Evening star., 1909-04-18
NEWS OF THE LOCAL
NATIONAL GUARDSMEN

that they can effectively serve their coun-
try in time of war as soldiers. The chief
requisite in a soldier Is discipline. The
first paragraph OF the army regulations
provides: AN persons in the military
service are required to obey strictly and
to execute promptly the lawful orders of
their superiors.'
Orders are executed not because they
are right or necessary, but because they
are orders. The habit Of immediate, un-
hestating and unquestioning obedience to
orders is discipline. Men must understand
that military discipline Is not an arbitrary
requirement. 1t is based upon the expert
ence of centuries that no command can
be thoroughly effective which is not dis
ciplined. An army without discipline Is
a mob, unable to exert its strength be-
cause of It's lack Of obedience to its
head. Those who study the military pro-
fession will find that even those rules
which on the face of them appear most
arbitrary and harsh have back of them a
satisfactory reason, and as the men pro-
gress in their training as soldiers the rea-
sons will become apparent.
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General orders from these feadquar-
| ters provide for drills by the various
commands as follows:
Second Battalion Companies Z, F and
G), I'd Infantry, every Monday.
First Battalion Companies A, b, c
and d., I'd Infantry, every Tuesday.
Third Battalion Companies 1. X. L
and Ny, I'd Infantry. every Wednesday.
Second Battalion Companies E. F, G
and Id, 1st Infantry, every Thursday.
Third Battalion Companies I. K, L
and Nd, list Infantry, every Friday.
First Battalion, 1st Infantry, every
Wednesday.
First Separate Battalion: Company B.
Monday; Company D, Tuesday: Com
pany c, Wednesday; Company A. Thurs
day.
First Field Battery. every Friday.
"Signal Corps, every Friday.
Hospital Corps, second and fourth
Thursdays.
Officers and men of these several COM
| mands are ordered to report to their COM
| manding officers at their quarters on the
| nights assigned to their respective or
ganizations, in uniform, at o'clock pm.,
and at such other times from time to
time as they may be specially ordered for
duty. After reporting they will remain
on duty until dismissed by their COM
manding officers.
In case an officer or enlisted man is
prevented from performing his duty he
his commanding officer; this will be his
protection. An officer or enlisted man
whose work prevents him from drilling
| at night must report that fact in writing
| to his commanding officer giving the
| hours he works, the name and address
| of his employer.
| commanding officers are directed to
investigate carefully all applications for
permission to be absent, and are not to
grant same for trivial reasons.
''The act OF Congress approved February
1s. 1909. for the organization Of the militia
in the District Of Columbia provides:
! . Sec. "a. That the military courts OF
+, the District of Columbia shall be: Gen.
eral courts-martial. garrison courts.
martial. the summary court. and courts oi
inquiry, as now or hereafter provided b,
| law.
Sec. 81. That the constitution ant
jurisdiction of military courts. the form
| and manner in which their proceeding.
| shall be conducted and reported, and the
| forms of oaths and affirmations taken il
| the administration of military law b,
| such courts. the limits Of punishment anc
| the proceedings i'm revision shall be gov
erned by the articles Of war and the Law
and procedure Of the military courts o
| the United States.
Sec. 5s. That no action or proceeding
! Shall be prosecuted or maintained asains
| member of a military court or officer
| or person acting under its authority OF
iesieWHS IT'S proceedings on account O
| the approval or imposition or execution
OF any sentence, or the imposition or col
lection OF fine or penalty. or the execution
OF any warrant, writ, execution process!
or mandate of military court, nor shall
| any off1cer or enlisted man be liable Il
| civil or criminal prosecut. for any ac
done while In the discharge OF his mill
| tary duty.
Sec. 50. That the Jurisdiction of tn,
courts and boards established by this ac
shall be presumed, and the burden O
PROOF shaii rest on any person asking Il
GUST such courts or boards Of Jurisdiction
IN any action or proceedings.
Section 60. That every person not be-
longing to the National Guard Of the
District of Columbia who, being duly sub
poenaed to appear as a witness before
the military courts therein provided for
willfully neglects or refuses to appear. OF
refuses to qualify as witness or to tes
tify or produce documentary evidence
which such person may have ben legal,
subpoenaed to produce, shall be guilty O.
a misdemeanor. for which such person
shall be punished on information in ths
criminal courts of the District OF Colum
b!a. and it shall be the duty OF the t-uitef
States Attorney for the District of Co
lumbia, on cert.ication of the facts Il
him by any military court herein provide
for. TO file an Information against anG
prosecute the person so offending, anC