Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-18
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS

There is some talk in the Navy Depart
| ment Of recommending to Congress
| change in the law limiting repairs to steam
| vessels to 20 per cent OF their value IN the
| case of small ships. and to not more than
| 100000 in the case of the larger vessels.
| The restriction imposed works embarrass-
ment to the officials in some instances, and
the feeling is general that these matters
| should be left in some degree at least, to
the discretion of the Secretary, whose
| hands are now tied by the limitations i'm
! posed.
Meat Inspection Pays.
| According to report received by the
| payma. pr general of the navy tests con-
Quoted aboard ship in Hampton roads show
| that prepared eggs in granular form were
almost the equal of fresh eggs and entirely
adaptable to naval purposes
inspectors OF the Agricultural Depart
| ment, In response to the request of the
| navy, now make occasional inspections of
| iresh meats supplied to the department.
| The contractors have already begun to file
| objections to the presence of the inspectors.
| but the department has ready as a set-off
| against them reports from the various pay
! officers, which show that the quality Of
| the meats being furnished has greatly i'm
! proved.
| New Guns for Colorado.
| Shortly after the arrival of the armored
| cruisers West Virginia, Maryland, Pennsyl-
vania and Colorado at Mare Island all Of
| the S-inch .40-caliber guns of the Colorado
VIII be replaced by new guns of .45-caliber
| These will be shipped from the Washington
| navy yard.
Favor 3S Caliber.
There is an interesting discussion going
Ion lr1yN tIipa
ment within that arm concerning the ques-
| ton of pistol equipment. The expression
of opinion from $50 of the 100 officers of
| the cavalry has been obtained. with the
| suit that all officers are in favor of the
| retention of the .3S caliber pistol. while
i53 are in favor of the 40 Caliber and GS
are in favor of the 30 caliber OF these
officers, l34 are for the adoption of
| tomato pistol and 379 are opposed to it.
with IL undecided.
Army Orders.
A board of officers to consist of Maj. John
l.. Phillips, surgeon; Maj Champe c. Nc
Culloch, jr., surgeon; Capt. Robert E Nob'e,
assistant surgeon, has been appointed to
meet at AnCon, canal zone, Isthmus of
Panama, September %. 1897. for the
animation of such officers of the medical
department may be ordered before 1t
to determine their fitness for promotion
Leave of absence for twenty days Is
granted to Capt. Cromwell Stacey, 21st
Infantry
The leave of absence granted Maj. John
t. French, jr., quartermaSter, Is extended
one month.
Leave of absence for three months is
granted Col. James T Kerr, adjutant gen
eral
Galloping Ambulances.
The War Department has sent out to
| each of eight army posts. mostly In the
west. army ambulance of the so-called
galloping type. This Is vehicle that has
been used by the British army and is re-
ported by observers as of value in connec-
ton with cavalry operations.
The ambulance may be drawn by one or
more horses, which can be hastily hitChed
to the wagon, and is said to be capable Of
speed beyond the ordinary ambulances, as
1t Is a two-wheeled affair
Atlantic Fleet Maneuvers
The vessels of the Atlantic fleet will
| shortly engage in two weeks Of tactical
| maneuvers and exercises In fleet and
| squadron formation. These maneuvers will
be held from Sunday, August %, until Mon
day. September S. and will extend all the
way down the Atlantic coast from Cape
Cod to Hampton roads. Immediately after
the maneuvers the Atlantic fleet will go
into what IS known as the annual battle
| target Sractice'' off Proyincetown Mass
In the Ticlnty of Cape Cod bay. This
| target practice will commence September o
| and last several days.
Prior to the Inauguration of the fleet
| maneuvers Admiral Evans complement OF
| vessels will be divided. The second
squadron. consisting Of the Virginia, Hi
| nois. Georgia. Kentucky. Kearsarge, New
JERSEY and Rhode Island. have assembled
at Provincetown, Mass, for the ceremonies
/ there next Tuesday In connection with the
| Pilgrims monument which is to be erected
a prnS pnN will ho
| present :. the Mayhower.
The othc battleship squadron. known as
! the first squadron. consisting of the Con-
| and Missouri, will rendezvous at Hampton
| roads between now and August %, in order
| to be able to inaugurate the tactical ma
| neuvers on that date, with Hampton roads
| as the starting point.
| During the maneuverS the second
| squadron will use Rockport, Mass. as its
! headquarters during the week of September
=, and on September 8 the whole fleet will
| rendezvous at Provincetown for the battle
| target practice.
| Deceived His Sweetheart.
Private James N. Pyne. 9th Battery. Siege
| Artillery, has been sentenced by court-mar-
| tlal to be dishonorabiy discharged and to
| three years Imprisonment at hard labor
for scandalous conduct in having broken
| promise OF marriage and borrowing money
| with intent to defraud 1t was shown by
| the testimony that Pyne became engaged to
| marry an army nurse in Cuba and that
| afterward when he stationed at Fort
| Leavenworth, Kan, he persuaded the girl
| to send him 500 on the representation that
| he had passed the examinatio Tor appoint
mept a second lieutenant and needed the
money to purchase a uniform The girl did
not learn that she had been deceived until
she went to Fort Leavenworth to see her
unfaithful lover. The sentence of the court
was approved by Gen. Godfrey, command
| ing the Department Of the Missouri.
Heroic Names for Launches.
The new quartermaster launch built at
| Hongkong for the Manila station has
| been christened Lieut.. Jewell, in honor of
| Lieut. j. NJ. Jewell. 14th United States Cav
| airy who was killed In the attack on