Omaha daily bee., 1912-03-25
New Marching shoe.

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The War department has received q
supplemental report from the army shoe
board. In session at Fort Leayenworth.
Of which board Major E. l. Munson.
army medical corps. is president. In
this supplemental report. the board sub
mitted recommendations for a modified
marching shoe. making certain changes
in the present type In some slight par
tlculars. such as reducing the bellows
tongue to half bellows, altering slightly
the shape Of the toe. removing some Of
the oil from the leather and so on. An
order has been placed for the manufac-
ture OF 100 pairs according to the new
model and Major william J. Glasgow.
recently detailed on the general staff
will superintendent the manufacture Of
the shoes as far as the type Is concerned.
while the quartermaster general Of the
army will designate the Inspectors to
inspect the materials. The War depart
ment has also sent to the board at Fort
Deavenworth 100 pairs OF garrison shoes
shoes OF the present type. The shoes have
been fitted 10 the feet Of 800 men and
there will be a comparative test Of the
three types Of footwear. The men
selected are Of the Seventh infantry and
care was taken to have a variety of
shapes Of feet. These soldiers will wear
the shoes in post for month under the
observation Of the board. This will be
followed by a march of liz miles in daily
tramps. the troops returning to the post
each night. 1t Is believed by the board
that this test viii be sufficient TO de-
termine which of the three types are
best suited for military use.
Typhoid Immunity.
The army medical officers have oc-
casion to be gratified over the very
practical results which have been OBJ
tanned during the last year In the reduc-
ton in the number Of typhoid fever
cases In the Philippines and IN the
United States. This is attributed to
typhoid prophylaxis. which has come to
be generally accepted as an effective
preventive. At posts In the United States
this last year there were only forty-five
cases as against 1t2 in 1910 and us In
1909 The record In 1910 was the best
up TO that time, and about one-fourth
Of the army had been vaccinated. There
was only one case OF typhoid In the
United States In January of this year.
according to the reports received by the
surgeon general Of the army. and this
was a case where there had been no
vaccination and where the patient had
Just returned from the Philippine Islands.
Sale of Pistols.
The Colt automatic pistol. caliber .t6.
model Of 1911. adopted for the army. has
been placed on sale to officers Of the
army. The pistol may be obtained by
application to the Springfield armory,
Mass, at yii.75, exclusive Of Transports
ton. This includes one magazine, and
extra magazines may be obtained at 81
cents each. Ammunition for the pistol
may be obtained at the Springfield Ar
mory and the Frankford and Rock Island
arsenals at s2075 per thousand. Holsters
for the pistols may be obtained from the
Rock Island arsenal at SIS each. The
holster Is susceptible of use With the
pistol and rife cartridge belts sold by
the ordnance department. but It Is not
fitted for use with the present officers
saber belt. Militia officers can obtain
the pistols and outfits only upon appli-
cation of the governors Of their respec-
tive states to the Army ordnance DEPART
ment.
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