Allowance of china and glassware. [Based on General Orders, No. 7, Headquarters Army, A.G.O., Jan. 29, 1995; Par. II, General Orders, No. 157, Headquarters Army, A.G.O Dec. 2, 1901; General Orders, No. 81, War D A, Apr. 26, 1900; P: V, Circular No. 3, Headquarters Army, A.G.O., Mar. 9, 1895, and under the provisions of par. 301, Army Regulations.] Interpolations.-For any number of men not given in the foregoing tables, calculate the allowance by simple proportion, taking the allowance of 100 men as a basis. When such proportion results in the fraction of an article, one-half or less is disregarded, more than one-half is regarded as one, except that a final one-half is counted as 1 in cases where only one article is allowed 30 or 60 men, i. e., skimmers, meat saws, meat choppers or cutters, carving sets, cleavers, sieves and graters. 40 WASHINGTON GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE; 1915 GENERAL ORDERS, No. 23 WAR DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON, April 27, 1915. I..Under the provisions of paragraph 201, Army Regulations, the following name of a seacoast battery is announced: ON FORT MILEY, CAL., MILITARY RESERVATION. Battery Loren H. Call, in honor of First Lieut. Loren H. Call, Coast Artillery Corps, who was killed July 8, 1913, while making a flight in an aeroplane, in line of duty. [2272864, A. G. 0.] II. General Orders, No. 82, War Department, 1905, as amended, is further amended so as to designate the following forts as saluting stations: Pacific end PANAMA CANAL. Fort Grant. Atlantic end [2275988, A. G. O.] III. Paragraph 15, General Orders, No. 57, War Department, 1914, is amended so as to provide that, for purposes of reimbursement for fuel, that part of California lying west of the 1224 degree of longitude and north of 37 degrees 30 minutes of latitude shall be considered as in Zone No. 10 (Chart No. 3), for the months of April, May, and October. [2264283, A. G. O.] IV..The sixth section of Paragraph I, General Orders, No. 4, War Department, 1915, relating to the immunization against typhoid fever in the case of civilian employees, is amended to read as follows: Civilian employees who are subject to field service of any kind, including those on transports and in the mine planter service, will be immunized as soon as employed. Officers under whom such employees are working will enforce this order. [2273630, A. G. O.] Paragraph II, General Orders, No. 58, War Department, 1913, relating to the status of the post of Fort Sill, Okla., is rescinded. [2252212, A. G. O.] 2 VI. In order to prevent the distress call S O S from being confused with any other call, all radio stations of the Army are prohibited from using the letters S O as call letters. [2277237, A. G. O.] VII__Section 7, Paragraph I, General Orders, No. 115, War Department, 1911, relating to veterinary medicines and dressings, is amended by adding to list d, pertaining to bandages, the following item: Flannel, red, heavy, 4 to 4 inches wide, 4 to 5 yards long. GENERAL ORDERS, WAR DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON, May 5, 1915. General Orders, No. 27, War Department, 1914, as amended by Paragraph II, General Orders, No. 71, War Department, 1914. relating to target practice for Coast Artillery and Field Artillery, is rescinded and the following substituted therefor: 1. Target year. The target year will begin on January 1 and end on December 31. 2. Annual allowances.-(a) The annual allowances of ammunition for the instruction of companies of Coast Artillery and batteries or higher units of mobile artillery will be fixed until further orders as herein prescribed. (b) The ammunition herein allotted for regimental, battalion, or battery service practice is not available for other purposes unless such use is authorized specially by the War Department or by the commanding general, Philippine De partment. (c) Requisitions for such ammunition and other material is may be required at posts during the calendar year in accordance with the provisions of this order, will be submitted by the ordnance officers of the coast defense commands in which the target practice is to be held immediately upon receipt of copies of this order, provided such requisitions have not already been submitted, or information reeived indicating that the ammunition has been ordered is sned. 3. Blank ammunition.-Full information and instructions are contained in Ordnance Department pamphlet No. 1658. |