Evening star., 1926-05-09

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Tense will be given the 121st Regi-
ment of Engineers of the local Guard
when 1t goes into camp at Fort
Humphreys this year, according to
information received by Maj. Gen. An
ton Stephan, commanding the Guard,
from the headquarters of the 3rd
Corps Area, at Baltimore, Md. The
troops will be shown how to combat
he various gases now used in war
SIRE.
Capt. William w. Wise, Chemical
Warfare Service, has been designated
TO conduct the instruction Of the local
guardsmen, and will be at Fort
Humphreys, Va. for this purpose
August Is and 10.
A widespread survey of the National
Guard Of the country for the purpose
OF mapping out plans for its develop
ment and expansion has been ordered
by Secretary Of War Davis, to cover
the fiscal years 1927 and 1928. The
task has been allotted to the Militia
Bureau Of the War Department, and
the inquiry, it is understood, will be
directed particularly into the need Of
organizing promptly organizations
necessary to form well rounded or
ganization should it be called into the
field
Pending this report Of the survey,
the Secretary of War has directed that
no recognition Of new headquarters
outfits Of new units be extended at
this time In view of this survey. Gen.
Stephan has been advised by the Mi
lita Bureau that the Secretary Of
War has disapproved the request of
the local Guard to be permitted to or
ganize the Headquarters Detachment.
ISt Battalion, and Medical Detach-
ment ISt Battalion 26Oth Coast Ar
tiIlery.
1t is believed that the requisite per-
sonnel can be quickly obtained for
these units. and the local Guard Off
cials were quite anxious to organize
the outfits. However. this work will
be deferred until after the survey
Of the entire Guard of the country
has been made.
First Lieut.. George l.. Evans has
been designated as exchange officer
of the 121st Regiment of Engineers,
succeeding Lieut.. Col. Peyton D. New
fit, relieved because Of the press of
other duties in connection with the
local Guard and the 29th National
Guard Division.
The local Guard has been informed
that upon the presentation of the
study for the entire country the Mill
tia Bureau gives assurance to the To-
cal Guard officials that its interests
with regard to the organization Of the
two units requested will be given con-
sideration.
For the second time the Headquar-
ters Detachment, Special Troops, Goth
Division, mustered in only two weeks
ago, heads the list of local Guard or
ganizations in the percentage of at
tendance at drills. Its percentage last
week was 1913. The other organiza-
tions in the order of their standing
and percentages follow: Company c,
121st Engineers. 1928; Medical De
tachment, 121st Engineers. 66.67;
Band, 121st Engineers. 65.73; Company
f, l21st Engineers, 62.32: Headquar
ters and Service Company. 121st En-
gineers, $3.50; Company E, 121st En-
gineers, 5S.07; Company A, 372d In
fantry, 57.36; Company d, 121st Engi-
neers. 50.S3; Battery A, 260th Coast
Artillery, 1925: Battery B, 260th Coast
Artillery, $500: Company A, 121st En-
gineers, 43.1l; goth Military Police
Company, 41.03 and Company B. 121st
Engineers, 1856.
The following men enlisted in the
guard during the week: Thomas A.
Reneau, 1886 G street northwest, Com
pany c. 121st Engineers: John G. Har-
E1SOH, 9ElU y-SeCOIlu street, l1OuIlI
Rainier, Md, Company G., 121st En-
gineers; Alfred P. Troiano. 522 Sew
enth street northwest, Company G,
121st Engineers and Eugene A. Ross,
521 Lamont street, Company e, 121st
Engineers.
Opposition to the allotment Of any
hoTse-mounted units in the local
Guard has been expressed by local
..,.I l9.s% L. s,.c- 4
Corps Area headquarters that 1t did
not desire any units of the 21st Cav
airy Division allotted to the 2nd and
3rd Corps Areas. This division is
part Of the 100000 man power pro
gram for National Guard development
and which has been approved by the
War Department.
The local Guard is having difficulty
now in It's housing, being faced with
The certainty of having to vacate its
present quarters at Az L street
northwest on June so next, but to
have to furnish stables and attendants
for a squadron or two Of animals for
cavalry units would. it was pointed
Dut. make the housing problem more
difficult.
Apropos of the coming field EN-
campmentS of the National Guard in
ment of personnel and paraphernalia
Maj. Gen. Greed c. Hammond. chief Of
the Militia Bureau, has issued instruc-
tons to the National Guard in thN
matter Of transportation requests ana
bills of lading which will obtain pend
ing the issuance of revised National
Guard regulations. All travel of or
ganiZations or individuals must be per-
formed on Government transportation
requests issued for the round-trip
journey. and such transportation re-
quests must be rendered unless it is
impracticable TO do so.
Under a recent ruling of the Court
Of Claims the National Guard is not
entitled to land grant deductions. and
travel to and from encampments is
therefore classed as non-military. I'm
der such conditions the general ac-
counting office requires competitive
bids from carriers for the round-trip
Journey and insists in each case that
the bid must be favorable to Govern
ment interests to be accepted. The
bids may be obtained through circular
proposals and newspaper advertising
will not lie required.
Pullman accommodations at the rate
Of one berth per officer are authorized
for the journey to and from encamp-
meHts. Tourist accommodations, or
Pullman accommodations where the
former are not available, will be fur
nished to enlisted men at the rate OF
one section to every three enlisted
men; where an entire car is used or
where d car is only partially used the
troops will be distributed so as to util-
iZe all lower berths first on the basis
of two men to berth.