Evening star., 1920-01-11

The war Department plans to send
an Army team to compete in the in
ternatfonal horse show at London
next June and in the Olympic games
at Antwerp, in the following iaii.
Every effort will be made to make a
creditable showing of American horse
flesh and American horsemansnap' ana
the entire military service mas peen
called on to assist in obtaining men
and horses to try out for the repre-
sentative team. With view 10 oD-
tanning the best representation. eacn
reeinental commander of mounted
organization is required to report al
horses in his regiment whlcn snow
marked ability in jumping IL Is pre-
scribed that only horses ina. can nna;s1. clsa.
entity jumping four feet six inches
with a tip, should be considered as
available. Horses that bolt or fusn
the Jumps are not to be consioeIeu.
tests are to be made two or tnree
times a week over selected Jumps.
ficers showing marked ability IN
horsemanship will try out the horses.
Reports will be made not later tnan
February 10 recommending the ono,
ers and men and horses consioereo
suitable to enter the final competie'on
Announcement is made that prlVate
darstanding that after the competi-
tion in the foreign events they WIN oe
returned to their owners. Army horseS
showing superior jumping aoiiity wIiI
be retained for the use OF the Team
and on their return to the Oni1ea
States will be sent to the caVairy
school at Fort Riley. Kan. for further
training in order to be avallaple Ior
future competitions in this country
and abroad.
Employment for Disabled Soldiers.
Soldiers who are partially disabled
from wounds received in the war are
to be assisted in finding employment
in civil positions under the War De-
nartment by the Civil Service Com
mission. Within a few weeks the War
Department, the Federal Board 1or
Vocational Education, ana the Clvli
Service Commission will have com
the employment by the War Depart
ment Of partially disabled soldiers. in
cluding those who ordinarily would ne
barred from civil service positions ne,
cause of their physical condition. WIN
be facilitated in every way possible.
These men will be employed on the
same basis as those who have not sus-
tanned physical injury. The War De-
partment has considerably more than
100 900 civilian employees in its vari-
Gus establishments. and 1t is believed
that that large force can absorb sew
erai thousand partially disabled vet
erans without serious detriment to the
service.
InAuenxa Epidemic In Army.
Praise is bestowed by Surgeon Gen.
eral ireland on the STATS Of Army
hospitals for their faithful and heroic
service in combating the influenza
epidemic of last year. AS an evil
dence Of their se1f-sacrifcing devo-
tion to duty day after day. without
rest or relaxation, he says that the
proportion of medical officers. nurses
and attendants who contracted the
disease and lost their lives was ex-
tremely high compared with all other
classes Of camp personnel. Without
exception, he adds. commanding om-
GERS gave the fullest support and as
, 81 stance to camp surgeons and con-
tributed materially to the successful
handling Of the dihicult problem pres
ent in every camp. The disease first
made its appearance at Camp Devens.
MASS. and during the succeeding
month there we're in that camn
alone i6.t0o :. +ss :, i"Hu nGo