prescribed by the authorities of such university, college, or public high school for wear by the instructors and members of such cadet corps; nor to prevent the instructors and members of the duly organized cadet corps of any other institution of learning offering a regular course in military instruction, and at which an officer or enlisted man of the United States Army, Navy, or Marine Corps is lawfully detailed for duty as instructor in military science and tactics, from wearing the uniform duly prescribed by the authorities of such institution of learning for wear by the instructors and members of such cadet corps; nor to prevent civilians attendant upon a course of military or naval instruction authorized and conducted by the military or naval authorities of the United States from wearing, while in attendance upon such course of instruction, the uniform authorized and prescribed by such military or naval authorities for wear during such course of instruction; nor to prevent any person from wearing the uniform of the United States Army, Navy, or Marine Corps in any playhouse or theater or in moving-picture films while actually engaged in representing therein a military or naval character not tending to bring discredit or reproach upon the United States Army, Navy, or Marine Corps: Provided further, That the uniforms worn by officers or enlisted men of the National Guard, or by the members of the military societies or the instructors and members of the cadet corps referred to in the preceding proviso shall include some distinctive mark or insignia to be prescribed by the Secretary of War to distinguish such uniforms from the uniforms of the United States Army, Navy, and Marine Corps: And provided further, That the members of the military societies and the instructors and members of the cadet corps hereinbefore mentioned shall not wear the insignia of rank prescribed to be worn by officers of the United States Army, Navy, or Marine Corps, or any insignia of rank similar thereto. Any person who offends against the provisions of this section shall, on conviction, be punished by a fine not exceeding $300, or by imprisonment not exceeding six months, or by both such fine and imprison ment. Sec. 126. On and after July first, nineteen hundred and sixteen, an enlisted man when discharged from the service, except by way of punishment for an offense, shall receive 3% cents per mile from the place of his discharge to the place of his acceptance for enlistment, enrollment, or original muster into the service, at his option: Provided, That for sea travel on discharge transportation and subsistence only shall be furnished to enlisted men. Sec. 127. Nothing in this Act shall be held or construed so as to discharge any officer from the Regular Army or to deprive him of the commission which he now holds therein. Sec. 128. All laws and parts of laws in so far as they are inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed. Approved, June 3, 1916. [Public-No. 132-65th Congress. S. 3528.] An Act to suspend for the period of the present war sections forty-five, forty-six, and fifty-six of an Act entitled "An Act for making further and more effectual provision for the national defense, and for other purposes," approved June third, nineteen hundred and sixteen, and for other purposes. [April 17, 1918.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That sections fortyfive, forty-six, and fifty-six of an Act entitled "An Act for making further and more effectual provision for the national defense, and for other purposes," approved June third, nineteen hundred and sixteen, be, and they hereby are, suspended for and during the period of the present war, but for such period only, and that upon the termination of said war said suspension shall cease and terminate and said sections shall thereupon be and become reinstated and of the same force and effect as if this suspension had not been made. Sec. 2. That during the present war the President be, and he hereby is, authorized to detail such number of officers of the Army of the United States, either active or retired, not above the grade of colonel, as may be necessary for duty as professors and assistant professors of military science and tactics at institutions where one or more units of the Reserve Officers' Training Corps are maintained; but the total number of active officers so detailed at educational institutions shall not exceed one thousand, and no officer shall be so detailed who has not had at least one year's commissioned service in the Army of the United States. Retired officers below the grade of lieutenant colonel so detailed shall receive the full pay and allowances of their grade, and retired officers above the grade of major so detailed shall receive the same pay and allowances as a retired major would receive under like detail. Sec. 3. That during the present war the President be, and he hereby is, authorized to detail for duty at institutions where one or more units of the Reserve Officers' Training Corps are maintained such number of enlisted men, either active or retired, of the Army of the United States as he may deem necessary, but the active noncommissioned officers so detailed shall have had at least one year's active service, and the total number of such active noncommissioned officers so detailed shall not exceed three thousand, and shall be additional in their respective grades to those otherwise authorized for the Army of the United States. While detailed under the provisions of this section retired noncommissioned officers of the Army of the United States shall receive active pay and allowances. Sec. 4. That during the present war such arms, tentage, and equipment as the Secretary of War shall deem necessary for proper military training shall be supplied by the Government to schools and colleges other than those provided for in section forty-seven of the nationaldefense Act approved June third, nineteen hundred and sixteen, having a course of military training prescribed by the Secretary of War, and having not less than one hundred physically fit male students above the age of fourteen years, under such rules and regulations as he may prescribe; and the Secretary of War is hereby authorized during the present war to detail commissioned and noncommissioned officers of the Army of the United States to said schools and colleges, detailing not less than one such officer or noncommissioned officer to each five hundred students under military instruction; but no officer or noncommissioned officer shall be so detailed who has not had at least one year's active service in the Army of the United States. Approved, April 17, 1918. [Public-No. 158-65th Congress. S. 4409.] An Act to amend section fifteen of the Act approved June third, nineteen hundred and sixteen, entitled "An Act for making further and more effectual provision for the national defense, and for other purposes," as amended by the Act approved May twelfth, nineteen hundred and seventeen, entitled "An Act making appropriations for the support of the Army for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and eighteen, and for other purposes." [May 25, 1918.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section fifteen of the Act approved June third, nineteen hundred and sixteen, entitled "An Act for making further and more effectual provision for the national defense, and for other purposes," as amended by the Act approved May twelfth, nineteen hundred and seventeen, entitled "An Act making appropriations for the support of the Army for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and eighteen, and for other purposes," be, and the same is hereby, amended to read as follows: "Sec. 15. Chaplains.-The President is authorized to appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, chaplains in the Army at the rate of not to exceed, including chaplains now in the service, one for each one thousand two hundred officers and men in all branches of the Military Establishment, with rank, pay, and allowances as now authorized by law: Provided, That there shall be assigned at least one chaplain for each regiment of Cavalry, Infantry, Field Artillery, and Engineers: Provided further, That the persons appointed under this Act shall be duly accredited by some religious denomination or organization and of good standing therein, under such regulations as may be prescribed by the Secretary of War: And provided further, That no person shall be appointed chaplain in the Army who on the date of appointment is more than forty-five years of age." Approved, May 25, 1918. [Public-No. 193-65th Congress.] Army Appropriations Act [July 9, 1918]. [Ch. XXI, "Amending the National Defense Act."] 2. NAVAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT (Preference for Military Traffic) [Public-No. 241-64th Congress.] An Act making appropriations for the naval service for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1917, and for other purposes. [August 29, 1916, 39 Stat. 604.] Section six of an Act entitled "An Act to regulate commerce," approved February fourth, eighteen hundred and eighty-seven, as amended March second, eighteen hundred and eighty-nine, and June twentyninth, nineteen hundred and six, which reads: "That in time of war or threatened war preference and precedence shall, upon demand of the President of the United States, be given over all other traffic for the transportation of troops and material of war, and carriers shall adopt every means within their control to facilitate and expedite the military traffic," be amended to read as follows: "That in time of war or threatened war preference and precedence shall, upon demand of the President of the United States, be given over all other traffic for the transportation of troops and material of war, and carriers shall adopt every means within their control to facilitate and expedite the military traffic. And in time of peace shipments consigned to agents of the United States for its use shall be delivered by the carriers as promptly as possible and without regard to any embargo that may have been declared, and no such embargo shall apply to shipments so consigned." 3. SHIPPING BOARD ACT [Public-No. 260-64th Congress. H. R. 15455.] An Act to establish a United States Shipping Board for the purpose of encouraging, developing, and creating a naval auxiliary and naval reserve and a merchant marine to meet the requirements of the commerce of the United States with its Territories and possessions and with foreign countries; to regulate carriers by water engaged in the foreign and interstate commerce of the United States; and for other purposes. [September 7, 1916, Comp. St. 1916, §§ 8146a-8146r.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That when used in this Act: The term "common carrier by water in foreign commerce" means a common carrier, except ferryboats running on regular routes, engaged in the transportation by water of passengers or property between the United States or any of its Districts, Territories, or possessions and a foreign country, whether in the import or export trade: Provided, That a cargo boat commonly called an ocean tramp shall not be deemed such "common carrier by water in foreign commerce." The term "common carrier by water in interstate commerce" means a common carrier engaged in the transportation by water of passengers or property on the high seas or the Great Lakes on regular routes from port to port between one State, Territory, District, or possession of the United States and any other State, Territory, District, or possession of the United States, or between places in the same Territory, District, or possession. The term "common carrier by water" means a common carrier by water in foreign commerce or a common carrier by water in interstate commerce on the high seas or the Great Lakes on regular routes from port to port. The term "other person subject to this Act" means any person not included in the term "common carrier by water," carrying on the business of forwarding or furnishing wharfage, dock, warehouse, or other terminal facilities in connection with a common carrier by water. The term "person" includes corporations, partnerships, and associations, existing under or authorized by the laws of the United States, or any State, Territory, District, or possession thereof, or of any foreign country. Sec. 2. That within the meaning of this Act no corporation, partnership, or association shall be deemed a citizen of the United States unless the controlling interest therein is owned by citizens of the United States, and, in the case of a corporation, unless its president and managing directors are citizens of the United States and the corporation itself is organized under the laws of the United States or of a State, Territory, District, or possession thereof. The provisions of this Act shall apply to receivers and trustees of all persons to whom the Act applies, and to the successors or assignees of such persons. Sec. 3. That a board is hereby created, to be known as the United States Shipping Board, and hereinafter referred to as the board. The board shall be composed of five commissioners, to be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate; said board shall annually elect one of its members as chairman and one as vice chairman, Sec. 5. That the board, with the approval of the President, is authorized to have constructed and equipped in American shipyards and navy yards or elsewhere, giving preference, other things being equal, to domestic yards, or to purchase, lease, or charter, vessels suitable, as far as the commercial requirements of the marine trade of the United States may permit, for use as naval auxiliaries or Army transports, or for other naval or military purposes, and to make necessary repairs on and alterations of such vessels: Provided, That neither the board nor any corporation formed under section eleven in which the. United States is then a stockholder shall purchase, lease, or charter any vessel (a) Which is then engaged in the foreign or domestic commerce of the United States, unless it is about to be withdrawn from such com |