Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-04-16
NEWS FOR THE ARMY.

Leave Of absence has been granted for
ten days to Captain Elmer A. Dean, medi-
cal department., Fort Riley.
Honorable discharges have been granted
the following enlisted men: Private Mel
son ID. Scott, Troop +, Second cavalry;
Andrew Kinsinger, Troop H, Second cav
airy
Major Thomas Cf,lse, chief quartermas-
ter Department of Abe Missouri has re-
turned from tour Of inspection of the
ouaTteTmaster departments at Forts Riley
Captain s. H. Rsintzleman, Sixth cav
airy; First Lieutenant W. s. Mapes
rwenty-tifth infantry, and Second IAeuten-
ant George StrOng, Sixth cavalry, We're
visitors at army headquarters during the
last few days.
Major Bradner d. Slaughter, paymaster
United States army, Is lying seriously iii
monia. He was attacked Wednesday and
while his condition was somewhat improved
Monday morning, he is critically Ill.
Major General Greedy commanding the
Northern military diY1sibn and Depart
ment OF the Missouri, is in Omaha on his
usual semi-monthly visit to army head
quarters He is accompanied by his aide
de-camp, Captain George n. Shields Of
the Third infantry. They will remain
in the city two or three days.
Under a recent decision to limit the time
Of duty in the Philippines of stan officers
OF two years actual service In the
islands, instead OF two years and six
months absence from the United States
will occur the transfer for oficers whose
transfer was not contemplated for sew
eral month: This is particularly true CT
SURGEON generals office has Just completed
a list Of officers who will sail from San
Francisco on June Is. Among those To
be transferred under this late order will
be Captain 7. l.. Rhoads, now on duty at
Fort Crook, as post surgeon.
The following general oourt-martial SEN
SatSd Pryss seh ReRaTS Watkins prTTm odp
l. Tenth cavalry, for absence without
RobinsOni Harry J. Drew, Troop II, Sixth
cavalry. for desertion, one years impriso n
ment; Arthur p, Cuplinger, Fourteenth
battery. field artillery, for desertiOn. six
Charles Brandenberg, Company b. Thir-
teenth cavalry, for fraudulent enlistment,
son, foot service. white, for conduct preju-
dicial TO good order and military discipline
eight months imprisonment at Fort Riley (;
Melville ~ Noungl Troop +, Sixth cavalry,
for desertion, one years Imprisonment and
Thomas s. Bradley, Troop c, Ninth cav
airy, for desertion, fifteen months imprfs-
involve dishonorable discharge, and the I'M
prisonment, except as otherwise noted. will
tary prison.
General court martials have been ordered
70 convene April Is at Forts LeavenWorth
may be properly brought before them The
detail for the court al Fort Leavenworth
Is: Major h, G schamm, artillery corps
p. Hams artillery corps; James Is. lay
lur, jr. Eighteenth infantry; First Lieu
tenant James q. Taylor, Eighteenth in
fantry; second IAeutenants r. W. Honey
cult, artillery corps A. II. Carter, artillery
cOrps Bruce Magruder and James NJ
Lieutenant Charles II. Morrow. Eighteenth
infantry, judge advocate. The detail for
the court at Fort Riley -: Lieutenant
Colonel Granger Adams, artillery corps;
Captains II. c. Williams, Thirteenth cav
airy b. NJ Koehler. artillery corps;
Charles A Romeyn, Second cavalry; Louis
T. BOiseau, artillery CORPS; First Lieuten-
ant Dexter Sturges. Thirteenth cavalry
Second Lisutenants W. w. Gordon Second
cavalry. l.. H. AlcKinlay. artillery corps
Phlip X KIehl, Thirteenth cavalry, and
Fi1st Lieutenant w. +. Martin. second
cavalry, judge advocate