Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-05
Army and Navy News

nemen, crossed rfneS; the machine gun
marksman. a special design showing a
section Of the cartridge belt.
A distinguishing flag indicating vet
Urinary surgical stations for field work
has been authorized. Such stations
may be placed near the lines when
Will be the same size as tho regular
hospital nag. but 1t will be red with a
white triangle in the center.
Ihere are several minor details in
volvtng other changes which have not
been determined: but the designs emu
merated have been accepted and con-
tracts prepared for their manufacture.
Lieut.. Col. Joseph W. Mcintosh under
recent order designating him. will
succeed Col. William
Chief Of Army R. Grove. Q. M. c.. as
c chief Of the division
9uosistence. Of subsistence in the
Quartermaster Corps.
Lieut.. Col. McIntosh, before the United
States entered the war. was engaged
in civil life as the manager Of big cor
porate matters. but he promptly sought
service and found it in the supply divi-
sion Of the bureau of supplies, United
States Navy. where he came into close
contact with Paymaster John NJ Han
there had opportunity to study naval
methods of making purchases. Later he
transferred to the Army Quartermaster
Corps. where he was detailed to the
subsistence division. under Col. Grove.
1t Is said of this office that 1t has
never. since the outbreak of hostilities
failed to keep up the supply of whole
some food for troops. whether in this
country or abroad, and that no COM
plant really warranted failure on its
part has reached the department.
Col. Grove has been detailed to special
duty relating to food supply Of the ut
most importance, 1t is said, but the de-
tail has not been made public.
reclamation in the Quartermaster Corps
under Col. J. S. Fair
Saving Materials aside from its be-
ing a military meas
activities which the Army and civilians
have in common-the prevention OF
waste and the saving of everything that
can be saved.
In the Army it will be done under
military discipline, while the civilian
for camps and cantonments will be
specific. but the citizen cab only do as
he is advised. The orders to be enforced
In every camp, cantonment and post in
this country. will provide for the re-
pair of hats, garments. shoes. harness
and equipage: for laundering and dry
cleaning of those articles. They will
direct the method Of making such re-
pairs and the maintenance of shops and
machinery for making them; for the
training Of organizations. which will
consist of men disqualified for some
reason for service overseas. for this
special work. They will direct the
reclamation Of lands owned or leased
for the Army and their operation by
war prisoners or informed enemy aliens
and by drafted men disqualified fol-
service overseas.
The conservation and reclamation
battalion. based on a camp strength OF
$1,000 men, is no small organization
the administration being under a
a lieutenant with forty-three non-com-
missioned officers and privates. The
laundry company alone will contain
305 officers and men, and SO on through
each of the companies of the battalion
Commanding officers will instruct
their troops to conserve things and
require them to observe the regula-
tions. and to prevent waste, such as
leather, metal, wood. tin cans. bottles
rags. wornout clothing and the like
and will have them all turned over to
the reclamation officer. The regula-
tions will prescribe that the men must
report their shoes as soon as they
need repairs. and each week the worn
shoes will be collected and repaired
by the shoe repair company. If any are
beyond that stage, they will be turned
over to the regimental supply officer as
salvage material. Clothing and hats
will be treated in the same manner
Wooden garments will be dry-cleaned
where there Is a plant at the station;
all will be disinfected when necessary.
A laundry at each camp will care for
the soiled article of the men at nomi-
nal rates, but under conditions that
will be sanitary. and return to each
the laundry that he sends.
This division will care for the dis
posal of all kitchen waste, garbage,