No. 30. ADJUTANT GENERAL'S OFFICE, Washington, March 12, 1901. I. By direction of the Secretary of War, the 1st Battalion, 30th U. S. Infantry, will under the direction of the commanding general, Department of California, be immediately organized at the Presidio of San Francisco from the infantry recruits now available at that post and prepared for early service in the Division of the Philippines. II. By direction of the Secretary of War, the followingnamed troops heretofore designated for service in the Division of the Philippines will proceed from San Francisco, California, to Manila, Philippine Islands, as follows: Company D, 10th U. S. Infantry, in addition to 1st Battalion, 28th U. S. Infantry, already ordered, on transport Indiana, sailing about the 15th instant. Headquarters, band, and 1st and 3d Squadrons, 5th U. S. Cavalry, and Troops A and B, 15th U. S. Cavalry, on transport Meade, sailing about the 16th instant. First and 3d Battalions (7 companies), 10th U. S. Infantry, on transport Pennsylvania, sailing about the 18th instant. The commanding general, Department of California, will arrange the details of the movements and report by telegraph to the Adjutant General of the Army the hours of departures and strength of organizations. The Quartermaster's Department will furnish the necessary transportation, the Subsistence Department suitable subsistence, and the Medical Department proper medical attendance and supplies. BY COMMAND OF LIEUTENANT GENERAL MILES: H. C. CORBIN, Adjutant General, Major General, U. S. Army. No. 31. ADJUTANT GENERAL'S OFFICE, Washington, March 13, 1901. I--By direction of the Secretary of War, the headquarters of the Division of the Philippines will be designated by a standard of khaki-colored silk or bunting, measuring 3 feet on the staff and 4 feet 6 inches fly, cut swallow-tailed 12 inches to the fork, bearing in the center two circles overlapping each other, one-third radius, resembling the figure 8, 1 foot 6 inches high and of corresponding width. The symbol to be in red, bordered in white 1 inches and edged in blue inch, surmounted by a red scroll bearing the device "Division of the Philippines" embroidered in blue letters. Total length of lance to be 9 feet, including spearhead and ferrule. II. By direction of the Secretary of War, paragraphs 928 and 937 of the Regulations are amended to read as follows: 928. Commanding officers will before forwarding charges personally investigate them and by indorsement on the charges will certify that they have made such investigation, and whether in their opinion the charges can be sustained. Before referring charges for which the maximum limit of punishment that may be awarded is greater than one month's forfeiture and confinement to inferior courts for trial, commanding officers will cause the accused to sign a statement on the original charges as to whether or not he consents to trial by summary court. A note of this statement in each case will also be entered on the record of the summary court and on the monthly report of trials by such court. 937. Whenever under the summary court act or the 83d Article of War it becomes necessary to convene a garrison or regimental court the order appointing it will state the facts which bring the cases to be tried within the exceptions of those laws. BY COMMAND OF LIEUTENANT GENERAL MILES: H. C. CORBIN, Adjutant General, Major General, U. S. Army. |