Show highlights OF ARMY A N NEWS E W S tx with uncle sams army at its peacetime peak size and with increasing activity in military developments many stories of wide interest develop in army camps throughout the nation herewith ore are presented a series of articles depicting various phases of army acrivi activity ty the army is in the junk business to save uncle sam millions of dollars in an out of way section of philadelphia a little group of men and women spend their work days pick in gover a pile of woolen and cotton scraps they are salvaging waste material from the cutting and piecing machines used in making millions of army uniforms saving these cloth scraps last year saved the government more than to provide uniforms for the ardys million and a halt half soldiers the quartermaster depot buys the uniform material then sends it to manufacturers who have contracts with the army to make the soldiers trousers coats shirts and other clothing scrap cloth that accumulates during the manufacturing process is returned to the depot carefully sorted baled and auctioned to the highest bidders the army knows to the penny how much scrap material is saved in the manufacture of each piece of cf clothing coat 10 cents worth overcoat 14 cents trousers 5 cents field jacket 6 cents field cap 6 cent army musicians army musicians will soon be playing new bell lyras a variation of the glockenspiel popular in european military bands the instrument contains a keyboard similar to that of a piano but is played by striking 22 metal bars with a small mallet the tonal and harmonic effects have a tremendous carrying range and add possibilities for musical variations the bell lyra player carries the 30 by 22 inch instrument in an upright position by means of a shoulder strap for concert work it may also be played from a stationary rack the bell lyras will replace chromatic bells now used in U S army bands the new instrument can be played on the march fashion notes soldiers riding the iron steeds of the ardys armored force are assured ample protection this winter for fingers and hands operating weapons and equipment A twin glove of wool and leather has just been perfected for the armored force by the qu quartermaster arter master corps the outer glove has leather palms and thumbs an inner glove is fashioned of knitted wool A strap fastens the twin gloves large gauntlet over overcoat sleeves to keep out cold air when necessary for the soldiers to adjust equipment operate a radio or do anything which requires free movement of the fingers the outer glove can be pulled off the wool inner glove will still provide protection motorcycle riders may soon have lambskin lined muffs fastened on their handlebars into which they may slip their hands if tests now under way by the quartermaster corps prove successful portable pipe line portable pipe lines that can be readily moved for installation over difficult terrain to carry gasoline supplies to motorized units in the field have been developed recently by the army the new pipe line comes in self contained half mile units each complete with a centrifugal pump driven by a 20 horsepower gasoline engine according to army motors the publication of the motor tra transport school at the holabird quartermaster depot baltimore md each half mile unit can be moved by cargo trucks and used independently of any other unit these self contained sections alone or in combinations are said to be able to deliver gasoline through swamps amps and forests or over mountains at a rate of approximately gallons per minute the pipe can also be used to assist or even replace floating gasoline tanks for ship to shore operations army food supply during last summers maneuvers in louisiana 40 freight cars daily were necessary to bring in rations at 12 railheads for the men in the second army here is what they ate each day pounds of beet beef pounds of bacon pounds of potatoes eggs pounds of coffee bananas apples oranges horses too had healthy appetites cavalry units consumed 33 tons of oats and 39 tons of hay daily and as for motor vehicles nearly eight gallons of gasoline were used in m each during a days operation more than 10 per cent of the men walked holes into the soles of their shoes by the time the final phase of the maneuvers was reached an emergency supply of new pairs of shoes was kept on hand for replacement |