The Washington herald., 1911-10-22

Infantry; Private Eli Gordon, Company
c, First Infantry; First Sergeant Gar
rott j. Tucker, Company f, First In
fantry and Private Abraham H. Xiii
german, Company K. First Infantry.
Removal from the District-Sergeant
Charles c. McNally, Privates Bertram
Bryant. Daniel Devine Herbert T. Ben
ton. Thomas Burns, Philip Slaiman,
Thomas Browne, and John T. Wilhite,
Signal Corps Company; Privates James
Petrie, Norris Quinn, George Smith. and
Lyles Magruder, Company NJ, Second
Infantry; Privates Otto Anderson. c.
Hutton. w. A. Keys, w Mangum,
Charles Zier, and H. NJ. Zile, Company
f, First Infantry; Privates Emile E.
Mori, jr.. Henry c. Rudolph, and Will
liam Whitehead, Company L, First In
fantry, and Private Egbert T. Lloyd,
Company B, Second Infantry
Without honor-Private Walter Fenton,
Signal Corps Company, and Private
Vance Davis, Company L. First In
fantry.
1t will be of interest to prospective
candidates to know that the examina-
tions for appointment of commissioned
officers of the infantry arm, as we'll as
examinations for promotion, will be in
the new infantry drill regulations of
1911. Details Of the scope Of examina-
tions may be obtained from Col. c. H.
Ourand, president of the brigade exam
lining board.
In order to give candidates sufficient
time in which to make a study of the
new drill regulations. practical and
theoretical examinations will not be held
before November Is. The examinations in
other subjects, however will probably be
held before that time.
Due to the mixing Of rifles and re-
vOlvers throughout the brigade. Brig,
Gen. Harries, commanding, has ordered
that a full list OF all rifles and reyolyers
with the United States Arsenal numbers
be sent to militia headquarters in order
that the proper rifles can be placed in
the hands OF the officers to whom they
were originally invoiced. Commanding
officers have practically all complied with
this order and as a result many missing
rifles have been accounted for.
Lieut. Col. S. E. Smiley, the adjutant
general. who is a major of the United
States army, completed his physical test
last week. On Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday he rode horseback from Fort
Myer thirty miles each day into Vir-
ginia, returning at night to the fort.
SeTsl refer j. Duney well known to
every member Of the District Guard on
account Of his long service at the Con-
gress Heights rife range, will leave the
latter part OF this week for Fort Stanton.
n. Mex, where he will be EMPLOYED
as clerk in the Public Health and Ma
rine Hospital Service Sergt Duffey.
who has been i'll for several months, is
compelled to go to New Mexico because
Of his health.
Maj. Francis B. Wheaton, chief Of en-
gineers, who is now engaged in forming
an engineer company for the District
Guard, is enthusiastic over the interest
being shown. Several applications for
enlistment have been received, with many
more in prospect.
1t is pointed out by Maj. Wheaton that
1t is advisable that those desiring to
join the engineer corps should do so at
the time of organiza ton. This will en-
able those showing the necessary quail
fications to be more favorably considered
for promotion to noncommissioned rank.
1t will also give them a better chance