Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-01
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
Army Orders.


BY direction of the President, First
Lieut.. WARREN D. Dixon 9Th Cavalry, Is
detailed for service to fill vacancy in
the Signal Corps. vice First Lieut.. Will
liam H. Waldron. Signal Corps. relieved.
and will report for duty with Company
A. Signal Corps.
Leave of absence for two months Is
granted Capt. George s. Simonds. 22d In
fantry.
Leave of absence for three months is
granted Second Lieut. Francis A. Rug
giles. 18th Cavalry.
Mai John H. Stone. Medical Corps. at
Newport News. Va. is relieved from fur
Their station at Key West barracks. Fla. .and
will proceed to Fort Leavenworth. Kan,
for duty at the United States military
prison. retiring Capt. Park Howell. who
duty at the general hospital, to relieve
Capt. Fred w. Palmer.
Capt Palmer will proceed to Fort Benja-
min Harrison, Ind. for duty.
Leave of absence for fifteen days Is
granted Capt William A. Duncan, Medi-
cal Corps.
Leave of absence for one month Is
granted Capt. Ernest B. Gose. 24th In
fantry.
Second Lieut.. William E. Merritt. Sth
Infantry, at Milford, ILL.,. is detailed as
range officer at the national match Tor
1908, at Camp Perry, Ohio.
Leave Of absence of one month and
ten days is granted Maj. William II.
Hart, commissary.
The following named officers are detail
ed for duty at the camp of instruction, to
be held at Fort Riley. Kan:
Maj. Edwin P. Andrus. Sd Cavalry.
Capt. John G. Workizer, ID Infantry.
First Lieut.. Charles w. Weeks, Both In
fantry.
First Lieut. James J. Mayes. oath In
First Lieut.. Charles H. Boice. 9TH Cav
airy.
First Lieut.. Clyde. B. Crusan, 4th In
fantry.
Capt Irving j. Carr. 2Sth Infantry. is
detailed as chief signal officer and Signal
Corps umpire at the camp of instruction
at Fort Riley, Kan.
Leave of absence for two months is
granted Capt. Milton L. McGrew. 18th
Infantry.
Leave of. absence for one month on sur
geon's certificate of disability Is granted
First Lieut.. Ira F. Fravel, oath Infantry.
The leave of absence granted First
Lieut.. David J. Gilmer. Philippine Scouts,
is extended one month.
Leave of absence for one month is
granted Maj. Fitzhugh Carter. Medi-
cal Corps.
Maj. Charles G. Morton is detailed as
inspector general at the camp of instruc-
ton. Fort Riley, Kan.
First Lieut.. Alvan c. Gillem. 9Th Cav
airy. is ueldllcO DIS pTOI6SSOf VI
science and tactics at the University Of
the South, Sewanee, Tenn.
First Lieut.. Charles L. Mitchell. recent
ly promoted, is assigned to the 10Th In
fantry.
First Lieut. James Reagles, Medical Re-
serve Corps, will report in this city for
examination to determine his fitness for
appointment as first lieutenant in the
Medical Corps of the army.
Sergt. Hayden Richards, 18th Infantry;
Chief Musician + RradV 18th
try; First Sergt. Sylvester Poole, LIST In
fantry, and First Sergt Frank Daniel.
18th Infantry. have been placed on the
retired list of the army on their own ap-
plications.
Naval Movements.
The auxiliaries Panther. Ajax and
Yankton have arrived at Tutuila Samoa,
the tug Standsh at Annapolis, the gun
boat Tacoma. at Newport News. the gum
boat Wolverine at Milwaukee, the gun
boat Marietta at Ceiba. and the subma-
rines Hist, Tarantula, Viper. Octopus and
Cuttlefish at Newport.
The auxiliaries Panther and Yankton
have sailed from Tutuila for Auckland;
the cruiser Yankee from Newport to
Gardeners bay: the battieships Maine and
Ala bama from Manila for Singapore. and
the cruiser Galveston from Manila for
Shanghai
Naval Orders.
Lieut.. d. Lyons. from Idaho to Des
Moines
Ensign F. \. Todd, when discharged
treatment L. S. Naval Hospital. New
York. n. Y, granted sick leave three
months.
Surg. D. N. Carpenter. from naval sta
ton. Cavite, P. l.. to home and wait
orders.
Surg. L. Morris, from naval torpedo
station, Newport. r. L., to the naval
station, :Cavite, p. /.
Passed Asst. Surg A. e. Peck. to duty
naval torpedo station, Newport. r. L.
Asst. Surg. j. M. Minter, when dis
charged treatment L. S. Naval Hospital.
Mare Island. Cal. to duty navy recruit
ing station. Cincinnati. Ohio.
Asst. Surg. Fl. r. Hermesh. from navy
recruiting station, Cincinnati, Ohio, to
California.
Chief Btsn. J. Nash. retired. from navy
yard, Boston, Mass. to home.
WEEK ENDING AUGUST l., 1908.