tively, it being understood that no more weight should be used than is absolutely necessary to bring the gun to the firing position without shock. The necessary changes to be made have been determined practically and with very slight modifications should answer for all carriages in service. These are as follows: 8-inch disappearing carriage, L. F., model of 1894: 10-inch disappearing carriage, model of 1894: 1 gals. 1,046 lbs. 24 gals. 1,900 lbs. 24 gals. 2,300 lbs. 4+ gals. 2,400 lbs. 4 gals. 2,400 lbs. In determining the amount of oil in each cylinder it is advisable to remove all the oil from the system and then replace the correct amount. In reducing the amount of counterweight it should be noted that the reduction in pounds is made from that amount which is habitually used to raise the gun properly to the firing position, and the total amount of counterweight furnished with each carriage is not considered. If greater resistance to recoil should be found necessary it must be obtained by increasing the amount of oil in the cylinders and not by increasing the counterweight, which should be just sufficient to return the gun to battery and no more. BY COMMAND OF LIEUTENANT GENERAL MILES: H. C. CORBIN, Adjutant General, Major General, U. S. Army. No. 81. ADJUTANT GENERAL'S OFFICE, Washington June 13, 1901. By direction of the Secretary of War, the following artillery districts are announced. District commanders will visit the posts in their districts at least twice every month, inspect them prepared for action and correct all defects. Districts being purely tactical units correspondence relating to fire control and artillery efficiency only will pass through district commanders; that relating to matters of administration will be conducted as heretofore: Fort Barrancas, Fla., Fort Pickens, Fla., Fort Morgan, Ala. (attached). District of New Orleans. Fort El Morro, Porto Rico, Fort San Cristobal, Porto Rico. District of Honolulu. Camp McKinley, Hawaiian Islands. BY COMMAND OF LIEUTENANT GENERAL MILES: H. C. CORBIN, Adjutant General, Major General, U. S. Army. No. 82. ADJUTANT GENERAL'S OFFICE, Washington, June 14, 1901. I. By direction of the Secretary of War, the assignment of 1st Lieutenant William Chamberlaine, Artillery Corps, to duty as assistant to the Chief of Artillery at the Headquarters of the Army in this city is announced. II--By direction of the Secretary of War, the following is published to the Army for the information and guidance of all concerned: No malt, vinous, or spirituous liquors will be purchased by the Subsistence Department for any purpose. Supplies thereof needed in medical or hospital practice for use in the diet of soldiers too sick to use the army ration will be provided by the Medical Department. III. By direction of the Secretary of War, paragraph 128 of the Regulations is amended to read as follows, to take effect on July 1, 1901: 128. A reward of $30 will be paid to any civil officer or citizen for the capture and delivery at any military post or station (or at some convenient point as near thereto as may be agreed upon) of an escaped general prisoner, and such officer or citizen will also be reimbursed for actual cost of tickets over the shortest usually traveled route to and from such post, station, or point, and for the escaped general prisoner to such post, station, or point, not to exceed $20. The reward and actual cost of tickets will be paid by the Quartermaster's Department and will be in full satisfaction of all expenses for arresting, keeping, and delivering the escaped general prisoner. The payment will be reported to the commanding officer of the post or station from which the prisoner escaped, and this officer will inform the Adjutant General of the Army of the date of escape and the date and place of capture. BY COMMAND OF LIEUTENANT GENERAL MILES: H. C. CORBIN, Adjutant General Major General, U. S. Army. |