and department commanders. If the officer was on the active list of the Army, the report will show whether or not his death was from wounds or disease contracted in line of duty, and whether or not his death was from wounds or disease the result of his own misconduct. In case of the death of a retired officer, or of an officer on the active list who has no immediate commander, the medical officer, if one be present, or any officer having cognizance of the fact, will make the report to The Adjutant General of the Army. In case the officer was on the active list and died from wounds or disease not the result of his own misconduct, The Adjutant General of the Army will notify the Quartermaster General of that fact. (C. A. R., No. 10.)

84. Inventories in duplicate of the effects of deceased officers, as required by the one hundred and twelfth article of war, will be transmitted to The Adjutant General of the Army. If legal representatives take possession of the effects, the fact will be stated in the inventory. (C. A. R., No. 55.)

85. If there be no legal representatives present to receive the effects, a list of them will be sent to the nearest relative of the deceased. If not claimed within a reasonable time, they will be sold at auction and accounted for as in the case of deceased soldiers. Swords, watches, personal papers, trinkets, and similar articles will be labeled with the name, rank, regiment, and date of death of the owner and sent directly to The Adjutant General of the Army to be forwarded to the Auditor for the War Department for the benefit of those legally entitled to them. The accounts of deceased officers will be settled as provided for in paragraph 166.

86. On the death of an officer in charge of public property or funds, his commanding officer will appoint a board of officers, three when practicable, which will inventory the same and make the customary returns therefor, stating accurately amounts and condition. These the commanding officer will forward to the chiefs of the bureaus to which the property or funds pertain, and he will designate an officer to take charge of such property or funds until orders in the case are received from the proper authority. Cash on hand may be invoiced by the board to the deceased officer's successor, but balances to his credit with the Treasurer, an assistant treasurer, a designated depositary, or a fiscal agent of the United States, over and above his outstanding checks, will be deposited to the credit of the Treasurer of the United States by the chiefs of bureaus when the board has reported to the bureaus the balances over and above such checks. The action herein prescribed will also be taken in the case of an officer in charge of public funds or property who becomes insane.

87. The remains of a deceased officer on the active list may be shipped to the home of the decedent or to a national cemetery for interment. When death occurs in the United States or in Alaska, and early shipment is practicable, the remains will be prepared for shipment and the nearest relative notified by telegraph with request to reply by telegraph stating whether or not it is desired to have the remains shipped home at Government expense, and if shipment home is desired to designate the destination and the name of the person to whom the remains are to be consigned; in which case the remains will be transported to the point designated and the consignee notified by telegraph. Should the nearest relative state that it is not desired to have the remains shipped home, or if it is impossible to ascertain the relative's desire within a reasonable time, interment will be made in the nearest military post or national cemetery or, if the commanding officer deem proper, at the place of death. If the relatives direct that the remains be not shipped home and they are interred at the expense of the Government, subsequent disinterment or shipment of the remains at the request of the relatives will not be made at Government expense.

If the remains are interred in a military post or national cemetery, or at the place of death, the expenses incident to the interment will be limited to $75, to be paid from the appropriation "Disposition of remains of officers, soldiers, civilian employees, and so forth" (designated by the Treasury Department as "Bringing home remains of officers, soldiers, and civil employees"), and will be restricted to the cost of the casket, hire of a hearse, and the reasonable and necessary expenses of preparing the remains for interment.

If the remains are to be shipped, the expenses, exclusive of the cost of transportation, will be limited to $75 and restricted to the cost of the casket, shipping case, and the reasonable and necessary expenses of preparing the remains for shipment. In either case, any transportation involved will be paid from the appropriation hereinbefore mentioned.

When it is impracticable to ship the remains at the time of death, or if it is impossible to communicate with the relatives before interment, the remains may be subsequently disinterred and shipped home at Government expense at the request of the relatives. In such cases the cost of the disinterment and preparation of the remains for shipment will not exceed $75, except by authority of the Secretary of War, and, including transportation, will be paid from the before-mentioned appropriation.

Transportation may be issued for one attendant to accompany the remains shipped, provided the cost to the Government of shipping the remains by express is not thereby exceeded.

The officer under whose direction the disposition of the remains is made will forward a full report thereof to The Adjutant General of the Army.

Where practicable, contract will be made with an undertaker or other competent person for services in the preparation of remains for interment or shipment during a fiscal year, as contemplated for other purposes in paragraph 551, but no such contract will be made with any undertaker or other person whom the post surgeon considers not competent. A written report of the disposition of the remains, with an itemized statement of the cost of embalming, coffin, or casket, hire of hearse, and transportation, will be forwarded by the quartermaster without delay directly to the Quartermaster General.

When death occurs at the hospital, the surgeon will promptly notify the embalmer employed under contract, if such services are required, and will see that the remains are prepared properly and in accordance with sanitary regulations. If there should be no contract embalmer, the duty of employing an undertaker will devolve upon the quartermaster; but no undertaker will be employed whom the surgeon considers not competent. The responsibility of the surgeon for the proper care and preparation of the remains will not cease until they are removed by the quartermaster for interment or shipment. (C. A. R., No. 10.)

ARTICLE XIV.

VETERINARIANS, CAVALRY AND FIELD ARTILLERY.

88. Rescinded. (C. A. R., No. 51.)

89. Rescinded. (C. A. R., No. 51.)

90. It shall be the duty of the veterinarian to visit at least daily all sick or injured animals at his station, and to recommend such treatment as he may deem proper. He will have access to the stables at all times. Upon request he will attend such authorized private horses of mounted officers as may need his services.

91. The veterinarian will instruct company horseshoers and company farriers in the proper care of the horse. In this he will give especial importance to the anatomy and pathology of the foot, showing the nature and uses of all its

parts, illustrating the subject by dissections and specimens. He will also teach the principles and practice of horseshoeing. For the purpose indicated he will make such visits of instruction to companies of the regiment not at his station as may be deemed necessary by the regimental commander.

92. Wherever four or more troops of Cavalry or three or more batteries of Field Artillery are stationed, a suitable building may be set apart as a veterinary hospital.

103. The general noncommissioned staff consists of noncommissioned officers of the Quartermaster Corps, Signal Corps, Medical Department, and Ordnance Department. They are appointed, promoted, reduced, and their warrants signed as follows:

In the Quartermaster Corps, as prescribed in paragraph 1009.

In the Medical Department, as prescribed in Article LXXIV.

In the Ordnance Department, as prescribed in section 2, paragraph 15124. In the Signal Corps, by the Chief Signal Officer, as prescribed in paragraph 1557.

Their warrants may be continued in force upon discharge and reenlistment, if reenlistment be made on the day following that of discharge. Any noncommissioned officer enlisted on or after the first day of November, 1916, furloughed to the reserve upon the completion of three years in the active service with an excellent character, shall be permitted to reenlist in the organization from which furloughed with the rank and grade held by him at the time of his furlough if he reenlists within 20 days after the date of such furlough. In each case the soldier will reenlist at the place where his organization is stationed. Each reenlistment and continuance will be noted on the warrant by the company or detachment commander. (C. A. R., No. 52.)

ARTICLE XVI.

DETACHED SOLDIERS: SERVICE RECORDS.

104. When an enlisted man is detached from his company, his service record will be forwarded by indorsement to his new commanding officer. When it can be avoided, the service record will not be intrusted to the soldier, but to an officer or noncommissioned officer under whose charge he may be, or it may be forwarded by mail. (C. A. R., No. 55.)

105. All matters relating to the pay, clothing allowance, subsistence, discharge, reenlistment, death, and desertion of enlisted men detailed for duty with the National Guard under section 36 of the act of Congress approved June 3, 1916, will be administered and determined at the headquarters of the department in which such enlisted men may be serving. The service records of these men will be kept at department headquarters.

All matters relating to the muster, pay, clothing allowance, subsistence, discharge, reenlistment, furlough to the reserve, death, and desertion of enlisted men detailed for duty at institutions where one or more units of the Reserve Officers' Training Corps are maintained, or at schools and colleges pursuant to sections 46 and 56 of the act of Congress approved June 3, 1916, will be administered and determined at the headquarters of the department in which such institution, school, or college is located. Their service records will be kept at department headquarters. Their duties are prescribed in the Reserve Officers' Training Corps Regulations or the regulations governing details of officers and noncommissioned officers to schools and colleges under sections 46 and 56 of the act of Congress approved June 3, 1916. (C. A .R., Nos. 51 and 455.)

ARTICLE XVII.

FURLOUGHS TO SOLDIERS.

106. Furloughs in the prescribed form for periods of three months may be granted to enlisted men by post commanders, and for periods of one month by commanding officers of general hospitals, general depots of supply, mine planters, or by regimental commanders if the companies to which the men belong are under their control. Brigade and district commanders may grant furloughs for periods of three months to enlisted men under their immediate 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, or at posts, exceed 5 per cent of the enlisted strength present therewith.

The granting of furloughs to enlisted men of a mobilized separate brigade, division, or higher command will be subject to such regulations as the commander of the forces may prescribe. (C. A. R., No. 55.)

107. The commander of a territorial department may grant furloughs to enlisted men for three months, or he may extend to such period furloughs already granted. The chief of a War Department bureau may grant furloughs for not to exceed three months to enlisted men of his corps or department serving under the exclusive control of himself or of his subordinates, or he may extend to that period furloughs already granted to such enlisted men. A furlough for a longer period than three months will be granted by the War Department only under most unusual and urgent circumstances, and under such circumstances the commander of the Philippine Department may grant furloughs for four months or he may extend to such period furloughs already granted. Permission to delay may be granted to enlisted men traveling under orders as authorized for furloughs. The conditions under which furloughs to soldiers on reenlistment are authorized will be announced from time to time in orders. (C. A. R., No. 22.)

108. The commanding officer of a field army, or of a separate command in the field, may suspend the granting of furloughs in any or all organizations within his command whenever, in his opinion, circumstances render it necessary, or advisable, or for the best interests of the service.

109. An enlisted man on furlough will not leave the United States to go beyond the sea unless the furlough includes permission to do so. The limits prescribed will be stated in the furlough, and if exceeded it may be revoked and the soldier arrested. A company commander in forwarding an application for furlough will state previous absences on furlough that are of record in the company. The authority under which a furlough is granted (whether under Army Regulations or in pursuance of the orders of a superior) will be cited on the face of the furlough by the officer granting it.

110. When an enlisted man who is on furlough or absent without leave and is without means to return to his proper station reports at a post, camp, or general recruiting station, the commanding officer thereof is authorized to furnish the necessary transportation and subsistence for the return of the soldier to his proper station after satisfying himself that he can be trusted therewith. In case of doubt as to the soldier's identity or status or whether he can be trusted the commanding officer will communicate by mail or telegraph with the soldier's company commander before furnishing the transportation.

If the commanding officer decides that the soldier can not be trusted with transportation, he will report the case by telegraph to the department commander or to The Adjutant General of the Army if the post, camp, or station at which the soldier reports is not under the control of a department commander.

The company commander will charge the cost of such transportation and subsistence against the soldier's pay on the next pay roll in accordance with the provisions of paragraphs 1111 and 1236. He will also charge against the soldier's pay the cost of transportation and subsistence of the guard in case the soldier is returned to his station under guard by order of the de partment commander or the War Department, as well as the cost at t prescribed rate for Government messages of any telegrams received rom or sent to the commanding officer of the post, camp, or station at which the soldier reported for transportation. The cost of telegrams to and from the department commander or The Adjutant General of the Army will not be charged against the soldier.

If the soldier is on furlough, the date on which he reported at the post, camp, or station for transportation will be entered on the furlough; if he is absent without leave, the date will be reported to the soldier's company commander by letter. In either case prompt report will be made to the company commander of the date the soldier departed for his proper station. (C. A. R., Nos. 42 and 55.)

111. Furloughs granted to enlisted men serving in Porto Rico, Hawaii, Guam, the Philippine Islands, Alaska, or at any station beyond the continental limits of the United States, for the purpose of returning thereto, will take effect on the dates they reach the United States, which will be indorsed on the furloughs by the transport quartermaster if travel is by United States transport; otherwise the certificate of the captain, purser, or other proper officer of commercial steamer upon which journey is made, as to date of arrival in home port will be indorsed thereon. The furloughs will direct the soldier to report for duty at the close of the last day thereof at the military post nearest the particular home port from which transports or commercial steamers usually sail for the islands or stations above referred to, and the commanding officers of these posts will assign such enlisted men to organizations under their command for the purpose of subsistence during the time they are detained at their posts, and they will be returned to their proper stations by the first available transport, or commercial steamer if there are no United States transports sailing to destinaion. Commanding officers will cause notation to be made on the furloughs showing the dates when the men report at their posts and at the proper time will issue the necessary orders directing them to rejoin their stations, reciting therein the date of their arrival in the United States, date of reporting at post, and whether or not commutation of rations has been paid. A copy of the order will be furnished to the soldier and to the commanding officer concerned. The quartermaster of the transport, or proper officer of commercial steamer on which these enlisted men return, will indorse on such orders the dates during which they were subsisted aboard the transport or commercial steamer. The