GENERAL ORDERS, No. 145. WAR DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON, September 3, 1904. 1. So much of paragraph 1, General Orders, No. 123, War Department, July 13, 1904, as directs the headquarters, band, and 2d and 3d Battalions, 9th Infantry, to proceed to Fort Thomas, Kentucky, for station is revoked. 2. Companies A and D, 9th Infantry, will be relieved from duty at Madison Barracks, New York, upon the return thereto of the organizations of the 9th Infantry now absent at maneuvers, and will proceed to Fort Thomas, Kentucky, for station. The Quartermaster's Department will furnish the necessary transportation, the Subsistence Department suitable subsistence, and the Medical Department proper medical attendance, 3. On the recommendation of the commanding general, Pacific Division, to enable the 28th Infantry to complete its target practice in that division, paragraph 2 (b) General Orders, No. 123, War Department, July 13, 1904, is amended so as to direct the 21st Infantry to proceed to the infantry cantonment at the Presidio of San Francisco, California, for station, on October 31, 1904, instead of on September 30, 1904. BY ORDER OF THE ACTING SECRETARY OF WAR: OFFICIAL: ADNA R. CHAFFEE, Lieutenant General, Chief of Staff. F. C. AINSWORTH, SEP 18' GENERAL ORDERS, No. 146. WAR DEPARTMENT, Washington, September 7, 1904. I. In compliance with paragraphs 413 and 418 of the Regulations, the following is published for the information and government of all concerned, and substituted for General Orders, No. 99, July 8, 1903, Headquarters of the Army, Adjutant General's Office. II. Target Year. The target year for all arms of the service, except for small-arms target practice, will begin July 1 and end June 30. For small-arms target practice it will begin January 1 and end December 31. III. Annual Allowance.-The annual allowance of ammunition for the instruction of companies of Coast Artillery, batteries of Field Artillery, and cavalry, infantry, and engineer troops, and the charges for blank firing, will until further orders be fixed as herein specified. der for 1-pounder IV. Table of Annual Allowances for Seacoast Artillery. Seacoast Artillery table of annual allowance of ammunition for target practice and instruction per company per annum. (See note below.) Guns. Full service charges. Saluting charges, saluting pow Additional primers for drill. Subcaliber. 30-caliber night firing. rounds. rounds. All subcaliber ammunition will be fixed ammunition. All projectiles will be full service weight and form, cast iron only, or such projectiles as are specially designated for target practice. +For first to tenth zones, inclusive, *This allowance comprises 10 primer cases and 400 friction pellets. 18-pounder ammunition. NOTE. Companies assigned to R. F. guns only will have allowance above Companies assigned to 8, 10, or 12 inch B. L. R., or 12 inch B. L. M. and also to R. F. guns, will have one-third the above allowance for R. F. guns with subcaliber ammunition and no service allowance with R. F. guns. The calibers of guns and the number of companies to be assigned to each caliber at each post for artillery practice is determined by the None of the allowance of ammunition for artillery practice becomes available until the receipt of this assignment War Department and communicated to all concerned. V. Additional Allowances.-The commandant of the Artillery School at Fort Monroe, Va., is authorized, upon the approval of the Chiefs of Ordnance and Artillery, to expend ammunition at such times and in such quantities as he may deem necessary for the purposes of the school, provided the ammunition so expended is not in excess of 50 per cent of the amount allowed this school. A special allowance of ammunition will be prescribed for posts in districts covered by combined Army and Navy maneuvers. At the regular annual inspection of artillery posts by department commanders in accordance with paragraph 211 of the Regulations, the expenditure of ammunition to the extent of one round of brown prismatic powder and a cast-iron projectile (uncapped) for each 8, 10, and 12 inch B. L. rifle and 12-inch B. L. mortar mounted at the post, to be distributed in accordance with their discretion, is hereby authorized as a test of the condition of the armament and of the efficiency of the personnel. If the necessary ammunition is not on hand, requisition should be made for such amount as may be required to carry out the above tests, and it will be furnished as long as available. VI. Reserve Ammunition.-The reserve supply of ammunition to be kept on hand at posts will be as follows: Ten rounds per gun for 8, 10, and 12 inch B. L. rifles and One hundred rounds per gun for 4, 4.7, 5, and 6 inch Two hundred rounds per gun for 6 and 15 pounder R. F. This ammunition will be required for only at posts where suitable magazines or other proper storage places are provided. VII. Changes in Powder Charges. If it should be found necessary to increase or reduce the weight of any of the powder charges issued by the Ordnance Department, the instructions for this purpose given in the pamphlet, "Instructions for Regulating Powder Charges of Coast Artillery in Target Practice" (Artillery Notes, No. 1), issued by the Ordnance |