Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-15

to forfeit 800 of his pay to the United
States. The sentence was approved b!
Cen Morton. commanding the Depart
ment of the Missouri.
Cruisers in Reserve.
The first-class cruisers ST. Louis and
Milwaukee are to be placed in reserve a:
Puget sound under conditions which viii
allow them to be ready for service within
twenty-four hours The vessels are now
en- route to San Francisco from Mazda
lena bay following target practice.
Cost of Increased Personnel.
A special naval board has been making
an estimate of the cost of the increase O.
the naval commissioned personnel rec.
commended by the Newberry board, whic..
met a year ago. The original calculations
submitted were found to be erroneous.
The new computation shows that the
plan for the active list exceeds existing
law by a little more than $7,UpO.OUO for
the period of eighteen years. The cost
the reserve list which is proposed would
be about S2.5O0O00. The plan contem-
plates an increase in the seagoing lis
of 1000 commissioned officers.
Winners of Athletic Contests.
General orders have been published
showing the best records made at post
athletic meets" in the Department OF the
East during the years 1906 and 1907
Among the successful competitors OF these
events stationed at posts in the vicinity
Of Washington are the following:
F. Winters. at Fort Washington 100
yard dash. 10 seconds: c. W. Laursen. at
Fort Hunt. equipment race, 1 minute and
% seconds; E. F. Meisler. at Fort Wash
ingtOn. retiring sharpshooters' race. 80
9an0ndS- OF
spare wheel race. 1875 seconds: o. A.
Harbaugh and a. Mattick. at Fort Myer.
litter bearer race, / minute IA seconds; A
Burnhauser and J. S. Bowering at Fort
Myer. rescue race 20 seconds The Sd
Battery. Field Artillery at Fort Myer
won the drivers contest field artillery in
l minute and Is seconds ana the artillery
section contest in minutes and As sec
ondS.
Ship Bids Too High.
Q. NJ. Gen. Aleshire has rejected all the
bids recently received for the construction
of twin-screw steamer for submarine
service for the Coast Artillery. on the
ground that they were in excess of the
and greatly in excess of the
price paid for similar vessels for the army
four years ago. The lowest bid was that
Of the Newport News Shipbuilding Com
pany at $4,000. New bids on modified
specifications will be invited in the hope
of getting more satisfactory bids.
Soldiers Want Books.
Chaplain Henry Swift of the 18th In
fantry at Manila. who has been placed In
charge of the distribution of reading mat
ter to the soldiers in the Philippines. is
a system of sending out books
and magazines to the sixty-eight posts
and stations throughout the archipelago
are not desired as they are
too old to be interesting when they reach
any point in the Philippines. He says any
good books including school books, are
desirable. The commanding general at
Manila is giving all possible encourage
ment to this system. owing to the great
necessity for reading matter which exists
the islands.
Army Orders.
The leave of absence granted Contract
Surgeon Ernest F. Slater. U.S.A.. is ex-
tended one month and twenty days
First Lieut.. James NJ Fulton, Coast
Artillery Corps. is transferred from the
18th Company to the 45th Company.
Lieut. Col. Clarence Deems. Coast Artil-
lery Corps is relieved from further duty
at Fort Howard. Md. and will proceed to
Fort Hancock, N. j.. and report in person
to the commanding officer of that post for
duty.
BY direction Of the President. and upon
the application OF Q. NJ. Sergt. John Buck.
10th Cavalry. that soldier will be placed
upon the retired list.
So much of special orders as directs
First Lieut.. Thomas L. Duke. 23d Infan-
try. upon being relieved from treatment
az the General Hospital, Washington bar