New-York tribune., 1908-01-29
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
,Surgeon Stokes Takes Charge OF the
Hospital Ship Relief,
From The Tribune Rureau-1

Washington January y
CRUISE OF THE REL1EF.-Surgeoh 'hal
r Stokes L. S. n, who has been asslehed u "
command" Of the hospital relief snip fsehe''
-, ,rr;,,sd at Mare Island and has reported that
he has undertaken the work of httins tlaI sup "
service He has been followed from d''''s
by the civilian sailing master who IS ehlploSeu "
tho government to perform the work or naVlSd'oi
on the Relief. Other merchant of11cerS "io "
e enonloved for the vessel have either been TAKEN
from the GOLFERS which are now piaceu Out u
commission or they Will be selected by the sai'iis
ros+er on the Pacific Coast where it is also hoped
~ obtain the civilian crew. The first assignment Oh
tho bosnital shin Relief will be that or JOINING
the ships of the Pacific fleet at Magoaiena Dc
where the vessels are on target PEdCuC''
Relief will remain there until the ar'iVal VI t
Atlantic fleet early in April and stay durihs the
period of target practice of those vessels ine,'
the shin will go north with the main conmanu-
II is possible that the hospital snip VIII accompany
tho feet if it returns the United states Dy way
of Suez Much interest has been expressed con-
cerning the way in which the Relef VIII De re-
ceived bv naval officers of the fleet with which the
hospital ship will serve. Surgeon STOKES IS one ol
the ahest officers of the naval medical corps anu
ts highly respected by line officers No one IN the
service believes that the hospital ship VIII lack
fair show or that anything will be placed in the
vav of Surgeon Stokes and his associates TO en-
barrass them,
MIDsHIPMEN AND SUPERSTITION. - The
number thirteen. associated with misfortune ap-
to have sustained
the Naval Academy is concerned. The current rec
ords show that the 18th New York District has
been represented during the last three years at
the Naval Academy by no less than five midsh'p-
men four of whom have resigned ana one mas
been turned back. The 18th Ohio District has
been represented by mdshipman who has been
reduced TO the next lower grade. The midsh1pman
who Comes from the 18th Pennsylvania District
has lust resigned and it is stated in the Navy De
partment that this record is consistently MAIN
tanned in sthe other 18th districts
ORDERS rSSUED.-Tne following service orders
have been issued:
Major CHARLES F: FIEFFER- surgeon from army OF
Cantsin JofgN W CRAIG 18th Cavalry. Army
War College aPM s9 P2PGr f'I0p hNDRss coast art
lery corps, from saith Company TO southern artillery
csptsin T''' VILLAIN A. covINGToN. coast artillery
from sgTa s9T to P5es2 2f I m rerS
Second Lieutenant JOHN H. ELLERsoN 10th Infantry
Captain desscfI9R cHaRs F. MORTON Infantry detailed
HpRHHa2 n Ra1 sf2a1'mfH s3
First Lieutenant % JAMs f maR@En sn
NAVY.
PETERS s9s.s5sy 9s 1sr Wa ioas as 6p:l
tons between and marine s, corps On shore.
dePartinenf West virginia an feet en-
s3se ommander PaGime C. r. PRICE detaed
Virginia hOms STait d orders % f. A1Ex
Lieutenant rT1itinr I1athao staon Denver await orders
Lieutenant e. MITCHELL, detached the strlnshsIn;
10 command the Porter
Lieutenant V. TOMB. from medical school hospital
Washington; charge recruiting, Denver
IJsutenant r. OSBORN. detached navy yard Pensa-
to Washington. examination for retirement
Midshpnan B. WRIGHT, detached the Stringhan' 10
Porter.
ton Newport; the Mississippi
Assist NJ DONELSON, detached the String
TO the Porter.
Lieutenants l. : WILLIS, w l. Ifo4Di.E1 r
\. BARKER A VI. WATSON and F. T. MOSES
commissioned in marine corps.
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS-The following
movements OF naval vessels have been reported TO
the department:
ARRIVED.
Ian cs-Tbe Ieouidas al Portsmouth y H the WHIP
nlet the Hull the stewart, the Lawrence
md Buenos Ayrss
27--The Nones at New port
SAILED.
Jan % The vnlaiabos, from Shanghai tsr langtzn
from Puerto tortez Tor tIusnta-
nsno; the Nero. from Rio for Hampton Roads VIA
Juan.
Hampton Roads. via san Juan .
The south Dakota yard, Mare lsisnl
January %