Omaha daily bee., 1910-08-02

4 Oh Nhe NAflnH Line NlooRoo from 1
the Army ana Navy nogister.
II appears to have been entirely prema-
ture TO have announced, upon the author
ity OF the secretary OF war. that there would
be no examination OF civilians this year for
appointment as second lieutenant Of the
army. Such an examination was to occur In
August. but Il appeared that there was
likely 10 be insufficient vacancies to make
the examination worth while notwithstand-
ing the fact that there had been some
tentative designations OF candidates to en-
ter the competition. There are 300 names
on the list and IL It is decided to have the
examination It is probable that not moro
than forty or fifty OF them will be auth
orised TO appear before the board, inasmuch
as It looks as IL there would be only ten
or twelve vacancies in the grade Of second
lieutenant of infantry cavalry and field
artillery. The final deoision-now that the
question has been reopened-wii depend
somewhat upon the examination Of enlisted
men.
The War department has been advised Of
the second trial OF Chaplain John u. Dali
lam, Twelfth infantry That officer was
recently brought before an army court in
the Philippines for criticising Captain #.
b. Wickham, Twelfth infantry, for what
the army chaplain regarded as a failure
to intervene in a disturbance in the quar-
tiers OF Lieutenant Colonel r. r. Ames,
Twelfth infantry, which trouble led to the
suicide OF Second Lieutenant C. NJ Janney
OF the same regiment. Chaplain Dallam
used strong language in addressing Cap
tain Wickham and subquently repeated his
alllusions OF an uncomplimentary nature in
an official communication. He was SEN
fenced to be reprimanded and General
Duvall imposed this in vigorous terms.
Whereupon Chaplain Dallan INDUCED in a
newspaper statement in which he said,
among other things Il shall do my pro-
fesslonal duty undeterred by any authority
under tho sun, and entirely regardless OF
rank and without respect OF persons. II
this is inconsistent with my position as an
officer, let the military authorities decide"
which the military authorities promptly
proceeded to do. 1t is not known what
action was taken by the court at Manila.
Chaplain Dallan presented himself before
this second court after a period OF observa-
ton and treatment in the division hospital
at Manila
The general order prescribing regular
physical exercise and an annual physical
test for officers Of the army has been ap-
proved by General Wood and the acting
secretary OF war and will DO issued early
in the coming week. The order imposes no
excessive conditions upon the PERSONAL
and contains no provisions which are likely
to meet with adverse comment The order
is divided into two parts, one relating to
the regular physical exercise and the other
to the annual test. The original draft OF
this order Contemplated daily rides or walks
Of prescribed distances within stipulated
periods. 1t was found upon a practical
trying out OF such a requirement that 1t
was not possible to establish any such
regulation. Accordingly, the post COM
mander is to be held responsible for main
tanning the physical fitness on the part Of
the officers attached to his command, the
idea being to maintain physical condition
SO that the officer may take the field under
war conditions at all times. The means
and methods by which this Individual Eff
fciency may be preserved are left to the
discretion OF the post commander. The re-
quirements OF the annual physical test are
practically the same as those which have
hitherto existed. OFFICERS on duty in the
tropics will be subjected to test which
is two-thirds that OF the conditions Of the
test at home stations. All general officers
are excused from the annual test and from
the physical examination. Department
commanders are required TO personally
conduct at least one riding test in their
department, but not as participants An
important change In the conditions Is that
the annual riding test will take place at
the post whore officers are stationed. 80 far
as practicable, by which arrangement there
will be saving in mileage. and officers
will be permitted to ride their own mounts.
Officers OF the coast artillery may take the
annual test by either walking or riding.
| The Quartermaster general OF the army
will make an inspection trip to the two
remount depots at Fort Keough and Fort
Reno. Great progress has been made dur
Ing the administration OF General Alsshire
| in the development OF horses for military
use. Considerable interest ia manifested IN
the product Of the remount depots through
out the mounted force. and General Ale-
shire has been deriving some valuable sug-
gestions from officers OF cavalry and field
artillery, and especially from the officers
on duty at the mounted service school al
Fort Riley. Brigadier General r. X.
Ward, u. s. Army, who Is In command al
that post, has reported that that institu-
| ton needs four CLASSES of horRas-jumpors