GENERAL ORDERS, No. 95. WAR DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON, April 24, 1907. I..By direction of the President, the present military geographical divisions in the United States proper will be discontinued on June 30, 1907, and thereafter the territory of the United States, except the Philippine Islands, will be organized for military purposes into the military departments as now existing, which will have their present headquarters and territorial limits, except that after June 30, 1907, the State of Missouri will be included in the Department of the Missouri instead of in the Department of Texas. In the Philippine Islands the division and departments as now organized will be continued. [1237278, A. G. O.] II..So much of General Orders, No. 81, War Department, April 25, 1906 (page 7), as relates to the gratuitous issue of the brown canvas fatigue coat and trousers to mounted and coast artillery troops is modified so as to provide for the gratuitous issue of such clothing to all troops, the issue to foot troops to be the same as that now made to coast artillery troops. [1232280, A. G. O.] BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF WAR: OFFICIAL: J. FRANKLIN BELL, Major General, Chief of Staff. HENRY P. McCAIN, GENERAL ORDERS, WAR DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON, April 25, 1907. No. 96. I..Paragraphs 49, 104 as amended, 112, 167, 169, 189 as amended, 190, 194 as amended, 195 as amended, 200, 237, section 7 of 294, 721, 890 as amended, 898 as amended, 903, 910, and 1057, Army Regulations, are amended to read as follows, to take effect July 1, 1907: 49. In time of peace a general officer commanding a post may grant leaves of absence for two months. Other post commanders may grant leaves not to exceed ten days at one time or in the same calendar month.* 104. Furloughs in the prescribed form for periods of three months may be granted to enlisted men by general officers commanding posts, and for periods of one month by other commanding officers of posts, or by regimental commanders if the companies to which the men belong are under their control. A furlough will not be granted to a soldier about to be discharged, nor shall the number of enlisted men furloughed from any command in the field exceed 5 per centum of the enlisted strength present therewith. 112. Transfers of enlisted men will be made for cogent reasons only. They will be effected as follows: 1. Within any regiment, detached battalion, or artillery district, not involving change of station, by its commander; in cases involving change, by its commander with the approval of the authority competent to direct the necessary travel. 2. From one organization of the line of the Army to another serving (a) Within any post commanded by a general officer, by the post commander. (b) Within any territorial department not part of a division, by the department commander. (c) Within any tactical or territorial division, by the division commander. 3. From the line of the Army to the Hospital Corps, as prescribed in the article relating to the Medical Department. 4. In all other cases, by the War Department. 2 167. Enlisted men detailed to perform specific services which remove them temporarily from the ordinary duty roster of the organization to which they belong will be reported on extra duty if receiving increased compensation therefor, otherwise on special duty. They will not be placed on extra duty except as bakers or to perform the necessary routine services in the Quartermaster's and Subsistence Departments without the sanction of the department commander, except at posts commanded by general officers; they will not be employed on extra duty in time of war, nor in time of peace for labor in camp or garrison which can properly be performed by fatigue parties. Allotments of funds for payment of extra-duty men at department headquarters and depots under the control of department commanders will only be made with the approval of the Secretary of War. Duty of a military character must be performed without extra compensation. 169. The detail of a noncommissioned officer on extra duty, other than that of overseer, will not be made, except in cases of emergency, without the prior approval of the department commander or of a general officer commanding the post. A noncommissioned officer will not be detailed on any duty inconsistent with his rank and position in the military service. 189. The duties of the commander of the Philippines Division pertain to the higher functions of command. He originates, directs, or approves military operations within his several departments, and may transfer troops from one to another requiring reenforcements. He has supervision over all essentially military matters within his division not reserved to other authority; designates the time for target practice in his several departments, examines and consolidates reports of the same, and issues the necessary orders for holding target competitions within his division, and superintends, under direction of the War Department, garrison schools. From his own inspections and those of his inspectors the division commander will from time to time convey to The Adjutant General of the Army such information of affairs in the division as may be useful to the War Department. 190. A department commander is charged with the administration of all the military affairs of his department except as otherwise prescribed by Army Regulations. He will report to |