New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-12
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS
[From The Tribune Bureau. ]

Washington, February II.
ARMY TO HAVE FIRELESS COOKERS.-It is
evident that there will be difficulty IN deter
mining that the large freless cocker OF capacity
for preparing food for entire company. and
made in New-York City. will be adopted In
tho military service. The experiments which have
been in progress at Fort Riley, Kansas indicate
that there is great use in military way for this
fuel saving device. 1t is found that meat and vege
tables may be placed on the range for thirty
niu.es ana 1nei Ser go 20 ne IrelGSS &
cooked in their own heat. At the end of that
Of 40 degrees for the vegetables $50 degrees for
the meat and 172 degrees for the coffee. IT is at
palatable. The army officers who are engaged in
for an ary in the ed say tha9 the reess Cooker
will solve the problem Of household economies
penses for the purchase of fuel They say. further,
that the method will be much In vogue within
the next two years
SOLDIERS HOME MONEY. - There has been
much discussion lately among some OF the military
authorities, notably the inspector general OF the
army In favor of having the government support
entirely the Soldiers Home In the District Of Co
lumbia. for the maintenance OF which there is
large in the national treasury as result of
the deduction of twelve and half cents a month
from the pay OF all soldiers active and retired of
the United States army. IL was urged that this
deduction be discontinued the ground that the
fund had increased to such an extent that II was
year and that the soldiers might we Ih be spared
Th beard NJ a fr this
however; expressed itself as opposed TO any such
that the NO % haa sa &c
to bs bens, who ~, under the law not entitled
limited , to those who have been honorably dis
OF course soldiers on the retired list do not belong
The The pending Army biz carries out this idea Of re-
ier FOR the retired soldiers as recommended by the
board. ~ '''
SAFEGUARDING ARTILLERY OBSERVERS
The army engineers who have charge OF the cor,
struction OF buildings at the coast forts are en-
gagged In an experiment to find substitute FOR the
small wooden buildings at each coast fort usa5
In certain plotting. This work has hitherto been
done IN the brick observing rooms which are now
found TO he too damp for occupation for the DUR
pose. Wooden buildings are much better but
there is menace in having such structures in the
to be hit by the smell Of an enemy ' TSs are is aEeiy
Gsiy SO .S at Fort WadsWorth in NewYork Harbor
betwes IN pbep row WITH spaces OF only few
Would be likely to e doWs IN and hsT Vicinity
sary to provide structure which viii be ire
standing the BLAST Ms as S capable Of
mental houses Sne now have three new expert
steel walls another built OF corrueatsd ,
galvanized iron Metal used in scb With
tton at coast fort which would naturally be the
so as TO prevent the reflection OF the sunlight
NEVER REGULAR soLDIER.-rhe local
are interested IN the enactment OF a bill reIntro-
duced In Congress this session "for the RELIEF Of
Captain NJ, r. w. Grebe." IL Is proposed that the
beneficiary be appointed major on the retired list
of the army and that all pay from December 70
1864. unjustly withheld from him by reason OF thu
findings of court martial be refunded" This Is an
unusual provision and adversely reported bv
the House Military Affairs Committee In the 67th
Congress- for the reason that Captain Grebe was
SS m the regular army his military be-
SDIiFiT
nTh'' me committee reported adversely on fSa
Oh; ana added; No cause appears for the So
SaiISu feheI- Grebe was tried and cOnyIr-ed ~
oueuing and turned out OF the for IL in strtct
conformity with the regulations. In constderatNr
OF the fact that no was foreigner and attachsd
70 foreign army. he granted an honorahia
uIsShaIse BY the act OF Congress OF Januar~
1885, OF which copy IL hereto annexed This ue =.
an act OF grace There Injustice a, as
court martial He was IN the regular a,,a.e
ne coud never, therefore, have got on tha rsttrs,
ust ana ne has not rendered the service wbteS
would entitle him TO there ANY such rrsca
uent Would give every gallant volunteer ON "a -,
the Ctvl War a right 10 be retired 0' oh
CRITlC1sE PAY DECIsIoNs.-Army and ,s,,,
ofncers continue TO find much fault with m, const'
lions imposed by decisions Of the Controller on ,h
Day officers In making disbursements for nav ana