Evening star., 1923-08-05
THE CIVILIAN ARMY
BY LIEUT.. STEPHEN F. TILLMAN.
Organized Reserves-National Guard

| BY LIEUT.. STEP
! Local reserve officers who will go
to the summer training camp August
| II have received copy of the book
| conformity with the War Departme mt
policy of training in tactical exer-
cises for general. field and staff Off
GERS of the National Guard and Or
=, Sanized reserves in divisional camps
the text Command. Staff and Tactics
| has been prepared at the General
Service Schools for preliminary study
| by those officers who will participate.
/ The following important announce
ment is made for the information oil
| the officers of the seth Division. AS a
part of the present course at the
Army War College. committees of
student officers have made complete
and thorough study OF the important
campaigns of the world war. The
results of the study have been re-
duced to writing in the forms of
/ monographs, which are accompanied
by excellent maps and sketches show
ing every phase of the particular
teen in number. have been turned
| over to the Infantry Journal, and, com
mencing with the April edition. one
! will be published each month in the
/ reserve officers department of the
journal. This is the first study of the
icampaigns of the world war that has
| been made by officers of the United
| States Army and will undoubtedly
form one of the best contributions TO
| the great conflict that have ever been
published. 1t is devoid of propaganda
| and based absolutely upon recorded
| history and facts. Among the sub
jects to be included in this series of
articles are the following The Salo-
niki campaign, Of which little has ap-
peared in print; the Dardanelles and
Gallipolis campaign: both the French
! and German sides of the initial cam
paign of the world war, ending up
! with the battle of the Marne; the
| German drive of March 81. 1916, and
I the allied reaction to IT, each in a
! :. parate monograph; the Rumanian
/ campaign; the Verdun campaign of
| the crown prince, and the German
drives of 1918 from the German
| standpoint.
| Officers Reserve Corps. is relieved
from attachment to the medical per-
! sonnel of the 31Sth infantry and is as
| signed TO the medical personnel of the
317th Infantry. First Lieut.. Carl H.
| Schmidt. Dental Officers Reserve Corps.
| is relieved from attachment to the med
/ ical personnel of the 320th Infantry and
/ is assigned to the medical personnel of
/ the 305th Engineers tcombatt. First
Lieut. Roger -. Thompson, Quartermas-
! ter Officers Reserve Corps. having been
attached to the soth Division. is at
tached to the SOth DivisiGn Trains.
! Capt John NJ. Barber. jr., Quarter
master Officers Reserv" Corps. has
! been attathed to the 32Oth Infantry
| for training and instructions:
! The following data list has been
sent to officers going to the training
camp: Officers should endeavor to
arrive in camp on opening day in the
morning. Report to individuals as
directed in the order. Have copy
| of the order TO deliver ~ the adjutant.
/ No bedding roll is required. as the
camp authorities will provide bed,
blankets. sheets and pilIowcases.
| Attendants will care for bed and
! articles. towels. soap, scratch pads.
| pencils. compass and anything else
! for personal comfort and study.
The uniform during the daily exer-
| else will consist of service hat and cord,
| olive drab shirt with black four-in- hand
tie. olive drab breeches, Webb waist
belt. leggingS ruSset shoes and collar
| ornaments. Optional uniform for wear
after daily exercises. evening, Sunday
and forsoCiaI wear: Service cap and
cap ornament. olive drab coat and
breeches (wool or cotton), Sam
Browne belt. leggings, russet shoes.
white collar or stock and whit" "uffS.
On all money papers the officers 5
Army serial number viii be reuuIieu.
A careful note should he made of this
number. Duplicate copy of state
ment of service furnished by the ad l.
! jutant general of the Army must he
attached to pay vouchers. Four
copies of orders required-two for
pay vouchers and two for mileage
vouchers. Suitable quarters and mess
arrangements will he made by camp
authorities prior to arrival of the
officers on the 18th. Officers owning
automobiles have been urged to take
them to camp. Transportation in
camp is limited and officers will have
plenty of occasions to use their cars.
Arrangements will be made in camp
! for their care and security. Sales
commisSary Will be open for sales to
! officers. Camp exchanges will be
maintained for sales to officers. Tele-
graph facilities will be provided All
mail should be addressed tn the Off
Ger, with his rank, as: S0th Division
; Camp, Camp Meade Md. Cinemato-
graph shows will be operated in ca mp
Laundry facilities will also be pro-
rided.
Announcement has been made that
the adjutant general of the Army is
planning to install a correspondence
course this fall for reserve adjutant
generals, when. for purposes of in
struction, will be utilized the lecture
! recently delivered before the Army
War College by the adjutant general
as well as the lectures delivered by
/ heads of the arms recently.
In connection with the attendance
of National Guard officers and enlist
ed men at military service schools
arrangements have been made with
! the chief of finance to have payments
made by the finance officer at the
schools instead of by property and
disbursing officers. heretofore. In
order that there may be no delay in
National Guard officers receiving their
pay promptly, the militia bureau de-
sires that when officers are detailed
for courses of instruction at these
schools the finance officers concerned
be furnished all necessary data and
information to enable them to make
payments promptly.
The property and disbursing officers
desiring decisions from the controller
general on finance matters affecting
payment of federal funds pertaining
to the National Guard have been re-
quested to transmit them through the
chief of the militia bureau for review
This will insure uniformity. prevent
duplication and repetition and permit
the bureau to attach additional in
formation. 1t will also enable this
! bureau to inform all states of de-
cisions on matters of general inn
portance. If a decision has been
rendered in related case a new
ruling will not be required and the
interested officer will be notified to
that effect at once.
1t is desired by the War Depart
officer of either the S. No. r. c. or
the M 40. r. c. who is pharma-