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ceptance or declinatiou Of appointment
has been received. 1t was further an
nOunced that in the future appointments
will be cancelled in those cases in which
acceptance or declination Of reserve Off
GERS commissions Is not received within
sixty days Of the tender Of appointment.
War DeDa1tment Consolidation.
Consolidation Of the offices Of sup
ply branches Of the War Department
under the policy adopted in July.
1890, has gained additional impetus
in an order recently issued for ad-
ditional use Of the Munitions building
on B street The Offices of the chief
signal ONCE. the chief of the chemical
warfare service and the historial,
publications and other branches of
the military intelligence division will
be moved to the Munitions building
before June 30. Portions Of the quar-
termaster generals Office, of the
forces of the chief of finance and OF
the chief Of ordnance. which have
been either in rented quarters or in
temporary buildings in groups A and
3 at 7th and b streets. will also move
to the Munitions building. After July
1 this building will house the quarter
master generals office, the chief of
engineers, CnlcI BISndl OuuCGT, CHlcl
Of chemical warfare service. chief of
air service, chief of finance. surgeon
general, commanding officer Of The
Washington general intermediate de.
pot, the records of the committee on
national defense, the War Department
claims board. the director OF sales and
a portion of the military intelligence
division. The policy adopted in July.
1920, provided that the general ad
ministrative group in the War De-
partment be situated in the State.
War and Navy building. the supply
group in the Munitions building and
the chiefs of the combat arms and
of the militia bureau in the War De-
partment annex. at 18th and E
streets.
Lack of Funds Retards Reserves.
Facilities and personnel are not
available to establish separate camps
or courses this year for reserve Of
ficers who might be willing or desire
to attend a training camp at their
own expense without being ordered to
active duty. The funds appropriate ed
for pay of reserve officers set the linn.
its within which the War Department
may assign officers to active duty
There are certain purposes for which
under the national defense act, re-
serve officers must be placed on ac-
tive duty and pay. There are otheI
duties for which reserve officers
should be placed on active duty to
insure the organisation and develop
ment Of tho citizen soldiers.
The allotment Of the limited amount
Of funds is contemplated for the fol.
low purposes: For pay of reserve Of
ficers on duty with the War Depart
ment general stan. as instructors OF
the citizens camps. while receiving g
, instruction at the special service
schools Of their arm, which will rem
der these officers qualified to act as
instructors within their own units. and
for pay Of a limited number of re-
serve officers to each division of the
organized reserves to be called for a
fifteen day period Of information and
instruction in the missions Of the
three csnponepts of the Army Of the
United States Ind the plan and pro-
cedure Of organization and admins
tpation Of the units of the organized
reserves.
Unless the amount OF funds appro-
priated exceeds what Is now expected.
| there will be little, if any. remainins g
after these aIlotments are made. The
War Department will not. therefore.
u. h.GAoe9Al~heE0bSA SnlDcoNA-A q train