American Surety Company of New York, 100 Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland, cor The U. S. Fidelity and Guaranty Company, SW. National Surety Company, New York Life Bldg.. The Equitable Guarantee and Trust Company, The Etra Indemnity Company, Hartford, Conn. XX ORI PA. P.I R.. S. C S.I ТЕ LEGEND: indicates State in which incorporated. x indicates proper qualification of company. XXXX X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X CIRCULAR, No. 25. HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY, ADJUTANT GENERAL'S OFFICE, Washington, July 15, 1901. I..The following decision of the Secretary of War is published to the Army for the information and guidance of all concerned: COMMUTATION OF FRESH VEGETABLES.-A primary duty of the Subsistence Department is to supply to troops the articles of the ration in kind wherever it is practicable to do so. Chief commissaries are not authorized in the absence of post gardens (A. R., 354 of 1901) to produce a dearth of fresh vegetables at a post by not contracting for a supply of the same and thus give rise to claims by troops for commutation under paragraph 1384, Army Regulations of 1901. The preference of the post for commutation should not waive the duty of the Subsistence Department in the premises.-[Decision Sec. War, July 8, 1901-387017 A. G. O.] II. By direction of the Secretary of War, the following instructions relating to the care and preservation of fair leather horse equipments are published to the Army for the information and guidance of all concerned : As fair or russet leather equipments when issued to the Army contain only the oil from a light coating of neatsfoot oil, applied upon manufacture, they will readily absorb moisture in service and if not frequently cleaned and oiled, especially after exposure to rain, will become hard and brittle and rapidly rot or be easily cracked or broken. To keep them in serviceable condition they will therefore be frequently cleaned as herein prescribed. 1. Remove all dirt by rubbing the leather with a sponge moistened with a thick lather made of clean warm water and crown soap, or castile soap if the former is not available. The leather should then be hung up in the shade to dry. 2. While still slightly moist, and before the leather dries and becomes hard, apply a light but uniform coat of pure neatsfoot oil by rubbing with a rag uniformly but only slightly moistened with the oil. Only a very light coat of oil should be applied to the finished side of the leather or the color will be greatly darkened; a medium coat should be applied to the flesh side. 3. After the oil has thoroughly penetrated the leather the latter should be sponged off with a thin lather of crown soap to remove all surface oil and prevent soiling the clothing, and then the leather rubbed dry with a clean rag. 4 No method of cleaning will restore the original light color of the leather or remove stains or discolorations, but if frequently and thoroughly cleaned by the above method the leather will be kept soft and pliable, as it should always be, and the color grow gradually darker until it becomes of a rich mahogany hue.-[387867 A. G. O.] BY COMMAND OF LIEUTENANT GENERAL MILES: THOMAS WARD, Acting Adjutant General. CIRCULAR, No. 26. HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY, ADJUTANT GENERAL'S OFFICE, Washington, July 24, 1901. By direction of the Acting Secretary of War, the following is published for the information and guidance of all concerned: The Secretary of War considers that the interests of the service require that employees at large in the Department must be subject to orders in regard to transfer of station and a refusal to obey such orders will be deemed a proper and sufficient reason for discharge from the service. BY COMMAND OF LIEUTENANT GENERAL MILES: THOMAS WARD, Acting Adjutant General. |