The San Francisco call., 1908-08-30
CRITICISED N. &C.;
MAY FACE TRIAL
Field Officer of Fifth Infantry in
Danger of Court Martial
for Remarks
Company at Visalia Shows Inn
prOyement, but Instruction
Is Declared Inadequate

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of the field officers of the Fifth infantry
will be hailed before the authorities for
an explanation, for it has been reported
at Second brigade headquarters that a
few evenings ago he addressed a meet
ing of the Veterans of the National
Guard and did his best to make the
guard look like ten cent piece on
| horseback. 1t was reported that he ran
down the guard from the commander
in chief to the lowest man in the ranks,
declaring that it is going to the dogs
and was not sparing in his remarks
about his superior officers.
Under the articles of war any officer
who behaves himself with disrespect
toward his commanding officer shall be
punished as court martial may direct,
while the regulations declare that
superior must never censure subordi-
nate officers in the presence of others,
nor in way likely to humiliate them,
and that he is forbidden to injure those
under him by abusive language The
report is being investigated and if it
is of the character indicated there will
be trial unless for good and suffi-
cient reason the officer should send in
| his resignation.
A short time ago there was issued
an order to the effect that on Septem-
! Der 1 of the current year and on the
1
/ field officer must send to brigade head
quarters report of the duty performed
| by him during the 30 days preceding.
| Before the end of the week brigade
| headquarters will be advised of the
number of officers who have obeyed the
| order and how many have overlooked
it. In the past, procrastination has
been the rule, and paper work that
should be in the headquarters on a GER
| tain day as a rule found its way there
two or three weeks after days. These
reports will also show, or ought TO
show, how many have performed the
duty laid down and how many have
Shirked.
| COMPANY IMPROVED
The company located at Visalia, Cap
tain A B. Shippey, commanding, and
known as of the Second infantry,
was recently reinspected, this time by
Major Francis V. Keesling, inspector
for the second brigade, who, while he
found slight Improvement over the
| inspection on February of the cur
rent year, discovered that the company
! is in such a condition as will necessi-
tate a request for the resignation of
some of the officers in order to re-
habilitate it. There was developed an
| extraordinary lack of interest all be-
cause of the neglect of field officers of
the regiment to look after it.
Major Thomas Wilhelm, U. S. A., who
| inspected the company in February
said or 1t: This company is made up
of good class of men, but on account
| or Its very limited instruction and gen.
eral inattention to military duty and
inefficiency, is not considered available
for any call. Instruction in fire disci-
pltne, sighting and estimating distances
is not understood and was far from
sufficient. This company has been re-
ported to the adjutant general on ac-
count of being far below a reasonable
standard of efficiency
1t is probable that in view of the
! second report of the condition of the
| company orders will be issued that
field officers must do their duty par
ticularly the instructor-and there the
matter will probably rest, but the state
Will continue the payment of the
monthly allowance to a company that
"is not considered available for any
call"
AWAIT FINANCIAL REPORT
There have been several informal
meetings of the committee that has in
charge the matter of securing II com
pany regiment for San Francisco 1t
is now waiting for a report from its
subcommittee on finance that is discov-
ering how much money can be raised
to be used for building an armory
Until such report is presented nothing
will be done in the matter.
The second company signal corps. COM
posed in the main of men who are each
practical in the various duties that are
| required of signalmen, such as cleo
| tricians, telegraphers, wireless opera
! tors, line stretchers, repairers and the
like. under command of Captain F. ].
! Sullivan, himself an all around cleo
trician. has taken in eight recruits dur
/ ing the current month. 1t expects to
have 40 mounted men at Atascadero
camp to take part in the joint ma
neuvers.
During the current month 81 men
were discharged from the service of
the state, 81 on account of removal 10
at expiration of term of enlistment
five for the good of the service and one
without honor, Private Edward A Tag
gard of Company H.
| At their own request CorporaIs Par
nell Sheehy and Charles Ephraim of
Company d and Charles T. Sayee of
Company H have been reduced to the
grade of private. Privates Roy Nc
Cune Smith and Bernard Strange Nc
Mahan of Company c have been de-
tailed as musicians.
Second Lieutenant Walter George
Lang has been detailed as battalion
quartermaster and commissary of the
| Second battalion, vice Farrell.
| QQ Recommendation OF company OrI1
GERS the following appointments have
| been made:
Band-Privates John Hearn to be corporal
Company A-COrporal Max Richard Haims,
| sergeant, and Private Harry Herman Hoyt
| poral.
Company C-Privates Jesse Allen Stone and
Harry Morgan Estes. corporas.
Company D-Privates Anthony Lawrence Mar
SHALL William Carmen Belcourt and Carl Howe
sner to be corporals. and Corporal Anthony L.
Marshall promoted sergeant.
Company Corporal Clarence Badgley. SER
geant; Priyates Resmus Hansen and Robert W.
Lefevre cOrporals.
Sergeant Agusto Florencio Pacheco has been
detailed quartermaster sergeant of Com
pany ID.
RACE FOR RECRUITS
Company A of the Fifth. Captain
Leon c. Francis, located in Oakland,
and Company G. Captain Rushton Nc
Connell, located at Alameda, have dur
| ing the current month been carrying. on
a contest to ascertain which will Sc
cure the greatest number Of recruits
by the last day of the month Captain
Mcconnell at this time appears in the
lead. He recently went to Hayward
and recruited for his company a num-
ber of young men in that place who