The Washington herald., 1916-06-30

The midshipmen Of the Annapolis
Naval Academy, now at the Guantanamo
Naval Station. will leave about next
Thursday for the journey Northward.
Part of the future schedule follows:
Arrive Provincetown, July Is: at Port
land vessels Missouri and Wisconsin,.
July 22-24; return Provincetown missouri
and Wisconsin,. July 25; at Boston COhio).
provisions and coal. July 22-25; return
Provincetown COhioD. July q: at Rock
port. Mass. Missouri and Ohio. July
l29-31: return Provincetown missouri and
Ohio. July 81: at Boston Wisconsin,.
provisions and coal, July 29-August !: re-
turn Provincetown Wisconsin,, August
Ii; at Boston (MissourD, provisions and
coal. August IS.
There will be other maneuvers attached
10 the practice cruise which are not notei
here butt all three vessels are due back
at Annapolis about August 80, Mail to
members Of the squadron should be ad
dressed care of the postmaster at New
York
Secretary of War Baker has accepted
the opinion of the adjutant general in the
matter of determining the yearly in
creases in the commissioned personnel of
program must be divided into annual in
stalments In many cases, # was mani
testify impossible to divide equally the
number of oficers to be added to some
Of the grades.
The case in question involved the in
crease in the corps OF engineers. where
the additional number of colonels. TO be
added during five years, equaled eight.
This would mean, theoretically, that 3-5
4
the fraction being more than one-half.
the adjutant general held that It would
be proper to appoint two additional COL
onels for the first year, thus borrowing
2-5 from the second years increment.
and appointing two colonels. The second
year, there being but an apportionment
| OF 10 colonies for that increment but
one colonel was added. The third year.
the same process was pursued, giving
lowing order: First year, two; second
year. one; third year, two; fourth year,
one; fifth year, two.
A new publication, recently issued by
the War Department and entitled Guide
to Civil Employment for former Sol
diers," will be sent through the service.
for distribution in all permanent mess
and soldiers reading rooms. a copy to be
given Tree 10 edCn man IN tne service
whose character is not less than good. >"
Additionally. the War Department has
invited a close perusual of the book by
civilians, in order to properly inform them
Of the kind of men who make up the en-
/, listed ranks Of the army. The book will
set forth the measures constantly exer-
cised by the government to improve the
men, both mentally, morally and physi-
cally. while in the service and to en-
able them to obtain suitable employment
| in civil life after the expiration of their
tenn of service.
The book contains a list of employ
ments of state, county and municipal
governments, including the qualifca tions
| required for service therein, all based on
authentic information obtained by the
army authorities. Then follows a list of
| employments, alphabetically arranged,
| other than those under government con-
| troll. with rates Of pay, as well as the
character Of work. The booklet was
compiled in the Office of the adjutant
general Of the army, and II sets forth its
purpose as being an effort to attract to
| the army the best class of American
youth, who wish to serve the country
end at the same time acquire high-clas SIS
vocational training. 1t Is also planned
| to use the booklet as a means of disprov-
| ing the argument that the army is a
| dumping ground for human wrecks and
to explain to the enlisted men how they
may take advantage of the training thus
/ derived from the army. TO earn liveli-
hood after enlistment is over.
The Senate Naval Subcommittee. in its