Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1908-03-13 | Page 1 | More Army Officers

MORE ARMY OFFICERS Senate Committee Reports a Bill 1111 ilI Pro Providing Providing viding for Straps Washington March 12 The senate committee on military affairs today fa favorably favorably reported d a bill authorizing extra officers for the army It is in intended Intended Intended tended to meet what la Is generally re referred referred referred to as the absenteeism of com corn company company pany officers from their commands by reason of detached service There has been a great deficiency of officers and congress has repeatedly increased the number detachable from regiments for tor torn military n work of ot a special character It hits has h been deemed Inadvisable to draw officers from work of ot importance and therefore it becomes necessary to au authorize extra officers The bill reported would add officers to the army dis distributed distributed as follows f among the grades colonels lieuten lieutenant lieutenant ant atit colonels ls ninety majors 16 cap captains captains captains first lieutenants and sec see second second ond lieutenants