The Washington herald., 1917-01-21
Army and Navy Ne
se.s servses cs's.. >.

The army ls-inch gun 'anc csse In
tended for installation as a y Of the
coast defenses on the Canal ne are
sun at Sandy Hook in process being
set up for a test of the carriaghe test
of the gun having been made ~ years
ago. II is expected that the csIye will
be tested In the course of thett two
months and viii be shipped tansrna
some time in the early summe
The carriage as. designed affed an
elevation TO the gun of IS deAs II
was considered desirable to incre this
elevation and obtain correspingiy
greater range for the gun, It beiround
that this could be accomplished thout
prohibitive expense or inconvencs
The army ordnance officers havebere-
fore. designed a modification Of 1 ele-
waiting apparatus OF the 16-inch o1ars
which will give the gun an increet ele-
vation OF FIVE degrees. The design not
yet completed.
In other respects the work on thar
riage is being done at watertowAr-
senal. Independently. Of course, othe
trail Of the csrriages which Is beinSre-
pared for IL at Sandy Hook. II thsu-
thorities wait for the finishing of,at
work apd then apply 1t to the csrge
and test II out before sending IL 20 n
anna. there would be some delay; eNy-
thing in that direction depends on W
the carriage stands the test II maos
deemed advisable TO retain the CUNT
Sandy Hook until the tests are ci-
pleted.
A more expensive diet for studentst
the Military Academy at West Point,
contemplated by military authorities
has been proposed to increase the rsti,
Of the cadets from 30 to 10 cents in vslu
The subsistence allowance for cadets
analogous TO the allowance for enliste
men Of the army. The cost Of subsist
ence for the latter per man is A-s cent
a day, and. I'm addition. the enlisted maj
is subjected 20 no charge for the prep
aration and service of his food. Tn
cadet at present pays from his sslsrl
the expenses OF wages OF all employs
OF the cadet mess, for the supply AM
upkeep Of china, linen. tableware, silver
ware. for cleaning material. and 70
laundry OF mess linen. as well as freight
,sxpress. and all delivery expenses con
pected with the food and other supplies
Ibr the mess.
kWhen the Communication Of rations foi
! ddets was fixed at 30 cents, In 1900, th'
! vtue Of the enlisted ration was Is cents
Uter the same proportionate increass
sh4ld now be Il cents. The increase oi
10 tnts in the ration allowance for ca
Jet tPgill Just about pay for the service,
or " employees Of the mess, leaving this
Varids other items to be borne by the
cadetss well as the difference between
The stual cost OF food supplies and the
preser ao-cent ration.
l. The kst OF the mess for the year end
ed Jun 80. 1915 has been g. cents pei
man % diem This suggested incresss
would iace the cadets on about the
same fting as the midshipmen at ths
Naval ANdemy in the matter OF pay and
suhsistenN as the employees of the mid
shipmen sness are paid from Consres-
sional ap4priation-
The rat las Invaded Guam. Nsvsl
authorities tationea on the island stat.
that the roNnts De Overcoming Tn.
island, not dy in the towns. but also tr
The country Aections. They kin youns
chickens andfestroy corn. They clint
the cocoahut Nees and eat and destroy
the young ma A bounty for their de.
struction has pen offered. but so far
with little eIS Other noethod, VIII \,
inaugursted.
Dogs ana catshat have run Wild also
ABOUND ana artdestructive an in various
NaSs. brus az very scarce on the
isIaho- II rs sSosed the presence OF
ioI sc puAnuu,es iguanas feed on the
eess' Auiru nv are very prevalent
other countries tS sre ke,e doxrn n,
birds This all pol, % ~. aost,. t,,,, /.
of eliminating iguSs sn5 encou-s -, 7
the increase Of biE Tn. n-.hI..1s =
! complicated becaua thers a. -, =
/ equilibrium. such all O. .nd ., ., =,
known what new AnJh-.T,,-. -. =.
produced by changesh.t - - -
ciently considered.