Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1919-03-02

/ ,.,erousiy to tho RANK ana lii'
| Hhb go, American army whlch
vl ',n engaged In tho world war
haF I.nn also very unusual rep
mas ',,i,r on the military lesai
irS,. 20, the war department seven
s'".' - n, the office OF the Juose
nt,s general of tho army, the
au'U,, f,,y office in the world are
E'r. Who hail from Oklahoma
iN''',,f colonel L. j, Hurley anu
lieu '''.u..,,.otal Sergeant Major Henry
h'dSi..sVIirs OF Tulsa, Major Hicharu
J." '',,', "'a' ~ Cordel, Major J. Berry
'. NIlskogec. Major Alexander
ME- OF Okmulgee, Major WI.
JV"' tttierbach OF DuTant, ana
,,,''',,lInn Sergeant Major AhdreW
- n, pawhuskA. As Officers ana
";t,.rs they have been assisting
|.,,,J.er General Samuel L. An
.ni the acting Judge advocate gen
t M the army. who for the pasl
o,n, ss been the legal advisor or
,,,rv OF war. the chief or starr
yIc var department and inc mill
,r, csfa6ushment generally They
y. d,yoted their legal skill to aid
,aa General Ansell In passing upon
Tvs ,,g,I correctness OF all military
a,,i,7sfr,tinn, all disciplinary ac-
| ,Inn and all matters affecunH tne
,Iobis and mutual relations OF the
rrrsonnel Of the army. To them
,nnrh cerdlt is due for the war hav.
'', bern conducted according to law
puti,, OF Judge Advocate.
A. General Crowder has been oc-
..,n,,1 with tho duties OF provost
,,,ar,b,l general. General Anscll has
ns., the head OF this great military
wd,rill system. and these Okhho-
,nans have been his associates. Mill
t,ry procedure In the courts-martia'
u sofeguarded By law and II IN the
i,tv ot tho Judge advocate general
and those acting with him TO see
mat no soldier Ia punished except
according to law. Sentences award
cd by general courts martial are not
effective until approved by super.
inr commander who has on his STAFF
ns A legal advisor n member OF the
ulge advocate generals department
who superyiscs disciplinary action in
the first instance. The office OF the
Judge advocate general later acts as
court Of error to which these mill
tsry cases are finally sent for review.
| The duties Of the judge. advocate
general are not generally known or
| understood by those In or out OF the
army. He IL in sense the keeper OF
tho conscience Of the commander In
. chief II Is he, who, like the chan
c0lor Of old, relieves against the
hard decisions OF general courts
marital
Broadly speaking his duties con-
ais, Of administering military justice
and counseling the military estab-
lishment on such matters as war risk
insurance admiralty and maritime
questions, titles and government res-
eryations questions OF statutory con-
srucllon and the drafting OF statutes
OF military law. advising on intcrna-
tional law questions arising in con
I nscuon with the movements OF the
military establishment at homo and
abroad lie advises the war depart
ment bureaus and the department
chiefs as TO accounts, claims, CON
tracts and fiscal affairs and collects
and assemblies war laws and advises
the personnel OF the army from the
chief " staff TO the newest recruit.
as TO Weir duties and rights Incl
dent 10 military service.
VIM iHty tFts.
To the proper performance OF
these duties. Oklahoma has given
very substantial aid. She has lent
her most distinguished counsalors a
law TO the government and to the
war department. particularly. Lieut..
Cot p. J. Hurley OF Tulsa born In the
|. thociaw nation and eight years
tribal attorney for Choctaw nation,
OF 'he militia OF the Indian territory
and as a captain In the oklahoma
guards, after organizing an engineer
tNfcompany and an ambulance com
pany came into the Judge advocate
generals department. and greatly
strengthened II as an assistant TO the
Juuge advocate general. He was
h'er ordered overseas as the Judge |
suVoca'e with the first army or the
Sntrican eNpedltionary forces in
LIanee. There, he has served with |
u'sIhcuon from the very first MAJ |
Mchard A. Billups Of Cordell and |
1al william f. Utterbach OF Du- !
tnn1 orousht-to to the office OF the |
yuase advocate general rich and di- |
olsulen experience which has been |
,,".a,uabie to General Ansell In sow !
h h we thousands Of problems which
,o ,afo oeen presented TO him for so
,Sroh' They have been on duty I'm
a,, g nultary Justice division OF the .
"'lce The duties OF this division
,,l'.sst vT,,ss' OF rendering reports upon ap-
m',nuVns y, Tor clemency. the solution
problems relating to the dIscipl,-
ns'y barracks and the government,
G.ln'hry prisons; and all matters
,bo Jbn'"g 70 do with the discipline OF
d's.y' army Cases where death or
ns,, ,,'''ssal from the service are n
rI'n OF me performance are ro.
viewed by this division. !"
,ndSa.h dv,h OF these officers as former