Evening star., 1923-09-16

AS recently announced in these
columns, that over 500 Army officers
have not been receiving their correct
rental allowances, close study or
this question by the committee which
has been formed TO adjust this dis
crepancy has \ revealed the fact
that there are $50 officers adverse
~ affected, which will reach a
total of $350,00o. The records of
these officers show that each OF
them has been losing s459 per
year since July l, 1922, which to date
would increase this sum TO about
: $500. OF this $40 officers, 464 are
majors and 226 are captains, divided
among the different arms as follows:
Infantry, 1874; field artillery, l0s;
cavalry Ca Signal Corps, s; Corps
of Engineers. 5S: Coast Artillery
Corps, $50: air service, 40; ordnance
department, 81; adjutant general S
department, 6; Quartermaster corps,
S: chemical warfare service, .. and /
in the judge advocate generals de-
partment. Before the Investigation
IS completed there doubtless VIII
be other names which will be added
to the already large list.
Completing its work on the bud
get, the legislative council in the
War Department Will shortly devote
its attention to new legislation for
non-commissioned officers of the
Army The entire question has been
thoroughly studied by general STAFF
committee. The bill, which was
passed last year, demoting large
number of commissioned officers,
due to the Army being reduced to
125.o00. will be the basis for new
bill.
One feature which is being talked
of being included in the proposed
bill is to to raise first Sergeants,
now rated as second class, to the
in the first grade. The advocates of
this provision insist that as the first
sergeant is vested with the most
authority of all the on-commissioned
officers In company or other
unit, he should be given the hi AR
rating. At the present time he is
in the second grade and master SER
geants of the first grade are taking
orders from him.
The repeal OF the Blanton law.
which prohibits the enlistment of
men below the age af twenty one
without the written consent of their
parents or guardians. it Is believed
will be asked by the War Depart
Tnent. This vicious provision has not
only interfered with the recruiting
adding to the cost of maintaining the
regular establishment.
Col. George Vidmer, acting chief of
cavalry, in addition to representing
the chief of cavalry at the Rochester
horse show at Rochester, y. Y, from
September 8 to 8, inspected a num-
ber of separate cavalry squadrons of
the New York National Guard and
their armories.
the Army at the show, and also
number of mounts preparing for the
Olmpic comes were shown by Maj
Barry. The rough riding squad from
the 3rd Cavalry was also on hand
and gave a number or exhibitions of
their skillful riding.
The National Guard cavalry units
inspected by Col. Vidmer were all in
excellent shape and the condition of
the armorieS was good.
According to the latest advices re-
ceived from Maj. Gen. George C..
Richards, chief of the military bu-
reau, the general will spend Septem-
ber 13 IA and probably Is observing
the shooting of the National Guard
teams at the national matches, Camp
Perry Ohio, and will arrive in Wash
ington some time on the 10th.
Last week it was stated that about
thirty four National Guard teams
would be represented at this inter
national shooting classic, but later
reports from the militia bureau con-
tain the informotion that this num-
ber will reach about forty-four.
insufficient transportation funds
will make it impossible for all of
the War Department branches at
Washington to send their official OBJ
servers both the Marine Corps and
1st Cavalry Division war maneuvers,
which will be held at Newmarket,
Va, and in the vicinity of the Big
Bend district in Texas. respectively.
There will be no official representa-
tives from the chief of infantry's Of
flee, the Office of the chief signal of
ficer, office of the chief of chemical
warfore service and the Medical
Corps at the. 1st Cavalry divisions
war games.
Maj. Edmund L. Gruber F. A, an
instructor at the cavalry school, will
represent the chief of field artillery
at Maria, while Col. w. J. Glasgow