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Washington, D. C.—Amiens, which is
still inside the lines of the Allies, but
which is within range of the German big
guns and is, therefore, being battered to
pieces with the accustome.d teutonic
ruthlessness, is the subject of the follow
ing war geography bulletin issued today
by the National Geographic Society:
"Eighty-one miles north of Paris by rail
and 77 miles southeast of the important
channel seaport of Boulogne. Amiens was
a thriving city with many important in
dustries before the war In addition to
its manufacturing interests, which includ
ed woolens, linens, velvets, silks and
shoes, it enjoyed considerable commercial
prosperity, owing to its advantageous sit
uation on the River Somme near the point
where this important waterway is Joined
bv its affuents the arve and the Celle.
"The business section of the town was
rather unattractive in appearance, being
threaded by numerous canals, but wide,
well-paved streets were to be found
throughout the residential section, and
the older section of the town was sur
rounded bv picturesque boulevards which
occupied the site of ancient fortifications.
In the western end of the city there was
a famous pleasure park known as the
Promenade de la Hotoie, where festivals
and concerts were frequently given in the
long past days of peace.
“Amiens, which in 1914 was about the
size of Springfield. Mass., was in ancient
times known as Samarobriva and was the
capital of the Gallic tribue known in
Julius Caesar's time as the Ambiani
(‘dwellers on the water'), It became a
Pay of National Guard Officers.
A National Guard organization, which
had been previously called into Federal
service, was mustered out of the Federal
service on March 26. 1917, and used for
guard duty in State service for some
weeks thereafter. Certain engineer,
ordnance, and quartermaster supplies be
longing to the Federal Government, which
had been issued to this organization, was
retained after Its muster out of Federal
service and were continued in use by it
as a National Guard orgalnzatton while
engaged in such guard duty. The tranns
fer of accountability for the property
from the accountable fficer in Federal
service t the property and disbursing of
ficer of the United States for the State
In question was not made at or immedi
ately suosequent to the muster out as
directed by the War Department. Held,
that the National Guard officer Who,
pursuant to orders from the state author
ities, thereafter Inventoried and trans
ferred such property to the property and
disbursing officer of the United States
an" not entitled to pay for his services
from Federal funds since such work was
not done for the Federal Government nor
at the instance of an officer of the Fed
eral Government who had authority to di
rect it to be done. Any claim for pay
which he may have will be against the
state. Ops. J. A. G„ 241. Feb. 20, 1918.
Remission of Sentence of Forfeiture.
The remission of the unexecuted por
tion of a sentence of forfeiture extends to
all uncollected forfeitures, even though
transportation charges assessed against
the soldier's pay were erroneously given
precedence over the forfeiture, so tha.
no part of the forfeiture was collected
before the remission. (Ops, J. A. G.,
242.8, Feb. 1, 1918.)
Foreign-Service Pay of Officers.
Certain commanding officers of divi
sions, each accmpanied by his chief of
staff, one aid. and not more than two
enlisted men. pursuant to confidential or
ders, proceeded to rFance, where they re
ported to the emmanding general of the
United States Expeditionary Forces, and
in accordance with his orders devoted a
month to obtaining from pefsonal ob
servation at the front information desir
able in the training of their divisions.
Held, that such officers are entitled to
foreign service increase of pay pursuant
to the act of Juno 0. 1902 (32 Stat., 501).
This was not ordinary duty in connec
tion with travel, for which the increase
of pay is not allowable (S Comp. Dec..
299), but was military duty of the high
est order in a foreign country in time of
war. It is immaterial that such duty
was terporary. (Ops. J. A. G., 241.1,
Feb. 21, 1918.)
Control of Government Shipments.
Coal purchased by the Quartermaster
Corps and shipped by rail to a canton
ment can not be confiscated on route and
diverted by the Fuel Administrator for a
state. Such official has no jurisdiction
with respect to such government prop
erty, and the railroad should disregard his
orders with regard to the same. (Ops.
J. A. G„ 463.3, Feb. 16, 1918.)
Forfeiture of Right to Service Badge.
A member of the Marine Corps partici
pated in the capture f Vera Cruz and
later, during the same enlistment, de
serted. He is now in the service, pre
sumably with an unadjudicated charge of
desertion against him. Held, that he is
not entitled to the Mexican service badge,
since he has forfeited all rights accruing
to him during his enlistment by reason
of his desertion in such enlistment. (Ops.
J. A. G., 220.5,- Feb. 16. 1918.)
Dismissed Officer’s Pay.
An officer of a, National Guard regi
ment which was mustered out of the
Federal service on November 14. 1916, was
not himself mustered out at that time,
but was tried by court-martial on De
cember 16, 1916. for offenses committed
just prior to the muster out of his or
ganization. He was sentenced to be dis
missed from the service of the United
Slates and by an order dated January 19.
1917. the sentence of dismissal was carri
ed out. Held. that, although such officer
rendered no service to the United States
after the date of the muster out of his
organization he is, nevertheless, legally
entitled to pay up to the date of his dis
missal, as the pay - is incident to the of
fice and it was not forfeited by the court
martial sentence. (Ops. J. A. G., 241,
Feb. 23, 1918.)
Reserve Officers’ Pay Allowance.
A member of the Officers’ Reserve
Page 10
PICTURESQUE AMIENS BEING
BATTERED BY HUNS
Digest of Opinions Recently Rendered By
Judge Advocate General Os The Army
TRENCH AND CAMP
Roman stronghold and received special
consideration at the hands of Marcus
Aurelius. The Franks captured It in the
fifth century. In the twelfth century it
became an important commercial center
and four hundred years later was one of
the chief cities of the great textile in
dustry in France. Up to 1790 it was the
capital of Picardy, and is now the capital
of the Department of tha Somme.
‘‘The devastation wrought by the Huns
today does not mark the first experience
Amiens has had with the Prussians. Af
ter the so-called Battle of Amiens, which
consisted of numerous detached engage
ments in the vicinity of Villers-Breton
neuv and Drury, it was captured by the
samo enemy in November, 1870.
“Among the native sons of Amiens who
have written their names indelibly on the
pages of world history are Peter the Her
mit, the legendary author and originator
of the First Crusade; Biasset. the sculp
tor; Volture and Gresset, the poets, and
Dueange. the noted linguist.
“In the famous Treaty of Amiens,
signed in 1802 by Great Britain. France.
Holland and Spain, the British recognized
the changes in the map of Europe which
had been effected by the armies of Na
poleon. This treaty also restored to
France almost the whole of her colonial
empire which had been taken from her
some years before.
“Os course, the chief glory of Amiens,
before it suffered the same fate as
Rhtems. was her cathedral, which will be
described in a subsequnet war geography
bulletin."
Corps while awaiting a call to active duty
was temporarily employed in Y. M. C. A.
work at Camp Grant. He received on No
vember 30, 1917, an order from the war
department to report for duty to the
commanding genera! at Camp Grant on
December 5, 1917, such order reciting that
the travel directed was necessary in the
miltary service. He then went to his
home in Chicago, for the purpose of ar
ranging his private affairs, and returned
to Camp Grant in time to report for duty
as ordered. Held, that, although the
order of November 30. was directed to
him at Camp Grant, yet, since he was
not required to bey it until December 5
it was authority for him to start to obey
it from his home, if he'chose to do so;
accordingly, he is entitled to mileage so»
the travel he performed from "Chicago
under the order in joining his first duty
station. (Ops. J. A. G., Feb. 20, 1918.)
bochels after
U.S. TRANSPORTS
Washington.—Germany is after the
American troops and cargo transports
now in dead earnest.
United States navy officials bellow-,
ed this to be the case today following
receipt of information yesterday that
the U-boats were operating farther
from their bases than ever before, in
cluding spots about the Azores.
The effectiveness of the anti-sub
marine work, including the increase of
destroyers, is largely responsible for
the more extensive dispersion of the
U-boats. But there is evidently the
purpose of attacking American trans
ports behind this widened area of
German submarine work.
Incidentally, it developed today that
somebody is “faking" wireless subma
rine reports to alarm the American
shipping.
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