The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-04-13
MILITIA
ORDERS
ISSUED

In the general orders No. issued from
the adjutant generals office the following
appointments since January l. 1906: STAFF
OF the commander-in-chief. Col Everett
r. Whipple. A ID. c.. Col. zenas w. Bliss.
A. ID. c., Col. George II. Webb. A. ID. c..
Col ]. Henry Manning, A. d. C. Col. Aus
tin s. Cook. A. ID. c. and Col. Harold A.
Peckham. A. ID. c., from January Sd. 1905.
Second Regiment of Infantry: Capt
Charles F. Mulhearn, adtutant. from
March 13. 1906. Subject to examination.
There were elected-Signal corps: First
Lieut.. John r. Ward. from January IS.
190s Vice John r. Fulton, commission re-
voked; First Regime Infantry. % Lieut.
Edward F. NJ Shaw, Co II, from Febru-
airy S, 1895. Vice John Parfitt. commission
revoked. Subject TO examination.
Fifty-two men were honorably discharg-
ed and 124 are named in the orders as
having been dishonorably discharged for
neglect OF duty and disobedience OF or
deGs.
THE CARE OF ARMS.
Circular number one. comprising a let
ter from the Ward department was sent
out with the orders mentioned above and
calls attention 10 paragraphs 2S3. 2s4 and
2s5 army regulations OF 1904, which relate
- arms and equipments and prohibit the
following:
ta) The taking apart OF arms by enlisted
men except by permission OF a commits
stoned officer, and then only under proper
supervision and in the manner prescribed
in the descriptive pamphlet OF the arm,
issued by the Ordnance Department
(b) The polishing OF blued or Drowned
PARTS. the reducing or rebrowning OF
such parts. or the putting OF any portion
of an arm In FIRE.
(c) The removing of a barrel from a re-
ceiver.
(d) The mutilation OF any part by fling
or otherwise, and beautifying or changing
the finish
(eD The use OF any DRESSING or polishing
rls terial on leather eccoutrements. equip
rents, harness, etc. except the prepara-
tons supplied or approved by the Ord
lance Department.
90 All changes in equipments except the
adjustments provided for In their con-
struction for fitting them TO soldiers.
ABOUT REPAIRS.
AS the arms and equipments In the pos
session of the militia form large part of
thu entire supply OF the United States and
as only a strict observance OF the provi-
sions Of the above mentioned paragraphs
con ensure such material being I'm SER
vicesble condition in case OF emergency.
the necessity for their enforcement Is ap-
parent
Brig Gen. Crozier's letter further says:
Should defects be discovered In arms, ac-
ooutrements or equipments. a report de-
scribing in detail the nature and extent
thoreof should be submitted to the Chief
OF Ordnance IT, s. Army. and only those
remedial measures taken that shall be
authorized or prescribed by that officer.
Broken parts of arms. etc. should not be
turned into this department for any pur-
pose my officers Of the militia direct, but,
under proper authority, by the governor or
ac trtant general OF the state or territory
20 which the arms, etc. are Issued When
broken bolts or other parts OF u. s. arms
aTa turned into this department because
OF unusual breakage, as full Information
OF tho circumstances OF the breakage as
~ ssible should he forwarded. Care should
be taken in such cases 10 preserve the
hr, ken surfaces from rust.