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[U.S. War Department General Orders 82] (open access)

[U.S. War Department General Orders 82]

Document outlining orders from the Secretary of War regarding empowering the commander of Syracuse Recruit Camp to appoint general courts-martial, minor changes to previous orders, and the course and organization of Army equine schools.
Date: September 7, 1918
Creator: United States. War Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[U.S. War Department General Orders 84] (open access)

[U.S. War Department General Orders 84]

Document outlining orders from the Secretary of War regarding the commander of Camp Joseph E. Johnston's power to appoint general courts-martial, a requirement that all men assigned to supply trains wear the Motor Transport Corps hat cord, changes to the duties of quartermasters, and the review process for general courts-martial.
Date: September 11, 1918
Creator: United States. War Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[U.S. War Department General Orders 86] (open access)

[U.S. War Department General Orders 86]

Document outlining orders from the Secretary of War regarding a change of command for U.S. Army Southern Department, economizing the use of steel, the establishment of the Commissioned Personnel Branch, new regulations for transfers, and operations districts of the Motor Transportation Corps.
Date: September 18, 1918
Creator: United States. War Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[U.S. War Department General Orders 87] (open access)

[U.S. War Department General Orders 87]

General orders outlining new requirements on qualification cards for embarked officers; a terminology change affecting "attached" versus "assigned" officers; requirements for finger printing; and the organization of new special and technical engineer units.
Date: September 23, 1918
Creator: United States. War Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[U.S. War Department General Orders 88] (open access)

[U.S. War Department General Orders 88]

Document outlining orders from the Secretary of War regarding the the award of a Distinguished Service Medal and that of several posthumous Distinguished Service Crosses.
Date: September 26, 1918
Creator: United States. War Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[U.S. War Department General Orders 89] (open access)

[U.S. War Department General Orders 89]

Document outlining orders from the Secretary of War regarding the placing of all activities at Fort Sill under the command of the School of Fire for Field Artillery, slight amendments to previous orders, new restrictions on the issue of various types of vehicles, the shipping of private mounts for mounted officers, and an amendment to the prohibition on disseminating any information "likely to be of use to the enemy."
Date: October 2, 1918
Creator: United States. War Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[U.S. War Department General Orders 90] (open access)

[U.S. War Department General Orders 90]

Document outlining orders from the Secretary of War regarding the training of machine gunners, the distribution of camp exchange profits, officers and entrusting public money to other soldiers as disbursal agents, and the organization of the new US Army Slavic Legion for Slavic troops.
Date: October 5, 1918
Creator: United States. War Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[U.S. War Department General Orders 91] (open access)

[U.S. War Department General Orders 91]

Document outlining orders from the Secretary of War regarding a remitted court-martial sentence for Lt. Col. Beverly A. Read, changes to the duties and related procedures of the Director of Purchase, Storage, and Traffic, changed procedures for soldiers to vote in US elections, "Automatic Guns" and their sub-classifications, and substantial information on motor vehicle registration.
Date: October 8, 1918
Creator: United States. War Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[U.S. War Department General Orders 92] (open access)

[U.S. War Department General Orders 92]

Document outlining orders from the Secretary of War regarding citizens of neutral countries serving in the Army and their right to be discharged should they apply to become U.S. citizens.
Date: October 16, 1918
Creator: United States. War Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[U.S. War Department General Orders 93] (open access)

[U.S. War Department General Orders 93]

Document outlining orders from the Secretary of War regarding the empowerment of Fort Sill's commander to appoint general courts-martial, the compliance of quartermasters with US Food Administrator regulations, the designation of camp ordinance officers at all camp depots, and patents filed by soldiers.
Date: October 17, 1918
Creator: United States. War Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[U.S. War Department General Orders 94] (open access)

[U.S. War Department General Orders 94]

Document outlining orders from the Secretary of War regarding a minor amendment to a previous order, designation of college-based units as part of the Student Army Training Corps, inspection of embarking soldiers to ensure their proper wear of identification tags, establishment of the Industrial Furlough Section, and creation of the Morale Branch of the General Staff.
Date: October 19, 1918
Creator: United States. War Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[U.S. War Department General Orders 97] (open access)

[U.S. War Department General Orders 97]

Document outlining orders from the Secretary of War regarding the publication of a "special orders" series and how such will be organized.
Date: October 29, 1918
Creator: United States. War Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[U.S. War Department General Orders 98] (open access)

[U.S. War Department General Orders 98]

Document outlining orders from the Secretary of War regarding accommodation at US Base Hospital Deming, NM, for soldiers en route to the US General Hospital at Fort Bayard, as well as volunteers to the Air Service, the establishment of three new kinds of engineering units, and changes to pay rates.
Date: October 30, 1918
Creator: United States. War Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
What Libraries Learned from the War. (open access)

What Libraries Learned from the War.

Pamphlet containing lessons learned by librarians during their service in World War I. Topics covered include how men were not influenced by books or libraries, that libraries must be organized, and that libraries could be used to foster the understanding of world problems.
Date: January 1922
Creator: Milam, Carl Hastings, 1884-1963
System: The UNT Digital Library