D 570 .85 .N4 P5 1918 Copy 1 LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 020 934 427 D 570 .85 .N4 fl5 1918 STATE OF NEW YORK^o-w/o./ , Copy 1 r 1 "^ ' — ■ - The An.i i tant General's Office, Albany, September 1, 1918. GovEENoK Chaelks S. Wuitmam, Execidive (jUarnber, Albany, N. Y.: SiE. — 1 have the honor to sulmiit the followiiig rejjort of the Adjutant General's Department : When i took ofiice, Spi)teuil)er 1, 1917, in addition to the usual business of the Adjutant General's othce, it was also concerned with three other activities resultant upon the entrance on April 6th of the United States into the great war. First, recruiting to war strength the National Guard of this State. Second, steps inci- ileut to its being taken over by the Federal go\ernmeut under the National Defense Act, which took eilect August 5, 1917, when they were also b}' Federal act discharged from the State service. When we severed diplomatic relations with Gennany, the strength of the New York National Guard was about 22,(J00. Thanks to active recruiting campaigns conducted not only by this ofiice, but also by patriotic private organizations, the New York National Guard numbered 39,()20 on August 5th, when it passed into the Federal service. The labor of my predecessor. Adjutant General Stotesbury, in comiection with this work, very justly received high praise. Another war activity of this department at that time was its selection and installation of local exemption boards to carry into effect the selective service regulations throughout this State, which duty was undertaken by my predeces.sor under your orders, and concluded by me. Previous to oui- entering the war, viz., in February, 1917, you decided that a military census shoukl be taken of all individuals not ween tlie ages of sixteen and fifty-two, to record the man and woman power of this State for use during the great war. Your plan was successfully carried through by the Adjutant General's Department, thanks to patriotic volunteer assistance. It was a pioneer in a new field of practical preparedness, and has since then been followed l)y the Federal government, by many other States, and has been frequently employed by the Federal ami State governments, the British Recraiting Mission, etc., etc. The Military Census Bureau of my ofiice has proved so useful that it became necessary to open a branch ofiice in New York city, now consulted by an average of 800 ai>])licants per day. On assuming office, September 1st last, I established a policy of seeking the advice and co-operation of chambers of commerce, boards of trade, etc., upon the numenms administrative problems which are constantly confronting this dej^artment. We have tried to substitute good business for gold braid. That advice and co-operation has been most generously accorded and has proved vastly useful and is entirely nonpartisan in character. Of especial value may be cited the assistance of the Buffalo and the Rochester Chambers of Commerce in recruiting locally for the New York Guard; of the New York Chamber of Commerce regarding Camp Whitman; of the New York Merchants Associa- tion in recommending readjustments in my Finance Division: of tlie Binghamton Chamber of Commerce in aiding the volunteer mobilization of the Fourth Regiment of the New York Guard; of the Albany Chamber of Commerce in twice entertaining dele- gates from commercial organizations called into council by myself; of the New York Citizens Preparedness Association in advising concerning the State Arsenal; and of numerous other icroups of business men in recommending improvements in local armory conditions. So varied have been these benefits, that Gen- eral Order No. 32 was published giving expression to our hearty appreciation, and ordering all officers of the Guard to avail them- selves of such counsel and co-operation whenever possible. Siuee assuming otliee Septt'iiiljer 1st last, my woi'k has developed along live priueipal jiues: Adjutant General, Conduct of Federal Draft, liecruiting A'ew York Guard, Comnniudiug General, Guarding Canals, Aqueduct, etc. First, the usual duties of the Adjutant General's office have gone steadily forward as directed by kState laws, unaffected by the unusual activities due to the war. On September 1st there were employed by this department not only the ]}ersouuel of the budget roll, but also a very large temporary force necessitated by new war duties. I have so readjusted our different departments, reducing them iu number and simjjlifying their ])rocedure, as to reduce the payroll of the temporary ' employees from a total of over $11,000 per month to about $2,000 per mouth. I have aj^poiuted to salaried positions no individiials selected by myself from the outside, but in every ease promoted from the tem]iorary list to the budget list individuals whose services recommended them for that promotion.- Second, under your orders. The Adjutant General has con- ducted the operation of the Selective Service Regixlations for the State of New York, and under this oyjeration there has gone forward to date from this State to the Federal training cainjis 242,036 men, in addition to the 122,000 who have vohm- teered, making a total of 364,036. Under the operation of the Federal Draft Law just enacted by Congress, calculations based on the operation of the former law indicate that during the next ten months New A'ork State will send about 446,000 more men to the colors, making a grand total of over 810,000 New Yorkers joining the Federal colors since we entered the war. In this connection, too cordial appreciation cannot be expressed for the admirable service performed throughout the State not only by the local exemption boards and the district boards, but also by the legal advisory boards and the medical advisory boards. Per- haps the most inspiring phase of this entire business has been the superb patriotism' evinced by the men of the State in respond- ing without disorder to the nation's call for them to leave their homes and take their places in the I'anks of the nation's anny. The task of conducting the draft for this State has grown so remarkably that it early became necessary to o])en a branch of the Adjutant General's ofKce in New York city, to supervise, under the Albany office, the work of 189 local exem])tion boards located in that city, wliile 165 local exemption boards located throughout the rest of the State have been sn]>ervised in all respects by the Albany office. The Provost Marshal Gencn-al has spoken in the highest terms of the condxict of the draft in Xew York State, and assures us that nowhere has lietter work been done for the Federal government ihiui tliat carried on under ^-our orders. Third, the Constitution of the State of New York, Article I, section 3, requires that there slndl be "maintained at all times a force of not less that ten thousand enlisted men, fully unifonned, armed, equipped, disciplined and ready for active service." Because the National Defense Act took over the National Guard of this State, and discharged them from the State service on August 5th, yoir were confronted with the necessity of providing the 10,000 men required by the Constitution. Under your instructions this office has completely recruited, organized, equipped and armed a new State force Cidled the New York Guard, which to-day totals over 21,000 officers and men. Eight thousand of these recniits were drawn from amits of the Home Defense Reserve, which is the local auxiliary police resei-ve organized throughout the State outside the city of New York, and intended only for Tise in their home communities in case of emergency. These units were originally equipped by those home communities, but within the last two months this office was able to supply those lacking arms, who did not join the New York Guard, with rifles for drilling purposes. Over 90 per cent of tlie officers nre drawn from the old National Gunrd, which is generiilly^ luhOwteJPio be Ibo finest ti':iining school '•u, 21 1919 \ i'(ji- officers in this couulry ul'ler West Poiut. Tiie oilicers were carefully selected by this ulliee. All four of the brigadier gen- erals entered the Aatioual Guard as privates, and owed their ad\;iucemeiit to years of faithful service to the State. The regi- mental comniauding officers were selected by this office in eveiy case but one from the regiment whose reorganization was to be entrusted to them. All other line officers were conamissioned iifter selection by the regimental commanding officer with the approval of the iirigadier General. No political consideration had any part in the selection of any of these officers. It is largely due to the efficiency of the officers so selected that my plan for recruiting the ISiew York Guard was carried through so rapidly and successfully. i\'ot only has the iS'ew York Guard conscientiously performed all the military duties previously discharged by the I^ew York iS'ational Guard, but also numerous extra-military duties necessi- tated by the national crisis. The guard has materially furthered the sale of Libei'ty Loan bonds not only by its schedule of parades during the bond sale campaigns, but also by its personal efforts lias actually sold $1^5,795,580 of bonds. A trained firc-hghting squad has been placed in e\ery company of evei-y regiment or separate battalion or squadron in the State, and, thanks to their skilled efforts, propeiiy of such value has l)cen sa\cd from firo as to elicit com.plinientaiy telegrams from the A'afioual Board of Fire Underwriters. In many other ways the J^ew \'ork Guard has so usefully evidenced its desire to pre- -serve life and property, that not only did it on the 8th day of March, 1918, receive a complimentary resolution from the con- ference of uuiyors of our State, but also the chambers of com- merce of the State passed a resolution heartily approving the guard at their meeting in Albany, June 24th. * The guard was officially praised in a letter fronr the Federal commanding officer of the Department of the East. Perhajis the most useful work whicli has been performed by the Xew York Guard is in the ])r(>paration of men for the National Army. From September 1st to date there has gone from it into the Federal service 84 officers and 5,546 men, almost all of the latter being warranted as noncommissioned officers upon their enlistment in the Federal service. The War Department has expressed its satisfaction at this large contribution of non- connuissioned officers, so necessary in a new army like oiu's. Our ambition is to continue to be the nation's greatest training school for noncommissioned officers for the Fecleral service. Due to orders sent out from this office, New York Guard officers are everywhere lending their assistance in drilling men of draft age so that when they reach the Federal camps they shall be equipped with nidimentaiTt' militai";^' training. Confronted as we were with the necessity of creating a new militaiy force in this State, which could act swiftly in case of dimger, it became necessary to recast the old regimental district lines outside the city of New York. To this end I consulted the Railway War Board, and recast those regimental lines so as to facilitate the mobilization of each regiment by and along certain railroad.*. This geographical readjustment of the regiments has several times been tested and has proved to be practical and busi- nesslike. Only thirty-eight counties used to contain units of the National Guard. In order the more fairly to distribute the New York Guard, new units were placed in other cities and tcnvns, so that now all of our sixty-two counties but six have units of the guard, and of those six, four (Genesee, Sullivan, Putnam and Essex) have units of the Home Defense Reserve. There has been organized throughout Long Island eight com- panies all under the command of an officer wliose two years' train- ing in the Philippine Islands especially qualified him for the handling of widely separated units. Their knowledge of local conditions along the Long Island shoi'e ensures this portion of the Atlantic coast being as intelligently guarded ,ns any portion of the nation's ocean front. Criticism of tlie Federal conduct of the war is forbidden by our General Orders Nc. U. An opportunity to obtain a fState conuuission has been opened to women owning and driving motor cars, who are being taken into the ambulance section of the Home Defense Reserve. Fourth, by your orders, the duties of the Commanding General, IS^ew York Guard, have been added to those of The Adjutant General, and the headquarters of the Hew York Guard moved from New York city to The Adjutant General's office in Albany. As commanding general of the guard, I have obtained the services of a complete staif of oiKcers, none of whom are under ])ay. They have been selected from the leading business men of the State, and too much praise cannot be given to the results they have been able to secure for the guard, not only in the matter of equip- ment, but also in the winning of public confidence, so necessary at this time for a new military organization. For the important post of Quai-termaster-General, there was selected the president of a large merchant corj^oration, and the purchases for the ISTew York Guard have not only been of the best quality, Ijut also at very i-easonable prices. This combining of the two offices of the commanding general and The Adjutant General under one roof has greatly facilitated the conduct of the military affairs of the State, rendering it more rapid and economical. The fifth and last Ijranch of service performed by this ofiBce is that of guarding, with volunteers drawn from the New York Guard, 600 miles of State canals, 95 miles of aqueduct, important railway bridges at Niagara Falls, Poughkeepsie and Albany, and sundry munition plants employed upon govermnent contracts. This duty is performed Ijy two provisional regiments, one, gen- erally speaking, operating north and west of Albany, and the other soutli of Albany. Too much credit cannot be given to tliese volunteers from the New York Gaard, who, during the past rigorous winter, so loyally and skilfully performed this important duty as to gain for the New York Guard the amazing record of preventing a single dollar's loss to the property in their charge. This force of 2,100 men replaced about 4,000 Federal troops released for service abroad. These two regiments together form a provisional brigade, functioning under the command of The Adjutant General. The duty of gaiarding the canals, aqueduct, etc., was undertaken at the request of the Federal authorities and meets with their approval. Wlien the Federal government, a few months ago, took over the operation of the State canals, the War Department desired the New York Guard to continue that Rifle practice demands particular attention at this time. Indi- vidual instruction, instead of high scores, has been the motto of our Ordnance Department, and excellent results have vindicated its theory. Special attention has also been paid to instruction while making the inspection of the various commands. Criticism from inspecting officers is necessary, but we have especially tried this year to make that criticism both constructive and instnictive. On the IGth day of April, by your orders, following passage by the Legislature of a new law, The Adjutant General became the chairman of the Militaiy Training Commission, and certain modifications in the Militaiy Training Commission Law were put into effect. During the past year about 40,000 youths from sixteen to nineteen years have received military training under the operation of this law. If we add that number to the total of 21,000 men in the New York Guard, and the 10,000 in the Home Defense Reserve, scattered lliroughout the upper part of the State, there has been reached a total of 71,000 men, to whom, since September 1st last, this State has given militaiy training. Plans are under way at least to double that number during the coming year. This total greatly exceeds that reached in any other State. in some of which no military training has been given. Respectfully submitted, CHARLES H. SHERRILL, The Adjutant Oeneral. ST ATE O F NEW YORKfS^f^h The Adjutant General's Office, Albaxy, September 1, 1918. -Cnjv*KR«uii CiiAKLKs S. WmiMAK, Executive Chamber, ALbawii, _ ^- V-- SiK. — 1 have the honor to submit the foUowing report of the Adjutant General's Department: When I took office, September 1, 1917, iu addition to the usual business of the Adjutant General's office, it was also concerned with three other activities resultant upon the entrance on April 6th of the United States into the great war. Eirst, recruiting to war strength the A'atioual Guard of this State. Second, steps inci- dent to its being taken over by the Eederal government under the National Defense Act, which took effect August 5, 1917, when they were also by Eederal act discharged from the State service. When we severed diplomatic relations with Gennany, the strength of the Xew York National Guard was about 22,000. Thanks to active recruiting campaigns conducted not only by this office, but also hy patriotic private organizations, the New York N'ational Guard numbered 39,020 on August 5th, when it passed iuto the Eederal service. The labor of my predecessor, Adjutant General Stotesbury, in connection with this work, very justly received high praise. Another war activity of this department at that time was its selection and installation of local exemption boards to carry into effect the selective service regulations throughout this State, which duty was undertaken by my predecessor under your orders, and concluded by me. Previous to our entering the war, viz., in Eebruary, 1917, you decided that a military census should be taken of all individuals b(>tvveen the age^ of sixteen and fifty-t^vo, to record the man -ami woman power of this State for use during the great war. Your plan was successfully carried through by the Adjutant General's Department, thanks to patriotic volunteer assistance. It was a pioneer in a new field of practical preparedness, and has since then been followed by the Eederal government, by many other States, and has been frequently employed by the Eederal and State governments, the British Reci-uiting Mission,, etc., etc. The Military Census Bureau of my office has proved so useful that it became necessary to open a branch office in New York city, now consulted by an average of 800 aj^plicants per day. On assuming office, September 1st last, I established a policy of seeking the advice and co-operation of chambers of connnerce, boards of trade, etc., iipon the numerous administrative problems which are constantly confronting this department. We have tried to substitute good business for gold braid. That advice and co-operation has been most generously accorded and has proved \nrstiy useful and is entirely nonpai-tisan in character. Of especial value may be cited the assistance of the Buffalo and the Rochester Chambers of Commerce in recniiting locally for the New York Guard; of the New York Chamber of Commerce regarding Camp Whitman ; of the New York Merchants Associa- tion in recommending readjustments in my Finance Division: of the Binghamton Chamber of Con\meree in aiding the volimteer mobilization of the Eourth Begiment of the New York Guard: of the Albany Chamber of Commerce in twice entertaining dele- gates from commercial organizations called into council by mysejf ; of the New York Citizens Preparedness Association in advising concerning the State Arsenal; and of numerous other groups of business men in recommending improvements in local armory conditions. So varied have been these benefits, that Gen- eral Order No. 32 was published giving expression to our hearty appreciation, and ordering all officers of the Guard to avail them- selves of such counsel and co-operation whenever possible. Hiuee assuming office (September 1st lust, my work has developed aloug live priucipal Hues: Adjutant General, Coudnct of Federal Draft, Ivecniitiiig Xew York Guard, ( 'ommandini;- General, Guarding Canals, Aqueduct, etc. First, the usual duties of the Adjutant GeneraFs office have gone steadily fonvard as directed by State laws, unaffected by the unusual activities due to the war. On September ist there were employed by this department not only the personnel of the budget roll, but also a veiy large temporary force necessitated by new war diities. I have so readjusted our diffei-ent departments, rediicing them in number and simplifying their ])roced\Tre, as to reduce the payroll of the temporary em])loyees from a total of over $11,000 per month to about $2,000 per month. I have appointed to salaried positions no individuals selected by myself from the outside, Imt in every case jiromoted from the temporary list to the budget list individuals whose services recommended them for that promotion. Second, under your orders, The Adjutant General has con- ducted the operation of the Selective Service Regulations for the State of New York, and under this oiieration there has gone forward to date from this State to the Federal training camjis 242,030 men, in addition to the 122,000 who have volun- teered, making a total of 364,036. Under the operation of the Federal Draft Law just enacted by Congress, calculations based on the operation of the former law indicate that during the next ten months New York State will send about 446,000 more men to the colors, making a grand total of over 810,000 New Yorkers joining the Federal colors since we entered the war. In this connection, too cordial appreciation cannot be expressed for the admirable service ])erformed throughout the State not only by the local exemption lioards and the district boards, l)a( also by the legal advisoi-y boards and the medical advisory boards. Per- haps the most inspiring phase of this entire Imsiness has been the superb patriotism evinced by the men of the State in respond- ing without disorder to the nation's call for them to leave their homes and take their places in the ranks of the nation's anny. The task of conducting the draft for this State has grown so remarkably that it early liecame necessary to o])en a branch of the Adjutant General's office in Xew York city, to sujiervise, under the Albany office, the work of ISO local exem])tion boards located in that city, while 165 local coemption boards located throughout the rest of the State have been supervised in all respects by the Albany office. The Provost Marshal General has spoken in the highest terms of the conduct of the draft in N^ew York State, and assures us that nowhere has better work been done for the Federal government than that carried on under your orders. Third, the Constitution of the State of New York, Article I, section 3, requires that there shall be " maintained at all times a force of not less that ten thousand enlisted men, fully uniformed, anned, equipped, disciplined and ready for active service." Because the National Defense Act took over the National Guard of this State, and discharged them from the State service on Aug-ust 5th, you wore confronted with the necessity of providing the 10,000 men required by the Constitution. Under your instructions this office has completely recruited, organized, equipped and armed a new State force called the New York Guard, which to-day totals over 21,000 officers and men. Eight thousand of these recruits were drawn from units of the Home Defense Reserve, which is the local auxiliaiw police reserve organized throughout the State outside the city of New York, and intended only for use in their home commvmities in case of emergency. These units were originally equipped by those home communities, but within the last two months this office was able to supply those lacking arms, who did not join the New Yoi'k Guard, with rifles for drilling purposes. Over 90 ])er cent of the officers are drawn from the old National Guard, which is generally admitlod lo be Ibe Hnest training school a\<> j>. ■>-Wi^^ 3 s^or officers in this cuuuliy after Wost i'oiut. The officers were carefully selected by this office. All four of the brigadier geu- vends entered the A'utioiial Guard as privates, and owed their advaucemeut to years of faithful service to the State. The regi- mental commanding officers were selected by this office in every case but one from the regiment whose reorganization was to be entrusted to them. All other line officers were commissioned ;il'ter selection by the regimental coimnanding officer with the approval of the -Brigadier Genei-al. No political consideration had any jjart in the selection of any of these officers. It is largely due to the efficiency of the officers so selected that my plan for recruiting the New I'ork Guard was carried through so rapidly and successfully. Xot only has the A'ew York Guard conscientiously pei"foniied all the military duties previously discharged by the New York National Guard, but also numerous extra-military duties necessi- tated by the national crisis. The guard has materially furthered the sale of ]-,iberty Loan bonds not only by its schedule of parades during the bond sale campaigns, but also by its ]jersoual efforts has actually sold $25,795,580 of bonds. A trained hre-hghting squad has been placed in ever_)- company of every regiment or separate battalion or squadi'ou in the State, and, thanks to their skilled efforts, property of such value has been saved from tire as to elicit complimentaiy telegrams from the National Board of Fire Underwriters. In many other ways the New York Guard has so usefully evidenced its desire to pre- serve life and property, that not only did it on the 8th day of March, 1918, receive a complimentary resolution from the con- fercuice of mayors of our State, but also the chanibers of com- merce of the State passed a resolution heartily approving the guard at their meeting in Albany, June 24:th. The guard was officially praised in a letter from the Federal commanding officer of the I)ei)artm('nt of the East. l-'erhai:)s the most useful work which has lieeii ijerformed b.\- the New York Giuii-d is in the prepti ration of men for the National Army. From September 1st to date there has gone from it into the Federal service 84 officers and 5,54fi men, almost all of the latter being warranted as nonconunissioned othcers upon ilieir enlistment in the Federal sen'ice. The War Department has expressed its satisfaction at this large contribution of non- commissioned officers, so necessary in a new army like ours. Our aml)itiou is to contiuTie to be the nation's greatest training school for noncommissioned officers for the Federal service. Due to orders sent out from this office. New York Guard officers are everywhere lending their assistance in drilling men of draft age so that when they reach the Federal cam])s they shall be equi|)f)e(l with nidimentary militaiy training. Confronted as we were with the necessity of creating a new military force in this State, which could act swiftly in case of danger, it became necessary to recast the old regimental district lines outside the city of New York. To this end T consulted the Railway War Board, and recast those regimental lines so as to facilitate the mobilization of each regiment by and along certain railroads. This geographical readjustment of the regiments has several times been tested and has proved to be practical and busi- nesslike. Only thirty-eight counties used to contain units of the National Guard. In order the more fairly to distribute the New York Guard, new units were placed in other cities and towns, so that now all of our sixty-two counties but six have units of the guard, and of those six, four (Genesee, Sullivan, Putnam and Essex) have units of the Ilome Defense Keserve. There has been organized throughout Long Island eight com- panies all under the conunand of an officer whose two years' train- ing in the Philippine Islands especially qualified him for the handling of widely separated units. Their knowledge of local conditions along the Long Island shore ensures this portion of the Atlantic coast being as intelligently gtiarded as any portion of the nation's ocean front. LIBRARY OF CONGRESS^ * 020 934 427 Criticism of liie Pederal conduct of the war is forbidden by our Geueral Orders No. 14. An opportunity to obtain a iState conuuissiou has been opened to women owning and driving motor ears, who are being taken into the ambulance section of the Home Defense Reserve. Fourth, by your orders, the duties of the Commanding General, l^ew York Guard, have been added to those of The Adjutant General, and the headquarters of the New York Guard moved from Kew York city to The Adjutant General's oiEce in Albany. As commanding genei-al of the guard, I have obtained the services of a complete staff of officers, none of whom are under pay. They have been selected from the leading business men of the State, and too much praise carmot be given to the results they have been able to secure for the guard, not only in the matter of equip- ment, but also in the winning of public confidence, so necessary at this time fur a new military organization. For the important post of Quartermaster-General, there was selected the ])resident of a large merchant corporation, and the purchases for the New Y'ork Guard have not only been of the best quality, but also at very reasonable prices. This combining of the two offices of the commanding general and The Adjutant General under one roof has greatly facilitated the conduct of the military nffairs of the State, rendering it more rapid and economical. The fifth and last branch of service perf(jrm('d by this office is that of guarding, with volunteers drawn from the New York Guard, 600 miles of State canals, 95 miles of aqueduct, important railway bridges at Niagara Falls, Poughkeepsie and Albany, and sundry munition plants employed upon government contracts. This duty is performed by two provisional regiments, one, gen- erally speaking, operating north and west of Albany, and the other south of Albany. Too much credit cannot be given to these volunteers from the New York Guard, who, during the past rigorous winter, so loyally and skilfully performed this impoi-tant duty as to gain for the New Y''ork Guard the amazing record of preventing a single dollar's loss to the property in their charge. This force of 2,100 men replaced about 4,000 Federal troops released for sei*vice abroad. These two regiments together fonu a provisional Ijrigade, functioning under the command of The Adjutant General. The duty of guarding the canals, aqueduct, etc., was undertaken at the request of the Federal authorities and meets with their approval. Wlien the Federal government, a few months ago, took over the operation of the State canals, the War Department desired the New Y^oi-k Guard to continue that duty. Rifle practice demands particular attention at this time. Indi- vidual instruction, instead of high scores, has been the motto of our Ordnance Department, and excellent results have vindicated its theory. Special attention has also been paid to instraction while making the inspection of the various commands. Criticism from inspecting officers is necessary, but we have especially tried this year to make that criticism both constructive and instructive. On the 16th day of April, by your orders, following passage by the Legislature of a new law, The Adjutant General became the chairman of the Military Training Commission, and certain modifications in the Military Training Commission Law were put into effect. During the past year about 40,000 youths from sixteen to nineteen years have received military training imder the operation of this law. If we add that number to the total of 21,000 men in the New York Guard, and the 10,000 in the Home Defense Reserve, scattered throughout the upper part of the State, there has been reached a total of 71,000 men, to whom, since September 1st last, this State has given military training. Plans are under way at least to double that number during the coming year. This total greatly exceeds that reached in any other State, in some of which no military training has been given. Respectfully submitted, CHARLES H. SHERRILL. The Adjutant General.