Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-16
STEAMSHIPS.
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
Armv Orders.

ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
Army Orders
Maj. Franklin O. johnson, I'd Cavalry
detailed for service in the pay depart
ment). will repair TO this city for duty in
the office. of the post. paymaster.
BY direction of the President Chaplain
Charles s. Walkley. Coast Artillery
Corps, will report in person to the army
retiring board at Washington for exam
ination.
Col Louis NJ. Araus. Medical Corps. is
.elieved from duty as chief surgeon, De-
partment of Luzon. and will report to the
commanding general. Philippines Division,
for duty as chief surgeon. of that division.
Capt George 0. Hubbard, Coast Arti-
lery Corps, is relieved from assignment
TO the 10Th Company and placed on the
unassigned list.
Capt. Henry B. Clark. quartermaster.
is ordered to take station temporarily at
Seattle. Wash, in connection with his
duties as constructing quartermaster at
Fort Ward.
Firs: Sergt John j. Howard Troop X,
9TH Cavalry; First Ssrgt. William II.
Clarke, Company ID, 10Th Infantry, and
Cook William Grant, Company l., 18th
Infantry. have been placed ON the re-
tired list on their own applications.
Leaves of absence have been granted
follows: First Lieut. Arthur Williams,
Corps OF Engineers. one months extern
r, Bettison. First Lieut.. Franc Lecocq
and First Lieut.. j. w. Mckie, all of the
Coast Artillery Corps, seventeen days
each.
Naval Orders.
Capt C. B. T. Moore. from the navy
yard. Philadelphia. to command the Col
oradO.
Midshipnan r. f. Bernard, to the
Maine.
Acting Assistant Surgeon c. E. Thomas,
to duty at the Naval Hospital, navy yard,
Boston, Mass.
F. w Thompson has been appointed an
acting assistant surgeon.
Secretary of Army War College.
Mai. Henry D. Todd, jr.. general staff,
is assigned to duty as secretary Of the
Army War College, vice Maj john L.
Cree. Coast Artillery Corps. relieved.
Maj. Todd is from New York and was
graduated from the United States Mni-
tary Academy in June, 1890, from the
artillery school in 1901, and from the
school of submarine defense in 1903. He
was recently stationed at Fort Monroe
and reached his majority in January last.
To Examine Volunteer Officers.
A board consisting of Lieut.. Col Edwin
B. Rabbit, ordnance department; Maj.
Tracy c. Dickson, ordnance department;
Maj. William H. Wilson. Medical Corps;
Capt. William NJ. Roberts, Medical Corps:
First Lieut. Norman F. Ramsey, ordnance
department. has been appointed to meet
at the Sandy Hook proving ground, ". j..
January 4. for the purpose of conducting
the examination OF such applicants for
commissions in volunteer forces as may
be authorized to appear before IT, in or
der to determine their qualifications for
the command of troops or for the per-
formance of staff duties with such voiun-
teer forces.
Two Officers Dismissed.
The President has approved sentences
of dismissal imposed by courts martial in
the cases of Capt Solomon p Avery, jr,
and First Lieut.. William w. Ballard both
Of the Coast Artillery Corps. Capt. Avery
is from New York. He was convicted Of
Lieut.. Ballard was convicted Of habits of
intemperance at New York. He is from
Virginia.
To Command the Colorado.
Capt. c. B. 7. Moore has been detached
from duty at the navy yard, Philadel-
phia, and ordered to assume command
of the armored cruiser Colorado Of the
PACING fleet. now at Panama. He will
sail from New York on the 21st instant.
Naval Movements.
The gunboat Yankton has arrived at
Colombo. the cruiser Tacoma at Con-
aives. the collier Nero at Port au Prince.
the torpedo boat Rowan at Mare Island
the collier Justin at Panama, the sub
marine Viper at Norfolk and the torpedo
boats Macdonough. DeSpong, Thornton.
T1ngey and Wilkes at Key West.
The collier Lebanon has sailed from
I dc hoy
To Investigate Case Of Yankee.
The Secretary of the Navy has ordered
court OF inquiry to meet at Boston next
Monday to investigate the circumstances
attending the grounding of the H. q q
iahhee IN buzzards bay in September last
with view to fixing the responsibility. II
any, on the part Of Commander Charles
| e. Marsh or other officers of the yessoi
ior the mlshap; the detail for the court
! Capt Aarons Ward, Commander Rov =
smith and Lieut.. Commander A. B. Hon
recorder. -Ao'''
Convicts Cannot Get in NAVY.
| Officials of the Navy Department inves.
tigated q widely published report that the
judse OF the police court at Detroit, in
pa ssing sentence on one Dan Tewksburv
convicted of attempting to rob a safe. had
standing that the convict would enlist in
the United States Navy. 1t was ascer-
tanned that Tewksbury was given the
maximum sentence of ninety days in the
Detroit house Of correction and that not h.
ing was said by either the presiding Judge
or the prosecuting attorney abCu, the
prisoners joining the navy. The DEPART
ment was informed that the only founda-
ton for the report was the statement Of
! the prisoners counsel that he would 10. n
| the navy when released. That statement
had not influenced the court, it was stated.
/ for Tewksbury was given the maximum
sentence. 1t Is stated at the Navy Depart
ment that Tewksbury will not be permit
| ted to enlist in the navy, as such men are
| not desired in the service
Commander Rust Reprimanded.
Secretary Newberry today administered
| a reprimand to Commander Armistead
Rust in execution of the sentence imposed
! by court-martial before which that officer
was tried on the charges of neglect OF
duty. and with neglectfully allowing a
vessel of the navy (the Wasp to run on a
shoal in the Delaware river. The officer
was convicted of both charges and SEN
| fenced to be reprimanded 1t was shown
by evidence that the vessel SuSta ined no