Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-08

highest enlisted grades) $3.50 per month.
The rates rise gradually until at the nftn
enlistment they reach the figures of s11. 40
and $18 respectively. These rates are even
yet considerably lower than those for the
regular army soldier. but it has been found
that the Philippine scout with his lower
scale Of living. is entirely willing and even
anxious to accept service.
Vacancies at West Point.
An unusually large number of vacancies
will exist at the West Point Military Acad-
envy this year, and in order to stimulate
the congressman who have SO far failed
to send in their nominations the adjutant
general has published list showing the
cadet vacancies for which nominations
may be made by senators and representa-
tives at any time before the end of the
present year. These vacancies will be
caused by the graduation Of the class Of
1908.
From the list 1t appears that nomina-
tons may be made by these senator's: Da-
Wis of Arkansas, Clarke Of Arkansas, Per-
kins of California, Brandegee of Connecti-
land, Crane of Massachusetts, Burnham Of
New Hampshire, Briggs of New Jersey.
Overman of North Carolina, Fulton Of
Oregon. Penrose of Pennsylvania. Tillman
of South Carolina, Latimer of South Caro-
lima Frazier Of Tennessee, Smoot of Utah,
Dillingham; of Vermont, Piles of Washing
ton, La Toilette and Stevenson of Wiscon-
sin.
The nominations to be made by repre-
sentatives are in the following districts
and states: Alabama, third. fourth and
seventh; Arkansas, second and sixth; Cali
fornia. second. sixth, seventh and eighth;
Colorado second; Florida, first and second;
Georgia. second and eighth; Illinois, third,
tenth and nineteenth; Indiana, second and
fourth Iowa, fourth and fifth; Kansas.
fourth and seventh; Kentucky, first and
eleventh; Louisiana. first, third, fourth and
sixth; Maine. fourth; Maryland. first and
sixth: Massachusetts, second. fourth sixth,
seventh tenth and thirteenth; Michigan.
fourth. fifth. eleventh and twelfth; Mime
sofa, second ard eighth: Mississippi. first,
| third and fifth; Montana, first; Nebraska.
fifth; New Hampshire. first; New Jersey,
first and seventh; New York. first. third,
,, fourth, fifth sixth, seventh. eighth. ninth,
tenth, eleventh, seventeenth and twenty
first; North Carolina, second and fourth;
Ohio. third, eleventh, twelfth and thir-
NINTH twenty fourth and twenty ninth;
South Carolina, first and seventh; South
Dakota, at large. Representative Parker;
Tennessee. seventh and eighth: Texas. fifth
and fifteenth; Virginia.. second; West Vir-
gnia first, third and fourth; Wisconsin,
seventh.
Changes in Naval Commands.
Admiral Evans has notified the Navy De-
partment that he has made some changes
in the composition of the squadrons and
visions of his feet. These were primarily
| caused by the retirement of Rear Admiral
Davis who commanded the second SQUAD
! ron. His place will be filled by Admiral
| Thomas, formerly in command of the sec
ond division, who. in becoming squadron
| commander, shifts his flag from the Vir-
| ginia to the Minnesota Admiral Emory in
| turn shifts his flag from the Georgia to
! the Virginia. the flagship Of the second
division. The old second division becomes
| the fourth. the fourth becomes the third
! and the third becomes the second. The
| change leaves a vacancy in the command
| of the fourth division which has not yet
been filled.
Naval Academy's Fourth Glass.
| At the beginning of the new term at the
| Naval Academy October the new fourth
| class will contain about go members
! though 1t Is expected that as a result of
| their nfraction of the academic rules at
| least two and perhaps four of the young
sters will be dropped The mids hipmen are
now enjoying their summer vacations and
| are under orders to report to the academy
| on the 18th instant.
Gen. Sharpe Returning.
| Brig. Gen. Henry G. Sharpe, commissary
| general of the army, sailed from England
| st Friday for New York, and expects
| to be at his desk about September 20 He
| has been making most thorough investi-
| CATION. under orders from the War Depart
! ment. of the methods pursued In Europe in
| feeding the great continental armies, and
| II Is expected that he will be able to use
| his experience for the benefit of the Sub
I s:stence Corps.