Omaha daily bee., 1906-10-07
NEWS FOR THE ARMY.

First Lieutenant Edgar W. Miller. assist
ant surgeon United States army, from Fort
Ridley, has been assigned to duty at Fort
Omaha
Honorable discharges from the army have
been granted Cook Walter Mitchell, troop
d, Ninth cavalry, and Battalion Sergeant
Major George F. Troutner, Eleventh In
fantry.
Leaves of absence for fifteen days each
have been granted First Lieutenant George
]. Oden, Tenth cavalry, Fort Robinson, and
Second Lieutenant Stanley Koch, sixth cav
airy, Fort Meade, S. ID.
Colonel E. 5. Godfrey of the Ninth cav
partment since General Wint's departure,
Is relieved from the command and has re-
sumed command at Fort Riley, Kan.
Bids were opened at the office of Captain
annual supplies of potatoes and onions for
the posts of this department The bidders
were largely Omaha dealers thong n bids
where such supplies are locally available.
A general court-martial has been convened
at Fort Meade. S. D., with the following
berg, First Lieutenants f. W. Glover, f.
G.. Turner, Second Lieutenants Oscar Fa-
ley; Stanley Koch. all of the Sixth cavalry.
and Second Lieutenant George Dillman,
Sixth cavalry as judge advocate.
general court-martial has been ordered
to convene at Fort Crook, with the fol-
Thirteth infantry: Captains Guy G. Pal
mer. Charles w. Castle, First Dieutenants
D. r. stone L p vI RuSkeE Second vi Le sa
George E. Turner. and C. B. Elliott as
judge advocate.
In conformity with directions from the
War department, Major General A. w.
Greedy has assumed command OF the De-
partment of the Missouri in connection
Northern Military Division. While General
Greedy will exercise the command of the
department generally from St Louis, he
will be a frequent visitor to Omaha. He
will continue in command of the DEPART
ment during the temporary absence of
Brigadier General Whit at Newport News,
The Eleventh United States infantry
passed through Omaha about midnight
Friday night en- route from Fort d. a.
Russell Wyoming, for Newport News. Va,
whence they will proceed by transport to
Cuba. The command comprised the head
quarters, band. field and stan of the two
battalions numbering $50 men, under COM
mand Of Colonel Algert l.. Myer The
command will proceed by the Chicago, Mil
Sn Spf tssnse s. sv t tbe 12h to Chicago
peake & Ohio roads to Newport News
general court-martial is in session, in
conformity with orders orders from department
with the following detail: Major Henry
Kirby. Eighteenth infantry; Captains +.
try; X. r. Raymond, corps of engineers;
First Ieutenants Charles II. Morrow
George e. Lewis, Eighteenth infantry; Sec
infantry; h. w. Honeycutt, A. IL Carter
artillery corps and First Lieutenant John
X; Cowan, Eighteenth infantry. as Judge
These general court-martial sentences
have been approved and ordered carried
into execution by Brigadier General Wint.
FriVdteS Leonard McGlothlin, Sixtieth com
pahy, coast artillery, for desertion, dis
honorable discharge and nine months i'm
prisonment at Fort LeaVenworth AIilitaTS
PRISON; Peter J. DeYouns, Seventeenth bat
terry held artillery, for desertion, dishon-
orable discharge and eight mQnths i'm
prisonment at Fort ID. A. Russell; Charles
X. OPP, Company c, Thirtieth Infantry,
Tor absence without leave, three months
Imprisonment at Fort Crook and dishon-
orable discharge; Edward NJ Fitzgerald
Company l, Eighteenth infantry, for abb
sence without leave, dishonOrable discharg
ana three months imprisonment at For.
LeaYenworth Military prison; Recruit JOIN
Il. Robbins, coast artillery, for fraudulent
enlistment, dishonorable discharge and one
years Imprisonment at Fort LeavenwOrtl
Military prison. Recruit Frank c. Gnader,
coast artillery, for larceny and COnduc
pretud!cial to good order and military dis
ciplne, dishonorable discharge and SIS
months Imprisonment at Jefferson Bar
racks; Corporal William Smith, band
Ninth cavalry, for desertiOn, dishOnorabl'
discharge and eighteen months imprison
ment at Fort LeaVenworth Military prison
Private James A. Connors, Company {
Eleventh infantry, for absence withou
leave and conduct prejudicial to good orde
and military disciplint. dishonorable dis
charge and three months Imprisonment al
Fort y. A Russell