Evening star., 1917-11-11

Tho Treasury Department will es-
fablish a central European office to car
yxo out the plans under the war service
Insurance act for enabling men OF the
Army and Navy in foreign service 10
take out policies of insurance indemni-
fying them against loss by total as
ability or death. Through branches OF
this office the men who failed to pro-
nure such insurance before they le1t
4ha limited States Will be enabled TO Sc
cure the protection of one OF these poii-
cies.
There was some doubt whether the
c>-etary under the act. had the power
to &establish such an office ana eApeha
thes funds required to maintain " H. ~, an
this question has been answered Ta.s os c.
opinion of the controilef OIL .he
Ory in which he said < III
rThis appropriation proVldes Ioi
axpense incident to the work ana sps pss ~,
1cally provides for equipment OF otnse ea
and for salaries e., alnnaba % suTd or elsewhere
asrthe Secretary of the Treasury may
deem necessary. ..,,en
The fact that insurance may be tahsh
out in France is not intenaet ~ ~ off
cSF or enlisted man to take advahtas,e1 s,1
o{,{he governments oner: OUT IL W. W..
hN-used to provide for those VINO sad Msa
"oyer there" when the oiI was A., ,,1av
art.e out of the undertaking TO iuFhi
fffsm with this form Of insurance.
An ARMY board recently criticised IN
4fs report what it saw at oase aepue p,e
where large quantities OF lo'a - infor-
mSfion along these lines on the part o.
ofIieers: veterinary surgeons anu e
lisckd personnel o,a
iE further said: IhereIore. a.rinp
on.the health and serviceaoiiity o. oIie
puKlic animals. and as Army
nansans must he held respohsloLie ~.
theer hit condition. II IS s.ronsiS a;.,;s;nr
nsnsns where a large number OF horses
arr. grouped there shall be oe5alieu .
veterinarian possessing knos 49,. ror-
fdrSge conditions to preserve Una u, i tba
aeo, in fit condition lot tae useS
E0vernment animals -ar +he
rnSrer prestrvation of hay ana gram
~. recomme nds that all force oe
vSYed above and covered eithes 's
oistarpauln
n is not the intention OF the war war
Department, tha. that ,nrk.x ,ne oos @nd tr.m- %
rrSne. even II thew are far from home
Thanksgiving. More than lae.o'.
nounds Of turkey will NIL the cola
storage boxes OF severa' nger n,s .'dh that
tHn Army in France will lose its birds
through the agency of the ubiquitous
submarine. unless II bags more ahati
Ohm steamer Of the Thankseivins ,sn nes,, =
ns~sces of turkey for each man. and
fisEs difficulties of transporting II
aSross the ocean will not be permitted
tomatnterfere with observance OF the
regulations or OF the day.
Trhen the members of the Red Cross
~v;@mted to have military titles and be
cafled generals and majors and col
o5slis fno one wanted to be called by
AM title lower than 'cantaIn). there
ysCp some amusement and some reai
ot1ect.on, although no one outside the
fsW directors took the matter seri-
o,siv R11t now comes an official opin-
fon that the personnel of the depart
ment of military relief, American Red
Cross. is definite part of the medical
service of the Army. The judge ad-
yocate general of the Army. dealing
IN a recent opinion with the use OF the
penalty envelope by the Red Cross,
said:
" made the ruling that the officials
Of the American Red Cross embraced
in the department of military relief are
entitled under the law to use the
penalty envelopes in connection with
the Post Office Department that the
Red Cross units became part OF the
medical service of the Army: that the
medical STATS are commissioned Off
GERS of the Army yror Navy. and that
the enrolled nurses constitute the re-
serve of the Army Nurse Corps"
Adopting this opinion as his own. the
fudge advocate general could see no
objection to the use by the Red Cross
ofncers Of the War Department PEN
atty envelopes.
Tho cavalry equipment board. which
was formed for the purpose of perfect
ing equipment of the mounted forces OF
ne Army. has reported on the Army
eddie The Rock Island arsenal. where
0uch articles are made, has orders to