New-York tribune., 1909-07-04
ARMY AND NAVY NOTES
EfiI,tcra Authorities Stop Undes'r-
able Di0ersion of Funds.
rF-orn Tae Tribune Bureau


Washington. July
CcarAIrssARy SAVINGS PRoHIBITED-IAe
r,airsry authorities have put an end 20 what they
regard as an undesirable diversion Of funds ahot'eo
Ger the provisioning of ths army For some years
@,sze sfIor-,s,rs made 70 companies other com
-sa-ds 1t army posts have been the object or say
srgS-' The officers who hed TO DO with the acouls
Won Of articles OF the ration have been able 70
save some OF the money by purchasing what are
described inferior. or 81 least cheaper aruces-
It has been reported for instance t1at coffee. for
which the cornrnissary officers pay Is cents pound
and which sold commands at contract price IS
not IN some cases purchased by company ofrcers.
The latter 60 the stores in the neighoorhooo OF
army posts ard purchase coffee for hslf the com
,rsssary price This enables saving OF or 10
cents q pound the cofee which is consumed IN
garrison
In the same way q cheaper quality OF beef is
bought and il IS reported the beef is not such as
-ould pass the government inspection, and for that
reason can be had at much smaller cost than oeeI
purchased under contracts made b. the subsistence
depert1nen-- In the quantities which are purchaser
Sor various commands az army post the saving
an the course or q year by these transactions
amounts 70 considerable. The money thus obtained
s. used in purchasing other articles Of food 10
make the soldiers menu more attractive. Ihe
Savings are also used N the purchase Of furniture
for the soldiers clubs, known IS post exchanges
os these sa-1nss II * possible TO obtain BLIZZARD
and pool tables athletic apparatus. ETC. for which
special appropriation Is made b. congress. ana
fhe acquisition which Is not possible out Of tbs
ssual army FUNDS II has been held b. the sub
s-stence officers that the money allotted Tor 1000
shculd not be expended for other things More
s7-er. n insisted that when the company pur-
chasing cf1oers wish 10 save the ration money
-ne savings should be expended At the post COM
s1issar-, and in this way articles Of approved chsr
scteristics would be acquired Il furniture ana
ether articles are needed in the var Of adding 70
the entertainment Il enlisted men II is held thai
she raonev should be acquired from the profits OF
1hs post exchange and that the company ration
saT1ngs should not be used in purchasing naaterls.
which kept post and the advantages or
which are derived h soldiers who come after ana
ID not contribute anything 70 the acquisition Of the
prorertv.
orders hare soccrding!7. heen issued that tbs
1nsl.irc Of sa-ings on anv article OF the ration.
Nth view 10 purchasing the article elsewhere
than from the conmissarz. is strictly protibted-
ORDERS lssUED-The following orders have
eeen. issued
Frsneisco sailing august ? foE the FhliiPPias5 l
s6vocae Of his commission captain OF cavalry
Chaplain RoRERr F FLEMING. Jr. TO 18Th Infantry
csn+sis PoIsEPT ! DUFF from sth to 10th ca~alrv.
ice Captain ALBERT = KING. transferred to
9s sea Genera a iS zospa RAJ sa5ed leave - Of
rr-sf =Ileptensnt WILLIAM H SMITH, medical re
o. san FTancisoo. Hence vim Io5th and l5ath
conlpsries coast s5Jlsrs 20 FoEJ a, HpssI 1Oilo
F4rst Iaeutenant GEORGE ?. HAWEs Jr. coast artlo
is-v corps. 70 Walter Reed General Hospital
T-<-.- Iie5te7sT5 FRANK AMOS 18th cavalry.
snoampnent Rational Guard Of Tennessee. July
1,.n+sl Surgeon DAVIS BoAN detailed - rsPrssen.
dental corps of the arnlr a. annual uleetlng OF
washington state Dental society At Seattle. July
Leaves # absence Captain EDWARD KREGEF
acting -5udEe adv months. Second Lieu.
-eEart JOSEPH r IAULREE. 2d Cavalry. t7-n
months from July =.
MAJ
ro1lovinE ooers -etrrsd ltzt detached
dutx indicated . their homes Commodore i. II
Ma nay ara Rggst S9un1; s-oTn4o6o+.
COLLINS. the Indiana: Captain L D
r. -aTS Mare Island. forn1anoer
.. 7 Jewell the Chattanooga Commander &
TARBox- Colorado
ana Commander y " BUSH. transferred 70 re-
u.dtcsi Inspector J q GATEWooD. detached naval
rnsdicsl' scheol. TashiEgreu. July i. 70 dut as
Feet surgeon. Fsctfc eest On the Tennessee Vice
Nsdieal Inspector J c BIR:SE7- home ana await
Surgeon = L LAE retired. detached recruiting sta
Passed A5zis-ant Surgeon J. z PAINE. j. recruit
"a a-nsster 7 Y TFJ1zE from naval medical school
hospital Washington. 70 navy yard. Boston
MOVEMENTS OF wARsHIPs-Ths following
movements Or -eszels hare been reported 70 tbs
rze-~ Department
ARRIVED
Iur- r-Tr- and Wisconsin Portland Ne
ans +is Dsnv.- a. vgoosurg; the Chester and
fte BIRMINGHAM Bradford the Potomac. a. Nor
p-nt ths Porter the Stockton and the BidiIe. st
Fock2art. The Cornsot.cl1t the Vsrmont the Kansas
sac-+, s,5 - S-e4 1e-eer - F5rot
Ne Lshs-cr Pensacola. rts ~
SAILED
Trircr- +hs Por-s-, ths stockton and the Btdds.
5osLo :or tSccE-1i Ihe l-onl Co.S.l