Evening star., 1921-07-24
THE ARMY

One of the outstanding points en-
phasized in Gen. Pershing's recent
letter to corps area and department
commanders on better organization
of the Army of the United States"
was the generals expressed desir=
that officers of the Regular Army de-
tailed for service in the organization
and training of the National Guard
and the reserves should be selected
from the most efficient officers. "It
Is not sufficient said the genera,
that this duty be assigned to an in
dividual at your headquarters to be
performed in perfunctory manner.
but the corps area commander anil
all officers in his organization will be
expected to take an active interest in
these forces"
In connection with Gen. Pershing's
statement. it Is the opinion of officers
who have made study of the organ
lied reserves, that the present time Is
propitious for the. calling to active
duty of one or more specially qualified
reserve officers In each corps area
headquarters in order to assist and CO.
operate with the designated officer of
the regular army in the initial work
of organizing and building up this most
important component of the Army. II
Is pointed out that the creation of a
large body of reservists as indicated
by the wishes of Congress Is without
precedent in this country. that the idea
must be impressed on prospective re-
servists throughout the nation, and that
specially qualified reserve officers, ia
miliar with local conditions OF the re-
spective states comprising their corps
area would be of most valuable assist
ance in the upbuildIng of their organiIa-
ton.
Reserve officers have expressed the
opinion that former officers eligible for
membership in the officers reserve
corps would feel more disposed to write
a reserve officer stationed at a corps
area headquarters for the purpose Of
disseminating detailed information re-
Earding the reserves than to any other
Officer
Losing an arm in the Sepoy rebel
new type of saber belt. Gen. Sir Samuel
Joseph Browne. K. c. B., C. S. l., a most
dashins English cavalry officer. in
vented for his own use what with some
modification is today known as the Sam
Browne belt. The belt was adopted by
the British army and later by the mill
tary forces Of other nations.
Lord Roberts, English field marshal,
in his "Forty-one Years in India" paid
a glowing tribute to this distinguished
officer when he wrote: This popular
and gallant officer. well known to every
native in upper India as Sam Brun
Sahib.' and to the whole of his mai
esty's army as the inventor of the
sword belt universally adopted on
service. distinguished himself greatly
Of his own regiment and $50 native in
fantry he attacked a party of rebels.
.. A fierce hand-to- hand fight
then ensued, in which he got two
severe wounds. one on the knee, from
which he nearly bled to death: the other
on the left shoulder. cutting right
through and completely severing the
arm. The enemy was completely routed
and fled, leaving four guns and 800 dead
on the ground. Browne was deservedly
with the Victoria Cross
Gen. Sam" Browne died at the Wood
tablet has been erected for
him in st. Paul's Cathedral in London.
Disposition Of Motor Cars.
Rumors emanating from various parts
Of the country to the effect that the
War Department is offering for sale sur
are claimed to be unfounded. Accord
Ing to the director of sales.. the only
motor vehicles available for sale at this
time are unserviceable ones. Those
vehicles not desired by any other de-
partment of the government are offered
at public auction. the sales being ex-
tensively advertised in the vicinities in
which they are to be held, While less
than ten thousand unserviceable motor