Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-05
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
Armv Orders.

Col. John Van r. Hoff, Medical Corps,
is relieved from duty in the Philippines
division. and will proceed to San Fran
cisco for further orders.
Leave of absence for four months is
granted Lieut.. Col. James B. Hickey,
adjutant general.
Second Lieut.. Fred H. Baird. 10th In
fantry. will assume charge of construc-
ton work at Fort Mcintosh. Tex. reliev-
inf First Lieut.. Frank w. Dawson. 18TH
Infantry
Capt. Charles r. Lloyd. 9Th Field Artil-
lery. is detailed for general recruiting
service at Columbus barracks, Ohio.
Naval Movements.
The auxiliary Culgoa has arrived at
Manila bay, the gunboat Yorktown at
Bremerton the tug Choctaw at Norfolk.
the scout Birmingham at Newport and
the battleships Idaho and Mississippi
the gunboat Dolphin and the torpedo boat
Barney at Philadelphia.
The auxiliary Solace has spilled from
Suva for Page Page and Honolulu, the
battleships Maine and Alabama from Glib
raltar for Ponta Delgado. the cruiser Bur
falo from Panama for San Francisco and
the submarines Cuttlef1sh. Octopus. Tar
antula and Viper and the yacht Hist from
Newport for Philadelphia.
Casualties in the Navy.
Rear Admiral Sperry. commanding the
Atlantic fleet at Manila. reports to the
Navy Department that George Schif
chief yeoman on the battleship Virginia,
committed suicide at Manila last night
He was a son of Solomon Schin OF TT
Hancock street, New York.
The Navy Department was also in
formed that William F. L. G. Werner, Goa
passer on the battleship North Carolina,
was accidentally drowned at Philadelphia
last night. He was the son OF John j.
Werner Of 351 Sand Hope street, Brook
lyn.
Capt. Edward H. Campbell. judge ad-
vocate general Of the navy, has left this
city to inspect the naval prisons on the
Atlantic and Pacific coasts and also the
large army prison at Fort Leavenwortt
with a view to improving the conditions
of the naval prisons, II possible. Capt
Campbell will be absent until the LIST OF
November and in the meantime Solicitor
E. P. Hanna will be acting judge advocate
general of the navy.
Punishment Of Capt. Hancock
The War Department is informed that
Capt. Gwynn r. Hancock Of the Coast
Artillery Corps has been convicted by
court-martial convened in New York city
of the charge of conduct to the prejudice
of good order and military discipline in
using intoxicants to excess. He was
sentenced to be reduced thirty-five files IN
lineal rank.
Gen. Grant. commanding the Depart
ment. Of the East. in reviewing the case,
said:
I'm the foregoing case Of Capt. Gwynn
r. Hancock, Coast Artillery Corps. it Is
disclosed that since graduation from the
Military Academy the accused has been
addicted to the excessive use of alcoholic
stimulants. For some time prior to the
attack of delirium tremens which Is the
basis Of the specification; the accused con-
sumed such al great amount Of whisky as
to render himself incapable OF perform
ing the duties of his Office and a pitiable
example to the members of the command
with which he was serving.
Under modern conditions there does not
exist in the United States a large corpora
ton, engaged In industry, manufacturing
or transportation, that would retain In
it's employ in a position of trust and
responsibility a man with the personal
habits of intemperance such as is proven
that the accused has had. The standard
Of efficiency in the army instead of being
lower should be higher than that required
ton, and the evil effects upon discipline
of an example Of chronic alcoholism in
one selected for command are too great
to be tolerated.
For these reasons the sentence is be-
lieved to be inadequate, and is therefore
reluctantly approved and will be duly ex-
ecuted. The department commander trusts
that this trial and the resultant punish
ment will convince Capt Hancock, II he
desires to remain in the service, of the
necessity of a complete change in his
habits"