Evening star., 1921-06-19

ritorial laws which govern such
meets. Sunday base ball when no ad-
mission fee is charged will be allowed
on all military reservations, and
no admission fee will be charged in
all cases where such practice is not In
conflict with local laws
Buslness Iaterests Urge Training.
, Recalling the fact that in 1916 COM
mercial esta Adjustments allowed q reat
Sonable number Of their employees to
attend training camps without loss
of salary or prejudice to their pro-
a % letter s to the Chamber Of Commerce
of the United States, has expressed
the hope that a similar attitude be
taken toward the citizens military
training camps to be established this
Chamber Of Commerce. through its
organ of information, has directed the
attention of business men throughout
the country to the purpose Of the new
training camps and has expressed Its
willingness to cooperate with the
attendance at these camps.
Dental Surgeons for n. o. r. Camps.
-Four officers previously retired from
active duty in the Dental Corps Of the
Army have been called into active
service to prepare themselves as in
structors in r. o. T. c. dental units.
Army Medical Field Service School at
Cralisle, Pa, where they will take the
course in field work. after which the
normal school course will be mas
tered to f1t them for teaching. 1t is
said this is the first case in history
They ali have sienaled their desire
to undertake the work, expressing the
belief that their physical conditions
their opinion has been substantiated
after rigid physical examination by
an Army medical officer. Upon COM
pletion Of their course Of instruction
at Carlisle they will be assigned to
class A dental schools maintaining
r. o. T. c. dental units and will as
sumo the duties Of professors Of mill
tary science and tactics, being at
tached as such to the regular faculty
Of the schools.
schools i'm the country. Ten were Sc
lected last year According to their
geographical location. The remaining
nine recently have been invited to
participate in r. o. T. c. work.. and
dental officers as instructors for
schools that later accept the invita-
tion will be provided from among the
Regular Army dental ofilcers,
Passing Notes. Q
Camp Humphreys. Va, has been au-
thorized by the War Department, for
field training of the District of Columbia
National Guard. between July II and %.
In the division and assignment Of re-
serve officers into groups the Secretary
Of War directs that hereafter the abbre-
viations for general assignment group.
post assignment group and territorial
assignment group be indicated as fol-
lows: G. A. group. B. A. group and
T. A. group.
A recent memorandum indicates that
the War Department desires to strictly
limit chemical warfare activities to re-
search, development and training at the
one authorized school, and that no gen.
eral training of combatant troops, DEM
onstrations Of gas warfare or general
dissemination Of instruction in that
branch of warfare is desired.
The director of sales announces that
July 81 has been selected as tho date
for the auction sale Of the government
owned buildings and improvements at
Camp Joseph e. Johnston, Jacksonville.
Fla, which will be conducted under the
supervision Of the real estate division,
construction service, Office of the quar-
termaster general.
In carrying out the War Depart
meat policy to reduce expenses for