The Washington herald., 1911-11-19

flrSt Lieutenant SlgtAI CoIpS, y. ". ~ -
| Capt. J. B. Allison, u. S. A, inspector
Instructor Of the District militia, has
given the officers of the brigade another
problem to deal with and turn in their
conception of what the proper solution
should be. Most of them are still strug-
Cling with problem No. l. dealing with
THE Survey of Public Property"
Problem No. 2, like that preceding it,
has to do with matters OF administra-
ton. The title is Morning Report and
Ration Return" AS with all the prob
lens propounded to the Guard officials
by Capt Allison, plenty of time for the
replies is allowed. December Is has been
set as the date. Here is problem No. 2,
" hich promises to give the officers
plenty of work to answer correctly, IN
the absence OF actual field conditions:
CONDITIONS.
Assume following strength November l. 1911
One captain. first lieutenant. one second heu-
tenant, first sergeant one quartsrmaster ser
geant six sergeants eight corporas. two musicans'
two cooks, one artihcrr. and seventy priTateS
November 2-Private Hugps. from duty, u nck
in hospital; Private Jordan, from duty. TO d. s.
November 3-Corp Renan, from duty. TO sick in
hospital; Private Huges from sick in hospital To
sick quarters Sergt. Bullock. from duty, To sick
in hospital.
November 4-Corn Renan. from hospital. to quar-
ters; Private Law. from duty. 10 sick in quarters;
nine unassigned recruits attached for rHtons at
p. m
pital Private Law, from sck quarters, 10 sick hos
pital Corp. Smith. Pivates lane. Thompson, San
gen. Turner Bell. and Wall, from duty. to ID. s. IN
the field. rationed By company to include Novem-
Der IL.
November s-No change.
November Nine unassigned recruits left company
November s-Prirate Cansey sick hospital to duty;
Corp. Renan, sick quarters, TO duty.
November e-Prvate Law and Sergt- Bullock. sick
hospital duty; Private Huges, sick quarters, TO
duty
November I0-Private Jordan. D. S. TO duty.
November u-No change.
November l2-Private Jones discharged.
November I3-Corp Smith. Prvates Lane, Temp
son. Sanger, Turner Bell. and Wall. from d. 5. in
the field. to duty.
November I4-sergt Bullock. duty. to be dis
charged Corp Renan. promoted sergeant; Private
Huges promoted corporal.
November l5-Private Sander. duty to desertiou.
November 10, Il. g. 70. %. 2l-No change.
REQUIRED.
!. Make out morning report from November TO
y. both dates inclusive.
, Submit ration return on November q to cover
period Of Novemhet p to 80. both dates inclusive.
Figure out amount Of each component Of gar
rison ration due company on NoTeuber q
NOTES.
l. YOu drew ration November Il from Capt. J.
b Jones. cummiSsary. I. :. A., Washington. d. C.
= Your station IL Washington, d. G.
, The quantity Of eacfAcnmponent Of garrison IA
tion can be found in Army Regulations. Par. l26.
1910. Par. 10 1903.
L The quantity Of soap. matches. and toilet paper
can be found in A R, Par. l257. 1916 or Par I223.
These discharges have been authorized
by Lieut.. Col S. E. Smiley. the adjutant
general, by command of Brig Gen. C. H.
Harries, commanding:
His own appliCatiOn-Private Hartford
L. Symonds. Signal Corps Company:
Drum Major Joseph A. England band
Second Infantry.
Removal from the District-Musician
Edgar Ragland, Company G, First In
fantry; Private Noble j. Rice, Company
G, First Infantry; Private Harry Haw-
ley, Company Il. First Infantry; Private
Joseph Punteneye, Company G. First In
ia ntry; Corp. Frank V. Rogers, Company
l, First Infantry: Or. Mr.. Sergt. Thomas
j. Doran. Company d, Second Infantry;
Corp. John II. Doran, Company D, Sec
Ond Infantry; Private Grover S. Adler
holdt, Company D, Second Infantry;
Private Ivan H. Gore. Company X, Sec
ond Infantry; Private Harry D. Love, |
Company X, Second Infantry; Private R.
Nelson Davis. Company X, Second Infan-
try; Private Charles c. Stuart, Company
X, Second Infantry; Private Sheridan B.
Poindexter, Company B. First Separate
Battalion; Private Theodore Martin, Com
pany D.. First Separate Battalion.
The following circular, containing in
formation concerning stan officers of the
District Guard, assigned TO duty with
regiment and separate organizations, has |
been issued by militia headquarters, for |
the information of all concerned:
II has to the attention Of these headquarters
that applicants for enlistment rejected by one med
cal officer have been brought to another medical Of
fcer Of the command for physical examination with
inf bpin o. he
lection. This is not the proper practice
In future medical officers will question each app- |
cant for enlistment whether he has previously ap-
piled for enlistment and has been rejected for any
cause
staff officers assigned to duty with regiments or |
separate organizations will not be required 70 attend
so possible to attend without interfering with
their regular duties
1t Is especially important that all officers Of the
attend whenever possible the lectures on
administration and other subjects given by Capt. |
J. B. Allison, Seventh United States Infantry in
StTuctoT-inspectoT n. q. d. c., evenings other |
than the regular sessions Of the officers schools
also to attend the officers schools where the new
infantry drill regulations are taught practically and
Theoretically.
The dates Of these various schools and lectures can
be obtained from Capt Allison OF from the adju-
tants Of First and Second Infantry.
The names Of officers not required to attend of
GERS schools will not be placed the attendance
roll. but the fact Of their attendance will BE noted
1t is considered essential by the Di-
vision Of Militia Affairs. War Depart
ment, for each organization commander
Of the militia to keep an accurate rec
ord of the attendance OF every member
of the organization at every drill, cere-
mony, or other prescribed duty. In the
regular service this information Is con-
tanned in the duty roster Dorm No. 342,
A. G.. o., which may be obtained at a
cost OF H.15 per hundred, and which
might be adapted to similar use in the
Dr. ganized militia, and. at the same time.
serve to make the officers thereof fam
liar with its use when called into the
service Of the United States.
1t is further. requested that, inasmuch
Is the PROPOSED militia pay bill contem-
plates that the enlisted men shall re-
ceive 8 per cent only on condition that
hey attend forty-fve drills, or the equiv
alent of military duty during any
one year, and a proportionate amount
Tor attendance upon any number OF