Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-12

which will be paid to them by the camp
commissary, among the organizations
for which they have drawn rations.
There will be no general mess for Off
GERS at the camp. Officers must there
fore make their own mess arrange
ments.
Orders governing the police OF the
camp and instructions as to the sani-
tary precautions to be taken by the
troops to preserve health will be is
sued when the camp is established.
Prior to the arrival of the troops
there will be established at the camp,
by the Medical Corps of the regular
army. field hospital with ample equip
ment and capacity for the treatment
or the sick OF the command; this field
hospital to be augmented by the equip
ment brought to the camp by the Med
ical Corps of the militia of the several
states. To this hospital all officers and
men Of the regular army and militia
requiring hospital trea tment will be
sent Emergency cases and the slightly
injured sick will be cared for at regi-
mental infirmaries.
Issues of ordnance and ordnance
stores at the camp will be limited to
ammunition to supplement any amount
of such ammunition brought by the
troops from their states under the au-
thority of the governor will be made
by the chief ordnance officer at the
camp from stock kept for that purpose.
In this connection it is to be noted that
the sum allotted by the Secretary Of
War will permit of the issue, free of
expense to the states, of small arms
ammunition at the rate of fifty blank
cartridges for each rifle or revolver
and forty blank cartridges for each
field gun.
1t is thought that this amount of am
munition Will be sufficient for the pur-
poses of the camp; but should the state
authorities desire to draw additional
supplies acquisitions should be made in
time to have the ammunition, after it's
issue has been authorized by the Sec
rotary of War, reach camp not later
than July /, 1910. The cost of blank
ammunition drawn on such acquisitions,
or in excess of that brought from home
stations and issued free, will be
charged to the quota of the states,
under section 1861, Revised Statutes.
Small arms ammunition will be issued
to regiments at camp on acquisitions OF
regimental ordnance officers, approved
by regimental commanders, and to field
batteries and independent organizations
on acquisitions signed by their command
ing officers. All acquisitions will be sub
mitted to the chief ordnance officer Of the
camp, who will have charge of the is
sues.
Upon the completion Of the exercises
at the camp, organizations will turn in to
the chief ordnance officer of the camp
all unbroken boxes or packages Of am
munition remaining on hand, in order
that the state may receive credit therefor
by the chief ordnance officer, who will be
charged with keeping the accounts with
each state.
Such of the troops participating in the
exercises of the camp as are to be paid
by officers of the pay department, United
States Army, will be paid on special rolls
which contain full instructions for their
preparation.
These rolls are to be furnished direct
to the organizations from the paymaster
generals office, Washington, D. c. Of
flcers certifying to the correctness of the
rolls will be held responsible for the
statement of facts thereon. Officers and
men will be borne and paid on the same
roll.
1t is not essential that entire service in
the militia be stated on the rolls, as mus
days for which payment is to be made
by the paymaster, which number of days
will include the entire period from the
time the officers and men of the militia
start from their home rendezvous to the
time of their return to such rendezvous.
1t will facilitate the payment of the
troops and save delay and confusion If
each organization will prepare one copy
of its pay roll before leaving it's home
rendezvous for camp. This copy can, on
the arrival of the organization at camp,
be submitted to the chief paymaster of
the camp, who will revise and correct it,
If necessary, and return 1t to the organi-
cation commander, so that correct addi-
tional copies may be prepared.
All absences without leave, for more
than twentyfour hours, which have oc-
CURED during the period since leaving
the home rendezvous must be noted on the
rolls.
All officers and men must present them
selves at the pay table at the time and
place designated for the payment OF
troops, in order that they may receive
their pay in person from the paymaster.
All enlisted men must be identified by
their immediate commanders before pay
ment.
No money can be paid to any person
other than the one to whom it is due;
consequently no payment will be made
on orders. either written or verbal.
AS no payment to officers for mileage
can be made officers should be supplied
with transportation in kind.
The character Of the instruction and
exercises while the troops are I'm camp
will follow closely those prescribed in
general orders, No. II, War Department.
1908. Battalion and regimental drills will.
as a rule. be held in the forenoon. and
field exercises for units larger than a
company, troop or battery IN the after
noon of each day until the last day in
camp. On that day all troops. both of
the regular army and militia. will be join
ed in the solution of problem involving
the use of all arms combined. Each exer-
else will. if practicable. be preceded and
followed by discussion on the ground
as to its character and performance, in
which all officers concerned will join.
Tactical walks and rides for officers will
be prescribed from time to time.
The day of arrival of organizations at
camp will be devoted primarily to the
establishment of themselves in camp,
drawing rations, etc; the day Of depar-
ture to breaking camp, the packing, load
ing. ETC.. Of equipage.
The following notes from the division
of militia affairs. War Department. are
Of general interest:
Capt NJ. c. Kerth, 23d Infantry, u S.
A. assistant to chief division Of militia
affairs, has been ordered to attend the
following joint camps of instruction for
the organized militia, as an observer:
Gettysburg, Pa, July / to 81: Leon
Springs, Tex: August to 13; Fort
Riley, Kan, August 10 to &c; Fort Ben
jamin Harrison, Ind. September 1 to 10.
The adjutant general of the state Of
Indiana having reported that quite a
number of officers and men of the In
diana National Guard are employees of
the Indianapolis and other post Offices
and Notwithstanding the instructions in
the Official Postal Guide, 1909, in regard
to granting leaves of absence to mem
bers of the organized militia in order to
allow them to attend to their duties as