Evening journal., 1913-04-16

President, by and with the advice
and consent OF the Senate. for terms
that shall not extend beyond the
termination Of the war or the pass
ing OF the existing emergency as de-
fined by the Presidents proclamation
whercupon the said officers shall be
discharged from the positions held by
them under their temporary promo
tions or appointments and officers
detailed as herein authorized shall be
relieved from their temporary de-
tails:
Provided further. That officers tenn
porarily promoted under the proyis-
ions Of this section shall not vacate
their permanent commissions, nor be
prciudiced in their linoal or relative
standing in the Regular Army.
Section .. That all returns land
muster rolls Of organizations of the
volunteer forces and of militia organi.
cations while in the service Of the
United States shall be rendered to
the Acknowledgement OF the army,
and upon the muster Of such Organi-
cations the records pertaining to
them shall be transferred to and filed
in the Adiutant-General' Office. ANY
regimental and all other medical OIL
GERS serving with volunteer troops, or
with militia organizations in the
service of the United States, in the
field or elsewhere, shall keep a daily
record Of all soldiers reported sick or
wounded. as shown by the mornlns
calls or reports, and shall deposit
such reports, with other reports pro-
wded for in this section, in the Ad-
jutant-Generals Office, as provided
for herein for other reports, returns
and muster rolls
Section 10. That in time of war all
organizations Of the land forces shall
be recruited and maintained as neal
their prescribed strength rs practi-
cable. For this purpose the neces-
sary rendezvous and depots shall be
established by the Secretary Of War
for the enlistment and training Of all
recruits, and in order that officers
may be available for recruiting duty
the President is authorized, by and
with the advice and consent of the
Senate, to appoint officers OF VOlun-
teers Of the proper arm Of the scr.
vice, additional 20 those elsewhere
herein authorized. in numbers not TO
exceed at the rate OF one major, four
captains, five first lientondnts. and
five second lieu:eniuts fof each or
ganized regiment OF Cavalry, Field
Artillery, or Infantry. each three
battuiions Of engineers, or each
twelve companies of Coast ARTILLERY:
that for purposes of instruction ana
discipline the troops at recruit de-
pots herein authorized may be or
ganized into companies and hattai-
ions, at the discretion of the Secre-
tary Of War. with on-cOmmirsioned
officers and priv atos of such grades
and numbers as rlay be piescribeo
by the President. The recruit rem
devious and recruit depots herein
prescribed shall be under the hrect
control Of the Secretary OF War, and
shall render their reports and re.
EARNS 10 the Ad.Giant-Geheral OF the
Army:
Provided. That TO maintain the
National Guard organizations in the
service of the United States at their
maximum strength the recruitins
rendezvous and depots in any Statl
or Territory, may. at the request OF
the governor thereof. enlist and train
recruits for the National Guard or.
ganizations in the service OF the Unit.
ed States from that State.
Section 1. That. i'm the organiza-
ton OF the recruiting system. the
President is authorized to employ re-
tired officers, noncommissioned Of
dcers and privates of the Regular
Army, either with their rank on the
retired list or. in the case of enlisted
men, with increased noncommission.
cd rank, or he may, by and with the
advice and consent of the Senate. ap.
point and employ retired officers be-
low the grade OF colonel with in
creased volunteer commissioned ram
not to exceed one grade above thai
held by them upon the retired list. ol
retired enlisted men with volunteer
commissioned rank not above the
grade of first lieutenant:
Provided, That retired officers and
enlisted men while thus employed
shall not be eligible for transfer Z,
the field units, but shall receive Tho
full pay and allowances of the re
spective grades in which they are
serving, whether volunteer or reg
ular in lieu Of their retired pay ant
allowances:
Provided further That upon the
termination OF the duty or. in case o.
those given volunteer rank. upoI
muster out as volunteers the officers
and men shall revert to their status
Section -. That, except as other
wise specifically prescribed by law
all officers provided for in this Ac
are subject to such assignments o
duty and such transfers as the Presi
dent may direct;
Provided, That medical officers O
Volunteers when detailed as consult
ing surgeons shall not exercise com
mand over the hospitals to which
they may be assigned for duty, eX
cept that by virtue Of their commits
sions they may command all enliste,
men:
Provided further That medical i'm
spectors shall he detailed for dut,
with each army, army corps. anc
division. and for the base and line
, Of communications. and that no or
fcer shall be detailed for duty as
medical inspector except he be ex
, perienced In military sanitation.
Section Is. That all officers AM
3 enlisted men Of the volunteer force
. shall be in all respects on the sam
/, footing as TO pay. allowances an
pensions As officers and enlisted me
Of corresponding grades in the regu
lar army.
Provided, That enlisted men in IN
quartermsster's department and sui
sistence department Of the voluntee
forces shall receive the same pay an