Evening star., 1927-11-27

been transferred from Headquarters
and Service Company of the 121st
Engineers to the 29th Military Police
Company.
Private Charles T. Whitc'ev. Com
pany II, l2tst Engineers. has been
dropped rs = deserter as Of Septem-
her : 1926, he hay ng failed to report
for driIl since that time. and all efforts
to locate him having failed.
Gen. stephan plans to have n con
terence with the ID strict Of Columbia
commissioners this week in regard tn
the need of an armory for the lpcal
National Guard. He will submit. ii
was said. bin which it is proposed
to have introduced in Congress def
nitely alloting To the local militia the
Pension Office building. at Fifth and
G streets. to he occupied as soon as
it is vacated by the General Account
ing Office which is to occupy "A new
building to lie erected for it as a part
of the Federal Government building
program in the so-called pennsylNan a
avenue triangle.
Another allotment of war trophies
has been made to the District of
t'ibifi'id' hIii dHpiltdlltllS ItT 1t
must be received before July II, next,
according to the War Department.
Gen. stephan received n letter from
the department during the week,
which points out that some of the
smaller trophies might he desired for
individuals for use in their homes,
the only stipulatio being that they
pay the cost of packing and ship
ment.
In the new allotment are 81 plain
hayonets. 20 saw-tooth bayonets. IA
German belt feed machine gun boxes,
- belt feed machine gun boxes of
steel, Sl9 "Gott Mitt TINS" belt
buckles, 3 infantry canteens, med
ical canteens, four brass 155-mm.
howitzer cartridge cases, / brass
173mm. railway cartridge case, 10
German Maxim machine guns: Il
German steel helmets, l Uhlan stee,
and wood lance. German trench
lanterns. German belt loading ma.
chimes, 10 German eagle helmet orna.
ments. 1.113 German side colored steel
ornaments. SO German Mauser ma
zine rifles, 10 German Mannlicker
magazine rifles, German carbine
Mauser magazine rifles. one German
Mauser single-shot rifle, one Austrian
Mannlicker magazine rifle, II enlisted
mems sabers, l German artillery
riding saddle. l German flexible saw.
II German 1a0mm. shells. 32 German
110.mm. shells and German grenade
throwers.
The letter particularly invited at.
tention to the fact that the majority
OF the material has received no care
in storage. due to the lack of funds
for the purpose, and that some of
the field pieces have been open
storage since their receipt. The law
strictly prohibits the placing of this
material in other than it's present
condition prior to shipment. How
ever. it Is pointed out that the ap.
pearance of the material or the alb.
sence of parts in no way detracts
from the value as a trophy-but
rather enhances it's battle-scarred ap.
pearance.
Requests for the shipment of these
trophies will be filled in the order
of receipt Of shipping instructions.
Gen. Stephan has authorized the
loan Of three motor trucks of the
Guard to the City Post Office for
use in transporting the holiday mail.
He also has offered to the local Post
Office the use Of additional trucks as
the situation demands. Since last
Christmas the number Of trucks as
signed to the use Of the local Ma.
tional Guard has been materially in.
creased.