The Washington herald., 1915-11-07
THE ARMY AND NAVY
Latest and Most Complete News of Service and Personnel
Published in Washington.

While the Secretary of War will not
recommend the passage of the militia pay
bill. he has reached an understanding
with the National Guard officers by
which he will not oppose 1t on the condi-
ton that the National Guardsmen sup
port the administration's legislative pro-
gram. This clears the way for the pas
sage of the pay bill. as chairmen OF both
the Military Affairs Committees are in
favor OF the measure. and unless there
is a radical change in the sentiment OF
Congress the pay bill will pass at the
next session.
1t is stated that Chairman Hay urged
the President TO make the militia pay bill
a part OF the legislative program. but the
President took the same attitude on the
question as is set forth in the outline of
the proposed military policy OF the ad-
ministration.
It is understood that the division of
militia affairs has been instructed to pre-
pare a program for more extensive Ma
tional Guard maneuyers. which the Sec
retary thinks is all that the administfa-
ton can AFFORD TO do for the State troops.
This will provide for the payment of all
OF the expenses of the National Guard
at maneuvers and larger allowances for
target practice. Many of the expenses
of the National Guard that are now borne
by the States will be shouldered by the
Federal government.
The only thing that the Secretary has
refused to do for the State troops that
has been asked by the Nationa! Guard is
to recommend the passage of the pay
bill
Rear Admiral Victor Blue has again
asked the Secretary of the Navy to re-
lieve him as Chief of the Bureau of Navi-
CATION. Aside from the fact that Admiral
Blue thinks that he has carried the bur
dens of the Bureau of Navigation long
enough, he is due for a sea service and
is anxious to 20 to sea.
Last summer Admiral Blue made
similar request of the Secretary Of the
Navy. but the Secretary refused to con-
slider it as he did not wish to make a
change in the head of the Bureau OF
Navigation while he was preparing his
estimates for Congress. Now that the
Secretary is engaged in working out the
details OF his legislative program he does
not feel that he can spare Admiral Blue
until the naval appropriation bill has
been passed by Congress. II is alto
gether probable that Admiral Blue will
be relieved about the first of the year.
Among those who are under considera-
IldCc NdpA
Wilson. president of the board of in
spection and survey for ships at the
Navy Department; Capt A. P. NiblIck.
commanding the battleship Michigan;
Capt. c. F. Hughes. member of the Gen
eral Board, Navy Department, and Capt.
Robert l. Russell, commander of the
battleship South Carolina.
Army registers for 1915 are as highly
priced at the War Department as some
rare print of Shakespeare. The shortage
at the department is due to a large num-
ber OF registers which were lost in the
Galveston flood. II has been necessary
to issue an entirely new supply to the
second division which has taken about
all that were on hand at the War De-
partment.
As the register for 1916 will be out
shortly. it has been decided not to ask
the Public Printer for an additional sup
ply OF the 1915 issue
Through negotiations by the State De-
parment. 200 worth OF Neo-Salvarsor
or SOC has been secured from Germany
by the army and navy. This chemical
Is manufactured only in one laboratory
in the world and that is located in |
Germany. As far as is known this is !
all OF the e0s that Is In this country at |
present and 1t is understood that the |
State Department Is making an effort |
to secure an additional supply, as s3S 100 I
worth viii not be suficient for a year |
Ths Public Health Service 10 also max J