Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-29
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
Army Orders.

witnessing the test of certain powders
for velocity.
Capt. James n. Pickering. LIST Infantry.
at Vancouver barracks, Wash. will pro-
coed to the Preside OF Monterey. Cal.
for duty at the School of Musketry.
surgeons certificate of disability is grant
ed First Lieut.. Elvin II. Wagner. 10Th
Infantry.
Capt Edgar a. Myer, recently promoted,
is assigned to the 18th infantry.
The following changes in the assign
ments Of officers Of the Coast Artillery
Corps are ordered: First Lieut.. Guy B. G..
Hanna to the Goth Company: First Lieut..
Wade II. Carpenter. from the Goth Com
pany to the unassigned list; First Lieut..
pany to the unassigned list. will proceed
to Fort Howard, Md, and report to the
commanding officer. artillery district of
Baltimore. for duty on his staff: First
Lieut.. Hugh 8. Brown. to the 12Sth Com
pany.
First Lieuts. Walter D. Smith, 14th Cav
airy. and George M. RUSSELL 10th Cavalry,
are relieved from duty at Camp Perry.
Ohio. and will return to their proper sta
lions.
Chief Musician Ludwig PERSON., 18th
Infantry. and Cook Byron Hunt, I'd In
fantry. have been placed on the retired
list OF the army on their own application.
First Lieut.. Jerry c. Springfield. bat
y.
tional Guard, Is authorized by the Pres
tdent to attend and pursue the course Of
instructions at the Army School of the
Line. Fort Leavenworth. Kan.
Leave Of absence for one month is
granted First Lieut.. George c. Rockwell,
18th Infantry
First Lieut.. Robert c. Eddy. Coast Ar
tillery Corps. will assume temporary COM
mand OF the mine planter. Maj. Samuel
Ringgold.
CoJ E>rn>.t Ii Du~n.r <,>,-r 80 Unc;
neers, will transfer to Lieut. Col. Lansing
HI. Beach. Corps Of Engineers. the river
and harbor works in his charge. together
with the money. records and property con-
nected Herewith. and will proceed to
New York city and take station at that
place. Col. Ruffner is assigned to duty as
a member of the board Of engineers and
as member of the New York llarbor
lines board.
Leave of absence for one month is
airy.
First Lieut.. Mahlon Ashford. Medical
Corps. at Washington Barracks. will pro-
coed to the camp of instruction. Fort Ben
jamin Harrison. Ind. for duty.
First Lieut.. Richard G. Moore, Corps
of Engineers, is detailed as recorder of
the army retiring board appointed to meet
IN Washington.
Leave Of absence for twenty-five days
is granted Capt. John o. Steger. Coast Ar
tillery Corps.
First Lieut. Edward E. Farnsworth
Coast Artillery. is relieved from assign
ment to the 34th Company, and is placed
on the unassigned list He will report
In person to the commanding officer. Ar
tillery. District Of the Columbia for duty
on his staff.
First Lieut.. Edward ]. Cullen. now at
tached to the oath Company. Is assigned
to that company.
Naval Orders.
Commander H. Mel. P Huse. from
command of the Nevada to command the
Celtic
Passed Assistant Surgeon G. NJ. May
ers, when discharged treatment at United
States Naval Medical School Hospital.
Washington. D. c., granted sick leave
three months.
warrant Machinist ]. ]. Duffy. from
navy yard, Norfolk. Va. to the Texas.
Warrant Machinist ]. T. Riley. from
the Texas to the navy yard. Norfolk. Va.
clerk In the navy. duty at United States
Naval Hospital. Las Animas. Col.
Naval Movements.
The Atlantic battleship neet has arrived
at Melbourne.
The collier Lebanon has sailed from
Puerto Cortez for New York. and the
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New York for Buzzard's bay.
Third Field Battery on the Road.
Battery E, Sd Field Artillery, Capt.
Hennessy commanding, en- route from
Valley Forge and other northern points
to it's regular station at Fort Myer. Va,
camped yesterday and today on a held
Baltimore. 1t is understood that the bat
terry will resume its march for this city
tonight.
To Inspect War Department Rooms.
Capt Howard H. Bailey Of the Medical
Corps. in addition to his present duties at
Fort Myer. Va, has been ordered to
make the necessary sanitary inspection Of
the rooms occupied by the clerical force
sence of Maj. Paul F. Straub. who is at
tending the international Esperanto con-
gress at Dresden.
Col. Ruhner's New Duties.
Orders have been issued by the War De-
partment to Col Ernest H. Ruffner.
Corps Of Engineers. divisional engineer of
quarters at New Orleans, to transfer to
Lieut.. Col. Lansing H. Beach. Corps of
Engineers. the river and harbor works in
his charge. together with the money, rec
ordS and property connected Herewith.
Col. Ruffner is ordered to proceed to New
York city to take station there. He Is
assigned to duty as member of the
board OF engineers and as a member Of
the New York harbor lines board. Gen.
Marshall. chief Of engineers, will continue
his supervisory direction Of the river and
harbor works In the New York district.
including Ambrose channel.
President Mitigates Sentence.
First Lieut.. William s. Bowen. Coast
Artillery Corps, stationed at the Preside
of San Francisco, was convicted by court
martial of the charges of neglect of duty
and making false official reports and sem
fenced to be dismissed from the service
of the United States. The President con-
firmed the sentence. but on the recon-
mendation Of Gen. Murray. chief of ar
tillery. concurred in by the Secretary Of
War, committed It to a reduction of thirty
files in lineal rank on the list of the
first lieutenants of the Coast Artillery
Corps.
Lieut.. Bowen is from Nebraska and
was commissioned second lieutenant from
the ranks in February, 1901.
Promoted From the Ranks.
The following named enlisted men have
successfully passed the competitive ex
animation at Fort LeavenWorth, Kan,
and will be commissioned in the army as
second lieutenants Of Infantry:
Roy Waiter Winton. corporal. Com
second lieutenant of infantry:
Frederick Colwell Phelps. sergeant, 9Th