Evening star., 1923-04-01

peBBeu TO lne BrOuHu
! Names 10 be Announced.
! The names Of the officers who will
i'attend the Army War College here
next year will shortly be announced.
According to the present plans, be-
( tween forty and fifty will enter the
senior class while the junior class
will start with ten. Five or six naval
officers will also be designated to at
tend the Army War College.
Because OF q lack of appropriation
for activities at the infantry school,
! the chief Of infantry has been COM
PEELED to reduce various school prof.
tcts. The present policy of the chief
OF infantry does not contemplate
sending any licutenants to the school
for the coming sesSios nor the detail
OF any captain to the field officers
class. 1t is expected that more than
200 officers will attend the school this
year.
The office of the quartermaster
general and the various combat
branches are about to begin expert
ments with the tattlee waterproofing.
Lieut.. e.. W. Gruhn of the 7th
quested authority to make q recon
Nuisance tour through that territory for
the purpose of securing flrst-hand in
! formation on the use OF the Sourdough
! pack board.
Nentsfoot Oil Is Best.
Completion of tests by the infantry
! board OF maps treated with various
! waterproofing substances reveals the
. fact that neatsfoot oil is the best for
! this use The quartermaster general
has had sent to the board an i'm
] proved designed f1ashlight
! Col Merch B. Stewart, infantry,
has been assigned TO command the
! corps of cadets at the United States
! Military Academy, West Point, n. Y.
He will succeed Lieut.. Col Robert
! N ln e. 4 -
| adler general during the war and
made his home in Washington at
! the Highlands Col. Danford and
j Col Stewart are both military writ
ers Of note and in many respects
! have notable service records. They
, have specialized in the training ac-
! tivities of the Army.
An important circular from the
militia bureau will be issued in a
strength of the National Guard units
and Will give the initial strength
for federal recognition. the mainten-
! ance of strength, the variation of 10
per cent on account of administra-
| strength. II will contain provisions
| for failure to maintain strength and
| the reports to be rendered; the pro-
cedure for mastering out and with
| drawal of federal recognition from
/ the unit which cannot keep up it's
minimum strength. One of the in
| cidents regarding a unit, laid down
| in the tables of organization, is q
! strength of forty-one. An officer
| could not be paid with the loss of
! one man and the men could not be
paid where the strength went above
| forty-one. Now, there Is permitted
an allowance of four below forty-one
and four above forty-one. The Sec
retary of War is authorized by Con-
! gress to promulgate general excep-
| tions to the rules and under that
authority it has been directed that
! there can be a variation of 10 per
| cent above and below the strength
| named.
Will Gut Pack Weight.
| The Chief of Infantry has submit
ted to the War Department recon-
| mendations looking toward the elm
ination of certain dispensable pieces
| of equipment now carried in tables
! of basic allowances, which it is stat
! ed, VIII considerably reduce the
| weight now carried by the infantry
| man. The weight carried by Amer
| lean troops during the world war
| exceeded that carried by any of the
| soldiers of foreign armies.
A limited amount of polo equip
ment, consisting of saddles, martin
gales and polo boots. is available for
| issue to National Guard organizations.
! No polo brides issued as organiza ton
equipment will prove satisfactory.
This equipment will be issued to
only one unit at a station for the use
! OF all units at that station and only
| to such stations aS have facilities for
| playing the game. 1t has been sug-
gested that where practicable a serv-
! ice or headquarters unit be selected
TO draw this equipment. and that the
senior officer at the station co-ordi-
nate its use among the differentunits.
The militia bureau believes In en-
couraging the playing of polo, because
the game tends to develop certain
qualities which are desired in mount
ed troops. However. it is made known.
that 1t should be understood that no
additional equipment which Is used
In playing polo can be secured for
Issue. nor can it be expected that
horses suitable for polo can be Is
sued; also time devoted to polo will
not be computed as drill"
Order Regarding Forms.
The chief of infantry has been di-
rected by the adjutant general of the
Army to secure a form. 423A, A G.. Q.
personal Report and Statement of
Preferences), for each infantry re-
serve officer for which SUCH a form
is not now available. AS soon as the
names of officers for whom such a
form is not now available are deter
mined, blank form will be sent to
all concerned. 1t IS realized that
frequently additional time is re-
the rendition Of reports. etc 1t is
believed that officers concerned real
ize the Importance of having all rec
ords as complete as possible. These
forms will be mailed in envelopes
marked Important" 1t is hoped that
each officer upon receiving such a
communication will fill out the forms
and return it.
The. personnel section in the Office
of the chief of infantry has completed
hn a fiyyn cn4- 60 ayNIp
for the officers on r. c.. T. c. duty
who have to be relieved this summer
on account Of expiration of tour of
duty or on account of being at the
head of the foreign service roster.
| This has been sent out to corps area
commanders for approval and consul
tation with the school authorities and
as soon as that has been done the
orders will be issued in order that
the officers involved may make their
personal arrangements. 1t is expect
, ed that officers to be relieved will be
made available for the various sum-
mer camps in the corps areas, at the
termination of which they will go to
their new stations in the states or
proceed to their foreign service sta
tions. as may be the case. 1t is ex-
pected that all the preliminaries will
be completed and the order issued by
April 10 at the latest. The officers
designated as requirements will go
to their new stations at the end of
the summer. training period. which
will be in plenty of time for them to
take up their duties at the educa-
tional institutions where they are
destined to go.
The first rate service uniform for
enlisted men. including cap, hat and
| cord. breeches, leggins, overcoat,
shirt, shoes, underwear and socks,
will be known as the war set and will
be worn only when ordered into the
field for war service, on pass cere-
monies, inspections, rest days or when