New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-18
ARMY AND NAVY NOTES
nauv Changes Made in Soldiers
Bill of Fare.
washington. October II.

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COSl ,ba army menu. the limite-
chicSeh - - Thanksgiving and Christ
ton OF tu' .ss,,,,,,ion of so-called field
mas the - tack and adjustment OF
bread i'' -, sum up the important
-. in the army ration Tor tne AMER
colder made in the last year. accord
o :, Tho report Of Commissary General
q sharpe The elimination OF chick
iei,. - rasulted in a yearly saving to the
oo,ornment Of 5000.
49,. the United states 1914 cents day
faad the American soldier In
IT.. tssn II did those stationed In CONT
A'' r-,i,ed States This is declared TO
le', -. ,r,rcipally 10 the cost Of beef and
.-o,snortation 70 tho isolated posts In
+a--itorv. The daily average cost OF
,,.,s issued IN the year in the United
- alone was @ cents; Alaska, $3.50
-. hawaii. 24l0 cents; Porto Rico. &.72
-. aboard transports. 2352 cents; Amer
so,6iers IN the Philippines 2i5S cents.
- re native soldiers IN the Philippines.
.. = cents. The report shows the average
YEAR man IN the United States
- ~ S0S as and in the Philippines STA p.
an average daily cost in the former of
n
:. &c interesting 10 no.e. the report says,
-. out o. a total Of 1854. s94 spent for
s,.,sistence only four-ffths Of ! per cent,
:, sees. IS accredited 70 losses from such
oarses as ordinary waste in issue and
,rsnsportation. deterioration from climatic
cspses. theft and property worn out.
ADMIRAL MARSHALL RBTIRES.-
pr Admiral William Alexander Marshall
% ,laced on the retired list Of the navy
.,-5sv under the operation OF law. He is
. native Of Pennsylvania and was ap-
,,,ntsd from that state in 1857. He is in
co-or,and OF the Norfolk Navy Yard, and
S.,rstarv Never has announced his inten-
ton Of retaining him in that place for
some time.
poWyFR A REAR ADMIRAL-Captain
robr N Bower. former superintendent OF
the United States Naval Academy, who
.goluntarily resigned that place on May D.
m account Of impaired health. was retired
,o6sv with the rank Of rear admiral He
was born in Indiana appointed from Iowa
and entered the service on September 81
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Oh oERs IssUED.-The following orders
have been issued:
ARMY.
csptaln EDWARD D. ANDERSON, payTniaas-
ter. from san Francisco 10 Nsw YORK SSlly;
first Lieutenant MARK u. WEED, meulcaI
COINS 20 AMY transport service at san
Francisco on transport sheridan
FIRST j. auteuant kNEELAND r. SNOW from
18th 10 LIST Infantry. -.- -,-,.
First Lieutenant GEORGE Il. HJDDLESON'
from Ist % 18th Infantry.
leaves Of absence: First Lieutenant
ADOLPEE VI. GIFFIN, medical reserve
corps one month and twenty DAYS on
relief fiom Fort Douglas. Captain DEN
SIS II. CTRRIE. Sd Field Aruiiery TWO
months from November /.
MOVEMENTS OF WARsHIPs.-The fol
loving movements Of vessels have been re-
ported % the Navy Department:
ARRIVED.
Oct 15-The Eagle. az Charleston. the I'm
cas- the PatuXent and The Mohawk az
Norfolk. the Roe az Newport
Oct. I6-The Justin al Amapala. ne Nero,
az Lamberts Point the Hector, az
-owpkinsville. the Mayhower. a. navy
Yard New York the West Virginia. az
TInuron.
The transport Sheridan arrived az San Fran
cisco october Is.
SAILED.
Cct 1.-THE Roe. from navy yard, New York.
for Newport. the Justin from Co1nto, for
OCT 16-The Nero. from Norfolk FOR Lam
berr's Point; the Wake. from Boston for
Newport, the Wheeling, from Puerto
kota from san Francisco for san Diego; !
The West Virginia, from san Francisco for
TibIror. The Nicksburg. from Amapala
for Acapulco.