1371. Officers And Men lose pay while confined by civil authorities.
1375. Furloughed To Reserve or discharged, a soldier is given a final statement in duplicate. This must be presented to be valid.
1378. Transportation and subsistence is allowed to the point of enlistment, or for the same distance. Not subject to deduction for debts due the United States.
1380. Discharged Soldier under charge of fraudulent enlistment is not entitled to transportation and subsistence.
1383. Transfer Of Claims on the government made by an enlisted man are only recognized after discharge or furlough to the reserve. They must be in writing and must be endorsed by a commissioned officer or other responsible person known to the quartermaster.
1437. No one is allowed to accompany sick or wounded from the battle line to the rear except those specifically authorized.
1530. Ammunition lost or used without orders or not in line of duty shall be charged to the soldier using it.
Notes On The Laws Of War.
(From Manual for Commanders of Infantry Platoons, translated from the French at the Army War College, 1917. War Department Document No. 626.)
The laws of war were instituted under the generous error that certain well-organized peoples had entirely emerged from barbarism and that they considered themselves bound by the placing of their signatures to international conventions, freely agreed to.