The Washington herald., 1918-02-17
| Army and Navy NeyN:
Best Service Column in tfe civ

First Lieut.. william Howard Taft,
ID, son OF former President Taft, who
has held a commission In the ori-
nance Reserve Corps. has been trans
fered to the National Guard OF the
United States by the War Depart
ment Lieut.. Taft has been ordered
to report TO the commanding officer OF
the Thirty-ninth Division. Camp Beau
regard at Alexandra, La, for assign
ment to duty.
MAJ. Henry S. Graves, Engineer Re
serve Corps. has been relieved from
duty with the Tenth Engineers (for-
estry) and ordered to his home. On
his arrival there he will stand relieved
from further active duty. Maj Graves
has been honorably discharged under
his commission as lieutenant colonel
engineers, national army only, by or
der Of the President
BENJAMIN Hart has been appointed
as a captain In the aviation section of
the Signal Reserve Corps and ordered
to Vancouver Barracks. Wash, fo-
assignment to duty with the Spruce
Production Division
Expenses Of conducting investiga-
tions and procuring evidence against
bootleggers, drug users and prosc-
tutes for violations OF the regulations
under the draft act can not be paid
from the appropriation for "Contin-
sencies Of the Army" the Judge ad-
voca.e general Of the army has ruled.
Such expense should be borne by the
Department OF Justice.
The forfeiture Of pay imposed by a
summary court under the fourteenth
article Of war may be extended over
a greater period than three months
the Judge advocate general Of the
army has ruled, provided that the
amount forfeited does not exceed the
amount Of the soldiers pay for The
three months Immediately succeeding
the sentence As q matter OF policy II
is unwise to protract unduly The
period OF forfeiture.
The general order Of the War De
partment creating the COMMITTEES on
Education and Special Training de-
fines its functions in the following
broad terms:
Under the direction OF the Chief oi
STAFF the functions OF the committee
shall be: To study the needs OF tn,
various branches Of the service fol
skilled men and technicians; 20 ce'
termIne how such needs shall be met
whether by selective draft, special
training in educational institutions, ol
otherwise; to secure the co-operauoT
Of the educational institutions Of the
country and to represent the War De
partment in its relations with such IN
stitutions: TO administer such plan oi
special training in schools and col
leges as may be adopted.
'It is ordered that the COMMITTEES
shall be given such assistance, com
missioned and civilian, as may De
necessary to fully execute Its duties
with once room in the War Depart
ment Building"
District residents who have beer
given commissions in the VARIOUS
branches Of the army and in the Ofti'
cers' Reserve Corps during the ias
week follow:
second neutenants in the Engineel
Reserve Corps: Robert Blooosworth
Robert l. kellogg, Paul @. o'Neal
clifford d. Taylor and John H. Toole
The others appointed are:
A, q. Moss, OF 16l2 Newton stree
northwest; r. NJ. White, Of 100 \
street northwest, and W. NJ. Wood
Of sosl Thirteenth street northwest, q
be majors. Quartermaster Corps, ma
tional army.
Thomas @. Portmore, OF 1880 F stree
northwest, ito be q major, Ordnance
Reserve Corps.
Kenneth H. Bristol. OF 1900 Virgins