Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-14
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ment. and that. therefore. such enlisted
men OF the organized militia will be emit
tied TO receive federal pay for services IN
camp.
Lieut. Col Parmerter. adjutant general
District Of Columbia militia, spent sever
| al days with Brig. Gen. Harries In Louis
vile last week talking over guard mat
| tiers. and settling many of the minor
points which arise in the preparation or
"A brigade for camp.
The House OF Representatives Will soon
have before il the full text OF Repre-
sentative Peppers report on the militia
pay bill. The House committee on mill
1 tary affairs ordered favorable report on
this most important measure last week,
and only the indisposition OF Representa-
4 tive Pepper. the author OF the bill. has
prevented its being submitted before now.
! Representative Pepper. like many others
4 in the Capitol at present, is feeling the
, strain OF the long session. However. he
said last week that a report on his
/ bill would be made before many days
The militia pay bill means more money
\ in the pocket OF every national guards
man The idea Is that the National Guard.
being a part OF the national defense
and under the eye of the War Depart
ment. is entitled 10 federal pay for at
/ tending drills. as well as when in the
! field. The text of the bill shows very
clearly how the pay is to be distributed
/ IT sets forth THAT under such regu-
lations as the Secretary of War and
the national militia board shall pre-
I scribe, the commissioned officers OF the
organized militia OF each state, terri
! tory and the District of Columbia shall
receive in compensation for their.
| services. other than at annual encamp-
ments or in case Of riot. Instruction.
| invasion or imminent danger thereof.
or of war. certain percentages OF the n
nual rate of pay for officers OF like
grade In the army of the United States
as Is now provided by law, as follows.
All officers. except those hereinafter
otherwise specifically provided for. in
| Guiding officers of the Medical Corps
serving with troops, 10 per centum. and
/ an additional per centum 10 the COM
manding officers of all companies
| troops, batteries, and to the adjutants
| and quartermasters Of regiments and in
dependent battalions. and per centum
to all officers OF the stan departments
serving with general officers"
Enlisted men are TO be cared for at the
rate OF 20 per cent of the pay Of regulars.
Thls pay is based on an assured at
tendance on forty-five drills per year Ii
is provided that equivalent military
duty may be substituted for part Of the
drills, and the bill stipulates that no
pay shall be given to the iaggard who
attends less than twenty drills or does
less than the accepted military duty in
a year. The pay is to be received semi
annually on or before the 18th day 30
This pay. as is plainly shown. binds the
national guardsmen closer to the United
States than any amount of sentiment
and the United States has hold on him
which cannot be shaken off. The United
States will hold over the national guards
man who receives this federal pay and
refuses to respond when duty calls the
dark shadow of trial by court-maTtiaI
The legal phrasing of this situation is
as follows:
Provided. that any officer or enlisted
man who. having received pay under the
provisions of this act, neglects or refuses
to present himself for muster when
called into the service of the United
States by the President of the United
States shall be subject to trial by court
martial" etc.
The bin also provides that when ma
tional guardsmen are called into United
| States service they shall be placed on the
same pay footing as regulars of CORE
| spending lengths of service. Service I'm
| the militia shall be considered for this
| purpose the same as service in the regu-
lar army
| Ensign Walter w. Burns of the Naval
! Battalion has been appointed summary
court and Ensign BUST G. Getsinger APP
pointed recruiting officer of the battalion.
| 4 !; i
The following named enlisted men have
been ordered honorabIy discharged be-
| cause of removal from the District: Pri-
Yates T. r. Heaberlin and c. F. Price.
both of Company B. I'd Infantry; Corpo-
raj Joseph H. Martin and Private W. c.
| Thomas both of Company B. lst Sepa-
| rate Battalion. and Water Tender Thorn
as j. Hoy, 4th Division, Naval Battalion
| Private Harry Brooks Company b. LIST
Separate Battalion has been discharged
| without honor for having been absent
| from his command for more than three
months without leave.
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| The chief of ordnance. United States
Army. reports that. due to the slow de-
| liveries of the contractors. IL is probable
that the automatic pistol, caliber A..
model of 1911 cannot be supplied in
quantity to the organized militia before
March 81, 1913
| In the meantime, however, the ord
nance department is prepared to supply
to each brigade not to exceed twenty au-
tomato pistols, with extra magazines,
slides. holsters and ammunition therefor
A slide has been devised Tor carrying
the holster on the leather waist belt for
both officers and enlisted men.
Leather and web pockets are being de-
signed by the department to be worn on
the leather and web belts now in use by
7, regular and militia troops for carrying
/ the extra magazines. When these pock
cts are approved the states will be adj
yiSed accordingly.
| New blank forms have been adopted for
making the field inspection reports of all
militia organizations that participate in
an encampment. practice march or
neuver campaign this year. Copies oil
these blank forms for infantry have al
ready been sent to the adjutants general
| of each state for distribution to each
company and regimental commander
These copies will not be needed by the
! inspecting officer. A careful study of
the blank forms will give much informa-
| ton of value to militia officers as a guide
! toward increasing the field efficiency of
| their organizations