INSPECTOR GENERAL

the head of a department in the U. 8S. Army. The duty of the Inspector General and his staff is to make periodical inspections of the army and all its institutions, including even the homes for disabled veterans, and to keep the Secretary of War constantly informed regarding such matters as equipment, stores, armament, disposition of garrisons, personnel, etc. It is also his duty to suggest improvements, such as the adoption of new types of artillery, small arms, etc., and to suggest remedies where he is obliged to report certain defects. In 1923, the Inspector General of the United States was Major-General Eli A, Helmick, of Indiana,