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time they are subject to all kinds of disagreeable fatigue, and required to report to the N. C. O. in charge of quarters at stated hours.

3 Breaking rocks for a given number of days. For every man so punished, a private of the same company is detailed as a sentinel and for every four men a corporal is detailed in addition—the idea being to cause every man in each organization to take an interest in preventing his own comrades from violating rules and regulations.

4 When two soldiers get into a row that is not of a serious nature, a good plan is to set them at work scrubbing the barrack windows-one on the outside and one on the inside, making them clean the same pane at the same time. They are thus constantly looking in each other's faces and before the second window is cleaned they will probably be laughing at each other and part friends rather than nursing their wrath.

NOTE: Some company commanders follow, for moral effect, the practice of publishing to their companies all summary court convictions of soldiers belonging to the organization.

Withholding of Privileges.

I Withholding of passes and of credit at the post exchange. 2 Withholding of furloughs.

Control of Drunken and Obscene Men. In order to control drunken and obscene men, they have been bucked and gagged until sufficiently sober to regain self-control and quiet down. The use of a cold water hose in such cases has been known to accomplish good results. Great care and judgment, however, should be exercised and no more force used than is absolutely necessary.

It may also be said that persistently filthy men have been washed and scrubbed.

Payment of Debts. It is neither desirable nor customary that company commanders should act as collectors of private debts owed soldiers or civilians by members of their companies. However, in the case of just, proper and lawful debts, it is customary for a company commander to use his persuasive powers to make the soldier meet his obligations. Where it is evident a soldier has contracted a debt with fraudulent intent, or that his action in the matter is such as to reflect discredit upon the character and standing of the Army, the question becomes one of conduct to the prejudice of good order and military discipline, and suitable action for payment should be

taken. In aggravated cases, charges are sometimes preferred under the 62d Article of War.

Under date of June 2, 1910, concurred in by the Secretary of War, June 6, 1910, the Judge Advocate General of the Army decided that when an enlisted man fails to pay a just debt after his attention has been drawn thereto by his company commander, it is within the authority of the latter to prefer charges against the soldier.

Saturday Morning and Other Company Inspections are intended to show the condition of the organization regarding its equipment, military appearance and general fitness for service, and the condition of the quarters as regards cleanliness, order, etc. Usually everyone except the guard, one cook, and others whose presence elsewhere can not be spared, are required to attend inspections, appearing in their best clothes, their arms and accoutrements being shipshape and spick and span in every respect.

A man appearing at inspection with arms and equipments not in proper shape, especially if he be a recruit or if it be his first offense, may be turned out again several hours later, fully armed and equipped, for another inspection, instead of being tried by summary court. PROPERTY RESPONSIBILITY

Special attention should be given to the care and accountability of all company property.

I All property (tents, axes, spades, chairs, hatchets, etc.), should be plainly marked with the letter of the company.

2 Keep a duplicate copy of every memorandum receipt given for property, and when such property is turned in or another officer's memorandum receipt is given covering the property, don't fail to get your original memorandum from the quartermaster.

3 See that the quartermaster gives you credit for all articles turned in, or property accounted for on statement of charges, proceedings of a surveying officer or otherwise. See Supplement, Chap. XV, Par. 97a, about statement of charges.

4 Have a settlement with the quartermaster at the end of every quarter as required by Army Regulations, taking an inventory of all property held on memorandum receipt and submitting to the quartermaster a statement of charges and a certified list of the china and glassware unavoidably broken during the quarter.

5 Keep an account of all articles issued to the men, turned in to the quartermaster, condemned, expended, lost, stolen or destroyed.

6 Worn out and unserviceable property should be submitted to the action of an inspector as soon as practicable. If the time of the annual visit of the inspector be not near at hand and such property has accumulated to such an extent as to make the case one of emergency, application may be made to the department commander for the appointment of a special inspector, in which case a copy of the Inventory and Inspection Report, duly accomplished and signed, will be forwarded with the application.

8 Property that is to be submitted to the action of a surveying officer or an inspector should always first be carefully examined by the responsible officer in person, who should be prepared to give all necessary information in regard to it.

The property should be arranged in the order of enumeration in the survey or the inventory report, and should be arranged in rows of five, ten, or some other number, so that the numbers of the various articles can be counted at a glance.

The Army Regulations require that the responsible officer shall be present at the inspection of property by a regular inspector. He should also be present when property is acted on by a surveying officer.

SALE OF CLOTHING

Company commanders sometimes have considerable trouble with soldiers selling their clothing. The following has been found very efficacious in stopping the practice:

I Have Sections 3748 and 5438, Revised Statutes, U. S., published where they will be seen by civilians likely to buy clothing.

2 Under the supervision of the chiefs of squads, have all cloth. ing plainly marked as soon as drawn.

3 Prohibit men from loaning any article of clothing.

4 Require the chiefs of squads to keep an accurate record of all clothing in possession of their men, verifying the same by frequent inspections.

5 Require every man to report at once to his chief of squad and then to his company commander any alleged loss of clothing.

6 Old and worn-out clothing must not be thrown away until inspected and condemned by the company commander.

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The actual length of the side of the squares in this form should be about 4 inch.

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