Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-11
Better Cooking for the Army.


Norfolk TO the new one at the navy yard.
Charleston. S. G.
Better Cooking for the Army.
Gen. Grant, commanding the Depart
ment of the East. has reported to the
War Department that the bakers and
cooks schools at the Washington bar
racks have continued successfully under
the supervision of Capt. r. j. Koester of
the subsistence depa rtment Through
them, says Gen. Grant. this department
is rapidly being supplied with trained
ba kers and cooks who cap able of pre-
pairing the army ration properly and of
giving the maximum amount of nOurish-
ment and satisfaction. Good health. con-
tentment and greater efficiency among
the soldiers have consequently resulted
The courses in these schools are very
complete: covering the preparation of the
army ration. the baking of all kinds of
bread used both in garrison and in the
field, besides fancy breads and pastries
and practical course. Including the
proper method Of the cooking of every
article OF food used in the army.
Health Conditions at Nearby Posts.
All the posts in the Department OF the
East. with few exceptions. are reported
by Gen. Grant. commanding. to have been
maiata med in good sanitary condition
during the past year. From the reports,
of the medical officers it appears that the
four posts in which the men were the
healthieSt We're Forts Dupont. Trumbuli.
IeVett and Schuyler. each with less than
per cent of its mean strength constantly
non effective. 1t appears also that the
five posts where there was the most sick
ness are Forts Myer, Mansfield Wood
Howard and Jay. Each of these posts
strength nOn-effectiVe. There We're sew
eral cases of variolod in Porto Rico and
one case of smallpox at Fort Myer and
another AT Fort Ontario. The least
amount of illness in July and the
greatest amount in December. At Fort
Monroe nearly al! the cases of measles
We're due tn infection brought to the post
by CaSuals en- route to or from Cuba.
While the epidcmics of that disease at
Forts Howard and Hancock were attrb-
uted 10 recruits from Fort Columbus
Punishment of Four Soldiers.
Gen. Grant. commanding the Depart
ment of the East, has acted on the cases
OF four soldiers who were tried by courts
martial convened al Fort Myer. Va
Private John Il. Lopez. Battery Z. Sd
Field Artillery. was convicted of the
charge of sleeping on post and sentenced
to confinement at hard labor for two
mont his aud TO forfeit So Of his pay.
Private Elias Spicer. Battery r.. Sd Field
Artillery, was convicted % being absent
without leave. and. six previous convic
tionS having been considered by the
court. was sentenced to be dishonora bly,
discharged and 10 he confined at hard la
Dor for three months.
Private George Henry. Troop +. 18th
Cavalry. was found guilty OF absenting
! himself without leave. and. three previous
convictions having been considered by the
court. was sentenced 10 four months con-
! hnement ~ hard labor. To forfeit SO o.
rs pay and 10 have stopped against his
pay the sum Of so. the amount paid as
q reward for his apprehension
Private Joseph Wolf Hospital Corps
was convicted of diSobedience of orders
breach of arrest. losing clothing and alb
sence without leave. and sentenced TO be
dlshon"rably discharged, to forfeit pay
and allowances and to one years confine-
ment al hard Labor