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adopted American American Expeditionary Forces ANSELL interposing article of war asked authority BLAND brigadier Bullard chevron Chief of Staff claims service CLARENCE MACGREGOR Colonel committee component forces Congress course Czecho-Slovak damages demotion of officers Department duties established EXPENDITURES fait de guerre fifth article France French functions functus officio Government held higher grades HULL interposing hundred and fifth Judge Advocate law of France lieutenant Liggett lineal standing Liquidation Commission lump-sum settlement MARCH interposing matter ment military forces National Army National Guard necessary opinion organization paid Paris Pershing personnel President principle question R. R. C. Service rank Regular Army officers relative or lineal renting requisition retain Secretary Baker Secretary of War Senate seniority settle Shipping Board Siberia soldiers staff corps statement statute Suez Canal temporary promotion temporary vacancies thing tion transport Trieste understand United vessels Vladivostok War Department
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Page 3256 - Whenever complaint is made to any commanding officer that damage has been done to the property of any person or that his property has been wrongfully taken by persons subject to military law...
Page 3202 - President be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to employ the entire naval and military forces of the United States and the resources of the Government to carry on war against the Imperial German Government; and to bring the conflict to a successful termination all of the resources of the country are hereby pledged by the Congress of the United States.
Page 3218 - That no part of this appropriation shall be applied to the payment of the expenses of using transports in any other Government work than the transportation of the Army, its supplies and employees; and when, in the opinion of the Secretary of War.
Page 3256 - ... board consisting of any number of officers from one to three, which board shall be convened by the commanding officer and shall have, for the purpose of such investigation, power to summon witnesses and examine them upon oath or affirmation, to receive depositions or other documentary evidence, and to assess the damages sustained against the responsible parties. The assessment of damages made by such board shall be subject to the approval of the commanding officer, and in the amount approved...
Page 3206 - ... remain thereafter in said arm, staff corps, or department, and that can not be filled by temporary promotions, as prescribed in this section, may be filled by the temporary appointment of officers of such number and grade or grades as shall maintain said arm, corps, or department at the full commissioned strength authorized by law...
Page 3199 - ... by them in such forces. Vacancies in all grades in the Regular Army resulting from the appointment of officers thereof to higher grades in the forces other than the Regular Army herein provided for shall be filled by temporary promotions and appointments in the manner prescribed for filling temporary vacancies by section one hundred and fourteen of the national defense Act approved June third, nineteen hundred and sixteen; and...
Page 3256 - ... at the time the damages complained of were inflicted, as determined by the approved findings of the board.
Page 3206 - That the temporary vacancies created in any grade not above that of colonel among the commissioned personnel of any arm, staff corps, or department...
Page 3206 - June third, nineteen hundred and sixteen; and officers appointed under the provisions of this act to higher grades in the forces other than the Regular Army herein provided for shall not vacate their permanent commissions nor be prejudiced in their relative or lineal standing in the Regular Army.
Page 3209 - Suites may not hold a position in another such component, and that if he be appointed to any such second office he thereby vacates his former commission.