Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-05
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS
The President May Go to Colon
in the Connecticut.

the Isthmus of Panama in the late fall
That vessel is fitted up for the accommoda-
ton of flag officer and is destined to be
the flagship OF the Atlantic fleet.
II the Connecticut Is not ready in time for
the Presidents isthman trip. the first-class
battleship Louisiana, built by the Newport
News Shipbuilding Company-a sister ship
OF the Conhecticut-may be utilized for
that purpose. The Louisiana was recently
commissioned and has been ordered TO the
navy yard Norfolk. Va. to receive her 3
inch guns and guns of smaller caliber.
Other vessels under consideration for this
Panama trip are the Washington and Ten
nessee. These are new armored cruisers
of the largest type. The Tennessee has re-
Gently gone into commission and Washing
ton is about ready to be placed in commits
sion.
Protest of American Tailors.
The Merchant Tailors National Protec-
tive Association of America is d'spleased
at the recent action of the War Department
In bringing a London tailor to Washington
to give advice in regard to patterns for
uniforms for privates in the army. The
association holds that 1t was the duty of
the War Department to have sought the
advice and assistance 1t needed from an
American expert. Because the association
believes an injury has been done to the tai
loring trade in the United States. 1t proposes
to obtain reparation through an investiga-
ton by Congress. The association contends
that the tailors of the United States are
entitled to much protection as the ship
builders and the iron and steel manufact-
urers who are selling to the government
their products for use on the Panama canal.
In its petition 1t puts the matter in this
form: Congress has seen fit to direct that
supplies for the Panama canal shall be
purchased here. Why should foreigners be
INN tod to, out fnr
is to be hoped that a proper rebuke may
be given the War Department, and that in
future better Judgment may be used by the
one responsible for the blunder made in
sending for an English tailor"
Extra Pay for Sharpshooters
Paymaster General Dodge of the army
recently raised the question of whether
enlisted men who qualified as expert rifle
men. sharpshooters marksmen in the in
fantry and were discharged and re-enlisted
In the coast artillery would be entitled to
extra pay for such qualifications.
The judge advocate general of the army
has given an opinion on the subject which
has received the approval of the Secretary
OF War. 1T would appear said the judge
status of soldier which would be calcu-
lated to deprive him of the extra pay which
has accrued in virtue of his qualifying as
an expert rifeman would be a transfer to
an arm of the service in which the small
arm does not constitute part of the nor
NAL equipment of the soldier. On the other
hand, If soldier passes from an arm of
the service in which he has qualified as an
expert ritieman into another arm or branch
of the line in which the rifle or carbine is
part OF such equipment 1t would seem
proper that he should continue to receive
his extra pay until the year of qualifica-
ton has expired. re-enlistment in the
coast artillery is re-enlistment in an or
ganzation armed with the rife and the
extra pay provided for should be allowed.
Since, however. qualification cannot be
made In the Artillery Corps. no hold-over
such extra pay would terminate with the
next succeeding regular practice season for
infantry
Status of Porto Rican Regiment.
The commanding officer of the Porto
Rico Provisional Regiment of Infantry at
San Juan recently raised the question as
to the proper position of that regiment in a
street parade. BY direction of the acting
secretary of war. Col. Mccain. military sec
rotary. has informed him that the regi-
ment would form a part of the regular in
fantry OF the army, and. therefore, takes
precedence of United States marines, naval
forces and revenue cutter service.
The Oyster Bay Maneuvers.
Capt. Pisbury, chief of staff of the At
lantic fleet. was at the Navy Department
yesterday and had a conference with Ad-
miral Converse, chief of the bureau of
navigation. relative to preliminary plans for
the maneuvers of the fleet on September 3
at Oyster Bay. when the President will re-
View the strongest fleet the u. g. navy has
ever assembled The plans will be sent to
the President before being finally approved.
Hygienic Congress at Geneva.
The government of the United States has
been invited to be represented at the second
International congress of the Association
for the Promotion of Hygiene and Salubrity
In Dwellings. which is to be held at Geneva
September to TO- 1906. The invitation In
dicates that it is the desire of the assoeia-
ton to have army and navy surgeons, as
we'll as civilians, participate in the con-
gress.
Saluting the Colors.
In the revised army regulations provisions
for saluting the national flag are made in
part follows:
AT every military post or station the
flag will be hoisted at the sounding of the
first note OF the reveille. or of the first note
of the march. If a march be played before
the reveille. The flag will be lowered at
the sounding OF the last note OF the retreat.
and while the flag is being lowered the
band will play the Star Spangled Ban
ner or, IL there be band present, the
field music will sound to the color When
to the color is sounded by the field music
while the flag is being lowered the same
respect fill be observed when The Star
Spangied Banner is played by the band.
and in either case officers and enlisted men
out OF ranks will face toward the flag while
saluting The national flag shall be dis
played at a seacoast or lake fort at the
commencement of an action and during a
battle In which the fort may be engaged,
whether by day or by night
The national or regimental color or stand
ard. uncased, passing a guard or other
armed body will be saluted the field music
sounding TO the color or to the stand
ard Officers or enlisted men passing the
uncased color will render the prescribed sa-
lutte; with no arms In hand. the salute will
be made by uncovering. the headdress be-
Ing held In the right hand opposite the left
shoulder. right forearm against the breast"
Tests Of Turrets.
Experiments will be continued at the
naval proving ground at Indian Head In
the effort to find just what should DO done
to protect the lower turrsts in the event of
gun fire from the upper turrets directly
over the first. in the contemplated arrange
ment OF guns and turrets on the South Car
DINA and Michigan. and possibly on the
larger 1906 battleship.