New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-11

CAMP MILLS. L. l.. Oct. i0.-That
the use Of intoxicating liquors by off,
GERS OF the Rainbow Division will not
be tolerated was made clear to-day
when Colonel Blsnton Winship. mem
Der Of General w. A. Mann's staff and
Judge advocate Of the Forty-seeond d.
vision. announced that two second lleu-
tenants attached 10 units in the Ram
bow Division had been court-martalled
on charges of intoxication.
Colonel Winship told of the pro-
ceedings against the subalterns IN
resume Of the administration OF mill
tary Justice in the Rainbow DIVISION
since that command has been en-
camped on Hampstead Plains.
His statement shows that the morale
Of the division has been unusually nlgh
and that with q 900 men and oihcers
in the command. only ten cases nave
been grave enough TO warrant their
trial by a general court. with the
cxcention Of the two officers, all the
offenders have been enlisted men.
THE two second lieutenants were
.riod by court Of which Captain Je-
rome Jackson was the trial Judge al
vocate and Colonel w. c. Brown the
nresident. One Of the officers is at
tached to the old 69th OF New loih
and the other 10 the Indiana contingent
here. Sentence has been pronouhceo'
but will not he made public until me
judgment Of the trial court IS reviewed
by division headquarters.
Desertcr Gets Three Years
One soldier charged with desertion
was sentenced TO three years OF con,
fnement at hard labor. forfeiture OF
iii nav and dishonorable discharge
from the service. This is light sen
fence for desertion, Colonel NlrSnlp
explains. but the circumstances sur
rounding this case were eXtenuaung'
Here is an abstract from Colonel
Winsbin's statement which tells It's
own story Of youth whose eagernesS
% get into action made him run aloui
of military law:
The only other case involving
charge OF desertion which has come 10
division headquarters for review was
case in which n soldier LETT one OF
tbo National Guard organizations nov,
in camp before it had been mustered
into the Federal Service and enlsted
in the United States navy. The soldier
niesded Guilty 10 the crime Of deser-
t;on and there was no doubt that the
cr;mc had been committed. II was
equally clear. however, that the SOLDIER
aid not fully understand the nature OF
his act, and that his one intention WAS
not TO avoid active service, but TO JON
branch of the service where he might
see action at the soonest possible mo-
ment. ..... -
"Tse court recognized the gravity OF
the offence committed by imposing a
sentence OF ten years confinement AZ
hard labor The exceptional circum-
stances OF the case, however, caused
the court 10 add TO its sentence the FOL
loving recommendation for clemenc!'
signed by all the members Of the court:
"'Private -- has come before the
court openly and honestly, admitting
all his transgressions. denying or evad-
ing or concealing nothing. lie mas
made an excellent impression upon TINS
court. and has convinced us that ms
only offence has been an overzealous
desire 10 get into action. We beheve
1 he has had no desire whatever to evade
service, but, on the contrary, mas
sought danger II is our opinion ina,
/ ,bis TYNE of man should not be confined
and should not suffer harshly Tor his
conduct.
yeung man Of only twenty years, OF
good antccedents. good habits, and Il
an industrious and efficient soldier.
Gin passing sentence we have borne
in mind the gravity of the offence
charged when there is real intent, anC
have imposed a sentence which we be
lieve should be paid by real offender
but in this case. with all the mitigating
circumstances, we recommend the ut
most clemency, and it is our belief tha'
the ends Of Justice and the good of th'
service would best be served by punish
mont which would not involve furthe'
/ confinement A..
Acting on this recommendation, th'