Army and Navy Gossips on Dirigibles and Aviation Roles
Army aviation efforts expand with dirigible tests, airship specs, and military school upgrades. Reported advances include two Maybach engines, 23,146 cubic feet of capacity, 6,000 pound payload, 5,000 ft ceiling, and 20 hours endurance. Training, procurement delays, and medical and artillery programs also detailed for 1912 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Signal Corps
Niles
Wrights Burgess- Kurtis Company
Enn Curtisa
Dayton
Ohio
Burgess-Castly Company
Aviation
San Diego
Cairo
Devela
Welf-Trally Sa
Satiog
Navy Policy Refuses to Accept Officers Resignations
The Navy continues to reject resignations of officers including Lt Edward J Spafford and Lt William W Smith while Lt Joseph O Fisher remains on duty aboard the battleship North Dakota. Secretary Daniels weighs shipbuilding plans and dock needs, discusses naming the new battleship No.39 potentially North Carolina, and surveys east coast yards for expanded dry docks and berthing space.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniels
Edward 3. Spafford
Navy
Navy Yard
William W. Smith
California
Smith
Weatinghouse Hetectric and Manufacturing Company
Fisher
North Dakota
Naval Academy
North Carolina
Navy Department
Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh
Raleigh
Wilmington
Congress
General Board of the Navy
Newport
Washington
General Board
Board of Inspection For
Statens
Secretary of the Navy
Cape Hatteras
North Atlantic
Clarks
Jamaica Islands
Portsmouth
Ihemania
Board of Inspection
Scretary Daniels
Port Royal
North Chicago
Naval Orders List Officers Assigned and Destinations
Navy dispatch details promotions and duties for Lieut B M Wygant detached to Naval Academy Annapolis Md Asal Burg T A Fortescun M R CG to duty Philadelphia Pa Asst Surg W H Massey M F G to Mare Island Cal Passed Asst Paym EK H Tebeau to Navy Yard Mare Island Cal Asst Paym P M Lathrop detached receiving ship Norfolk Va settle accounts and wait orders Amt Paym R White detached Cheater to Cheyenne Asst Paym H H Ransurell to duty receiving ship Norfolk Va
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. M. Wygant
Naval War College
Naval Academy
Annapolis
Fortescun
M. R. CG
Philadelphia
W. H. Massey
Mare
Cal
EK H. Tebeau
Navy Yard
Mere
P. M. Lathrop
Norfolk
R. White
Cheater
Cheyenne
H. H. Ransurll
Norfolk, Va
Movements of Naval Vessels Arrive and Sail From Ports
Arrived are Teenmush at Washington Preston at Bear Harbor Dolphin at Gloucester Mayrant Perkins Sterett Wallis and Warrington at Newport Youett at Norfolk Navy Yard Maryland and Alert at San Diego Supply at Guam Balled Prestos from Haatport Me for Bar Harbor Alabama from New York for Gardiners Bay Maryland from San Pedro for San Mego Alert from San Diego for Pedro Des Moines from La Guarré for Willemate4d Curreac
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teenmush
Washington
Preston
Bear Harbor
Dolphin
Gloucester
Mayrant
Perkins
Sterett
Wallis
Warrington
Newport
Youett
Norfolk Navy Yard
Maryland
Alert
San Diego
Supply
Guam
Balled—Prestos
Haatport
Bar Harbor
Alabama
New York
Gardiners Bay
San Pedro
San Mego
Pedro
Des Moines
la Guarré
Willemate4d
Warning on raw milk risks and pasteurization methods
Parents are urged to avoid feeding raw milk or cream to children or invalids unless farm cleanliness, healthy workers, disease-free cows, pure rinsing water, and rapid cooling and proper delivery are assured. Pasteurization is recommended. home methods heat milk to near boiling, cool, and keep cold. E. Berliner, secretary of the Society for Prevention of Sickness.
Ultraviolet Rays and Their Possible Science Feats
A summary of Serviss discussing ultraviolet rays from the sun, lab synthesis of foods, and medical uses. It notes Berthelot and Gaudechon experiments to produce edible substances from basic inputs, and mentions sunstroke, germ destruction, Finsen rays, ozone formation, and a speculative future weapon unleashing UV radiation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garrett P. Serviss
Berthelet
Gaudechon
Dian
Earth
Automobile Club of
Paria
Houllevigue
Marseilles
REASE IN FOREST FIRES Despite Drought Losses Small Says U S Experts
The forest service reports that forest fires have caused few losses so far this year due to the current fire-fighting organization. States may draw federal funds during extreme conditions. only Massachusetts and Maine have used emergency provisions so far. The droughts have heightened fire danger, yet major blazes remain uncommon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Forest Service
Massachusetts
Maine
Health in Texas Camps Seen Preventing Epidemics
Report from Washington notes Texas City and Galveston camps show no typhoid or smallpox cases in six months since mobilization. Malaria nearly gone due to drainage, vaccines used, and strict hygiene. Troops travel 1 3 days to camp. army cites hygienic competence as key factor. Similar success reported among 1,400 troops in China between Peking and Taku.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Subiject
Walter J Penfield
Ordnance Department
Amet Arms
Springfield
William R Smedberg, Jr
Cavalry
Monterey
Cal
Fred T Austin
3D Field Artillery
Frank Bowen
Infantry
Austin M Pardes
Twentieth Infantry
Camp Perry
Ohio
Iss
Army Board For the Study of Tropical Diseases
Manila
Arp
Carl R. Darnall
Medical Corps
Alexander N. Stark
United States
Tientain
China
Texas City
Galveston
Fox
Tt Ie
Seneral
Texas
Peking
Taku
Army Orders Move Officers On Semiannual Inspections
Army orders list officers from Clarke Smith Macnab Hemphill Westover Mitcham Phillips Finley Nichols Gowll Tolson Brovin Price Lewis Hanbell Price etc to conduct semiannual armament inspection at Fort Du Pont Delaware Fort Delaware New Jersey and other posts. Details include retrenchment, retirements, and duties across ordnance coast artillery signal and cavalry units with moves to Letterman General Hospital Governors Island San Francisco San Diego and Washington DC.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarke
Smith
Alexander J. Macnab
Fourteenth Infantry
John EF Hemphill
Cavalry
Oscar Westover
Orin B. Mitcham
Ordnance Department
Coset
Delaware
Fort du Pont
Del
Fort Delaware
Fort Moti
Charles J. Phillips
Coast Artillery
Carpe
Gol
Euclid H. Price
William F. Lewis
Haywood
Hanbell
Letterman General Hoapital
Preaidic
San Francisco
Cal
Charles McK Saltzman
Signal Corps
Army
Ieland
N. C
Eastern Department
Liput
Samuel Reber
Hamilton
Hawkins
Third Cavalry
Samuel A Purviance
Second Cavalry
Albert Mills
Washington, D. C
Frederick & Snyder
San Diego
Signal Corps Aviation School
League Votes Aid for Consumptives
Junior League members approve a six dollar fund to aid consumptives in Denver Colorado. A committee of Migs Brown and Mr Kershenbaum will oversee sending the money. A League dance is planned for November at the Masonic Temple with Cohen and Kershenbaum arranging details. New members Ruth Cohen Rose Oppen speteants Annie Ziron Kathrine Gross.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Colo
Migs Brown
Kershenbaum
Masonic Temple Hall
Cohen
Ruth Cohen
Rose
Also Mentioned on This Page
United States Army
Secretary of War
Army Medical School
Charles Richard
Champer McCulloch, Jr
Walter D. McCaw
Phillidines
Cal Francis Winter
Army and Navy- General Hospital
Hot Springs
Eugene R. Whitmore
Charles R. Roynakis
Fort Sam
Houston
Tex
Carrot
Fort Leavenworth
Kans
Edward
Veeder
Rockefeller Institute
Board On Tropical Diseases
A¢Nilitia
War Department
Fort Sill
Oklo
Initia
Toliitie
wisTare
Fort Hancock
Sandy Hook
New York Harbor
Springfield (Mass) Armory
Army War Core
War College
War College Division
General Staff
War-Plang
Senate Military Committee
Herbert M Lord
Quartermaster Corps
Beecher B Ray
Mas Ray
Maj Ray
Lord
Offecr
United States Navy
Parker
Cramp Works
Aylwin
Schmoele
Elizabeth River
House Naval Committee
Jgst
Padgett
Senate Naval Committee
Department
Cadens
Marapié
Boston
NAVAL
Society For Prevention of Sickness
E. Berliner
Prince Albert
7Th St
Rease
League
Knabe
Rich Mahog
Frederick
Lindeman
Techep
Schaeffer
Angelus
Hardman
Autotone
Frederick Autotone
Heyser
Princeton
Steele
Ludwig
Hey
D. G. Pfeiffer
Myr
Nabe and the Angelus
G Street
Ives
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