Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-03
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
Army Orders.

Army Orders.
| BY direction Of the President, Capt.
Charles c. Ballou, 18th infantry. is de-
tailed for service and to fill a vacancy In
the quartermaster's department.
Capt. Frank A. Grant, quartermaster.
will repair to this city and report to the
quartermaster general of the army for
| conference on official matters.
The leave of absence granted Dental
Surgeon George 1. Gunckel Is extended
| fifteen days.
The leave Of absence granted Lieut.. Col.
| William W. Robinson, jr., deputy quar-
termaster. is extended one month.
Maj. George NICK. Williamson, quarter
master. will assume charge of the special
| repairs to the cantOnment, construction
| of Signal Corps stable and other repairs
of a special character at the Preside OF
| San Francisco Cal, relieving Capt. Sam
uel v. Ham. infantry (major, PHILIPPINE
| Scouts.
The following transfers are made: Capt.
Charles E. Hay. jr., from the 18th lnfan-
try to the oath Infantry; Capt. Robert H.
Wescott from the oath Infantry to the
| 18th Infantry.
Naval Orders.
Surg. o. D. Norton, from marine re-
cruiting station, New York, N. Y. to the
navy recruiting station. New York, N. Y.
Surg. E. S. Bogert jr.. from navy re-
cruiting station, New York, N. Y, to the
Maine recruiting station, New York, N. Y.
Surg. w. H. Butcher, granted sick leave
| three months
Chief Gunner c. F. Ulrich. granted sick
| leave three months.
| Warrant Machinist T. J. Hayes, from
Albany and continue treatment U. 8.
| Naval Hospital, Mare Island, Cal.
| Warrant Machinist J. w. Clark when
DISCHARGED treatment U. s. Naval Hos
pital, Boston, Mass, to Wabash.
Mate ]. L. Vennard, retired, from navy
yard, Portsmouth. N. H., to home.
Naval Movements.
The cruiser Ranger has arrived at Gil
braltar, the battleships Connecticut,
Georgia and Minnesota at Cavite. the
cruiser Tacoma at Guantanamo, the tug
Tecumseh at Washington and the torpedo
boats Foote and Winslow at Charleston.
The gunboat Nanshan has sailed from
Annoy for Cavite. the collier Nero from
Boston for Bradford, the scout Chester
from Provincetown for Rockland, the
cruiser Prairie from Annapolis for Phila-
delphia, the scout Salem from Guanta-
namo for st. Thomas and the tug Sioux
| from Boston for Rockland
Death Of an Old Sailor.
Mate William Boyd, United States Navy,
| retired, died at his home in Philadelphia
Pa, on the LIST instant. He was born
March 1, 1896. and was appointed an act
ing ensign in the navy on August %,
1868, serving as such until the close of
the civil war. being honorably discharged
on June 1, 1865. He was rated mate in
| the navy April 20. 1870 served on board
| different vessels and stations of the navy
until transferred to the retired list of Of
| ficers of the navy March 1. $685. upon at
tanning the statutory retirement age Of
fuvn nr,~f tt.
American war he served on board the
| United States receiving ship Richmond
from May p, 1898, to October 10. 1898,
| this being the last active duty he per-
1907. he was advanced on the retired list
OF the navy to be mate, with the rank
Il or the lowest grade of warrant officers,
from the 18th day of June, 1905. on 40
count of his service during the civil war,
in accordance with the provisions of an
act of Congress approved June 70, 1908.
i Subsistence Of the Soldiers.
Gen. Henry G. Sharpe, commissary
general of the army, in his annual re-
port of the operations of the subsist-
ence department for the last fiscal
year recommends the organization of q
service corps in the army to perform
quartermaster's departments now done
! by soldiers of the line detailed on spe-
| c1al duty. He says the detailed men
cannot give satisfactory service under
| existing conditions as soldiers or rem
der full service in the staff department
| for which they are detailed.
Gen. Sharpe reviews the operations
| of his department for the year and sub
mits report of his investigation Of
| the supply departments of the British,
| French and German armies for which
| he went abroad last summer. That re-
port is confined to statement Of
methods pursued in those armies and
does not recommend the adoption OF
| any particular practice.
Court at Fort Washington.
| A general court-martial convened at
Fort Washington, Md. today for the trial
of number of enlisted men at that post.
The detail for the court consists of the
following named officers of the Coast Ar
tillery Corps:
Capt. William r. Doores, Capt. Philip
| s. GOlderman, Capt. John L. Roberts, jr.;
| Capt. Samuel j. Morris, First Lieut.. Hor-
| ace F. Spurgin, Second Lieut. Charles X.
| Wing, jr.; Second Lieut.. James II. Cum
ningham, First Lieut.. Philip Mathews,
judge advocate.
Favor to District Officer.
Under the provisions of an act of Con-
gress. approved January p, 1903, amend
ed by an act approved May q, 1908, Sec
ond Lieut.. Louis A. Clausel, I'd Regiment,
District of Columbia National Guard, is
authorized by the President to attend
| and pursue a course of instruction at the
garrison school. Fort Myer, Va.
Retired as Major.
| Capt. Edward w. McCaskey, Dist In
fantry, having been examined for promo
| ton by board of officers and found
physically disqualified for the duties of a
major or infantry, by reason of disa-
| Dllty incident to the service, his retire.
ment, by the President, from active serv-
ice as a major, under the provisions of
| the act of Congress approved October l,
| 1890, is announced, to date from October
| 81, 1905 the date upon which he would
| have been promoted to that grade by rea-
son of seniority If found qualified.
| Maj McCaskey Is from Pennsylvania
ana was graduated from the United States
| Military Academy in July. 1886. He
| reached the grade of captain in March,
1899, and has been recently stationed at
| Fort Logan, Col.