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[C. A. R. 58.] ARMY REGULATIONS. CHANGES WAR DEPARTMENT, No. 58. WASHINGTON, July 6, 1917. Paragraphs 13, 117, 119, 120, 124, 125, 1262, 127, 3034, 304, 329, 491, 569, 1073, 1174, 1212, 1217, and 1344, Army Regulations, are changed, and paragraphs 1934, 2221, 11672, and 14212 are added to the Army Regulations, as follows: 13. Change the reference to the articles of war to read " sixty-eighth and one hundred and twentieth articles of war' instead of "twenty-fourth and one hundred and twenty-second articles of war." (C. A. R., No. 58, July 6, 1917.) [2636361, A. G. O.] 117. (Changed by C. A. R., No. 23, W. D., 1915.) Change last sentence of first subparagraph to read as follows : All other personal effects of a deserter will be disposed of as in the case of unclaimed effects of deceased soldiers-i. e., they will be sold by a summary court and the proceeds of the sale deposited with a quartermaster (par. 163). (C. A. R., No. 58, July 6, 1917.) [2592558, A. G. O.] 119. (Changed by C. A. R., No. 55, W. D., 1917.) Whenever a desertion occurs from any post or station, or command in the field, the commanding officer will cause a report of the desertion to be made, in triplicate, on the prescribed form, and will forward same together with a descriptive list of the deserter directly to The Adjutant General of the Army. This report will be accompanied by properly authenticated copies of previous convictions of offenses committed by the soldier in his current enlistment and within one year of the desertion, an estimate of the soldier by his organization commander, in triplicate, on the prescribed form, and affi- davits of witnesses, in triplicate, on the prescribed form, covering his char- acter and the circumstances of his desertion. Upon the receipt of a report of apprehension or surrender of a deserter as provided for in paragraph 125, The Adjutant General of the Army, in case the man is to be brought to trial, will forward the descriptive list of the deserter, the evidence of previous convictions and two copies, each, of the report, the estimate of the soldier by his organization commander, and affidavits of witnesses to the commanding officer of the post or station where the trial will be held, who will prefer or cause to be preferred the necessary charges for the trial of the deserter. (C. A. R., No. 58, July 6, 1917.) [2543956-A. O.] 120. Rescinded. (C. A. R., No. 58, July 6, 1917.) [2543956, A. G. O.] ARCHIVES 'NATIORAL REGORDE AND 124. Rescinded. (C. A. R., No. 58, July 6, 1917.) [2543956, A. G. O.] N . SERVICE" 4920°-17

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