The Washington herald., 1917-06-05
Army and Navy News
Best Service Column in City.

4uc lOllOWlnS lnSIfuCtlOnS 10 Ma
tional Guard organizations have been
issued by the War Department:
The National Guard organizations
Will mount a guard over their own
camp and will not be required to fur
nish any part of the regular guard for
the post
All cases involving breach of dis-
ciphn3 by members of the National
Guard Will be turned over to the com
lnanding officer Of the National Guard
present at the post for action. A fun
report IN writing of the facts Will be
with each case ''"i'
National Guard troops will not he
uscQ 70 90 fatigue work at a post. eX-
cept The ordinary policing OF their
camp grounds and that which per
talns to their organizations, They win
handle their own baggage ana 90 rhl
equipage.
The State authorities will arrange
Tor the payment OF the National GnaTd
troops and for their transportation he
lMSen their home stations and the
Tallroad station or wharf nearest Ia
the post to which they are assigned
Lor coast defense exercises. The
Sodst ue1enSe quartermaster will
nave nave charge OF moving the organiza-
tons and their impedimenta betWeen
inc inc Tdlroad or wharf and the camp
grounds. and wherever possible nogt
transportation, either boat or wsFon
WILDE used for this purpose. hui if
necessary the coast defense 6uartsr
master will supplement the most
transportation by hiring extra trans
portatlon as provided in paragraph
Advance Detachments,
The commanding officer Of escb
Nauonal Guard coast defense COM
mand ordered to duty at a coast fort
Is dulhorlzed to send an advance de-
tachtiieht or one commissioned officer
Tor the coast defense command and
such enlisted men as NAV he necaS-
sary' not exceeding three per COM
pany Or similar unit to the most M
Hhlch II is to be camped, so as 10 ar
rlve there before the arrival of the
orSanlzation. for the purpose of car
S nis,i IOr NauonaI Guard property. as
slstlng in arranging the camp
sround2. pitching tents. setting up
heId ranges, and completing arrange
mehts for messing; for this purpose
the noncommissioned staff. band
and attached sanitary troops will be
considered equivalent to one COM
pany.
While in attendance at coast de-
tense exercises the complete garrison
ration in kind will be issued to the
National Guard. The substitute ar
tcles will be determined by the coast
detense commander after consultation
with the National Guard authorities.
The actual money value of each T5-
ton as issued will be equal to that of
the ration furnished to regular
troops at the place and time at which
the exercises are held. The following
issues will also be made on ration re-
turns: Soap. candles. matches, toilet
O3DpF and fro ha
with funds for the purchase Of liuuid
coffee, will be furnished for the time
required to travel from the post to
the home stations of the National
Guard organizations. officers and en-
hsted men and company or detach-
H HenI organizations of the National
Guafd on duty at coast forts will be
aIoWed to purchase for cash all ar
ucles of subsistence stores kept for
SAFE by the post quartermaster and
al the same prices as are authorized
Tor othcers and enlisted men of the
regular army.
Treatment of Sick.
National Guard organizations will
make then own provision for the
treatment Of their sick, except that
men. sufficiently i'll to require treat
ment in bed may be sent home or be
cared for in the post hospital. as may
be deemed best by the senior medical
otilcer of the organization to which
the patient belongs.
The senior medical officer In each
National Guard camp will be ex Off
clio the sanitary inspector for the
camp. He will make daily inspec-
tons of the water supply, the lat
rines kitchens, garbage and urinal
cans, tents, and bathing places. De-
fects Will be reported promptly to the
commanding officer of the camp for
correction.
The senior medical officer of the
coast defeses will be designated "the
chief sanitary inspector" unless 9TH
'erwise directed by the department
commander. He will make frequent
inspections of all National Guard
camps and will have general SUPER
vision over all sanitary matters.
actually expended by the National
Guard will be dropped from the re-
turns OF the coast defense ordnance
otncer on separate certificate of eX-
pendltures executed in tFiplicate.
Upon the completion OF the exercises
sent ulrectly to the chief OF ordnance
as basis for reimbursement of the
ordnance Department.
Allowance OF Ammunition.
The following table gives the al
ApWihSS VI ammunition per company.
Guns Rtibcaliher Service
Sinch rifle 1OOO %
finch Fihe..,,,,,,,,.,.... 100 Ii
4.7-inch rids s...,,,,,,,. 100 Il
5-inch rife. 100 s
e-inch rife. e..,,,,,,......., 100
sinch riie. ie...,....,..... 100
l0-inch rife. ie..,.,,..,,..... 100 Z
R-inch rife......,.. 100
Rinch mortar rs 6
Each company will be allowed 10
additional drill primers and 20 addi-
uonal electric primers and the ma
teriaI for reloading drill primers.
Each coast defense commander will
summit q report on the National