The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-03-02
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BARRACK NEWS.
BY kELL

The army uuartermasters' have
been busily engaged in figuring out
how much material it will require TO
keep in reserve the cloth neeued III
fhe manufacture of uniforms. inc
purpose is to place this material, H.
900 900 yards in quantity, in storage
and when in the future any number
Of wards are required that quantity
will be withdrawn and the purchase
made to replace it. BY this process
II will be possible to provide for the
constant use of the cloth that has
been the longest on hand and SO
maintain the reserve. 1t is most de-
sirable. and especially in time OF war,
that the cloth which has been found
NV experience to give the best ser
vice should then be used in the field.
In order to insure this it is necessar!
to purchase for storage various xmas
of cloth 10 the extent named at all
estimated cost of SIT O,OOO.-Afnny
and Navy Register.
It is reported with some semblance
Of authority that our Board is not
worried about any process TO PROVIDE
for constant use uniforms for mem
hers, but if the European war con-
Times the lack of dyes will change
the color, and it may be that but
ternut tinge will be the prevailing
shade next fall.
ST bava heen working on this pen
sion claim since the first day l came
tn Congress" said Representative X
V Thomas, Jr., when he received no
tice from the House COMMITTEE OF
invalid Pensions, that his efforts II
behalf of John w. B. Huntsman, o
Scottsvlle Kentucky, had been sue
cessful Pension agents worked Of
: the Huntsman claim for many year
t following the Civil War and MI
Thomas predecessor in Congress al
4 81 had worked for it. Huntsmaf
e who served only 90 days, was wound
a ed four times in battle and contracte
u rheumatism which has confined MI
q in bed for eighteen years.
There were two deaths within ilV
" minutes of each other. Henry STU
= baum. 6S. was a member OF en-
o Twentieth Ohio Light artillery. In
+ deceased was admitted to the Cehtr'
e Branch in 1868, at the age OF ~ year
Newton Winston, the other, was
member of Company B, 18th Indian
It infantry Marion Leader.
n
+ About $4,000 will be paid out t
n day in salaries and wages by Ma
lie Lyle.
= Saturday is muster day and II
IN BOYS who draw pensions from Unc
Sam at this Home will answer pre-
ent when their names are called.
o will then be only a few days unit
ID Mai Lyle will distribute among the
H. about $4,000.
Political mavericks in this Hon
who desire to vote for Federal can'
dates in November can do so beyol
Ell the Potomac and Ohio rivers by c.
tification to election supervisors
n the district in which they last vote
~ or by personally appearing there
ter the June pension day.
Of It's about the time of year for
matrimonial epidemic to break @
among the members. Already the
are several cases where the part
are showing symptoms of a pecull
kind of heart disease with matrim
NAL predictions.
le- y
nd Many changes were made yesterd
lst in the extra duty detail.
ms 4 Il Il Il
The following named memD'
aid were dropped from the rolls for bel
absent without leave sixty da,
ule Samuel Couch, George Dyer, John
Y Griffin, VIM. Sims, c. L. Slade, H.
Ike Spurlock, S. S. Stout, Robe. Yatti
nm j. F. Mccartney.
Il y 4
the Fresh fish at the waiting barrac
ate VIM. f. Dakin, John f. Null, H.
but ings. Albert Longwell, Isaac N: Ns
at Geo. w. Bell, Patrick Campbell, !
res D. Haney, NJ. A. Maloney, Will
TIL Robinson, (col.)
hen = =
Rev. FIR. Jos. Desmond, late Cat