Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-19
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
Army Orders.

report September %. 1908, to the COM
mandant of the Mounted Service School.
BY direction of the President and upon
the application of Sergt. Nathan 1. Bow
man. 10th Company. Coast Artillery
Corps. that officer will be placed upon the
retired list. The quartermaster's depart
ment will furnish the necessary transpor-
tation.
Capt. James N. Pickering, LIST Infantry,
is detailed as range officer at the national
match for 1908, and will proceed from
Fort Sheridan, ILL.,. to Camp Perry, Ohio,
and report to the executive officer of the
match for duty.
Capt. Arthur S. Cowan, Goth Infantry,
is relieved from further duty as Signal
Corps umpire at Camp Emmett Crawford,
Dale Creek, Wyo., to take effect August
20. 1908. and will then proceed to Fort
Leavenworth, Kan, and report in person
to the commandant of the army service
school for duty.
The quartermaster Of Fort Morgan,
Ala, in addition to his other duties will
Immediately assume charge. under the in
StructiOnS of the quartermaster general of
the army. of construction work at. that
post relieving Capt. Louis F. Garrard, jr..
quartermaSter, of those duties. Capt. Gar
rard will proceed to New Orleans, La,
and assume charge Of the quartermaster' s
office in that city, and also. under the in
structions of the quartermaster general OF
the army, of all quartermasters eOnstruc-
ton work at Jackson barracks and Fort
st. Philip, La, relieving Capt. Arthur
Cranston. quartermaster. of those duties.
Capt. Garrard, in addition to the duties
herein assigned to- him, will assume
charge of the Office of purchasing COM
missary at New Orleans during the alb
sence with leave of Maj Arthur M. Ed
wards, cOmmissary.
airy, will proceed to Washington bar
racks, District of Columbia, and report
to the general hospital for observation
and treatment.
First Lieuts Francis NJ. Wells and Dan
lei p. Card, Medical Reserve Corps, sur
geons L. 8. A., are ordered to active duty
in the service of the United States on &C
count of an existing emergency.
Naval Orders.
missioned.
Ensign o. c. F. Dodge, from Whipple
and continue treatment at the United
States naval hospital. Mare Island. Cal.
Ensign A. c. Pickens. from duty at
works of General Electric Company.
Schnectady, n. Y, to the naval proving
ground, Indian Head, Md.
Ensign c. H. Shaw, from duty Fox, to
Whipple.
Midshipman E. r. Leonard, from duty
California to Fox.
Midshipman ]. w. Du Bose. from duty
Naval Academy. Annapolis. Nd, to the
North Carolina
Midshipmen J. G. Hunsaker and X. L.
HILL from duty North Carolina and report
to the commander-in-chief United States
Pacific feet for duty
Pay Inspector E. D. Ryan. to duty in
charge of the naval pay ONCE. Seattle.
Wash. September 30, 1908.
Paymaster r. H. Orr, from duty in
IF $l1n OF "a
Wash. ETC., September 30, 1908; settle ac-
count and wait orders.
Chief Gunner j. Donald, from duty
Maryland to home and leave one month.
First Lieut.. c. s. McReynolds, U. 8. M.
c., commissioned.
Movements Of Naval Vessels.
The battleship Mississippi has left Prov
incetown for Bar Harbor.
The cruisers Maryland and West Vir-
ginia have arrived at California City from
Mare Island.
The scout cruiser Chester has arrived
at Bradford, r. l., for coal.
The collier Nero has arrived at Brad
ford, R. /.
The tug Rocket has sailed from Wash
ington for Norfolk.
The gunboat Wolverine has left Harbor
Springs for Sheboygan.
The converted yacht Scorpion has arriv-
ed at Guantanamo.
Orders for Submarines. =.
Orders have been issued at the Navy
Department to the Yankee. the submarine
fiotilla. Nina and Plunger; second subma
rine fiotilla. Hist. Cuttlefish. Octopus, Ia
rantula and Viper. and the third torpedo
boat fiotilla. Stringham. Barney. belong
Thornton and Tingey, to proceed to Buzz
yards Bay. Mass, to rendezvous, about
the 25th instant. They will also cruise
along the New England coast as far as
Portland, Maine.