The Washington herald., 1917-01-28
Army and Navy News
seat service Celamn in City.

Deplorable conditions prevailing at
ochoneld Barracks. In the Hawaiian De-
ppaar.ment, are revealed in report to the
WAT department by Brig. Gen. +. o
strong, u. s. A.
The only permanent roads and walks
on the reservation are those around the
new quarters of the First Infantry and
Fourth Cavalry" he says ALTHOUGH two
squadrons Of the Fourth Cavalry have
been occupying their new barracks for
year and seven months. 1t is only with
IN the last three weeks that work mas
oeen begun on the roads and walks.
conditions at the present time are even
worse. Many of the important service
! BILE
I'm this connection attention Is in
vited to letter from the exchange ofn-
Ger. First Infantry, which in no way ex-
aggerates the indescribable condition OF
the road in question. The post COM
mander was unable recently to make his
way through this road with pair OF
horses and surry. Other main highways
In the different regimental garrisons are
In equally bad condition. 1t has become
necessary In delivering supplies to en-
I croach upon laws which represent an
expenditure of much time and labor ana
should be carefully protected.
''The heavy traffic line parallel to the
! railroad has been abandoned, due TO its
impassable condition. This curtailins OF
roads necessitates the use, for heavy
hauling, of the light, coral-surfaced drive
way leading from the entrance of the
post to the upper artillery garrison. As
a result considerable stretches OF TINS
| the only artery of communication through
| the post, have been cut up and practically
ruined. The quartermaster IS without
funds for construction or repair OF roads
4 20 Of
excellent territorial road leads from
| Honolulu to the entrance of the post
distance of twenty-three miles"
The question of making appointments
| to the Naval Academy recently has peen
engaging the attention of the Navy De-
partment in connection with nominations
| of midshipmen made by newly elected
| Senators and Representatives.
| Under the law, appointments to the Ma
! val Academy are allowed for the once
| of Senator, Representative, and delegate
| In Congress, and not for the indiVidua
holding such Office. Accordingly II
Senator representing a State, or a mem
Der of Congress representing a Congress
sional district. has two appointments &c
the Naval Academy made on his recon-
| mendation, his successor cannot, ~hll'
such appointees are at the academy, ot
allowed two additional appointment
made to the academy on his recommen'
dation.
This opinion Is fully supported by the
| long-continued departmental construction
| Of the law, which is known to Congress:
and which should be accepted as conclu
| sive. The right of Representatives II
| Congress to have appointments made
| upon their recommendations has been de-
MED even where 1t was contended thai
| the midshipmen at the academy appoint
| ed by their predecessors were not bona
! fide residents of the district from which
| appointed, or where a member who haC
| appointed a midshipman was later un
seated by contest OF election.
| Capt Mahlon Ashford. NJ. c.. L. S. A.
has been awarded a gold medal and 500
IN the Henry S. welcome prize competi
Association of Military Surgeons of th'
| United States. He wrote on the mos
practicable plan for the organization
| training and utilization OF the medica
| officers of the Medical Reserve Corps OF
| the United states Army and Navy ant
| of the medical officers of the officers
Reserve Corps Of the United States arm!
| in peace and war"
| First Lieut. Henry c. Coe, NJ. r. G., o.
| New York City who received honorable
mention for this prize, was awarded {
life membership in the association. A
silver medal and 500 was awarded tC
Assistant Surgeon Gen. w. e. Rucker
| whose essay was entitled "the influence
of the European war on the transmission
| OF the infections of disease. with speCia
reference to its effect upon disease con
| ditions OF the United States"