Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-15
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
Army Orders.

Leave of absence for one month is
granted First Lieut. Samuel G. Card
we'll. Coast Artillery Corps.
Leave Of absence for TIVE months Is
granted Maj. Eugene Q. Fechet, Signal
Corps.
Maj. Herbert Deakyne, Corps of Enei-
neers. is detailed as. q competitor In the
Atlantic pistol competition at Fort
Niagara. y. V
Leave of absence for one month is
granted First Lieut.. Henry r. Burgin
Coast Artillery Corps.
Leave OF absence for two months is
granted First Lieut.. Alexander G. GIL
lespie. Coast Artillery Corps.
Capt. John O'Shea. 18th Cavalry. is de-
tailed for general recruiting service at
New York city. -.
! Capt. Clifford C. Carson. Coast Artillery
Corps, recruiting officer is relieved from
duty in New York city and will proceed
Commissary Sergt. John ". Mayer
i.17th Infantry: First Sergt. Joseph w
Bennett. 18th Infantry. and Q. NJ. Sergt
Gustavus Erich. I'd Cavalry, have been
placed ON the retired list on their own
applications
First Lieut.. Eben Swift. jr.. 18th Cav
airy. will proceed to Fort Riley, Kan
and report at the mounted service school
to take the course of instruction.
Capt James 3. billiard. ordnance de-
partment will proceed to Alliance. Ohio
on Official business pertaining to material
being procured by the ordnance depart
rnent
First Lieut. Dennis H. Currie. 4th
the staff ride from Manassas. Va. to
Gettysburg. Pa. will proceed to join that
portion of his regiment stationed at Fort
Sheridan, Ill.
Leaves of absence have been granted as
follows: Capt Edward Carpenter, Coast
Artillery Corps. one month: Capt. s. NJ
English. Coast Artillery Corps. one
month; First Lieut. e. ". Miles. Coast
Artillery Corps. one month; Capt. George
H McManus. Coast Artillery Corps. one
month: Capt S S. O'Connor, Coast Artil-
lery Corps, one months extension on ac-
count of sickness. and Maj. Clint c.
Hearn, Coast Artillery Corps. twenty-one
days.
Naval Orders.
Rear Admirals r. r Ingersoll. r. VAIN
wright and S Schroeder have been COM
missioned.
Lieutenant Commander H. B. Price.
from bureau of ordnance. Navy De-
partment to home and leave one month.
Lieut. E. E. Spafford. to duty on the
Chicago.
Midshipman ]. H. Brooks. from the
Kansas to the Missouri.
Midshipman G. W. Simpson, from the
Missouri to the Kansas.
Acting Asst. Surg. w. NJ. Kerr. from
United States Naval Hospital. New
York. n. Y. to United States Naval Hos
pital, Norfolk Va.
Prof Math. E. X. Rawson. retired,
from duty connection naval war records,
Navy Department. Washington, D. c.,
July 81. 1905: to home.
Chief Gunner C. W. Ljungquist. from
the Pennsylvania to home and wait Or
derS.
Naval Navaroan<S
The submarine Plunger and the tug
Nina have arrived at New Bedford and
the torpedo boats Gwin and Talbot at
New York. ~
The battIeship New Hampshire has
sailed from Newport for Quebec, the
monitor Nevada from New London for
Gardiner bay and the battleship Missis-
sippi from Newport on a trial cruise.
Troops at San Francisco.
The adjutant general Is advised that
the transport Sheridan has arrived at San
Francisco from Manila. P. l.. with the
following military passengers: Col Rod
man. L. S.A., retired; Capt. Hunt. 18th In
fantry, from Manila: Lieut.. Pardee, 10Th
Infantry. from Honolulu five contract
surgeons. 1911 casuals, nine military con.
victs. twenty sick; Sergt James Hum
nicut. Troop B. 9th Cavalry, died June II,
acute ufemia. in course of chronic intes-
I1nal nephritis: Private William Carey,
Company E. 26th Infantry died June 10,
pulmonary hemorrhage: bodies embalmed
on shipboard.