Evening star., 1920-02-08
Army and Navy News

Despite all arguments to induce
him to change his mind. Gen. Henry
+. Mccain. formerly adjutant gem
cral of the Army. and now COM
nanding Camp Devens. Mass. has
adhered to his declination of the ap-
line. recently confirmed by the SEN
ate. While at the head of the adju-
tant generals department. he held the
rank of major general. and since his
transfer to the command of Camp
Devens he has been an "emergency'
major general. For these reasons
and because of his long and credita-
Bile service in the Army. his friends
resented the plan to reduce him to
the grade of brigadier. especially
as a bill to make him major gen
eral is pending in Congress. In the
event of the failure of that measure
Gen. Mccain shortly will be dis
charged as an emergency" major
general and revert to the status of
4 colonel in the adjutant generals
predicted by his friends. he takes
advantage of the privilege open to
him. of going on the retired list as
major general. by virtue of his
service as head Of the adjutant gen.
erals department.
Garments Made Of Cartridge Cloth.
CiOlH III large
quantities by the government during
the war for the purpose of making
small bags to hold the explosive
charges used in firing heavy artil-
lery is now extensively used in the
manufacture of women's garments
with excellent results. according to
reports received at the War Depart
ment. The ordnance salvage board
has disposed of the governments en-
tire surplus OF that cloth, amounting
10 nearly eleven million yards. to two
large New England factories. The
cloth IS an all-silk product. but looked
like burlap, and was SO rough and uii-
inviting in appearance that its sale
at anything like MS original cost al
first seemed hopeless. Members ot
the ordnance salvage board conducted
q series of experiments in' an efort
product. The oil and gum
my substances which gave the cloth
it's. "burlap" appearance were bolied
off and the cloth was "processed,
after which it was dyed or printed
The finished product was mighty sat
isfactory, and resulted IN the sac o.
the cloth at reasonable rates. Cart
ridge cloth recently made its appear
ance on the market in the shape OF
woman's blouse in solid coiors, with
self or contrasting embroidery. sew
eral designs for tapestrles alSo are
expected to be ready for publlc IN
spection and sale in the near future.
War Department officials predict that
the commercial use of cartridge cloth
will open up a lucrative. industry IN
the United States. As it was through
the constant efforts of the ordnance
salvage board that the possibilities OF
that cloth were finally recogni.eo' ,me
nIaced on the market are pelnS
ga oerlv watched by them.
Educational Course for Soldiers
Reports to the War Department
show that out of total enlisted
strength Of 1926 soldiers 92.s27 are
taking instruction in educational sub
jects. outside of their practical mill
tary training. The number OF SUB
iects taught in different camps varies
from two to forty. the greater va
riety being in the Panama canal de-
partment. THE number of men tax
ing strictly educational courses is 1S.-
5S9 and the number taking vocational
instruction is 1854. These daily
studies are such as to give the men
adequate and requisite training IN Vo-
cations useful in civil life as well as
in the Army The number under in
struction includes most of the men in
the administrative departments ana
technical services and also bandsmen,
horseshoers. company cooks. quar-
termaster, store keepers. etc. At Camp
Holabird. Md. the educational cen
ter of sthe Motor Transport Corps in
this section, more than thousand
men are taking instruction in motor
transportation. Walter Reed Hospi-
tai, this CITY, has $50 men taking some
form of instruction, and 22d men are
in training at the aviation station at
Boiling Field. Anacostia. The great
ho NJ inCfTnCt10n
at any single post or camp in the
United States is at Fort Bliss. near
Ell Paso. Tex. with Camp Taylor. KY.
second in numerical attendance. The
Philippine Department has over TO-
900 soldiers studying special subjects.
out of the total enlisted strength of
13,084 Over so per cent of the men
in the Hawaiian Department are
studying. while only about one-fourth
of the United States forces in Ger
many being 3,952 out of a total of
1920. are improving their time by