Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-25

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headquarters, in The Star
building, presaging prosperity for the
land ORGANIZATIONS and the naval militia.
sergt. NJ. E. Drew. U. g. A., retired. and
Ensign Frank W. Sigourney, Naval Bat
talon, D. c. n. G.. both fighters of the
first line in the event Of war but tender
hearted to doves Of peace. both took the
bird and fed it and gave it drink and
lodging for one night, and then turned 1t
loose to carry its message and spread its
good cheer to others.
Sergt. Drew is credited by Ensign Sig
Quincy with having written the following
official report Of the incident:
Zone Of the clerical force at militia
headquarters Tuesday forenoon last call
ed attention to what seemed to be the
faint echo Of distant cannonading, but In
vestigation showed that the noise was
produced by the unmistakable snoring of
homing pigeon who had all the earmarks
of The Star cartoonist's conception of
the new type Of battleship proposed by the
bird was perched on the edge OF the win
dow sill of one of the windows of the
sixth floor Of the building and was res
cued from its perilous position by one of
the employees. Food and drink was fur
nished the bird and it was released We'd
nesday morning. apparently full OF good
will and friendship, to resume its home
ward journey with pennant flying to the
breezes. The tag on the birds leg was
marked B. B.. 213O1."
The organized militia will form an i'm
portant part in wars Of the future in
protecting the seacoast defenses from the
rear. according to Lindley M Garrison,
Secretary of War. The Secretary has Is
sued a statement admitting the indefensi-
bility Of the coast defenses. saying they
had been constructed to make impossible
any landing Of hostile troops He is of
the opinion that the land defense of cities
must rely almost entirely upon the mobile
forces, which. he continues, in the order Of
things, would most likely come from the
militia. Declaring that the maneuvers on
the New England coast in 1909 were for
the purpose Of proving the inadequacy Of
the Notifications there to prevent capture
OF Boston by land attack. the Secretary
Of War declared that the results showed
the feasibility of such an attack. He then
said
This is feasible at any Of our seacoast
cities, unless the coast defenses are sup
The well trained and armed soldier on
his feet is the determining element, and
any country which trusts itself to de-
tense unsupported by mobile army is
destined to disaster"
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Organiza tons whose complement is not
great enough to allow them to attend
camp and receive pay for duty may COM
ply with the law by attaching enlisted
men from other organizations. according
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fairs. The attached men may have less
than the required military service. but
these only may receive transportation and
subsistence. and no pay. 1t Is further
provided that the men Of one organiza-
ton shall be attached to but one other
organization.
The personnel which it is necessary
for organizations to have in order to con-
stitute field or camp service Of instruc-
ton has Just been published by the
militia division. The minimum strength
only Is given. At marches, maneuvers
and camps other than at officers camps
of instruction and rifle camps of instruc-
tion the following shall constitute the
personnel: Company of infantry, two of
ficers, thirty-eight enlisted men, troop of
cavalry. two officers. thirty-eight enlisted
men; battery OF field artillery, three of
ficers. eighty-six enlisted men: company
of engineers. two officers. thirty EIGHT en-
y,
two officers, forty-one enlisted men; field
hospital, two officers, twenty-one enlisted
men; ambulance company. two officers
tWenty-eight enlisted men; signal COM
pany, two officers. thirty-eight enlisted
men, and the band, eighteen enlisted men,
1t is further stated that previous to the
encampment the enlisted men must have
had sixty days service in the organized
militia. including at least fourteen periods
of practical progressive military instruc-
nd hot
each. or an equivalent service in the
regular Army, Navy or Marine Corps or
one academic years service at a school
where military instruction is given.
No payment from federal funds will
be made to an enlisted man of the or
ganized militia. according to the militia
division. unless the following conditions
have been compiled with:
There must be present with an or
ganizatlon on arrival at camp the mini
mum personnel prescribed. each enlisted
man of which must have the service and
instruction required.
When an enlisted man has had sixty
days or more service in the organized
militia. as shown by the date Of en-
listment (Which must in every case be
stated on the roiD and has had none OF
the other classes or equivalent service
named above, it must be shown on the
roll that he has had the fourteen periods
of instruction previous to encampment
The fact that he may have had one year
or several years service in the militia
does not affect this requirement.
When an enlisted man has had sixty
days more service in the militia and
has not had the fourteen periods of in
struction, or has had less than sixty DAVIS
service in the militia, it must be shown
that he has had sixty days service in
the regular Army, Navy or Marine Corps
(naming the period Of such service). or
one academic years service at a school
where military instruction is given
manning the period Of such service and
the schooD.
''The names of all officers and men
present with an organization at any
time during the period OF encampment
will be entered on the pay ROLL but only
such enlisted men as have the service
ceive pay. Men who have not the service
and training prescribed above Will not
sign the ROLL
Attention is directed by the militia
division to a circular letter of April of
last year calling attention to the recon-
n'enca tons of the national militia board
directing that no militia organizations
shall be authorized to attend maneuver
camp with less than g. per cent of it's
minimum authorized strength. A bulle-
tin Just issued further says:
There Is no requirement as to the
minimum strength for attendance at
joint maneuver camps of authorized
detachments.
Under the provisions Of section 10 of
the of Congress- annroyed EahrIrary