New-York tribune., 1910-08-25
ARMY AND NAVY NOlES
Enlargement of Brooklyn Dry-
dock-NeW Emergency Ration.
rFron1 The Tribune Bureau.
WashinCtOD. Aug

the Brooklyn navy yaro Will pioo''
made by the Navy Department Within
dav or two The board has been WORKING
on the problem for several months, anu 'iio
recommendations have now been approVeu
hv the chief of the Bureau of Yards and
Docks Since 1t was determined 10 increase
tho dirnensions of the dock, the extra cost
has been adjusted on the basis OF ~ pei
cont above the cost. AS soon as the act
ing Secretary of the Navy approves lhe
board,s finding. a new contract will be
sent to Holbrook. Cabot 81 Rollins Ior eA
ecution The new contract price Will
amount TO s2O67, 900, in place OF the
original contract of 81 900. The enlarged
dock will have length Of 703 feet ana
width at the entrance of 122 feet 912 inches
and a depth over the sill at mean hleh
water of 81 feet. The time for completion
will be- fixed for two years from To-Day.
Very satisfactory progress has been made
IN tbis drvdock and the naval authorities
are satisfied with the results achieved un-
der the direction of Civil Engineer Z IT,
Harris. U. S. N.
ARMY EMERGENCY RATION. - A
merry war is being waged among army OF
ficers concerning the new emergency ra-
ton, which has been issued to troops tax
ing part IN the JOINT my anu A
manneuvres at various camps this summer
with a view to its trial under the practi-
cal conditions of field service. The new ra-
tion Is described as the triumph Of COM
pressed food. The individual package con-
sists of three cakes composed of COM
bination of milk, eggs, chocolate and sugar.
II Is intended to sustain a man for twenty
four hours. when he is separated from the
nd a reached
the commissary officers. The commissary
general of the army believes that an
emergency ration is an absolute necessity.
while some of the line officers, notably
those of the infantry arm. believe that It
is not needed and simply adds to the bur
den of the soldier in the field at a time
when II is desirab BILE that he shall be re-
lieved Of all articles excepting those neces-
sarv to maintain his efficiency as a fight
ing man Not all the commissary Of
f1cers agree with the head of the corps.
Some Of them think that there are too
MANY rations now, and that under the most
adverse conditions, with soldiers on the fir
ing line, it will be possible TO maintain
health and satisfy the soldiers appetite
with other articles than this emergency
ra alton.
The ADVANTAGE Of the emergency ration
is that it takes up very little space in the
haversack or pocket and can be consumed
in various forms, either as an edible or as
a beverage It is palatable, and is intended
to be used, as one commissary officer
has remarked, only as "a substitute for
nothing" Those who believe in the emer-
gency ration say that it needs only word
to show the great value of the ration. and
that the reports which are now coming in
against il are founded the fact that
there has been no real occasion when It
was depended upon for food. Naturally,
when there is chance to get the full ra-
ton, soldiers do not take kindly TO the
greatly diminished substitute It has been
arranged that the emergency ration, as it
IS now devised, can be obtained in practi-
caly unlimited quantities short notice.
so that in time of an immense reserve
stock can be maintained.
NEW EQUIPMENT FOR INFANTRY.
Following the action of board of army
officials appointed to improve the outfit
of the men in the infantry branch Of the
army. new equipment is now being man
ufactured at the Rock Island Arsenal.
which will prove of greater comfort to
the soldiers and better their efficiency on
the field The boards action, approved
everything the soldier carries except
clothes, ammunition and rifles Comfort
and light weight are the chief desiderata.
The new accoutrements will weigh thirty
eight pounds or seven pounds lighter
than the old, the difference meaning that
the infantry can march longer and with
less fatigue The old equipment was the
subject Of criticism by troops in the field,
particularly in the Philippines.
ORDERS IssUED-The following orders
have been issued:
Colonel HARVEY c. CARBAUGH. judge advo-
cate detailed ro represent War Department
al annual meeting Of American Prison Asso-
citation in Washington. from September %
10 October ,
Major CHARLES E STANTON. paynaster. re
port TO commanding general. Department OF
Captain louis G sCHEFER 18th cavalry fror,
general hospital. Fort Bayard. 70 proper
First Lieutenant WILLIAM r sTANDIFoRD.
relieved from detail in signal corps. to take
Second Lieutenant WALTER P. BoATwRIGHT
coast ar5lsfy g assume Wts+ cfarEs Of Go1strpe
First Lieutenant JAMES S. DUSENBUFY.
coast artillery
4th Cavalry. ore month. First Lieutenant
DUNCAN ELLIOT, sth Cavalry. to Decen,-
Der / NAVY
e12,v: TO command the lows
Lieutenant Commander E T POLLOCK, de- |
tached Naval Academy: to the Massachu- |
1.ieutenant Commander NJ z TRENCH. de-
tached Naval Academy: 70 the Indiana
Lieutenant II A. ORR, detached Bethlehem |
steel coInpany; to the West virginia
Cornpany- TO the Connecticut
Ensign r NJ BRAINARD detached Midvaie |
Steel con1pany; 70 the Louisiana
eral Electric Companv: 10 the Delaware.
Midshpman l. A DAVIDSON. TO the New |
Hampshire
Assistant Paynaster C. 8 WOOD. to the Burea,, |
Paymaster's Clerk ". R PATTISON appoint
ed; duty navy ward, Washington.
MOVEMENTS OF WARSHIPS.-The fol- |
ported to the Navy Department:
ARRIVED
Aug 22-The Bagley. at Annapolis
Aug 23-The Wheeling and the Petrel at Co
lonlbo; the Cugoa. az Hampton Roads. the
Monrovia.
Aug "a The Rainbow at Yokohama
SAILED
Aug 22-The Smith, the FTusser the Lamson
the Preston and the Reid. from New london
for Yorktown, Va; the Dixie from New |
Aug 23-The Tallahassee from Norfolk for
Washington, the Patapsco. from Newport
Aug 24-The Des Moines, from Monrov,s for
Cape Pamas
The Indiana and the Massachusetts ordered |
placed in reserve at navy yard. Philadelphia |
DENIES KILLING RELATIVE.
Jeanette Anderson, whose brother-in-law,