The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1916-02-21

lish bulldog which was suggested oy
Emperor William more than fifteen years
ago. 1t is this breed of dog that, accord
ing TO military observers, has proven 10
be king of Red Cross dogs in the Euro-
pean war They are the leaders of all
the German dog attachments, and also
found in the canine organization Of
France, England and other belligerents-
The presenta ton of ths dogs is the re-
suit Of a conversation between Mrs. Spell
man and Mrs. Leonard Wood. Mrs.
Spellman INQUIRED IL our army had any
Red Cross dogs. Mrs. Wood regretted
to say that 1t had not To help solve the
problem Mrs. Spellman asked Mrs. Wood
how she could go about presenting them
to the government Mrs Wood informed
her that the proper procedure was TO
tender them to the surgeon general
The official list and directory of the
macy and Marine Corps is rapidly being
turned into a grand general order for
the mobilization OF the feet in the event
| of war. Some time ago the Bureau Of
Navigation inserted in the list OF officers
both active and retired letters which in
dictate what would be their stations when
the feet is modified for war. This
showed to what ships the active officers
would 60 when war was declared and the
| retired officers that would relieve them.
In this months directory there is
list OF the officers that would be assigned
to each of the ships in reserve. Other
\ changes in this data are contemplated so
| that in the event of war all that a navy
officer need do TO determine where his
station is Is to consult the official list
! According TO the regulations he moves
without orders from the department the
ma rkings alta ched to his name being all
| that Ia required.
p, After all the cavalry equipment board
! may readopt the old Mcclellan saddle
| which won its place In the army during
/ the civil war. For three or four years
| experiments have been made with the
different types OF saddle. but II is stated
that the board has not found any saddle
tree that is an improvement over the
Mcclellan.
The experimental saddle which has
been in use for a year has not proven
to be a success. The jointed side bars
which were designed as a preventative
Of sore backs is a disappointment II also
has an uncomfortable seat.
Until the beginning OF the European
war many officers were very fsvorably
impressed with the French saddle. This
1 is acknowledged as the best saddle for
observers indicate that It has proven a
disappointment in the field. II is said
TO be hard upon the horses ana observers
in the European army have indicated
that they have seen nothing better than
the old Mcclellan saddle.
| Over 100 enlisted men have taken the
cNamina ton for qusrtermsster sergesnts
in the Quartermaster Corps and their
papers are now at the War Department
II will probably be a month before the
results are published.
There are twenty-five eligibles remain
ing over from the last examination, but
there will probably be forty vacancies to
be filled next year Those who are on
the eligible list now will be appointed
before any who took the last examina-
ton. A scanning OF the papers, II is
stated, shows that very few Of the candi-
dates made much preparation for the
examination. AS a rule their knowlege
is confined to one or two branches.