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ments conducted in the Quartermaster
Corps under the direction of Brig. Gen.
Henry G. Sharpe. 1t has developed that
1t will require 20 per cent of brown or
black wonI to produce the desirable nat
ural color for the cloth under considera-
ton. A less proportion of dark wool
would produce too light a color of cloth
and would not meet the requirements of
the army.
In peace time, with the present
strength Of the regular army. there will
be no shortage of black WOOL but in the
event of war it would be necessary to
use dyes In producing the cloth for the
uniform OF large army.
To provide for this contingency Gen.
Sharpe Is now conducting Investigations
to determine whether a domestic dye can
be secured for coloring cloth. The Euro
pean war has called attention of the War
Department to the fact that the present
cloth for uniforms cannot be produced
without the use of German dyestufYs.
This fact is responsible for the effert
that is now being made to secure a cloth
that can be produced without the inl-
portation of any foreign material.
Not until the cloth can be found which
can be manufactured without the use Of
such material will there be any change
in the uniform of the army.
The Washington herald., 1915-07-11
Social Activities OF Posts and Ma

average Of American manhood. There Is
not soldier nor sailor but can read
and write and repeat the multiplication
table. the Ten Commandments and the
Lords Prayer. There is not one who
does no speak good English and who
has not the manners of a gentleman.
Do you often see an American soldier or
sailor remain seated in street car while
woman is straphanging? II there is
an American soldier or sailor who. prior
to his enlistment. had a prison record, It
Is by virtue of a slack performance of
duty by somebody. The soldier must be
sound in soul as we'll as in body to be
passed by the recruiting officer"
This editorial was published in connec-
ton with the plan of the Soldiers and
Sailors Protective League OF Los An
geles to hold a rally in the interest of
the men of the services. One OF those
working most heartily to make this rally
a success was Chaplain Orville J. Nave,
y. S. A., retired. who is president of the
National Association for the Promotion
Of the Moral and Religious Welfare of
Our Soldiers and Sailors. That such a
rally as the one mentioned is timely
Chaplain Nave believes is shown by the
indifference in the public mind today to-
ward men who have served and are
serving their country. On this subject
prominent officer of the army writes:
The army and navy are regarded by
too many as sort of national evil.
which should be corrected by systematic
rehearsal of what the people owe to men
who bought and have preserved our iber-
ties. But the uphillest job I ever under
took is to awaken any enthusiasm for
men now under the colors. That sys-
tematic effort should be made along this
line goes without saying. and our officers
and men should feel that they have a
place in the hearts of their countrymen. -
The Washington herald., 1915-07-11
Camps National Asset

Writing on the subject of the student
camps projected for this summer, an OFF,
Ger of the army says: Il suppose you
know there never has been any money
especially appropriated for this purpose,
and that it has been necessary to beat
the devil round the bush to hold them at
all. 1t seems to me that in order to have
these camps regularly and make them
success the government ought to pay the
necessary expenses, and that 1t could well
AFFORD to do SO on account Of the valuable
asset it would secure, provided large
number Of the students would take ad-
vantage Of the camps. These camps that
we have had so far have been eminently
successful but of course. the officers that
we would get from them would be mere
drop in the bucket compared to the num-
Der needed in case a large number OF
volunteers were required. In an article
on this subject in the Journal of Military
Service for ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, 1911, Col.
s. NJ. Foote. Coast Artillery Corps. pro-
posed a three months enlistment during
each summer This would require an act
Of Congress. and next winter would be
propftious time in which to secure such
action 1t may be that two months would
be better than three. The months Of July
and August for instance are generally en-
tirely open for the colleges in all sections
of the country. In that article Col. Foote
also recommended the division of the
United States into ten districts, nearly
equal in population. short time after
were divided into twelve militia division
districts as nearly as practicable equal IN
So that the divisions recon-
mended in the article should be increased
to twelve and should conform to the
militia division districts"
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Need Machine Gun Troops

That there should be a machine gun
troop attached to every regiment of cav
airy and a machine gun company to ev-
cry regiment of infantry is one of the
conclusions which the War College has
agreed to in its study of the European
war. Whether this recommendation wiz
be sent to the Secretary of War in the
general report which is to be submitted
on the military policy of the country is
not known. This may come in a sup
Elementary report on the organization of
the army.
The table of organizations which was
prepared some time ago by the War De-
partment provided for machine gun units.
but there has never been any legislation
which authorized the creation of machine
gun organizations. All such organiza
tons in the army are provisional and
without legal status But with the legis-
lation that will probably be passed at
the next session of Congress the War
Department will urge the creation of an
additional company or troop for machine
guns. The report of the effectiveness of
machine guns Is said to be confirmed in
the official reports on the war that have
been submitted to the War College.
So firmly convinced are the officers
who are studying the European war that
Machine guns are one of the most i'm
portant parts of the mobile army that
legislation will be urged which will in
crease the number of machine guns per
unit Directions have also been sent out
to the camps Of instruction for the train
ing of men in the use Of machine guns
The subject of providing more complete
drill regulations for these guns will
shortly be taken up at Fort Sill. and by
the time Congress takes some action
upon the subject the War Department
will be ready to reorganize machine gun
units and issue new drill regulations for
them.
The Washington herald., 1915-07-11
Our Cook Book Arm"

The following poem, writes its author,
is based on report made by an inspector
general who criticised and reported sew
eral companies for using hired mess
boys who were paid out of contributions
made by the men in the companies and
out of company funds. He stated that
kitchen police was essentially part of
military service:
Hail TO our army of bakers and cooks
White capped and aproned. how stunning 1t looks
Teach Us new tactics from the spicy cook books,
For we've kitchen police in our army.
Gone the men from the brown fighting row.
Guard mount and ''peersde" are vulgar and low
Drill for tomorrow is kneadinE the dough-
For we've kitchen police in our army.
Officers sabers no longer will wear
But they'll brsndsh their carving knives hieh in the
air;
And each pirate skillet and griddle will bear,
For we've kitchen police in army.
School will be placed with the dead,
Cooks School at Riley will flourish instead,
And the staff class will 60 there learn how we're
For we've kitchen police in our amy.
Have a ten-year enlistment and teach US to stand
At our portable ranges with eggs in each hand :;
God help the nation that threatens our land
For we've kitchen police in our army
Down with the marches and problems Of yore
Well d1ll in the kitchen eight hours or more
Then will army be ready for war;
For we've kitchen police in our army.
-Aauarius.
The Washington herald., 1915-07-11
Norfolk Navy Yard

Norfolk, Va, July 10-Ensisn and Mrs
George Barry Wilson have returned -,
snort trip to Washington.
Mrs Uberroth and Mrs Monroe Eo,I,,
nave joined their husbands at James,own
r. I. lie
Miss Virginia Perkins is visiting friend.
in Bridgeport. Conn.,
Lieut. and Mrs. Reed Fawell and chill
dren nave closed their apartment and Ief,
on wednesday for jamestown
Lieut. Commander and Mrs. LETTERS and
children left on Wednesday for Chevy
Chase Lodge. Md, to spend the remainder
of the summer.
joined Mrs. and Miss Millisan at Blue
Ridge Summit Pa
Mrs. E. Fl. Tennent and children and
Miss Laura Kirk left on Tuesday for
jamestown. r. l.. to spend the summer
with DR.. Tenant
Mrs. B. K. Muir entertained at a lunch
con on Friday for Mrs. W. ]. Adams.
Bowes, Moore. and Davis.
Capt. Conger entertained at dinner Sat-
urday evening on the Delaware, the marty
afterwards going to Old Point on tb.
yard tug for the dancing at the Cham
perrin. Capt. Conger's guests included
Naval Constructor and Mrs. Kintner. Mr.
and Mrs. Reynolds. of Germantown, Pa,
'ii' -'ii D west. Lieut. JOuett. ~. s
A, and Mrs Jouett, Misses Marian NeiIlv
OF Baltimore: Mary Wilson. Aline Kelley.
Ensign F. E. NJ. Whiting. DR.. r, A.
Bachmann. Ensigns Taylor and PurneII
Lieut. and Mrs Clyde West entertained
at dinner Monday evening for Ensign and
Mrs. Stevens. Naval Constructor and Mrs
hlntner. and Capt. Conger. u S. NJ. C.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reynolds. of Germantown.
Pa. arrived on Saturday to be the guests
OF naval Constructor and Mrs. Kintner.
Mrs A. Fl. Miles. wife of Lieut. Miles.
I. 5: NJ has left for an extended West
ern trip.
Admiral and Mrs. Dillingham; have re-
turned from Blue Ridge Summit wbere
they were the guests Of Mrs Gilmor.
Miss Elizabeth Payne is the guest Of
Lieut. and Mrs Augustus Norton at
Fort Adams.
Miss Emily Christian has returned to
her home in Williamsburg, Va.
Misses Fannie Etheridge and Lo..nh;.
Nrenn spent the weekend at Virginia.
Beach guests of Lieut.. and Mrs. Allen.
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ARMY ORDERS.

Cart. Raphael r. Nix Ordnance pen,,r~,. III
report to the governor Of the Panama Canal n,
assignment to duty p-rtainins to the in,taII,,,.,
and trst OF tn. armament in the Canal Zone ,nd
for duty as armament officer. Panama armanen.
district.
Maj John T. Nance. o. s. A., retired, with h.s
consent Is detailed as senior instructor carup q
instruction fcf regular troops. Preside OF g.,
Francisco. Cal, and will report for duty .o,or,.
ingly
Leave Of absences for one month and tventytro
days to take effect upon his relief from treatens
at the General Hospital. Fors Bayard n Mex.
is granted Capt A. La Rue Christie Twenty seoond
Infantry.
Chaplain Francis B. Doherty. Third Cavalry. win
proceed on August 3 to Fort Leavenworth. Kama.
and report In person to the cornmaudant United
States Disciplinary Barracks for duty. relieving
Chaplain George J. Wsring. Eleventh Cavalry. who
upon being tins relieved will procsed tn Fort Jay
n. Y. and report to the commandment Atlantic
Branch, United States Disciplinary Barracks. FOE
duty.
The Washington herald., 1915-07-11

Paris, July lo-The diary of a French
soldier made public here today gives
some particulars showing the enormity
Of the task the British and French have
tackled at the Dardanelles. The follow
ing are extracts:
May 1.-THE cannon recommence their
thunder 1t Is not only the voice of the
marvellous rs, but also that of the loo
and 155 Thanks to them. we have been
able to stop the Turkish offensive. since
the coming of our re-enforcements their
attacks in the evening and by night have
never ceased. They have conducted them
with unparalleled energy. So the Eng
fish, who had failed to take the village
Of Krithia, have for the moment made
no further attempt to do 20. Our own
lines have advanced very little III these
past days.
TO-DAY. however. we have carried two
successive trenches. The fleet. since the
Goliath was torpedoed. advances only
with the greatest precaution. Our air
men are also active; but those of the
Turks are no less SO. They have tried to
mark down our batteries and to land
bombs on our base. Our losses without
doubt have been considerable but those
of the Turks have been friShtful. They
have left up to the present more than
$1,000 men on the ground. Our guns make
of them veritable hetacombs.
May 1S-We have progressed 200 me-
tres. We are before Krithia- We so now
to the ridge which dominates the Bay
Of Morto on the straits.
"will Never Take Achi-Baba."
May oo-We have again made progress
by several hundreds of meters. Since the
arrival of new re-enforcements OUR situa-
ton has been ameliorated. Our mark Is
always Achi-Baba, but We are more and
more sensible that there are many diff
culties to vanquish before We take it. A
Turkish officer who had been made a
prisoner, said the other day: You may
arrive perhaps at Constantinople. but you
will not take Achi-Baba.' That seems a
bit Of a paradox. We shall take Achi-
Baba; but first we shall have to carry
a small hillock. which is more TO the
right and is nearer to the sea.
''Once we were in occupation of
that point. but We had to abandon
it. think that we may take II
again today or tomorrow. Our heavy
artillery could then act more effica-
ciously against Achi-Baba itself. The
English are always before Krithia,
but they have not been able to oc-
cupy it yet. They have advanced
against it on the left, and inflicted
serious losses on the enemy. All day
We have been bombarded by the IA
The Washington herald., 1915-07-11
West Point Notes

west Point. July 1o.-The Misses Mar
garet and Kathleen Thompson Of WASH
lngton, are the guests Of Lieut. and Mrs
Gregory.
Capt and Mrs. Estes and Cant and
Mrs. Simonds entertained at the club re-
Gently with party for their guests:
Capt. and Mrs. Dewitt and Col ana M.
walker, Maj. and Mrs. Undertake, Can't.
ana Mrs Arrowsmith. Capt and Mrs Co.
ourn' Capt. and Mrs. Carter. Capt. and
Mrs Ennis. Lieut.. and Mrs Gallagher
Lieut.. and Mrs. Oldfield Lieut. and Mrs
Cats, Lieut. and Mrs. Slaughter, Lfert.
and Mrs. Cutrer. Mrs R c. Robinson
Col. Smith. and Capt. Lindsey.
Col. Stuart has gone to Montana be-
brother. -''S
Mrs. Copeland, daughter of Gen Jodor
was the guest of Col. and Mrs Wilcox
over Sunday
Col s. S. Tillman was the guest of Mat
Runcie recently.
Mrs. Robert Burkham. of St. Louis, and
MISS Brooke. of New York. have been
visiting Mrs. r. c. Robinson and Chan
IAN Silver for several DAYS.
MISS JAMIE knowles. of Florida. has
peen the guest of the Misses TownsIev
Lieut.. Cronkhite. 1915. was the ,,uest =.
COL and Mrs. Townsley for the past
week On Thursday evening the Misses
Io"nsiey entertained at dinner for Lieut.
SronKhite' Lieut.. Covell, and Cadet Ney-
land.
Recent visitors at the post were Iiept
c. l. Hall and Gen NJ. D. Hardin re.
tired re-
Lieuts kiehl. Farman. and Marshburn
saled on July ) for Costa Rica, via PAN
Gen. and Mrs. W. P. Duvall are snand-
ing few days at the hotel
win the entrance Of thirty-seven cap-
Isl cadets
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Fort Monroe Notes

Fort Monroe. Va. July 10.-Maj and
Mrs Joseph ?. Tracy. Of Washington.
are spending the week with Mai. and
Mrs. Little.
Mrs. Taylor gave a bridge party Thurs
day. Prizes were won by Mesdames
Stovsll. Alley and Clark.
Miss Brendon, of Birmingham, and
Miss Collins. of Macon. Ga, are visiting
Miss Jemison.
DIR. and Mrs. Tignor. Mrs. Whaley and
Mrs. Pernau were dinner guests Of Capt.
and Mrs Masteller Sunday at the Cham
berlin.
Mai and Mrs. Callan had dinner Sun
day for Maj. and Mrs. Tracy. Maj. and
Mrs. Little, Capt. and Mrs. Baker, Mrs
Macarty. of Washington; Mrs. Bradley
and Capt. Seaman.
Mrs Whaley and children came down
from Washington Friday to spend several
weeks with DR.. and Mrs. Tignor.
The Washington herald., 1915-07-11
New Promotion Rule

Considerable interest is manifested on
the part of the officers of the army con-
corning the method which will be fol-
lowed by the War Department in select
ing members of the various arms for de-
tail to original vacancies occurring in
the staff corps. says the Army and Navy
Register
When the line officers are detailed in
this way, of course, promotions occur in
the arms from which the officer is Sc
lected.
Recently Mr.. Garrison has taken the
position that the arrested promotion in
the cavalry justifies the confinement of
the detail of like officers to saff duty to
the personnel of that branch. Issue has
been taken with the Secretary of War
in this particular, and 1t has been rep
resented to him that the preference for
officers of the cavalry arm under exist
Ing circumstances is unjust to the OH
GERS Of the other arms, notably the in
fantry.
memorandum of considerable length
on this subject has been submitted by
Maj. Irwin L. Hunt, captain Of infantry.
on duty in the Insular Bureau Of the
War Department. Secretary Garrison
has taken the matter under considera-
ton, and it Is possible that q fortheom-
ing vacancy. created by the retirement
W oPei oooh VI 10" VI 0AAJ. y. l. DdSio.
son, Of the quartermaster corps, on duty
at Jeffersonville. Ind, will be followed
by the selection of q major Of infantry
for duty In that grade of the star de-
partment. Maj Davidson will be retired
on July II. and by that time 1t 10 ex-
pected that the Secretary Of War viii
determine whether the vacancy shall be
filled by a major Of cavalry or by the
revival Of the former method which dis
tributed these details among tho various
arms In proportion to the commissioned
strength Of each arm.
In that case. Of course. Q major Of In.
fantry would be detailed to the quarter
master corps. Another vacancy In the
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awaken and to exploit the fanaticism Of
the Mussulman. Perhaps also We have
counted too much on the aid OF the fleet.
May 23-Yesterday We intended to
take a general offensive against the
Turkish positions. We were to have COM
menced toward noon. after the action
OF the artillery, but about II o'clock tile
turks suddenly commenced an attack on
our right wing toward the sea. A very
violent action was soon in progress.
The first moment of furry having
passed, battalion of Zouaves charged
with the bayonet, and successive Two
lines Of Turkish trenches were CONQUERED
Our young recruits did prodigies of valor
the Turkish trenches, when We took
possession OF them. were filled with the
dead bodies of their defenders: but we
were only able to keep part of our gain
May 2S-1n disembarking at Seddul-
Bahr the English employed a yery ex-
ceiient strataSem in making voluntary
wreck of their transport. the River Clyde.
But they landed at the same time at
other points of the shore, IN particular.
at the foot of the promontory which
dominates the Bay Of Morto.
'On the side of the bay it descends
in relatively gentle slopes. The Turks
had installed themselves In the ruins of
an old castle. on the emplacements of
the old Batteries of Death" While the
English landed from the side of the bay
they had installed among the rocks a
good many mitrailleuses and cannon
revolvers. On the morning of the 18th of
April a battalion of English Colonial
Fusilliers advanced in boats to the shore.
and made the Turks believe that this
was the place which had been chosen for
the landing of the whole Of the troops.
AT the same time another party land
ed on the side of the straits where the
rocks are nearly cliffs. Silently they
climbed this steep shore, and were able
to turn the Turkish positions. Suddenly
they made a bayonet charge of the
Turkish mitrailleuses, which the un-
foreseen attack had completely upset.
In an hour the Turks were forced to
abandon their position. The English
Fusilliers Immediately entrenched them
selves strongly.
May 26-Since the attack of the End
a notable amelioration in our situation
has manifested itself. To the right of
krithia our troops have carried two new
trenches. To the extreme right, equally
we have made a slight advance. 1t may
be noted that the Turkish trenches were
absolutely full of bodies in a state of
qualification. Our soldiers had to dig a
new line three meters behind in order
to avoid contact with such rottenness.
The Washington herald., 1915-07-11
NAVAL ORDERS

Ranger sailed for Habans July s: Potomac ,i,ed
for San Bias July s: Nereus arrived at cristohaI
July 8; Cyclops arrived Newport July .: Tennessee
arrived Barcelona July .: Henley arrived Ross-
bank July 8: Maryland arrived Hbmon July Q:
Uncas sailed for Charleston July 3; Terry Perkfn,
Sterett Roe and Monaghan arrived Newport July .:
Kanswha sailed for Melville r. l.. July .; Albany
arrived San Francisco July 3: Warrington arrived
New York yard July 3: Stewart. Paul Jopes Perry
and Preble arrived Mare Island July 3: Msryland
sailed for Long Beach July Q: Standish uailed for
Boston July 9. Sandorsl srrved Rochester JuIv
NOTES
The waban. row at CHARLESTON. has been ordersd
to proceed to Guantanamo Bay Is the relisf Of
the Osceoa- The Cncas will escort the wsbau
on this trip
Upon being relieved at Guantsnamo Bay b, the
waban the Osceols viii proceed to the Ohsriaufoa
yard for docking and repairA
ORDERS TO OFFICERS,
Lieut. Junior srade) @. Q. Wright, To Columbia.
Ensign r. Z. Kerr. to South pshots.
Endsn z. P. Elmse. TO Yorktown.
Ensign r. w. CaJ. 70 San DieG
Midshipman Ralph Kiely. Temporary dhuty Nsy,a
Academy. Annapolis. Nd
wisconsin.
Assistant susroa Hsau MeDOuaM. 10 Nee
orleans
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New Army Surgeons

An examination of more than seventy
candidates for appointment to commits
sions in the Army Medical Corps will be-
gin at various places throughout the coun-
try tomorrow and will continue during
the week The War Department has de-
tailed twenty-one boards to conduct these
examinations.
None of the seventyLone candidates is in
the Hawaiian Islands, one Is In Porto
Rico. one is in the Canal Zone, and two
are In the Philippines. The last-named
candidates will be subjected to a special
examination. the papers of which were
sent to Manila a month ago in order that
the results might reach Washington about
the time a report was received from each
of the other examining boards. The can
didates In the Philippines are officers Of
the Medical Reserve Corps who are on
active duty.
It Is desired to have the results of the
examination known by the middle Of Au-
gust in order that those who have quail
lied may have time to reach Washington