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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1911
Page
8
The War Department outlines Philippines troop movements through September 1612 and reviews tests of motor trucks and cavalry equipment. It notes a two and a half year tour of service, experiments with new sabers, holsters, and the amalgamation bill for naval and army pay structures, plus wireless telegraphy developments and repair-ship plans.
The War Department outlines vacancies and expected appointments for army chaplains and military attaches. Candidates for the chaplain vacancy will be narrowed to about six and likely named by the President upon his return to Washington. The next chaplain retirement is due next September for age. Capt J H Reeves’s post as military attache at Peking will be filled within a month. Monrovia Liberia’s military attache seat may go to Capt Charles Young or First Lieut John S. Green, both African American officers. The medical department reports a growing reserve stock adequate for an army of up to one million. Troop movements to the Philippines and Hawaii require more recruits and ships, with overcrowded transports and no spare capacity on transpacific routes.
Daily health advisory warns parents against feeding raw milk or cream to children unless farm cleanliness is guaranteed. It stresses pasteurization at 140 degrees for 20 to 30 minutes, warns quick commercial methods may fail, and notes risks of tuberculosis, scarlet fever, typhoid, and indigestion in babies from overly rich milk.
War Department plans major cost cuts for 1912 as President Taft policy drives reductions. Secretary Stimson and Gen Wood weigh abolishing posts and consolidating barracks to save money. Open market coal purchases urged to curb high prices, with potential two new dry docks and extensive naval survey work outlined.
Military orders list numerous transfers and duties for Maj Clyde Ford Harold Steele Theophilus Steele Whitcomb Hillman Birmingham Garl Russell Beverly Pad judge advocate and others. Navy bids for two new battleships Oklahoma and Nevada face delays amid eight hour law interpretations and potential cost-cutting while plans include ten gun main batteries and heavier displacements.
Labor regulation makes it difficult for shipyards to submit estimates for the construction of the new airplane carrier battleships Oklahoma and Nevada. Officials emphasize tight control and scrutiny over budgeting, with engineers and managers required to adhere to revised compliance standards before final bids can be submitted.
Naval orders list Capt A G Winteralter to duty as member of the general board in Washington and Capt RG Wills to duty command in Louisville. Marion pil Marion to duty Stewart M?nhipman Gillette to duty Lawrence Paymaster. Venable to duty Delaware Commanders Malta Bristol to Monterey. Lieutenant J P Ryan to Caval Hospital Mare Island for treatment. Lent CC Moses to duty Naval Aviation Olongapo Philippines. Dent and Durr to duty Monterey. Ensign G C Logan to Caval Hospital Mare Island for treatment. PA Surg J P Hattnes to duty? Daratoge.
The Rev G C Hunting has been elected secretary of the eighth missionary department of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States by a Sacramento council. He serves as rector of St Bartholomew’s Mission in El Net and will head a San Francisco based headquarters visiting the Pacific States. He is a Boston native trained at Virginia Theological Seminary. He and Mrs Hunting, daughter of Mr and Mrs Thomas Pullman, were in the East last year and begin the new post January 1.
A mercorized wax habit promises a youthful complexion by removing the old skin and imperfections. The product allegedly flakes away faded surface skin in powdery particles each day, revealing livelier skin and a youthful appearance, without overnight makeup residue.
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