The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-29
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soral Interest only viii not be answered. No
business or personal addresses viii be given.
Al ccrrespcudcnce should Ne addressed 20 The
Letter Box. care Houston Post. ovins 10 the
large number OF questions received answers
can not always be sisen promptly.l
Please answer tho following. /. who Ap-
POINTS the members OF court martial .
Who mar be appointed 10 ssrye as indscsr
Article y, Revised Statutes. usited states.
provides that any general officer commanding
the army OF the United states. a separate
Amy or a separate department, shalt be COM
pstent to appoint a general court martial.
eiiier IN time Of peace or War. except whom
no Ia the accuser or prosecutor OF any ofncer
under his command. In that CASE. the rrcs'-
Dent appoints tho court, and It's andinss are
sent directly TO the secretary OF war. who |
LAYS them before the president for his APP
prevail or disposition otherwise. In time d
war, the commander Of 4 division or a seps-
rate brigade OF troops can appoint a general
court martial, except when heis the accnscr
or prosecutor Of any person OF his command.
In that case. the officer next above him In
command appointe thu court General courts
martial In the uuitcd States may consist OF
any number OF officers from ave 10 thirteen;
convened without injury 10 this service Every
officer appointing regiment or corps can
appoint from his own regiment or corps 4
court martial OF three officers To try crenscs
not Of capital nature Similar court can
bA convened by the commanding offocrs ~ 4
garrison or post when the troop. consist OF
different corps Resimental and garrison
courts martial and nsld officers detailed TO
try offenders can not try capital cases or
commissioned officers. officers who may ap-
point court martial shall be competent TO
appoint a Judge advocate for the same.
Whst is the present status OF the German
law governing army scrvtoef Adolph G.
Anybody can cmirratc from Germany before
he is II years old without running the risk,
in case he should return, OF being forced to
jcin the army. but ne will DO allowed TO n.
main only ninc mouths In Germany. II he
stays longer he becomes again German cit
| ,xon, and must do military duty. II he leaves
when he has been little less than MAE
/ months In the country and STAYS away Tor
| two or three weeks he can return without
| running any danger, and can stay sn5thcr
| nine months. II he doss this every nine
months he can live as long as he likes IN
Germany. IA soon us a man IN u years old
| he can not leave Germany without serving
| In tho army. He can, however, get permits
sion to leave the country until he is % years
1 old, II somebody IL willing TO give bond
! that hc Will return aud serve his term. THIS
| was tho case with William HecR. who re-
! turned because he knew that otherwise tho
hora b,s fn,her rave would be- forfeited. In
case man forfelts his bond he can not re-
turn 20 his fatherlapd before he Is u years
oa as h. would be promptly arrested and
| ss =, .erpo n ,oneer term than the
s-,a,na, an. After A man il q years old he
..aI ). co,m,ny without being pun
80, "a ,,va tbsrc a. long MS he likes. In
-. a,..-,.r 1. oaueht IN Germany before
a. ,a,r. o,d he ia sentenced TO two
Nv - -. ,r,nr,,onment in a fortress
,a ~, HE norsono, property Is confiscated.
p,a... stat. whether ST. Patrick was Of
| ftesse ITss~rsN 6necnnt P,A.G
rhera 4, 40 much uncertainty about ST.
p.,r,.k that mn one can say what or who hi.
,ncestrv wa. Some say he was born At Mem
hun ar what is now known as Dumbarton
An IN. c,vde Others say he was horn II
Yrs,,ra Enxland. France and wales. Hi
! ..n 4. "a - hsve bean A deacon In tn,
.hnrch ~ Rome his mother a French woman
,yt,,.sar MI. aneostry may have been II 4,
.r.,Iy .nnessea that he was az noble an
s..,ry md tina story runs tina, he WAS cap
,,,rsd ~, 4 hand Of plcts and Scots during
r.,d into tho country south OF the wall o
s.ysrn. A. 1b years OF age the captive DO!
wa, sold az a slave ON the opposite coast o
ireland IN tho territory OF tho Irish Picts
suecat. which was st. Pairick's true name
remained iu slavery six yeans, tending cattle
IN what was probably County Antrim. n
was Of enthusiastic temperament, devoted I
MAYER and meditation lie escaped from hi
! eartors. returned to Britain. and after tina
j determined to enter tho priesthood and de
vote niinsen " ."s .ss,,.n,,. da..an ,r,..
!, After he had been successiseis oeaooh, pe''s
pope celestins to preach the gospel to tn
heatben Inhabitants OF Ireland.
.
!, what 10 the great event OF tnis nsnt1 u
Q 80 .,..,. ,.,. ,,o.,,an =. !,
NOW MAUI, p'eS,. psr,,n nausnane
9 citing oonaoss'r ~, ~ ,,ass Mo,y ., q, 20,
i there proposea 'nu 49,. ,.,,,r., I'm, ,ns srea,
= respondents NM. y ,.n,"a,.on ~ ,,s cerna
y ost wofs ~s s INC n,nsrs large numbe
- empire oy nien w.. -, ~. ne I,sruipla
Is in TACT eHpress 'uo a. a.. &C. ,hs a,scove,
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