Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-21
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
Movements of Naval Vessels.


Movements of Naval Vessels.
The GOLFERS Saturn and Justin have ar
rived at Honolulu.
The auxiliary transport Solace has ar
rived at San Francisco and the tug Caesar
at Washington, D.. G..
The third torpedo boat fiotilla has sailed
from Newport for GARDENERS bay.
The cruiser Milwaukee has arrived, at
Panama.
The auxiliary transport Yankee has ar
rived at Boston from New London.
Torpedo Boats Named.
BY authority Of the President the tor
pedo boat destroyers under construction
have been assigned the following names:
Torpedo boat destroyer No. II. Joseph
B. Smith. Lieut.. Joseph B. Smith. US.
n. commanded the Congress when she
was sunk by the Merrimac March 8, 1862
He was killed in this engagement.
NO. Is. Roswell II. I,amson. Lieut.. Ros-
we'll II. Lamson. U.S.N., participated in
the battle of Fort Royal and the capture
of Fort Walker and was commended by
Rear Admiral Du Pont for bravery: was
highly commended by Secretary of the
Navy Fox as "a young man that Du Point
and Rodgers consider of the very best in
the navy.
No. 10, Samuel w. Preston. Lieut.. Sam
uel w. Preston. U.S.N.. was conspicuous
for his bravery in attacks on Fort Fisher;
killed in assaulting Fort Fisher January
IL. 1855.
No 20, Charles w. Flussor Commander
Charles W. F1ussor. Ism. was distin-
guished for services in the sound of Mort h
Carolina; was killed in action on the
Miami during an engagement with the
Confederate ram Albemarle near Ply
mouth. n. c.. April 10 1864
No. u, Samuel c. Reid. Capt Samuel
Cen Armstrong: was attacked in harbor
at Fayal September 26. 1914 by boats
from three British men-of-war. Can't.
Reid drove them off, killing and wound
ing 136 officers and men. The frigate
ROta compelled him to run his shin ashore
and destroy her before capture. He re-
ceived the commentator of Congress and
sword from the state of New York
Army Orders.
First Lieut.. Francis A. Halliday. Medi-
cal Reserve Corps. will report to Col Va
lery Hazard. Medical Corps, president of
the board of officers appointed to meet at
the Army Medical Museum building in
this city. for examination to determine
his fitness for promotion.
First Lieut.. Harold w Huntley, Sd Field
Artillery. will proceed to Fort Wayne.
lnd.. for the purpose of instructing the
personnel of Battery B. list Field Artil-
lery. National Guard of Indiana, in the
care. preservation and use of the :,-lnch
field gun and material
Capt. Romulns r. Walton, 9th Infantry.
having been found by an army retiring
board incapacitated for active service on
account of stability incident thereto, will
be placed on the retired list of the army
December 49, 1908.
Leave of absence to and including De-
cember IS, 1908, is granted Capt. Romu-
lus F. Walton, 9th Infantry
BY direction of the President, Capt.
Cary A. Snoddy. Medical Corps, is honor
ably discharged from the service Of the
United States. with one years pay. effect
i've August u. 1905.
The following transfers of officers of
the Coast Artillery Corps are ordered:
Capt. Laurence c. Brown from the 99th
Company to the 10th Company.
First Lent. Wade H. Carpenter from
the 10th Company to the 99th Company.
Capt. Edward NJ. Shinkie, ordnance de-
partment. will proceed to each of the
posts in the artillery district of Puget
Sound for the purpose of making the
ment and proof-firing of guns and car
riages, and upon the completion Of this
duty will return TO his proper station.
First Lieut. Vincent NJ. Gilmore. 9Th In
fantry is relieved from duty at Platts-
burg Barracks, New York, to take effect
on or about September 10. 1903. and will
then proceed to Cuba and report TO his
regmental commander for assignment to
duty.
Maj. Cornelis De w. Wilcox. general
staff. is relieved from duty at the Army
War College. and will proceed to San
Francisco. Cal. and take the transport
to sail from that place about October >.
1908. for the Philippine Islands. for duty.
Capt. Walter II. Gordon, general STAFF,
is relieved from duty in the Philippines
division. to take effect at such time as
will enable him to comply with this order.
and after the arrival at Manila of Maj.
Cornelis De w. Wilcox, general staff.
will proceed by the first available thans-
port to San Francisco. Cal. Capt. Gordon
will proceed thence to Washington. D. G..
and report in person to the chief staff for
duty.
The following named officers are desig-
mated to take the course of instruction at
the Army War College. this city. dur
Dentler. 23d Infantry; Capt. Charies Ii.
Frier. nth Infantry: Capt. Arthur john
son. 18th Infantry and Capt Francis r..
Lacey, ir., LIST Infantry.
Maj. Dentler will report in person to the
president of the Army War College in this
duties as member of board appointed
for the examination of enlisted and civil
liam candidates for appointment as second
lieutenants in the army. and not later
than October %. 1908.
Capts. Frier and Johnson will report in
person to the president of the Army War
College in this city after the conclusion
of the camp of instruction at Fort Ben
jamin Harrison Indiana.
Capt. Lacey will report in person to the
president of the Army War College in this
city upon the expiration of his present
leave of absence.
First Lieut. Cortlandt Parker. 9Th
Field Artillery. will proceed to Fort Berf-
jamin Harrison; Ind. on OF before Sep
TENDER 10. 1905. and report to the COM
manding general of the camp of in
struction for duty. Lieut. Parker will
be relieved from duty at the encamp-
ment September 20. 1908, and will then
return to his proper station.
Maj. Edward Chynoweth. 18th Infan-
try. is relieved from duty at the Army
War College, to take effect November
I. 1903. and will then proceed to join
that portion of hiS regiment stationed
in Cuba.
BY direction of the President. Capt.
George o. Cress, 4th Cavalry. is relieved
from duty at the Michigan Military Acad-
envy. Orchard Lake. Mich. to take effect
September I. 1908. and upon the COM
pletion of his duties at the camp of in
struction at Fort Benjamin Harrison,
Ind. will then proceed to join his troop.