Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-29
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS
Right to Possession of Disused
Medal of Honor.

The Secretary Of War has asked the At
torney General for an opinion as to the
right of Gen. John c. Black to retain pos
session of the medal Of honor originally
awarded him after he has received the new
one issued in its stead. When Congress
was induced to change the emblem the law
authorizing the new issue was supposed
to require the surrender Of the old medal
on the receipt Of the new decoration. Many
officers agreed to the substitution. Gen.
Black, however, does not wish to give up
the old medal, which he regards as pos
sessing value on grounds of sentiment
not entirely absorbed by the later emblem
He asked the War Department to permit
him to retain both medals, and 1t Is that
question which the Attorney General Is
now asked to pass upon.
Retirement Of Col. Ennis.
The retirement from actual service by the
President OF Col. William Ennis, Artillery
Corps. at his own request, after over forty
five years service, has been announced at
the War Department, to take effect on No
vember next.
Col. Ennis was born in Rhode Island and
entered the Military Academy In July, 1860.
He graduated In June. 1854, and was ap-
pointed second lieutenant in the 4th Ar
tillery, in which branch Of the service he
has served ever since. being gradually
promoted until he reached his present rank
OF colonel In April. 1903 He was brevetted
captain in March. 1866. for gallant and
meritorious service. He Is a graduate of
the artillery school of the class Of re-
His retirement will result In the promo
tion OF Lieut.. Col. LUCIA Louia to DO
lieutenant colonel. Capt. NJ. F. Harmon to
be major, all in the Artillery Corps.
Military Movements.
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9Th Battery. Field Artillery. at Fort Riley.
Kan, to Fort Sam Houston, Texas; the
10th Battery, at Fort Riley, to Fort Doug
lass, Mich; the I'd Battery, at Fort Sill,
Okla. to Fort Sam Houston, and the 22d
Battery. at Fort Douglass. to Fort Riley.
These movements will be made by march
ing.
The orders for the LIST Infantry to go to
the Philippines have been revoked. That
regiment Will retain its present stations,
except that Companies K L and M AT
Fort Porter, N. Y, and Company i at
Allegheny arsenal, Pa, will take station
at Fort Sheridan. Ill.
Marines for Panama.
A detachment of $50 marines and six Of
ficers will be sent to Panama early in De-
cember to guard the canal zone, to relieve
the marine force of similar strength now on
duty there under command of Col. Thos.
n. Wood. Major c. g. Long will be in
command of the new force. and the other
officers to be attached to the command are
Capt. G. B. Taylor, First Lieuts r, A.
Ramsey and d. w. Blake, a second leu
tenant yet to be decided and Capt II. ].
Matthews. assistant quartermaster.
Departure Of the Russian Ships.
Rear Admiral Reiter. at Manila. COM
manding the Philippine squadron. cabled
the Secretary of the Navy yesterday that
the Russian cruiser Jemtchug left there
Friday for Vladiyostok, and that the cruis-,
ers Aurora and Oleg left yesterday for
Saigon.
Instruction Of Cavalry Officers.
In order to make special provision for the
cavalry arm of the service the War De-
partment has directed that eight OF the
newly graduated officers OF the Military
Academy shall each year be sent d the
achool Of Appticaxion ~ Host nt1exs Kan.