To which charge and specifications the accused submitted a plea in bar of trial on the ground that they were based on offenses for which he had been tried by a civil tribunal from whose judgment he had appealed, and that pending the determination of the appeal the trial should not proceed. The plea was overruled by the court, as was also a subsequent motion for continuance until the Supreme Court of the Philippines “shall have acted upon the merits of the case against the accused."

The accused thereupon pleaded as follows:

Of the 1st Specification, “Guilty.”
Of the 24 Specification, "Guilty."

Of the 3d Specification, “Guilty," except the words and figures ‘ninety-five' and '95,' substituting therefor the words and figures ninety-one' and '91'; of the excepted words and figures not guilty; of the substituted words and figures guilty."

Of the 4th Specification, "Guilty."
Of the 5th Specification, "Guilty."
Of the 6th Specification, “Guilty.”
Of the 7th Specification, Guilty."

Of the 8th Specification, “Guilty, except the words and figures two thousand one hundred and ninety-one and 44, 100 pesos (P2,191.44),' substituting therefor the words and figures 'one thousand and eighty-three and 82/100 pesos (P1,083.82)'; of the excepted words and figures not guilty, and of the substituted words and figures guilty."

SENTENCE.

And the court does therefore sentence him, Major Frank de L. Carrington, 1st Infantry, “To be dismissed from the service of the United States."

The record of the proceedings of the general courtmartial in this case having been submitted to the President, the following are his orders thereon:

THE WHITE HOUSE, July 12, 1905. In the foregoing case of Major Frank de L. Carrington, 1st Infantry, the sentence is confirmed and will be duly executed.

THEODORE ROOSEVELT.

Major Frank de L. Carrington, 1st Infantry, ceases to be an officer of the Army from July 15, 1905. (1035337, M. S. O.) BY ORDER OF THE ACTING SECRETARY OF WAR:

OFFICIAL:

ADNA R. CHAFFEE, Lieutenant General, Chief of Staff.

F. C. AINSWORTH,

The Military Secretary.

GENERAL ORDERS,

No. 122.

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Washington, July 27, 1905.

I. General Orders, No. 146, War Department, 1904, is hereby rescinded and the following is published for the information and government of all concerned.

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.

OCT 13 Rect

IV. Seacoast Artillery Table of Annual Allowances of Ammunition for Target Practice and Instruction per Battery in

5-inch R. F., models of 1897 and 1900.

10

300

300

300

400

6-inch Ordnance Dept. R. F., models 1897 and 1900. 8-inch rifle

10-inch rifle, models of 1888 and 1895

4

200

200

200

60

400

12-inch rifle, model 1888-95_.

12-inch mortar:

3

4

200

200

200

60

400

At batteries to which only one company is assigned.
At batteries (8 mortars) to which two companies are
assigned

All projectiles will be full service weight and form, cast iron only, or such projectiles as are specially designated for target practice.
*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 War Department and communicated to all concerned. None of the allowance of ammunition for artillery practice becomes available
until the receipt of this assignment. Batteries to which companies are assigned are in commission.

+ Companies which have service practice away from home stations and which can not have subcaliber practice at home station have
the subcaliber allowance for 1st practice only.

It is to be understood that each company will be allowed sufficient material to fire drill primers the number of times shown in this column. The tactical mortar battery consists of two pits (8 mortars). The allowance is the same for service practice, whether one or two companies are assigned.

V. Additional Allowances.—A special allowance of ammunition will be prescribed for posts in districts covered by combined Army and Navy maneuvers, or joint exercises.

At the regular annual inspection of artillery posts by department commanders in accordance with paragraph 191 of the Regulations, the expenditure of ammunition to the extent of one round of brown prismatic powder and a cast-iron projectile 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. 12-inch B. L. Mortars.-Practice will be confined with the steel mortars to the 6th, 7th, 8th, and 9th zones and with the cast-iron steel-hooped mortars to the 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th

zones.

The approximate charges, kinds of powder, and corresponding velocities for the 800-pound uncapped projectiles in these mortars are as follows:

* Each smokeless-powder cartridge to have 10-ounce igniter (black rifle powder) at each end in addition to above charges.

NOTE.-All smokeless-powder charges for mortars will be issued made up, ready for use, as the charges vary with each lot of powder.