The San Francisco call., 1904-06-19
CAUSTIC WORDS
FOR OFFICERS
Brigadier General WanOwski
Scores Members of Court
Martial for Irregularity
LOCKWOOD Is RESTORED
Commanders Wonder Why
Demands Are Delayed
at Superior Headquarters

Some Of the members of the National
Guard in the southern part of the State
are unhappy because of recent order
issued by Brigadier General Wankow-
ski disapproving the finding and SEN
tence OF Captain G. o. Lockwood of the
Seventh Infantry, who was found
guilty Of neglect of duty and sentenced
by the court that tried him to be CASH
Tered. Those concerned in the order re-
storing Captain Lockwood to duty are
Lieutenant Colonel F. L. Reynolds, Ma
jor ]. w. A. Off. Major c. e. Lawrence,
Major J. II. Campbell, Major Truman
Cole, Captain ]. z. Sullivan, Captain
w. w. Midgley, Captain W. D. Collins,
Captain S. NJ. Saltmarsh, First Lieu
tenant H. E. Sabine and Captain ]. D.
Fredericks.
CENSURES COURT.
The general says: In the foregoing
case the record Of proceedings shows
many irregularities and omissions,
which lays open both the court and the
judge advocate to severe censu1e by the
reviewing authority. The act of allow
ing any one present while the court
was in closed session other than a
/ member of the court shows an utter
lack of knowledge on the part of the
officers OF the court-martial duty, and
is serious reflection on the members
! Of the court. Court martial duty Is as
essential as any other military duty,
and all officers should be familiar with
| the same. and 1t is to be regretted that
/ In the above case the accused should
| escape just punishment by reason of
! carelesSness on the part of the court
The trial itself and the publication of
| the same in orders, while a very mea-
ger way of Furnishing the accused,
should be a sufficient reminder to him
to prevent a repetition Of such derelic-
ton of duty"
Company B OF the Fifth Infantry
went to a point near Los Gatos last
evening, where it bivouacked for the
night. To-day, under command of Cap
tain Holton and Lieutenants Farrell
and Steves, there will be guard duty
and drill in extended orders. In the
afternoon the company will return to
its armory in San Jose. This is one of
a series of field practice drills in
augurated in the Fifth. This company
has secured ammunition and is now
becoming familiar with the use of the
Krag-Jorgensen rife at 200 yards.
NATIONAL GUARD NOTES.
VThe g-expected belts for the men
of the guard are coming. The required
number has been issued to the First
/ Infantry and to the First Artillery. The
other regiments are stilf waiting for
/ them.
Company 1 of Livermore has obtained
sufficient ammunition from Sacramento
to enable the members to engage in
/ target practice at the three distances.
Batteries B and c, First Artillery,
Captains Grafton and Petty, will en-
gage in target practice to-day at the
range Of Company D of the Fifth at
! San Rafael.
The date for the encampment of the
Guard of this State has been set for
August 13. Beyond that nothing has
/ been given out. None of the commands
has been advised as to where the men
/ are to go into camp.
! A number of company commanders
say they are censured in orders If dila-
| tory in forwarding reports to superior
/ headquarters. and they are wondering
why demands which ought to have
been received more than two months
! ago have not yet reached company
/ headquarters.