Evening star., 1917-11-04
Ne,us of the Army and Navy

, and fve-eighths wide. with the letters
U. s. one-fourth of an inch high, and
| the star shall be nine-sixteenths of an
inch in diameter. The insignia for the
| other grades correspond to these de-
! tails.
omcial photographs will be collected
to- form the basis of pictorial history
of the war Of 1917" as the order estab-
fishing the division designates it. The
Secretary of War has named the Signal
Corps of the Army as the bureau to
be charged with this duty. Each dfvis-
One sergeant, first class, or sergeant
(stirl photographer; one corporal or
private. first class (helper): one sergeant
or corporal (developerl and one private.
first class developers helper). They
will be attached to the Signal Corps
units of each division.
The Signal Corps has an extensive
division for photography in connection
with aviation observers. and will take
up this additional work In conjunc-
ton with the other. 1t has requested
regimental commanders to send in the
names of men qualified to fill these posi-
tions destrous of being transferred to
the Signal Corps.
A Treasury decision published last
August authorized the Quartermaster
Corps to pay the longevity pay. to the
when it was federalized, but thus far
no payments have been made because
the complication of formulating regu-
la tions for calculating the amounts has
delayed their issue However, they
printer Is expecting to give them to the
pay omcers at an early date and as soon
thereafter as 1t can be DONE those who
are entitled to the benefit will be paid
Surgeon General Braisted, U. S. N, has
received another honorary degree, this
time one that is greatly coveted The
American College of Surgeons at its re-
cent convocation, held at Chicago made
him an honorary fellow of the college.
The surgeon general for some years had
been fellow of the society, but this ap-
pointment. coming from the largest body
OF surgeons of the country and one Of
the most important of the world is held
In high esteem. because II fs awarded
to an exceedingly small number Of its
members.
Commissions as provisional second
heutenants in the Regular Army have
examinations to 2,5s2 men drawn from
three classes eligible under the act
providing for the temporary enlarge
ment OF the Army. The first class con-
sistins OF enlisted men Of the Regular
Army. Philippine Scouts and members
OF the National Guard with ninety days
federal service. produced 11o. honor
graduates of distinguished colleges and
LneHoerS OF the OHcerS' Reserve Corps
359 and civil life 2,113
Commissions given to the first class
bore date October "a. to the second
class October rs and to the third Oc-
tober rs. The new officers will be as
signed to the several arms in this way:
To infantry. 1.2s6; cavalry. 433: field
artillery. 314. and coast artillery, 549
All the officers thus far assigned to
duty passed their examinations with
an average of so per cent or better, and
a considerable number have passed, but
have not yet been commissioned, for
the reason that there are no vacancies
at this time. Their names. however.
will be carried on the reserve list, and
they will be commissioned and ordered
to duty as vacancies arise. It Is dis
tinctly understood that these appoint
ments are temporary and that the COM
mission is liable to be revoked at any
time II the officer does not keep up to
the standard required of him.
One of the most important divisions
of the transportation division of the