Ensign J. c. KREss detached from the Brooklyn.
Ensign ". I. PRYOR Midshipuen H E SHOE
MAKER and 3. H. GREEN, detached from the
Brooklyn; the Tennessee
SIidshipmen ". E. EBERLE and T G. ELLISON. de-
tached rom the Missouri to the Pennsylvania
Passed Assistant Surgeon j. H. PAYNE. II. to the
Arkansas.
Passed Assistant Surgeon B. L WRIGHT detached from
the Arkansas: the Columbia.
Passed Assistant Surgeon C s BUTLER. detached from
me Columbia and wait orders 20 naval station, san
Juan.
Assistant Surgeon J. P. DE BRULER 70 the navy yard.
Washington.
Assistant surgeon ". ". WERNER, TO the recruiting
station. Pittsburg
Acting Assistant Surgeon NJ c. BAKER appointed.
Paymaster D V. CHADWICK. detached from the Brook
lyn: home, settle accounts and await orders
Paymaster r. HATTON. orders the Washington r.
veked. await orders
Paymaser W A. MERRITT detached from the Lancaster;
10 the Washington
Passed Assistant Paynaster A. BULL detached from
the navy yard. League Island; 70 the Lancaster
MOVEMENTS OF vESSELS.-The following