New-York tribune., 1907-09-07
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS
Legislation Permitting Railroads to
Grant Reduced Fares Desired.
From The Tribune Bureau

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| families OF army officers and enlisted men an
/ effort made by the Quarterrnaster General TO
! heFe tie Interstate Commerce Commission SO con-
/ strue the law that the railroads might grant the
! concession in favor Of civilians connected with
the immediate families Of officers and soldlefs
who We're involved in transfers Of stations ordered
! oE the War Department In the case cited 10 lle
! interstate Commerce Commission the QuarterInas-
ter General called attention to a battery Of arti-
! leIy which was obliged TO move from Fort Ethan
! Alien, Vermont, TO San Francisco, route to the
! Philippines. The officers and Of this battery
IN Some cases had families and it cost about Sln
TO- each civilian who had TO be transported Wilch
! cost was borno by the officer sc!dier who car
ried his family With him. The Interstate Com
Elerce Commission accded that the law prevented
the railroads from granting the concession. 1t IS
felt that this IS . positive hardship from which
army officers en5 soldiers who married should
be protected, II possible. The War Department.
therefore, feels justified in seeking amendment
OF the railroad rate law.
UNIQUE SCHEME DIDN'T WORK.-A post
laundry q feature OF the post exchange at Fort
Slocum. New York uud the parties in charge
adopted the unique scheme Of notifying recruits
upon arrival tho post that charge would be
made for laundry, whether it was sent In or NOT
This was done TO cover the washing of their sheets
and pillow cases After such notice Il was thought
no recruit could escape the payment The War
Department has held. however. that, while such
recruits as desire may patronze the post Laundry,
they are not liable for charge made If they fan
10 avail themselves Of the opportunity Where a
recruit is without money a is paid out by the
qUartcrrnaster's department, not TO exceed 81 30
month to cover necessary laundry work. and TINS
7 amount Is charged against his clothing account
but recruits having funds OF their own are eN-
pected TO pay their washing bills
AN EGYPTIAN NUISANCE DUCKED.-The
Navy Department has been having some lively
correspondence with a who sUhscri5es him
self a British subject and who is In business
at PORT Said. Egypt. For some reason he construed
= formal acknowledgment or q letter TO the de
partlncnt appointing his establishment tho
source OF supplies FOR American shIpS Nls'NhE
that plato The letter WAS simply formal com
muucatiou sent 30 all who ask the privilege or
selling supplies to visiting varsUips. The CORE
srondeut was Informed that j." should apply to
the purchasing officer or tic ship in port. IT so
happened that non" Of the American ships Wlu'h
have been there have taken anything from III"
cor,pIainant.s store and he has persisted IN re-
porting tho circumstance 10 tho Navy Department
and asking for redress alleging that -Ie mas i''h
unfairly treated. A recent letter from inns man
described i'm affecting terms his reception on board
ono ~ the ships where ho must hav" rendered '"-
self p irritable nuisance. p" was sssist"d Over
the side bv duckns from The deck hose
FOR AND AGAINST PERMANENT CAMP
STTFS-Tha fact that ioint militia ana army
r1auaprlvraz are 20 he held tho seal" OF last
YEAR makes n possible posipop" immediate e'-
tion on the project of acquiring land IN various
places fer these necessarily extensive CAMPS lh's
question calls attention - the opinion entertained
ry-
out-A large rnsnopuvre sifos for permanent Hse
Thoae who entertain this view believe that Their"
is an advantage n Re gained in changing fhs
place for rnancel,Tes each wear. 0 order 70 l'n7
variety - the scene of operations Those IN favor
OF permanent camps and territory for thu nanceu-
,-ras nc!nt out that there viii be diTculty IN OBJ
tainirE land in the soctlons utilized for farming
purposes rs Il Is impossible to conduct manoeuvrHs
over private grounds Vithou, detriment 70 the
property This would result 81 materially inrreas
pf
item ~ damages. whereas permanent camp sites
10 matter where established. would relieve tie
government of this liability. y such land were
obtained without delay. 81 could 70 acquired il IS
said, reasonable cost and before much ad-
vance in value has occurred
T-PcT-Rr.Fs OF MARRIED NON CONS The
abandonment of the smaller army posts and IN"
concentration troops at the larger Esrrisons haV"
had IN effect which while not Of vast importance
Is causing moro or less trouble for the military
a,-hoririey At every post there a certain
number of stan uon-connissioned officers. usually
the older men. trained in their specialties, ana
married At whatever post stationed. they always
found quarters for themselves and their families.
certain allowance IN that respect having been made
under authority Of law With the movement Of
the troops the larger posts there has naturally
come a gathering Of the stan non-cominissioned
officers and the discovery that there are not enough
quarters FOR them Of the sort required. In some
cases these trusted employees have been obliged 10
seek accommodations for their families outside OF
-
ont the special provision which has hitherto been
their lot This naturally has caused discomfort
which ;s EXPRESSED in numerous protests to tho
War Tepsrtnent. There is help FOR the situa-
ITO, however hevond that which is sought by the
military authorities in arranging assignments az
far rs possiblo so that the members OF the non
commissioned STAFF may have the accommodations
,bev need Whenever this - impossible the indi-
,idttals who are without quarters must provide FOR
themselves and their families best they may.
ORDERS ISSUED.-The following orders have
been issued:
lieutenant colonel JULIUS I. HEFlI. CHIEF surgeon;
~ t-auta{n JAMES L MEADE, assistant surgeon, cap
tain MARTIN 3 HANIZ, 1st Infantry: First Lieu
tenant v. J. LAWRENCE, 1st Infantry. and Second
IIeitanaut CHARLES +. RICH, LIST infantry all OF
Mtchtgan National Guard. to garrison school, Fort
captan n c s4IALLENBERGER. 20 Infantry and
colonel JOSEPH \. SToi;CH, list Infantry, StbfnskR
national Guard, and First Lieutenant CHARLES l..
I<TIJ,ER, Infantry. Oklahoma National Guard.
to garrison school. Fort crook .-. -.
JESSE. NICHOLS ordnance department from
r,tr ' ijentonaat ERNEST GRAVES Second Ideu-
/ tenant WILLIAM +. ENDRESS, OF engineers,
from cuba 10 engineer school. Washington Barracks
NAVY.
lieutenant Commander G. F. COOPER TO naval sta
Lieutenant " SMITH. detached from the standish:
Arsdt~ai Director r II. STREETS. additioaaI duty
member naval retiring board. washington
/ Medical ". A M'GLtRG. detached from the
marina tarracis Washington; member
crrge,on y I,ANGiiORNE. detached from
Surgeon c. J. DECKER yeteG placed on fetited iSt
Assistant surgeon c G. ALDERMAN. detached from te
hospital Puget Sound; 10 Naval Medical School
Assistant Surgeon = X KALTEs detached from the