New-York tribune., 1907-01-28
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS
lFrOm The Tribune Bureau-I

Metcalf
legged lobbying by naval officers in favor OF per-
sOrneI legislation is verftable bomb at critical
time. II has been known that naval officers
actively engaged in promoting the chances OF this
particular project legislation. and it realized
by conservative observers that some OF these advo-
Gates OF the law working altogether too
IDENTIFY. Not only las Mr.. Hale called for an
investigation OF the form OF activity shown. but
Representative Prince. Of IlaOis. has sent to Sec
rstary Metcalr circulars Whlcn we're senI o1I from
Washington to midshpmen. giving drafts OF letters
effort to stimulate action on the personnel bin The
I,cb o,rsiti mf ritbi, the service itself 70 tb
peLdng measure and so much discontent on the
omitted from the provisions Of relief that there s
no chance of naval personneih legl5at9R @ t az tins
had charge of the measure have failed lamentablY
1T overmanaging it,
CHURCH NOT COMPCISORY-Ma1or e r,
Glenn. 5th Infantry. in command OF the recruiting
deoOt at Columbus Barracks. Ohio, has been In
formed by the Secretary OF War that he made
mistake when he ordered Sergeant Charles Lynch,
a nOn-commssIoned officer of the army, on duty
at that post attend divine worship This Is the
case recently described in these dispatches inyoy-
Ing the assignment OF Lynch to duty in charge Of
certain enlisted of the Roman Catholic faith,
to which church Lynch belonged 1t was intended
that these men should attend the services held by
visiting priest and the notice eI tne event took
the form OF order. probably without much
thought on the part OF IT'S anthoT as 70 & ms &ssat
the church door and refused to attend the service,
take part in religious service. OF he was
right 80 far as th3t position md was S % fsEa OS o
discipline il was necessary to DO sonetnlng BY
the situation, which threatened at time to be
has been int met by by issuing an order &
Columbus Barracks TO another post AT & 1Rs sane
partment emphasizing the fact that post COM
manders have no authority TO order enlisted men
cb1rc6 and 10 stay there during the service for
compelling him to worship when he does not want
ARTILLERYMEN EMBARRAsSED.-TwO Of
the artillery in desperate straits
First Lieutenant Granville Sewer, Of the list
Company Of coast artillery, duty at Fort Casey.
Washington and the other Is Second Lieutenant
Richard Furnival OF the 112th Company on duty at
Fort Dupont Delaware The former officer last
March failed to pass his examination for promotion
to a captaincy and the other officer failed February
to meet all the requirements for first heUtenancy.
Under the law they suspended from promotion
for a year. retaining during that period the posi-
tion at the head Of their respective grades This
means that officers promoted in the year jump
them II happens that the artillery law will take
effect In few days soon as the President signs
tenant SEWER will be jumped BY 40 first eutenants
which long delay in the promotion OF Lieu
is In even a worse plight; before he reaches the
been fumped by 17s second Meutenants and viii be
Junior officers who entered West Point year
There is no way out of this difficulty for the Of
hcers most directly concerned aithough Of eouTse
the OF officers who failed 10 pass their eNaHi-
there should be such caIamities effected pro-
duced by the abnormal promotions to be made IN
possible that the officers will be able to obtain re-
lief by special legislation. That will be the only
way out OF their difficulty.
CIVIL. AND INDIAN wARs.-The War Depart
ment has finally determined what sort Of service
in Indian warfare shall entite officer soldier
to wear the so-caIled Indian campaign badge which
was recently designed by the artist Millet. and
which is being turned out with other badges des-
ignatng special service az the United States Mint
In Philadelphia There much question as to
what should be regarded Indian campaign.
and the problem has required considerable research
iIsbed AZ the same time a decision has been -ren
dered as to what period of service In the civil
viii eRtltle 70 Civil War campaign badge
mite refer to service during the war OF the 70
hellion" used IN connection with describing service
emitting 10 the chevron worn The dates between
which the service will be considered emitting to
the badge are April 10 1851 and April p 100
ELASTIC NAVY RATION.-ItI is desired to make
certain changes IN the navy ration which changes
will require legislation 10 effect The recommend
tion has been made by the paymaster general o.
the navy that any article comprised in the navy
ration may be issued in excess Of the authorized
quantity provided there be Uuderissue of the
sarze value in other article articles. This
would give the desired elasticity in the ration and
make possible a necessary variation according 10
climatic conditions and other circumstances incident
! the service. BY this means enlisted men would
/ be able To obtain more meat in high attitudes AMI
more vegetables and fruit when IN tropical
The present navy ration Is sufficient In all respects
but it lacks the deNihIitv which would make tr "i
/ isfactiOn with the ration in the army and -he
marine corps.
SWEETER ARMY BREAD-Some interesting
experiments are In contemplation by the army
missaries II is proposed to ascertain n the pres
ent hard bread may be improved upon. and 20 tIqt
end mixture of sugar in proportion OF siN
pounds every 100 pounds OF flour will be intro
duced 10 ascertain II the bread be made more
paatable. The experts believe that sugar thus
teriug into the composition of hard bread Will add
make IL more agreeable to the taste Another
pertinent Will introduce pint Ot MALI extract o.
every ItO pounds OF -four. A grave question is
whether hard bread containing this proportion
OF sugar or malt extract the article will lose any
Of It's keeping qualities. IL Is believed. however.
that the experiment. will be satisfactory.
SKU.FUL JAPANESE SURGEONS
markabIe showing made by the medical depart
ment Of the japanese army In the late Russian
Japanese war still continues 70 attract the
tion Of army and navy officers OF this country. In
the twenty-one months war 2s0Sl2 were wounded
2SS sick admitted hospitals and 7.S5G
sick treated the field. The Japanese were
compelled for 1858 Russians. wounded
aud sick which makes total OF 6S2,6SS persons
quiring medical attention This huge undertaking
under the direction Of 5156 officers OF The
service of health. being AJlI physicians and 30
military pharmacists and $500 hospital corps
those who died 6.S3.