Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-13

for the entire course. but in cases where
it is impracticable for an officer to stay
for such a length OF time he can stay
for the ten-day period or for two ten
day periods. Those officers who can only
stay for one period should report on the
LIST, 10th or Goth of June. Those who can
on the list or 10th of June and those who
can stay for the full course should report
June I.
II shall be glad to hear from you in an
unofficial way at any time and II I can
give you any additional information re-
garding the contemplated work, don't
hesitate to call on me.
I'VE will appreciate 1t very much II you
will communicate the contents OF this
letter to all the officers Of your regiment.
intend to Wrie to as many troop COM
manders as possible. but 1t may be that
will not be able to reach them all.
"lAll officers should bring their bedding
rolls with them. Mess. tents. ETC.. will
be furnished by the post
This letter is entirely unofficial and
has no other object than to encourage ~
many as possible Of your officers to take
the course. because we feel certain that
promote our mutual interests and will
tend to increase the efficiency Of "tho
ears and eyes of the army"
The state of Missouri expects to send
four officers OF field artillery and one
officer of cavalry to the special school OF
instruction for officers of those arms to
be held at Fort Riley, Kan, during the
month of June.
Subsistence for troops participating In
the joint camps of instruction should be
computed at the rate Of Is cents day
for each man for the time spent in camp
and 40 cents a day 'or the necessary
number of days Of travel.
The rank of "assistan, adjutant gener-
al no longer exists in the regular army:
the senior officer of the adjutant generals
department Is designated as the adtutant
general and the other officers Of the
department as ''adjutant general"
BY direction of the assistant secretary
Of war, all blank forms heretofore sup
piled to the organized militia by tho
ouartermaster' department Will hereafter
be issued by the division Of militia at
fairs.
In order to systematize the issue Of
military property to enlisted men and
make it easier for responsible officers
to check such property and hold the In
dividua. soldier responsible for his losses.
the state Of Maine has adopted system
given a supply of Individual issue tags
Each tag carries a printed list Of all
articles Of arms. uniforms ana equip
ment which viii ordinarily be Issued to
each article is an d. which wifi Do
punched out by the issuing officer when
the issue IL made These tags Win b
punched in tripiicate, one OF which will
be retained by the company commander.
one by the Quartermaster sergeant and
one by the Individual enlisted man TO
whom the property Is issued. who VIII
make certain that the punched tag agrees
with what he has received. The use OF
q punch, rather than pen or pencil.
prevents the possibility of erasure When
an article Is taken up, the name OF Ia
article will be punched out on the tag
of the individual enlisted man. thereby
relieving him of accounting for the same.
In armories having individual lockers
an additional tag may be punched and
hung inside the door. SO that the name
and rank of the individual and the prop
erty charged to him may be readily
ascertained.
officers of infantry at the state rice
range. near New Castle. Del, from June
6 to o. inclusive.
The period June 20 to 25. inclusive has
been selected by the state Of Indiana Tor
hoIding the camp of instruction for OH
This camp will be held al Fort Ben
jamin Harrison, Ind
In reply to his request for intorna ON
as to the position and duties OF a He'll
tenant colonel or occasion Of reginentll
review. the division OF militia affairs
states the lieutenant colonel wolia, our
ing regimeDtal review, remain on linz
with majors opposite TIE right o. tie
first battalion as long "a the regiment
remained In line or In line of masses,
and would take post On the right OF the
staff as soon as the regiment formed
column There are no specific duties
assigned to the lieutenant colonel at
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