The Washington herald., 1918-08-19
Army and Navy News

Ths war Department sufhorisss
shs following from the Ordnance Do
psrtment:
Twenty-eigbt difersrt models Of
pistols and revoivers requiring cart
ridges Of four different sizes are in
use In the German army, according
TO the army .'vererdnungsblatt" The
American troops have one model
pistol and one model revolver, both
shooting the same caiiber ammuni-
tion. etandardixstionN. gives the
gard.
The United States also has stand
ardized It's rife. Both the model 1911
and the Springfield shoot the same
caiiber ammunition. Army, navy. and
marine corps use the same rifles, re-
vcivers. and pistols.
The following pistols and revoIvers
are used by the Germans: pistols,
model 'os (norInai model and long
model; Mauser pistol Csmm. 7.e5 NM,
and 7.es mm-, with or without an
aiming butt end; Bayard pistols q
mnl. large and small and f.G mm.);
Browning pistols % nm, large and
small, with or without an aiming
butt end; waither pistols a nm.
and 7.& mm.); Pieper pistols 70 nm
and 7.6. mm-): Jaeger, Dreyse, Menta,
Sauer, Messert q models, Langen.
hahn. Frommer-Stop, and Behoiis
pistols tsil Of 7.6 mm.); q pistol from,
Liess @.ss mm-); and reyoivers, mod.
els - and "a.
Secretary Daniels authorizes the fol.
lowing:
Marine Corps recruiting reached IL
highest point during the month o.
July. The total number OF men en-.
listed was s.152. with the addition o,
lS2 men enrolled In the Marine Corpl
Reserve. making a total Of s5sl Con
sidering the fact that selective-servie,
men in Class were not available dur
ing the latter part of the month, snc
that the extension of the maxIp1un
age from 36 to 10 years did not become
effective until July 81, this II consid'
/ cred an excellent showing.
The total enlisted strength OF tn
Marine Corps on July 81 was 62,1I2
Ths Marine Corps Reserve had a tots
on that date Of 6,371. The total On
The largest showing for july wa
made by the Eastern Recruiting Di.
/ vision with q total Of 3,ls1 men en-
listed and 221 enrolled. The Centr,.
Division came second with ASS ner
| enlisted and 12s enrolled The larges
district showing was made by New
York, where loo men were enIistet
and % enrolled.
The War Department authorizes
the following:
Changes In specification for wool
en- mufflers for the use Of motor
truck and motorcycle drivers a
effected by the clothing and equip
age division OF the Quartermaste
Corps will result in q saving o
approximately $4,000.
The fringe on this type Of muf
fler will be left on, and contract
have been modified TO this efrec
on approximately 10000 muffIers
with a saving Of about IL cent
on each muffler. The elimination
of the fringe does not affect tn,
efficiency of the muller.
The War Department authorize
the following from the ordnanc,
Department.:
An additional order for 1856 nm
shell body forgings has been place,
/ with Whitaker-Glessner Co, O.
Portsmouth and Martins Ferry
Ohio.
Secretary Daniels has commended
three members Of the crew of tn,
U. S. S. Dodger II for their hero
ism in saving the lives OF the mel
on the Spanish steamer Serantei
\ when that vessel was destroyed b,
nre on July 10.
John King Galleher, chief boat
swsin's mate. United States Nava
Reserve Force. is commended for tn,
excellent seamsnship he displayed anc
the great risks he took in order {,
save the lives OF men en- the burnil,.
ship.
Burton Ernest Emro, seaman
second class. United States NaYa
Reserve Force. is given credit fer ex
traordinary heroism in seizing q rop,
that was hanging over the bow ot
the Serantes, climbing hand ovel
hand to the deck Of the burning vesse