Omaha daily bee., 1906-07-10

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Army and Navy REGISTER.


Army ana navy Register.
It is unusual TO have army oficers at
tend the trial trip OF a naval ship. but IN
obedience to the request OF the military
authorities the Navy department will grant
permission for Lieutenant Colonel William
A. Glassford. chief signal oficer Of the
Department Of the Columbia. and IAeuten-
ant Kenneth c. Masteller Of the Thirtieth
Coast artillery, on duty at Fort Worden.
Wash, to 90 on board the Nebraska during
the trial run. which begins on July Is
The War department In considering the
adoption of a new revolver for the military
force and In the prospect OF such an event
army officers will not be required TO pur-
chase at present the weapon as part
OF the field kit. An announcement to this
effect will be made in general orders from
the war department within the next day or
two. The test which Is expected to lead to
the adoption OF the new revolver will begin
on September l at the national armory at
Springfield, Mass, under the auspices OF
the chief of ordnance Of the army. Already
several sample weapons have been sent In.
The surgeon general OF the army Is max
ing arrangements for the preliminary ex-
animation Of candidates for appointment to
the junior grade to the medical department,
which examination will take place on Au-
gust l. So far there are forty-two applica-
tions on file and It 4 expected there will
be fifteen or twenty more by the date Of
examination. Boards for the examination
of candidates will be convened In different
parts OF the country at places which are
convenient to those who desire to be ex-
amined. It is hoped that most, IL not ell,
of the eighteen vacancies now existing in
the grade Of first lieutenant and assistant
surgeon will be filled as a result Of the
coming examination.
There is already a great desire on the
part OF officers to possess the trunk lockers
and field desks which have been adopted
for the army and for the supply OF which
the duartermaster general has made a con-
tract with Topham of Washington. The
field desks will be supplied to every COM
pany, troop and battery of the army and
possibly some of them will be ready for
use during the mobilization period, al
though this is doubtful. The first order
calls for 800 Of those articles and they will
be sold to individual army officers at the
contract price of sl4 each. Many appli-
cations have been received for the desks
and they will be furnished as soon as avail
able Nearly 100 orders have been received
for the trunk lockers of which one is
ultimately to be furnished every soldier in
the army. The deliveries under the con-
tract made by General Humphrey will be-
gin on July l. Individual orders for the
lockers will be filled as rapidly as possible
at the contract price OF 14eo.
The War department will soon have
ready for distribution the first OF the three
volumes which will contain the reports OF
the military observers who were with the
Russian and japanese troops in Manchuris
during the recent war. The first volume Is
now in the hands of the public printer and
should be ready for issue within the next
few weeks. 1t will contain edited reports
OF Major J. F. Morrison, Captain Car
Reichmann, Captain P. c. March and
Colonel w. 8. Schuyler. The book will be
abundantly illustrated from photographs
taken or obtained by these officers while
in Manchuria. A subsequent volume, this
contents of which have not been determ.
ined upon. will probably contain the re-
ports OF Majors w. ". Judson and j. z
Kuhn, while a third volume will probably
be devoted to the reports OF the army medi
cal officers who were with the troops dur
ing tine Russian and Japanese war, beinl
the comments OF Colonel Hoff Colone
Hazard and Major Lynch.
There is a chance, and a very good one
! too. that canteens where beer may be SOLE
will be established at the camps of instruc
ton this summer This is possible under
certain Conditions which are likely to bt
awaited of by the state authorities. The
L. L.
the camp OF instruction TO be established
at the state maneuver camp near Austin
Tex, from July q to September 30 during
the operation OF which time organization
OF the national guard will be ASSOCIATED
with regulars This state maneuveI
ground is IN the jurisdiction OF the state o.
Texas and 1t is the purpose of the militar!
/ authorities of the state to establish can
teens on the maneuver grounds where bee
but not alcoholic liquors are to be sold
The idea is an excellent one and SHOULD
prevail without hindrance from any quar-
ter not only in the Texas camp. but else
where. It would help the local conditions
amazingly and there is no reason why /
should not be carried out everywhere II
the interest OF morality. decency and dis
cipline. It seems II has been the custom
OF the national guard authorities of Texa
| to permit the sale of beer within the limit
of their camp site, the profits 20 be uset
for the improvement OF the camp grounds
It Is not believed this privilege is forfeite,
because regular troops with whom tn
national guards are associated are no
allowed a similar one There can be NJ
interference evidently with canteens estab
Ilshed and maintained under permission o
tho authorities OF the state OF Texas 70
instance during the period OF Joint en-