Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-19

these devices to the government The letter
will be turned over to the board of fortifi-
cations and official tests will be made of
any device submitted.
Reducing the Emergency Ration.
The War Department, upon the recon-
mendation of the commissary general of
the army, has authorized a reduction of
from sixteen to twelve ounces in the weight
of the army emergency ration with cor
responding change in the size of the pack
age. 1t has been found by Gen Sharpe that
the twelve-ounce ration is sufficient to sub
sist one man for one day quite as we'll as
the SiXteen-Ounce ration, considering the
emergency character of the issue.
Marking Graves of Confederates.
The War Department will award within
a few days the contract for 10000 white
marble headstones to mark the graves Of
confederate soldiers and sailors who died in
federal prisons and military hospitals in the
north during the civil war and who were
buried the place of their confinement.
This Will be the first step toward action by
the government TO mark these graves. Col.
William Elliott. officer of the confeder-
ate army and formerly senator from South
Carolina. has been appointed commissioner
to take charge of the work. The territory
in which the graves are located extends as
far south and west as Santa Fe, New
Mexico and as far north and east as Bos-
ton, Mass
Interfering With Wireless Messages.
The fact that there is no law reposing
authority in government officers to protect
official wireless stations during the ex-
change of wireless messages is giving
great deal of trouble to the station at the
Washington navy yard. youth living in
that vicinity, the son of a policeman. has
set up a station of his own and takes de-
iv,tA ar
cial exchanges He has represented him.
self to be at distant naval stations or at
sea on warships equipped with wireless
apparatus The local police authorities
were appealed to. but said they had not
power to interfere with the young mans
experiments.
Arrival Of the Thomas.
The adjutant general is advised that the
transport Thomas has arrived at San Fran
cisco. from Manila, with the 9Th Cavalry
(517 enlisted mem and the following mill
tary passengers: Brig. Gen. Allen, chief
Philippine constabulary: Col. Kingsbury, ,
sth Cavalry: Mats. Ayers, 9Th Cavalry: Nc
Cormick. 7th Cavalry: Mearns, Philippine
Scouts: Purviance. Surgeon. Ripley. general
staff: Rowan. 10Th Infantry: Capts. Bige-
low Duff, Donaldson. Flynn. Farber. Nc
Nally. Norbell. Saxton, Stockle. Sawtelle,
Sirmyer. Wells, sth Cavalry; Knudsen. 9Th;
Price. ID: Bush, 10th Infantry; Fuller, Phil
Harris general stan; Nugent. quartermas-
ter: First Lieuts. Barney. Baird. Carson,
King. Rethorst, Watson Wells, Elliott, 9Th
Cavalry: Daily. 18th: Shuman. 10th Infan-
try; Gregory Pipes, Vedder Surgeons:
Second Lieuts. Andrews. Cunningham. Ed
munds, Kilbourne. Mueller, Mccain. Smith,
Sherburne,F Van Malta, Wimberly, 9Th Cav
airy; Shannon. It'll Cavalry; Heron, I'd In
fantry; Famel Deubery, Philippine Scouts;
Contract Surgeon lie Hardy. Veterinarians
Steele. sth Cavalry; Woods, quartermaster's
department; post commissary sergeant
one: master signal electrician. one: Hos
pital Corps. sixteen. Signal Corps. twelve;
casuals. eighteen; discharged. fifteen; fur
Laughed, one: sick. twenty-three; insane
one; general prisoners, sixteen; VIM. Reed,
colored. civilian employee. quartermaster's
department, died May 2, pulmonary tuber-
culosis, chronic.