Instructions have been issued by Secretary Good to all commanding officers to grant furloughs to soldiers of the Jewish faith for the High Holydays.
Rosh Hashonah begins at sundown, Friday, October 4, and continues until sundown, Sunday, October 6, and the observance of the Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur) begins at sundown. Sunday, October 13. and continues until sundown. Monday. October 14. The furloughs are to be for such time as is necessary to permit the men to be at their homes or at places where the observances are held.
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