New-York tribune., 1907-08-19
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
From Tho Tribune bureau 7

Washington. August Is
MILITARY USE or MOTOR CARS.-Th" value
of the motor carriage in the military service con
tinucs to b. questioned There are several on trial.
one of thcm being The freight carrier variety
and the others passenger use. There are an
ambulance and several signal corps wagons run
hv motors II is believed by officers thar
the automobile has restricted value when used
IN connection with the army. In established
Catnps. course. the automobile can be employee.
hut is doubtful If it he extensively used with
troops OH the march. In that there must Stiit
be dependence upon the army wagon drawn by ami
mails particularly rough country ther" must
be dependence entirely the pack animals, tor
which latter the Inu" is best fitted III cndur-
ance and strength. With tho idea of ascertainnE
definitely just what extent tn" automobile is Of
use, the quartcrmaster general will hereafter have
periodical reports from those in charge of such
vehicles. including detailed account Of the cost
of repairs. which amount to considerably more
than in the of other form of military
transportation the criticisms directed
agains, the automobile is its liability to be put
of service at "A time when 1t is most needed. There
will always be, Of course. some need IF such ""
hicles but they not likely to dlsplace the army
wagon the draft animals.
NAVY GETTING BETTER MEAT.-Contractors
who furnish fresh meats to the navy have suddenly
been brought to realization Of some of the uses
to which meat inspectors of the Agriculture De-
partment may bc put. Only recently the depart
ment sought the service of the inspectors and the
secretary OF ABIl'HluIt promptly gave tne nFtcS-
sary Instructions that inspectors in the cities
where supplies received for the navy should
render the aid sought. The Navy Department in
formed the various contractors that occasional
pert inspections would be made Of the meats sup
piled and that they would be held closer the
specifications in their contracts than heretofore Tine
contractors have already begun file objection
such inspection, claiming 1t is entirely unnecessary
and producing many reasons why they should not
be continued. The department. however. has heard
from the pay offices the subject. and it is de
cIared that the quality Of beef supplied has greatly
improved. It is the intention the Navy Depart
ment to continue the Inspections and it is expected
still greater Improvement viii be noticed despite
the complaints of the contractors
NEW BREAD FOR SOLDIERS-The army
missaries have been conducting tests with hard
bread, the idea being TO mix quantity of sugar
with the flour and observe the result 1t is known
by experiments that sugar will improve the muscle
building quality of the food. and il is believed the
introduction of sugar in the bread will have this
important result. Another experiment which has
been going is the mixture of pint of malt
extract every hundred pounds of flour. Ii is
found that the men like the bread thus made. IL
will take some time to determine whether the in
PRODUCTION of sugar the malt extract deerorates
the bread in any way or deprives 1t OF any oil It's