The Washington herald., 1918-05-10
Army and Navy News

Lieut. Col James z. Shelley. Gen.
eral Staff. has been relieved from
detail as q member of the General
stan Corps. Lieut.. Col. Shelley is
attached to athe 18th Cavalry and
viii proceed TO JOIN that regiment
upon the, expiration Of such leave
Of absence az may be granted him.
The Navy Department has been
informed that Milton Leon Lewis.
seaman. National Naval Volunteers.
who was detailed as signalman on
board the Greek steamship Asim-
ina, lost his life when that steam
ship was torpedoed and sunk on
the morning of Jsnuary 20. 1913.
and his body was washed ashore
in Sicily.
Next Of kim mother. Mrs. Jen-
ME Theresa Lewis. 81 Bond street.
Rochester. N Y.
The Secretary of War authorizes
the following statement:
In order to provide military in
struction for the college students
emergency. a comprehensive plan
OC poN ChCNG w NAC " al NN-
partment. beginning with the next
college year. in September, 1915.
The details remain to be worked
out, but In general the plan will be
as follows:
Military instruction under officers
and noncimmissioned officers OF the
army will be provided in every in:
stitution OF college grade, which en-
- a.
able-bodied students over the age of
is. The necessary military equipment
will, 50 far as possible. be provided
by the gvernment. There will be ere
ated a military training unit In each
institution. Enlistment will be pure
ly voluntary but all students over the
age of IS will be encouraged TO enlist
The enlistment will constitute the
student a member Of the army of
the United States, liable TO active
duty at the call Of the President. 1t
will, however. be the policy of the
government not to call the members
of the training units to active duty
until they have reached the age of
q, unless urgent military necessity
! compels an earlier call. Students up-
der IS, and therefore not eligible for
enlistment, will be encouraged to en-
roll in the training units. Provisions
will be made for co-ordinating the
! Reserve Officers Training Corps
system which exists in about one
third OF the collegiate institutions.
/ with this broader plan.
This new policy aims TO accomplish
-twofold object: First. TO develop
as a great military asset the large
body OF yeung men in the colleges:
and second TO prevent unnecessary
and wasteful depletion OF the colleges
! through indiscriminate volunteering
by offering TO the students a definite
I and immediate military status.
| Later announcement will be
made OF the details of the new sys-
| TEN. In the meantime, presidents
of collegiate institutions are re-
! quested TO call this matter to the at
! tention of all their students. Those
who do not graduate this spring
should be urged to continue their
education and take advantage of
this new opportunity to serve the
nation.
There is no necessity for making
a formal order dissolving a court
| martial. Nothing is gained by the
making or promulgation of such an
order. and some embarrassment
may be caused thereby. II no for
NAL order dissolying a court-mar-
| tial Is made the court may be re-
| convened at any time when neces-
sary to reconsider it's action.
A married man. upward OF 4t
years cd. with wife and children
/ dependent on him. enlisted in chs
army. He is physically and men
tally ut for service. Held. that he
may lawfully he held to the sery-
ice. since his enlistment is not void
but voidable only at the option OF
the government (U. S. VS.. Grimley
1877 u. s., 147.) The fact that he
has a family dependent upon him
raises q question of administrative
I policy not here considered.