Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-02-06
GUARD ARMS IN
CARBON COUNTY.
Adjutant General Makes a Call for
Accounting Of all State
Property Used.
AFTER IMMEDIATE RETURNS.
All Equipment to be Inventoried and
Inspected According to Law-The
Demands in Detail.

The following order was issued today,
from the headquarters Of the adtutant
general OF the National Guard
The attention OF accountable officers
is directed 10 Section 1928 regulations,
N. @. u, which provides for a SEMI
annual return OF government property,
and In this connection, particularly In
view Of the recent tour OF duty III Car
bon county, they are requested TO i'm
mediately prepare careful inventory
Of such property, and ascertain whether
or not there are any shortages, and II
there are, application should be made
at once for board of survey 40 pro-
vlded by the regulations. The adJutant
general, u. s. A.. under date OF Oct.
%, 1908, has Invited the attention of
these headquarters to the opinion OF
the Judge advocate general, Y. s. A.
which is concurred In by the secretary
Of war, which In part Is as follows:
in case property becomes unservlce-
able or unsuitable, It should be exam
ined by a board OF officers of the
militia whose report should be forward
ed by the governor TO the secretary OF
war direct. In the event such articles
are lest or destroyed in the military
service, the secretary OF war has the
power, II the evidence shows the same
10 have been incurred from unavoidable
causes, 10 allow the responsible officer
to take credit therefor In his accounts,
hut he has no power to grant relief
whore the loss appears TO be not due
10 unavoidable causes, such relief
amounting to disposition OF said
property. which can be done only by
Congress, and for which no authority
nov exists"
Attention is also invited TO paragraph
sN OF the army regulations edition OF
1901, which reads as follows, Separate
proceedings OF board Of survey win be
had for each staff department con-
ocrned.' Hereafter when boards Of sur
vey are convened to report on the loss
or disposition Of United States property,
separate proceedings win be made COW
ering ordnance stores or quartermas-
ter's supplies as the case may be. Ac-
countab Bile officers for their own protec-
ton and TO save their bOndsmen HARM
less, should frequently examine and list
public property In their care, In order
that the cause for shortages, II any ex-
ist can be definitely and quickly de-
teimined.
The attention Of all commissioned Of
ficers Of the National Guard OF this
state Is invited 10 general orders num-
bers / and 6, G, S. o. s. A., relating to
certain regulations designed to carry
into effect the provisions OF section %
of the act Of Congress. approved Jan.
q, 1908, Providing for examinations to
secure list OF persons especially quail
fled TO hold commissions in volunteer
forces which may hereafter be called
for and organized under the authority
Of Congress, other than n force COM
posed OF organized militia" ApplIca-
lions for examination accompanied by
recommendation and other documents
Of commendatory character, as ind-
Gated, should be made to the adjutant
general OF Utah during the month OF
May or November of each year, by each
officer who may desire to avail himself
OF the opportunity, Section l6 OF the
act OF Congress, approved Jan. q, 1903.
provides That whenever any officer of
the organized militia shall, upon recon-
mendation Of the governor OF any state,
territory or general commanding the
district OF Columbia and when author
ICED by the president attend and pur-
sue q regular course of study at any
military school or college OF the United
States, such officer shall receive from
the annual appropriation for the sup
port Of the army the same travel al
lowonces and quarters or Communication
o. quarters, TO which an officer Of the
regular army would be entitled II at
tending such school or college under
orders from the proper military author
ity, and shall also receive Communication
OF subsistence at the rate OF 81 per day
while in actual attendance upon the
course of instruction" Applicants
should carefully consider the regula-
tlonsof the various schools and recon-
mendatlons VIII be limited to officers
not above the rank OF captain, and pre-
ferably lieutenants. The war depart
met is especially DESTROYS that no
young officer be put to the expense and
humiliation attendant upon failure TO
master the course OF instruction not duo
to his fault but to lack OF preparation"
BY order OF the commander in-chIef.
CHARLES 8. BURTON,
Adjutant- General