expenses of the officers' mess at Fort Monroe, Va., with intent then and there to defraud the said officers' mess at Fort Monroe, Va., he, the said 2d Lieutenant Jean S. Oakes, then and there well knowing that he had not the funds in the Bank of Hampton, Hampton, Virginia, for the payment of said check, and that it was worthless when issued. This to the scandal and disgrace of the military service of the United States."

Specification 4th—“In that 2d Lieutenant Jean S. Oakes, Artillery Corps, did, at Fort Monroe, Va., on or about the 11th day of January, 1904, make and deliver to Joseph Cuffee, assistant steward of the Fort Monroe Club, a certain writing purporting to be his, 2d Lieutenant Jean S. Oakes', check on the Bank of Hampton, Hampton, Va., for the sum of five (5) dollars, dated January 11th, 1904, and made payable to Cash, and did by means of said writing fraudulently, knowingly, and designedly, obtain from the said Joseph Cuffee the sum of five (5) dollars, with intent then and there to defraud the said Fort Monroe Club, he, the said 2d Lieutenant Jean S. Oakes, then and there well knowing that he had not the funds in the Bank of Hampton, Hampton, Virginia, for the payment of said check, and that it was worthless when issued. This to the scandal and disgrace of the military service of the United States."

To which charges and specifications the accused pleaded as follows:

To the Specification, "Guilty, except the words '10.30 o'clock a. m.,' substituting therefor '2.20 o'clock p. m.;' of the substituted words guilty, and of the excepted words not guilty."

Additional Charge II.

Of the 1st Specification, "Not guilty."

Of the 2d Specification, "Guilty, except the words 'and indorsed Jean S. Oakes,' and of the excepted words not guilty."

Of the 3d Specification, "Guilty, except of the words 'and made payable to W. H. Wilson,' and of the excepted words not guilty."

Of the 4th Specification, "Guilty."

And the court does therefore sentence him, 2d Lieutenant Jean S. Oakes, Artillery Corps, "To be dismissed the service of the United States."

The record of the proceedings of the general court-martial in the foregoing case having been submitted to the President, the following are his orders thereon:

WHITE HOUSE, April 2, 1904. The sentence imposed by the general court-martial in the case of Second Lieutenant Jean S. Oakes, Artillery Corps, is approved and will be carried into execution.

Lieutenant Oakes ceases to be an officer of the Army from April 5, 1904.

BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF WAR:

ADNA R. CHAFFEE,

Lieutenant General, Chief of Staff.

OFFICIAL:

W. P. HALL,

Acting Adjutant General.

No. 67.

WASHINGTON, April 8, 1904.

I..On the 15th and on the last day of each calendar month department commanders will make report to the Adjutant General of the Army, in the form indicated below, of the action taken by them since the date of the last previous report on all applications for discharge under the provisions of General Orders, No. 48, War Department, March 15, 1904.

Names.

Remarks.

Commanding.

II. The item of "Sweet spirits of nitre" is substituted for the item of "Ether, nitrous, in glass-stoppered bottles" in the Veterinary Supply Table on page 3 of General Orders, No. 20, Headquarters of the Army, Adjutant General's Office, February 26, 1902, and will be issued in the following quarterly quantities: For 100 animals, 4 pounds; for 200 animals, 8 pounds; for 300 animals, 12 pounds.

BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF WAR:

OFFICIAL:

W. P. HALL,

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

Acting Adjutant General.

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No. 68.

WASHINGTON, April 11, 1904.

The following order is published to the Army for the information and guidance of all concerned, in substitution of paragraph I, General Orders, No. 47, War Department, March 15, 1904:

ORDERS:

WAR DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON, March 15, 1904.

It is the view of the Department that clerks who have had three years' efficient and meritorious service in the Philippines, and who are eligible under civil service rules, should be favorably considered for transfer to the United States when opportunities arise and when conditions make such transfers practicable and in the interest of good administration.

It is desired hereafter, when practicable, to fill vacancies occurring in the Department's service in the United States by the transfer of eligible clerks from the Philippines; also to transfer from time to time clerks from the United States to the Philippines for a tour of service when such transfers may be in the interest of good administration.

Attention is invited at this time to the orders of the Department of July 24. 1001 (Circular, No. 26, Headquarters of the Army, Adjutant General's Office), as follows:

The Secretary of War considers that the interests of the service require that employees at large in the Department must be subject to orders in regard to transfer of station and a refusal to obey such orders will be deemed a proper and sufficient reason for discharge from the service.

Under the provisions of this order those employees who have had one year's service and are physically able to work in a tropical climate are subject to transfer to the Philippines for a tour of service.

The physical ability for Philippine service of a clerk nominated for transfer will be determined by physical examination and certificate of an Army surgeon.

Clerks transferred to the Philippines will be allowed an increase of $200 in annual compensation to take effect on the date of leaving station in the United States, unless, with regard to those paid from the appropriation for clerks at military headquarters, conditions relating to such appropriation make it necessary to have the increase commence at a later date. Clerks so transferred will be allowed transportation and expenses en route from station in the United States to station to which assigned in the Philippines.

Clerks transferred from the Philippines will be reduced 20 per cent in compensation, provided that those paid from the appropriation for clerks at military headquarters, whose compensation is graded by law, will receive a reduction approximating 20 per cent as nearly as the grades fixed by law will permit; and provided further that the compensation of classified clerks who were transferred to the Philippines from the service of the Department in the United States shall not be reduced to rates lower than those they received in the United States at the time of transfer, unless their efficiency record calls for a lower compensation. Such reduction will take effect on the date of arrival at proper station, unless,

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