Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-05

to the army directory OF May %. The off,
i GERS junior to that officer cannot be ad-
vanced until there Is q disposition OF the
court-martial case OF Lieutenant r. q.
| Rutherford, jr., Twenty fourth infantry.
The proceedings and findings OF that court
are now before the president with the SEN
tence Of dismissal. As soon as executive
action is taken. It will be possible 70 pro-
coed with the promotion Of the qualified
first /neutenants Of the infantry arm.
The two camps Of instruction for cavalry
and field artillery officers OF the militia
have been very successful 1T Fort Riley.
The cavalry camp was in command OF Ma
jor @. II. Macdonald, Thirteenth cavalry.
and the field artillery camp was In com
| msnd OF Major William 3. McNair OF the
Second field artillery. The only regular
officer to visit the camp from Washington
was Major William J. Snow, Firth field
artillery, who is on duty with the militia
division OF the War department. There
were about forty militia cavalry officers
and about seventy militia neld artillery
officers present The attendance was not
as large as was expected, as many Of the
militia officers Of those two branches this
year visited the maneuvef division in Texas
and viii have demands upon their time In
connection with the various state camps.
The observers were gratiaed to note that
the officers at the Fort Riiey camps this
year showed the benefit Of their previous
instruction. The program was devoted al
most entirely TO practical work The field
artillery program included problems In
which the militia officers were placed In
charge OF the firing Of batteries. Including
the Reconnaissance. the selection Of posi-
TONS the installation Of batteries and con-
duct Of the fire. with each battery were
one captain and four lleutsnants. the full
allowance Of commissioned personnel.
something which never occurs IN the regu-
lar army.
The officials Of the War department. are
engaged on the preparation OF the too long
delayed revision Of the general order re-
lating to the uniform of the United States
army. The existing order on the subject
70 General Order No. l67 of the year 1SOf.
since which time there has been % many
amendments by circulars and other meth
DDS of communication that II requires con-
siderable skin to ascertain the prevailing
regulations. II IL important, also. that there
should be an amended liable OF occa-
sions." In addition to the changes In the
uAlAoIltA, AullJ 0tbCHlDbu IN Nneee C0tuAinb
from time to time. some consideration is
now being given to minor alterations IN the
provisions for the uniform OF the COM
misssioned personnel. One Of the subjects
under discussion Is the meas jacket, II be-
ing desired to establish something like
uniformity In appearance OF that garment
II Is proposed that the distinctive mark
shall be confined to special facings on the
sleeve or some insignia which shall identify
the wearef with his arm OF the service
or his regiment or corps. There are Off
GERS, however, who believe that in the case
OF the mess jacket Il would be well to per-
NIT each regirnental organization or staff
branch to select respective designs Of gar
ment. As q means OF establishing Uniform
lily In color and grade OF cloth for the uni
forms Of officers, the War department has
limited che material for coats to three kinds
and that for trousers to q similar number.
The teams to represent the infantry and
cavalry in the national match Of 1911 have
been hard at work, the former on the I'LL
nos state range at Camp Logan, ILL.,. from
June II 10 q, and the latter at Fort Ethan
Allen, VT The infantry team. Of which the
captain is First Lieutenant Go1rES C.
shaw, has completed its work at Camp L.o-
gan and the personnel is az follows;
First Lieutenant George c. Shaw,
Twenty-seventh infantry. team captain.
Captain Robert H. Allen, Twenty ninth
infantry, coach.
Second Lieutenant Joseph g. Leonard, |
Twenty-sevsnth infantry. spotter.
First Lieutenant Sheldon w. Anding. |
Thirtieth infantry, range officer
First Lieutenant Arthur L. Bump. Twen-
ty-fifth infantryA
First Lieutenant william C. stoll, Tween |
ty-ninth infantry.
First Lieutenant Franklin r. Burt, Tween
ty-fourth infantry.
Second Lieutenant Forrest q. Overholser,
Fifth infantry.
Second Lieutenant Allan Rutherford,
Fifth infantry.
Second Lieutenant Oscar westover, Four
tenth infantry.
Second Lieutenant Fred P. Jacobs, Twsn-
ty-ninth infantry.
Resimental ouartermaster Sergeant Bert
n Cooper. Twenty-sixth infantry.
First Sergeant william Watson, Com
peny @. Fifth infantry.
First Sergeant Robert NJ. Barr, Com
pany @. Thirtieth infantry.
Sergeant Charles M. Smith. Company G,
Seventeenth infantry.
Sergeant Ernest McEachin, Company II,
infantry.
Sergeant Charles Anderson, Company u,
Twenty-cighth infantry.
Sergeant Elijah II. Griffin, Company n,
Thirtieth infantry.
Artificer Harry C. Gardner, Company A,
Fifteenth infantry.
The War department authorities are con-