Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-05-22
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ARMY and navy
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to begin the distribution of auto
matte .45-caliber reyolvers, model of
1911. to the organized militia of the
States. about December /, 1912.
In the meantime the ordnance de-
partment can supply to each State
not to exceed twenty revolvers with
extra magazines, holsters, and am
munition, charging them to the quota
of the State through the division Of
militia affairs, or the revolvers may
be sold to the States for cash under
the provisions of the law.
The price Of the new fire arm Is
STATE. A leather pocket to carry
extra magazine, and web pockets to
be worn on the field belt, are being
designed by the ordnance department.
The appointment Of a special board
to devise practical plan for the con-
solidation of the revenue cutter ser
vice, life-saving service, lighthouse
service and the coast and geodetie |
survey is proposed in bill which
Senator MARITIME of New Jersey has
introduced.
The board directed to draft a plan
OF consolidation Is to be composed of
two persons representing the mari
time interests of the United State $,
two representing the Department Of
Commerce and. Labor. two represent
ing the revenue cutter service, one Of
| ficer of the navy with experience In
the lighthouse service, one officer of
the navy with experience in the coast
survey and one civilian official Of the
government with experience In hydro
graphic and triangulation surveys
along the Mississippi river. The board
is to be appointed by the President.
| II is also proposed to consolidate
the various services In bureau of
the Navy Department, to be known as
the coast guard bureau. This Is to
form no constituent part of the navy
except in time Of war.
The board Is especially instructed
to report to Congress an estimate Of
the economies which will result from
the consolidation proposed. The bill
was referred to the Senate committee
on naval affairs.
Gen. Leonard Wood, Gen. Oscar Gro
zier and several members OF special
army board were at Fort Myer ut the
test of new automatic rifle that Is
being tried out by the War Depart
ment.
The gun weighs only twenty-five
pounds and fires at the rate OF SOC
shots a minute. the ammunition being
in circular cases of twenty-five SER
vice cartridges each. The feature Of
the gun Is that It Is air cooled drafi
of air being forced through the casinl
of the barrel by the power generated
in its discharge.
At n range OF 100 yards the bullets
ate out the target like the spread o.
spoonful Of acid.
After nine years work, interrupted
by many accidents. and the eXpendi
ture of about $G,0O0.00 dry dock No
at the navy yard, New York, is com
pleted and will be turned over to thu
government by the contractors mex
week. a year ahead of contract time
This dock Is known as the "hoodot
dock" because of the number Of work
men who have been killed or injured
during its construction. II will &C
commodate any battleship in thu
United States navy, in commission o.
under construction. The first vesse
to go into II will be the battleshil
Utah, which Is booked for EXTENSIVE
repairs.
For the last ten years most of the de
cisions rendered by the Judge advo
cate general Of the army, though ex
ceedingly important in many cases
have been a sealed book to the arm
as a whole, having been scattered an
unclassified and generally inacces
sible. After a years hard work tina
fault has been remedied by c ap
Charles Il. Rowland, 2lst lnfantr!
attached to the judge advocate ger
erals office. He has Just compile