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 898 SIXTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. C11. 225. 1925. counting Office, upon the approval and recommendation of the Secretary of War, where the amormt of damages has been ascertained by the War Department, and payment thereof will be accepted by the owners of the property in full satisfaction of such damages. fj fill cnnus or ormcmrs, nuusmn MEN, AND NURSES or ·r11;m ARMY ma °*>¤·¢¤¢· DESTRUUPION or rruvym rrzormrrx ,,,§·;;·;=·,·;,s·;,,,·;,g,,,,·=}*=··==¤ For the ayment of claims of officers, enlisted men, and nurses of vol 41, p_ 1.,_36_ the Army For private property lost, destroyed, captured, abandoned, or damaged in the military service of the United States, under the provisions of an Act approved March 4, 1921, $75,000. rim?}. °f cm °' ormcn or rim cumr or rmaxcn Civm‘"°°”°°°°1‘ Salaries: For personal services in the District of Columbia in accordance with ‘ The Classification Act of 1923," $316,280. c3;=?tt°rm°°t°t Quaarnnmasrnu Cours - mppliu Sunsrsrrmcn or rm: Army: Purchase of subsistence supplies: For ’°'*”°°·°‘°· issue as rations to troops, including retired enlisted men when ordered to active duty, civil employees when entitled thereto, hospital matrons, applicants for enlistment while held under observation, general prisoners of war (including Indians held by the Army as prisoners, but for whose subsistence appropriation is not otherwise made), Indians employed by the Army as guides and scouts, and general prisoners at posts; for the subsistence of the masters, officers, crews, and employees of the vessels of the Army Transport Service; hot coffee for troops traveling when sup lied with cooked or travel rations; meals for recruiting parties and) applicants for enlistment S““’“"°°m°°”·°‘°· while under observation; for sales to officers, including members of _ the Officers’ Reserve Corps while on active duty, and enlisted men §f,'{,',Q‘;‘,;,,,,, in M- of the Arm : Provided, That the sum of $12,000 is authorized to ¢*¤¤¤¤¤i¤¤ ¤¤¤¤¤¤· be expended, for supplying meals or furnishinv commutation of rations to enlisted men of the Regular Army and the National Guard R““°" ’°°‘“°"°'”‘ while competitors in the national rifle match: Provided further, That no competitor shall be entitled to commutation of rations in excess of $1.50 per day, and when meals are furnished no greater expense than that sum per man per day for the period the contest is gogxgiion 0, m_ in progress shall be incurred. For payments: Of the regulation maaeee. allowances of commutation in lieu of rations to enlisted men on furlough, enlisted men when stationed at places where rations in kind can not be economically issued, including retired enlisted men when ordered to active duty and when traveling on detached duty where it is impracticable to carry rations of any kind, enlisted men selected to contest for places or prizes in department and Army rifle competitions when traveling to and from places of contest, applicants for enlistment and general prisoners while traveling under orders. For payment of the regulation allowances of commutation in lieu of rations for enlisted men, applicants for enlistment while held under observation, civilian employees who are entitled to subsistence at _ public expense, and genelral prisréners while pick in hgspitals, to be Ad'°'°*’·i°¤¥ *”'?°s aid to the surgeon in c arge; a vertising; or provi inv prizes to gi mm and mom, lie established by the Secretary of War for enlisted men of the Army who graduate from the Army schools for bakers and cooks, the total amount of such prizes at the various schools not to exceed $900 per annum; and for other necessary expenses incident to the purchase,