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designated to do so.

United States vessels do not salute

United States forts or posts, and the converse.

Saluting stations, for the purpose of returning the salutes of foreign men-of-war in the ports and territorial waters of the United States, will be designated in orders from time to time by the War Department.

The salute to the flag is the only salute that is returned, and this is invariably done as soon as possible. The time intervening should never exceed twenty-four hours. The failure to return such salutes is regarded as a discourtesy or lack of friendship justifying the other party in asking an explanation.

Notice of an intention to salute the flag is sometimes given by the vessel direct to the fort, but as giving notice involves delay, vessels generally salute without it. Surveying vessels, storeships, and transports do not salute. If notice of intention to salute the flag be received by a fort, not the saluting sta tion, such fort immediately notifies the saluting station and informs the vessel of the fact. [1021271, M. S. O.]

890. Inspectors general and acting inspectors general will report by letter on arriving at their stations to the Inspector General of the Army. Thereafter they will furnish him copies of all orders and written instructions received for tours of inspection, or for investigations, giving the nature of the duty they are going to perform, the probable time they will be at each place visited during their tour, and the probable date they will return to their stations.

At the close of each fiscal year the inspector general of a military division will submit to the division commander a report covering the operations of the Inspector General's Department within the division during the past year, together with such recommendations for the improvement of the service as he may deem fit, and will forward a copy thereof, through military channels, to the Inspector General of the Army. [1013733, M. S. O.]

1068. The issue of stationery for all military purposes shall be made on requisition approved by the commanding officer. The material to be issued will consist of typewriter supplies, writing and blotting paper, pads, pens, penholders, ink, mucilage, sealing wax, office tape, envelopes, and lead pencils. Officers approving requisitions will enforce economy in the use of stationery. But one issue a quarter will be made to officers not drawing for an office. For each issue the quartermaster

will require one copy of the approved requisition receipted by the officer to whom the issue is made. These issues, as soon as made, will be entered upon the return, and one copy of the approved requisition will be forwarded to the Quartermaster General with the return, as a voucher thereto. [1018709, M. S. O.]

1373. Enlisted men qualifying as expert riflemen are entitled to $1.00 per month in addition to their pay, for a period of three years from the date of publication in department orders of the fact of qualification; provided, that during that time they continue to be members of an organization armed with the rifle or carbine, or reenlist in such an organization within three months from date of discharge. Qualification can not be made in the Artillery Corps.

The fact of qualification will be published in department orders, and the first muster and pay rolls must give the number, date, and source of the order. When a soldier ceaser to be entitled to expert rifleman's pay the fact will be noted on the muster and pay rolls. [998360, M. S. O.]

II. The following paragraph is added to the Manual of the Quartermaster's Department:

17. When an officer is detailed for duty in the Quartermaster's Department he will forward at once to the Quartermaster General of the Army a copy of the order assigning him to such duty and relieving his predecessor. [1016801, M. S. O.] BY ORDER OF THE ACTING SECRETARY OF WAR:

OFFICIAL:

ADNA R. CHAFFEE,
Lieutenant General, Chief of Staff.

F. C. AINSWORTH,

The Military Secretary.

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