Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-08
ARMY GOssIP IN WASHINGTON.
Current Events Cleaned from the
Army aud Navy Register.

Army ana Navy Regtsters
The work of distributing the Identified
ton tags for enlisted men of the army has
been undertaken by the q~uartermaster's
department of the army, which department
by the War department orders is charged
Will the duty of providing for sale to Of
ficers and gratuitous issue to enlisted men
aluminium Identification tags. the size Of a
silver half-dollar, Of suitable thickness, to
be suspended from the neck underneath the
clothing by means of a tape. One hundred
and twenty-five thousand of these tags
have been procured from the ordnance de-
partment. Each tag is to be stamped with
the name, rank, company, regiment, or
corps, of the wesrer, and steel dies for
stamping the tags are furnished by the
ordnance department to each organization
commander.
1t is held that a reward may be paid
for the apprehension of a deserter from
the army who is subsequently convicted
by court-martial of being absent without
leave. In a recent case at Fort Screvan,
Ga, an enlisted man quit his post and gave
himself up to the civil authorities one
month later. At his trial for desertion he
claimed in his own defense that he was
applying at the police headquarters for in
IOTmdLlOn us 10 now 10 TedCD his DOSt,
where he desired to report as a soldier
absent without leave. He claimed that the
authorities held him until they were as
sured that they would receive the usual
bounty paid for the apprehension of a
deserter. The enlisted man had been. abb
sent from his post a sufficient length of
time to have been formally charged with
desertion, and the fact that a subsequent
c~ourt-martial does not find him guilty of
such an offense does not relieve the gov
eminent from the obligation of paying for
his apprehension.
An erudite correspondent, who has ac-
cess to foreign literature, current and an
tiQue, furnishes the following translation:
(Translation.)
Headquarters Corean Army,
SEOUL, Corea. July IS, 1907.
General Orders No. 264l92O7.
1. Each and every officer. particularly
each and every field officer of the line.
shall continuously and continually per-
form all the duties and functions pertain
ing to his rank and position from reveille
until taps every day in the year.
2 At the close of each period of CA
twenty-four hours every officer shall sub
init. in his own handwriting, a full and
explicit report Of everything he has done
during that period. This report will also
include his opinions OF his superiors.
3. At the close of each month every Of
ficer will submit an essay upon the sub
ject designated in advance from these
headquarters. Subject OF essay for field
officers for next month: "Who and what
should elimination eliminate?' For cap
tains and lieutenants: How should my
seniors run in the army?' For succeeding
month, for all officers: How shall Of
ficers make the best use of their spare
timer"
4. In their leisure hours all officers will
devote much time to sports and athletics;
between times. all officers will keep them
! selves posted on the current military liter
ature of the day.
s. At every formal inspection officers
will be required to demonstrate their mill
tary efficiency as follows:
Second lieutenants shall turn three for
ward somersaults. First lieutenants shall
turn three back somersaults. Captains
shall turn three hand springs. Majors
shall turn three cart wheels. Lieutenants
| colonies shall stand upon their heads. Col
onels shall stand upon their records. Gen
erals shall stand upon their dignity.
8. Field oItlcefs OF lhe line snail, yearly
demonstrate, practically, their ability Ia
ride horseback Q5) fifteen miles at in
creased gaits.
Field officers Of the staff shall, monthly.
demonstrate their ability to ride. in a Pull
man car 5000 three hundred miles I'm one
day, on a pass. and at Cd seven cents per
mile, II the appropriation Will endure it,
7. When an officer is to be m
for promotion. the department commander
will convene a board to consist OF 90 five
officers of the next grade above that one
of it's members nearest in size and weight
to the candidate for promotion and the
two shall fight. rough-and-tumble, in the
presence of the board. If the candidate is
whipped, he shall be retired. II the mem
Der is whipped he shall be retired and the
officer who stands twenty files below the
candidate on the llneal list shall be pro-
NOTED to the vacancy so created.
8. The advantage and desirability of ini-
tiative are best impressed upon all officers
by depriving them of IL, therefore, If any
officer discovers any new thing which can
be done, during the ample leisure which
this order grants TO officers, he will at
once report the same to this office that it
may be incorporated in orders. By order
Of the war chief.
(Signed) KOFF L. KULER.
Captain General Staff, Corean Army.
Fronting by Example.
VV..hHn.fan Harala