Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-21
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS
Armv Orders.

Leave of absence for two months on
surgeons certificate of disability is granted
First Lieut. Hartman l.. Butler, Coast
Artillery Corps.
Leave OF absence for one month is grant
ed Capt. Sam F. Bottoms Coast A tiilery
Corps.
The board of officers at Fort LsaVen-
worth. Kan. appointed for the exaslinatlon
of officers to determine their fitness for
promotion is dissolved.
First Lieut.. Robert II. Pierson. assistant
surgeon will report to Lieut.. Col. Geo ge
H. Torney, deputy surgeon general. presi,
dent of the examining board at the general
hospital. the Preside of San francisco,
CAL for examination to determine his MT
ness Tor advancement.
CAPT. Harold l.. jackson. United States
Army retired, upon his own application is
detailed as professor of military science
and tactics at Ouachita College, Arkadel-
phia, Ark.
CAPT. James p Jervey. Corps of Engi-
neers, is relieved fOm duty with the list
Battalion of Engineers, and VIII proceed
to Washington barracks for duty with the
engineer companies stationed there.
Second Lieuts. Robert S. Thomas and
Roger G. Powell. Corps of Engineers. are
relieved from duty with the LIST Battalion
of Engineers, and will proceed to Washing
ton barracks for duty with the engineer
companies stationed there.
The order directing Capt. Eugene X. WHIT
more, assistant surgeon, to proceed to the
Philippine Islands for duty is revoked. On
arrival at San Francisco with the 18TH In
fantry Capt. Whitmore will report to the
commanding officer. general hospital, the
Preside of San Francisco, for observation
and treatment.
Capt Edward P. Nones. quartermaster. is
relieved from temporary duty in the office
of the quartermaster general, and will pro-
coed to Fort Washington, Maryland, and
assume charge of construction work at that
post and at Fort Hunt, Virginia, with sta
ton at Fort Washington. relieving First
Lieut.. John P. Terrell, Coast Artillery
Corps on that duty.
Second Lieut. Troup Miller, 18th Cavalry,
aid-de-camp is relieved from treatment at
the general hospital. Washington bar
expiration of his present sick leave OF alb
sence will proceed to join his prope- sta
ton.
Corps will proceed to the works OF the
General Electric Company, Lynn. Mass,
on official business pertaining TO the manu-
facture and operation OF new gasoline en-
CINE being developed at . thae pace, the 1nc
trio Company, Brookline, Mass, to examine
certain details in the design Of electrical ap-
pa-atus being manufactured for expert
mental trial with searchlghts
Can't. Edwin Landon, Coast Artillery
Corps. will proceed to Fort Wool Virginia,
and Fort Howard and Fort Armistead,
Maryland, for the purpose OF observing the
installation and operation OF easollne en-
gines at those posts
Leave of absence for two months. to take
effect upon his assignment to regiment
as g. first lieutenant, with permission to
apply for an extension or two months Is
granted second Lieut.. John r. McGinness,
9th Infantry.
board OF officers. to consist of Lieut..
Col Rogers Brine, ordnance department.;
Mai. George Montgomery. ordnance depart
ment, and Capt Guy E. Carleton. ordnance
department. is appointed to meet at the
New York arsenal, for the purpose of carry
ing out the requirements of paragraph So,
army regulations, in the case of Col. John
e. Greer ordnance departing mt, deceased.