The Washington herald., 1917-03-07
Army and Navy News
Best servies ycelunn Q. cfty.

II merchants and manufacturers in 9TH
er parts Of the United States made bids
on Monday that were similar to those
opened in the Depot Quartermaster's Of
men can be equipped by this nation in
record time.
The New York bidders, among whom
were several department stores. offer 70
supply, at remarkably small cost, equip
ment for 10000 men. Bids were opened
also in Boston. Chicago, st. Louis, San
Francisco and Philadelphia.
Greenhuts offered to deliver in New
York 100000 olive drab army coats at
sL1715 each. Browning, King & Co. offered
to make n5,0o0 pairs Of breeches at IS
cents each; Bloomingdales' offered to
supply 10000 pairs of rubber boots at
$S.71 pair and John wanamaker offered
to supply 100000 mosquito bars at Y
cents each
Other bidders cited prices for several
million yards Of cotton and wooden cloth.
ducking. etc, and for the following:
10000 pairs of cotton breeches, 10000
pairs OF woolen breeches, lbO,o 900 cotton
coats. $4,000 woolen coats and 10000
oyercoats. Others made bids for delivery
OF 10000 blankets. 1000 bugles, 100, 900
cots. 1000 hatchets, 10000 whistles, g. 900
axes, 1900 shovels. 10000 tents, 1850 trop-
ical hospital tents. 10000 hats, s72,O
of winter underwear, $1,000 pairs Of
gloves, 10000 service hats, $1,000 cravats,
$4,000 pairs OF leggings, $50 900 pairs of
russet shoes and 60 900 ponchos.
1t was estimated that 100 different bids
were received in New York New York
concerns also forwarded bids TO Phila-
delphia.
Declaring that New York State should
follow the pXamnla Of TNnnartEn,,1
ator Theodore d. Robinson has intro
duced bill in the New York legislature
which provides for a military census of
the State. Senator Robinson, who Is a
nephew of Theodore Roosevelt, in pre-
senting his bill. criticised the Wilson
administration. declaring: 'H we had a
different kind of government at Wash
ington such measures as this wouldn't
be necessary"
The bill would cause a complete census
to be taken showing the popula ton. male
and female, and exactly what the war
resources OF the State are.
Senator Slater's measure placing work.
ing boys between the ages of 1s TO u un-
der the provisions Of the military train
ing law was passed by the Senate.
The companion measure to the Slater
bill passed the assembly by vote OF 50
to S. Only Assemblymen Perlman, Witter
and Wheeler Joined the two Socialists in
opposition to the bill!
The Slater bill would amend the milk
tary training law passed last year. The
old act provided military training for
school boys only, while the amendment
includes all boys In the State Under
the amendment 10000 boys will be eligible
for military training. while under the old
law only 1000 were eligible.
Information has been received at the
Naval Academy IS to legislation pass
ed by Congress during this session
Just completed which will AFFECT the
institution in important particulars
The number of appointments has
been changed only in providing for
the naming Of 100 enlisted men. in
stead Of twenty-five. The suggestion
to allow each United states Senator
aud Representative an additional ap-
pointment did not become effective.
The AcSdemy authorities are not
taking any steps looking to the early
graduation of any class. However.
this may be ordered later. as Congress
provided that the Secretary of the
navy may. at any time within two
years from July next order the
graduation OF any class which has been
at the Academy three years or more