Evening star., 1918-04-14
Army and Navy News

cloth be provided for the expeditionary
forces. The bogey. that there was not
enough wool in this country to make
cloth Of better grade. died when the
quartermaster general made con-
tract with South American countries
| to furnish at reasonable prices all the
wool that he might require
The quartefmaster general. through
the general staff division Of storage
| and traffic. of which he happens to be
| chief, arranged for the transportation
Of the wool to this country. for its
delivery on arrival to the mills and
thence to the factories, which will con-
vert it into uniforms. He also has in
troduced the practice Of having all
uniforms to be sent abroad put under
hydraulic pressure, so that It will take
up much less space in the hold of the
transport.
X
Given so many ships OF a certain ca
pacity. and no more. all the enthusiasm
in the world,
Plan Proposed for all tho or
Rushing Troops Abroad. make haste
will prove of no avaik whatever in
sending troops to the 6her side for
the purpose of meeting the Hun ad-
vance.
Nevertheless by good management
something in this respect may be ac-
complfshed even though at the expense
Of son some 18th other r,d thing greatly needed
over there and soon to be considerably
increased. For instance, by breaking
up divisions welded into semblance of
form through the hard winters work
Of officers and men; by leaving at home
artillery units which, with nothing bet
ter for practice than wooden field
guns and no horses and artillery har-
ness, would be unable to support the
gun units trained with hypothetical
machine guns: by omitting cAvalry
units whose personnel have trained on
wooden horses, II at all-not because
the remount service had not provided
the nags, but because the general
staff had not sent them to the camps
by forgetting about various special
troops. and by giving all attention to
infantry. 1t may be possible to send a
considerable number who may be bri-
gaded with English or French troops
and thus be of some assistance in the
conflict.
BY taking infantry alone, leaving be-
hind artillery-which occupies space on
shipboard-and other impedimenta,
given tonnage can take larger hu-
man freight; but it is a freight that
requires much larger amount of food
freight vessels must follow.
BY using up space for men and
from communicable disease, and this
from communicable disease and this
Of rushing troops to the other side
Doubtless there will be an acceiera-
ton OF movement; but 1t Is doubtful
whether: except &c for the Preservation of
result in any great addition to the
lighting. value Of the forces on the
other side. 1t is not numbers. it is
from training in the right way under
experienced officers of men Of the right
type. They are obtained only by the
exercise Of forethought and common
Preliminary Investigations are now
under way In regard to the Navy's ac-
Quiring. in ac-
Space for the Marines cordance with
Provided in Bill. tns tas +sat DseS,s,on n,'r
pose in the naval appropriation bill,
the whole Of Paris Island, for use as
training station for the marines.
The greater part of this island, which
contains some. $500 acres. is already
owned or leased by the department; !;
esAu ~ Aoi AIS du 1ueal place IOT u re-
cetving and training station for the
marine recruits. 1t is a remarkably
healthy location. and its level surface
affords an excellent place for the de-
velopment Of new troops. Being on the
sea. 1t is cool in summer time. and also
mild enough for training purposes all
year around. Smooth water in the
bays offer good places for instruction
The main object of the Navy in ac-
quiring the whole of the island is that
as owner 1t will be able to make and
enforce regulations for the men sta
toned there, and to exclude from the
island all objectionable persons.
1t is understood that little II any
dimcuity will be met In securing title
to the land still unoccupted by the
marine station. 80
Capt. S. r. e. Thurman. ouaFtefmas-
ter Reserve Corps. has been relieved
from his present duty and ordered to
report to the director. bureau OF mines.
in this city for duty as quartermaster
At the experiment station. American
University.
Maj John C. Ohnstad, field artillery.
National Army. has been detailed as
the coast artillery member of the ord
nance board. He will proceed to the
Aberdeen proving ground, Aberdeen.
Nd. for duty.
Maj. Earl L. Canady Of the Signal
tCorps hes been assiGns4 e tns com