The Washington times., 1906-07-22

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/ different divisions of the army service
We're announced during the week. As
signments in the cavalry were made as
follows. Major George *. Hunter Sixth
J cavalry. promoted 70 lieutenant colonel
and assigned 10 TIE Fifth; Capt J. f.
( r. Lands. First. 10 major. Sixth. First
Lieut.. Clark II. Dudley, Fourteenth, cap
tain. First, second Lieut. William n.
Haskell, Ninth, first lieutenant. Fourth:
ISecond Lieut. Henry A Meyer. jr.,
Thirteenth, first Fourteenth.
/ Infantry promotions and assignments
were announced as follows: Lieut.. Col.
II. s. Foster, Twelfth Infantry. 10
colonel, Ninth; Lieut. Col. John c. Dent.
Twenty to colonel. Fourteenth.
Lieut. Col. George X. McGunneele. Sew
Cnteenth. colonel, First; Major Francis
II. French. unassigned. lieutenant
colonel. Twenty fourth; Major Charles
Mcclure, Fourteenth. lieutenant colonel.
Seventeenth, Capt. Elmore F. Taggart,
Eighth, major. Twenty-fourth; Capt.
Samson L. F8ison. unassigned, major,
Iwenty-fourth; Capt Alfred Hasbrouck,
Fourteenth, major, Twenty-ninth; First
Lieut.. Frederick S. L. Price. Fourteenth,
captain, Eighth First Lieut.. Clifton c.
kinney. NIutn, captain, Twenty-hfth.
All The officers except Major Faison will
at once proceed TO join their regiments.
The following promotions and assign
meuts Of officers in the Artillery Corps
were announced, all being assigned to
the Coast Artillery: Capt Thomas
Ridgway, 10 major: Capt. John w.
Ruckman. major; First Lieut.. Charles
G.. Pulls. captain. tWeuty-scventh Com
pany. First Lieut. Terence G. Murphy.
captain, Eighteenth Company; First
Lieut. Harry W Newton, captain. 126th
Company; First Lieut.. Allen d. Ray
mond captain, Fifty-sixth Company.
Transfers of officers in The Coast Ar
tuery also were announced as follows:
Capt. William F. Stewart. jr., from the
Ffty-third Company 10 the Fifteenth;
Capt Harold f. Cloke, from the Fifty
sixth Company to the unassigned list;
Capt. William p. Pence. from the
Eightieth Company 10 unassigned list.
Army Officers in Town.
A number Of army officers register
ed at the War Department duriaS the
week. as follows. most OF them felng on
leave:
Lieut.. Robert II. Fletcher, reused, the
First Lieut. s. b. West. Twenty-seeond
Iufantrv. Army and Navy cub, on
leave
Mai. Fred Burr. Engineer Corps. on
leave.
Second Lieut.. ". Goodwin jr.. 1916 P
street northwest. On leave
Capt O. n. Miller. Twenty-f0urth In
fantry. Military Academy, on leave.
First Lieutenant Jevett Engineer
Carps csl leave.
Brig. Cen Charles Thaler, retired. on
leave
First Lieut.. Grah-m Parker. Artillery
Corps. Ebbitt House. On leave.
First Lieut. r. Z. a. How ard, Artill-
ely Corps. Ebbitt House on leave.
Capt John Proctor. Artillery Corps.
Dewey Hotel, on leave
Capt r. Il c. KlltCn. quartermasJeT,
Dewey Hotel on business for his de
partment
Lieut.. Col p. 5. Buns. contract sur
seon. Dewey Hotel.
Cant. Eugene IT, Wilson, Artillery
. Corrs. Army and Nav yClub. on leave.
can't. Peter z Frank. Thirteenth
Cavalry. Ebbitt House. orders OF Scc-e-
tary OF War
Lieut.. F. h Wilson. Artillery Corps
IH5 n street northwest on leave.
Orders to Officers.
The following orders were issued 10
army officers yesterday;
Leave Of absence on surgeons ceTtl-
cate Of disability granted Lieut.. Col
David A Lyle. Ordnance Department,
February II. and extended, is further
extended two months on account Of sick
ness.
First Lieut.. Glen = jerks. Ordnance
Department. viii proceed 10 Fort Adams,
Fort Vetheriu. Fort Greble, Fort Get
ry. and Fort Philip Kearney, Rhode
Island, pertaining 70 the inspection OF
the seaCoast armament and the work OF
mechanics.
First Lieut.. Joseph II. Grimths.
Twenty-seventh Infantry, on leave of
absence at White Rock. Lancaster
county. Pa. detailed for duty with the
ORGANIZED militia Of the District OF Co
lumbia as instructor during its tour OF
duty at the camp of instruction at Mt
Gretna. and report in person to the com
m8ndlng general, District Of Columbia
militia, not later than July q.
Capt Robert C. Davis. Seventeenth In
fantry to remain on duty with the or
ganlzed militia Of Massachusetts until
August l5. ana then 10 return 10 ais
.r8Der station
First Lieut. Thomas NJ Knox. First
Cavalry, Is assigned TO duty as acting
uuartermaster and acting cOmmissary
on the transport ingalls, during the yoy-
age of that transport from Manila.
Philippine Islands. September l. TO New
York.
Second Lieut. Walter ]. Buttgenbach,
Fourth Infantry is detailed 10 enter the
class al the United States Infantry and
Cavalry School. at Fort Leavenworth,
Kan. August 10.
Major Thomas H Slavens, quarter
master, will proceed TO Fort Leaven-
worth and Fort Riley. Kan. for the
purpose of Inspecting the construction,
heating. sewage, and water supply work
at Fort LeavenWorth and at the United
States military prison. and the water
supply at Fort Riley; thence to Fort
Sill. Okla on business pertaining tOI
the water supply and other matters at
that post, and 10 carry out such other
instructions as may be given TO him,
and upon the completion of this duty
Will return to his proper station in This
city via Fort Benjamin Harrison. Ind,
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