The times., 1897-11-17

tirement from active service, this date
OF Lieut.-Col. William L. Waters, deputy
surgeon general, U. S. Army, under the
provisions Of the act of Congress ap-
proved June 80, 1882, is announced. He
will proceed to his home.
So much OF paragraph 8, special orders,
No. 237, October $, 1 o97. from this office,
as directs Second Lieut.. Frank NJ. savage,
Fifteenth Infantry, TO proceed TO join
his company on completion of the practice
marcn OF the Fifth Infantry, is amended
80 as TO dir ect him to proceed to join his
company January 10, 1898.
The following transfers are made in the
Thirteenth Infantry: Second Lieut.. Paul
b. Malone, from Company Il to Company c;
Second Lieut.. Louis II. Bash, from Com
pany to Company h.
The leave of absence granted Second
Lieut.. Ora +. Hunt, Fourteenth Infantry,
in special orders No. l42, September "a
1897, Department of the Colum bia, is
extended two months.
The leave OF absence granted Capt.
Thomas Z. Woodbury., SiXteenth Infantry,
in special orders No. l55, october 8, 1897,
Department OF the Columbia, is extended
one month and fifteen days.
The leave of absence granted Second
Lieut.. Frank w. Coe. First Artillery, in
special orders No. 226, September 20,
1897, Department. OF the East, is eX
tended one month.
By direction OF the Secretary of War, the
following changes in the stations and
duties OF Officers of the medical depart
ment are ordered:
Capt Richard w. johnson, assistant
surgeon, is relieved from duty at Fort
Logan, Colo, and Will proceed to Fort
ID. A Russell, Wyoming, and report, iii
person to the commanding officer for
duty at that post, and bS letter, TO the
commanding general department. Of the
Platte.
Capt. Charles E. Wood ruff, assistant
surgeon, viii, upon the abandonment OF
Fort Custer, Mont, pro ceed TO Jack
son Barracks, La, and report, in per
son, to the commanding officer for duty
at that post, TO relieve Major William c.
Shannon, surgeon, and, by letter, to the
commanding general department OF the
East.
Paragraph %, of circular No. 16, July
2S, 1897, War Depa rtment, AdjUtant-
Generals Office, is amended To read as
follows:
2o. Being in line, standing at the order:
/. Squad, 2. Load.
Each rear-rank man steps off obliquely
TO the right with the left foot planting
the toe opposite the middle Of the interval
TO his right and in line with the left heel
oil his frunt-lank man, the front-Iank men
half face TO the right; bOth ranks then carry
the right heel six inches To the rear and
three inches TO the right of the left heel
turning the toes OF both feet slightly in
ward, at the same time raise the piece
with the right hand, drop it into the left
at the balance, muZZle at the height of the
chm, left elbow against the body, small
OF the stock at the waist; place the right
thumb Oh the head OF the hammer, fore
finger on the trigger, the other fingers
against / lie small Of Che stock and haIf-cock
the piece, lower the muZZie, barrel Slopng
downward atan angle OF about twenty-five
degrees at the same time open chamber;
look toward the chamber, remove the ca IT.
ridge she'll II necessary; take cartridge
between the thumb aud first two fingers,
place it in the bore, pressing it. home
with the thumb; close chamber with the
right thumb, cast the eyes TO the front,
carry the right hand To the small of the
stock and raise the muZzle To the height
OF the chm The last position is the
position Of load
If ku'-ebng, the position of tie piece
is similar the left forearm rests on the LETT
thigh the LEFT hand graspinG the piece at
the balance, ana the muZZIe Is at the
Ieight OF the chin.
II lying down, the left hand steadies the
piece at the balance, the toe Of the butt
resting on the ground, the Iuuzzle OFF the
ground.
When lying down in double rank the
rcarrank men do not load.
The piece being in the position OF load,
that is with the hammer at the half cock,
is brought to the ready by the command:
i squad; 2. ready.
AT the second command COCK the piece
with the right tuunIb and re turn tue hand
to the small OF the stock.