Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-17
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS,
Army Orders.

Leave of absence for seventeen days is
| granted Capt John r. Proctor, Coast Ar
| tillery Corps.
| Lieut. Col Grin b. Mitcham ordnance
department. will proceed to Richmond and
Norfolk, Va. to inspect Batteries \ and
&. Virginia Volunteers.
! Col. Louis w. Champion. Medical Corps
is relieved from duty in charge of the
medical supply depot st. Louis Mo, and
will proceed to the Philippine Islands for
duty as chief surgeon of that division. re-
lieving Col. Louis NJ. Maus, Medical
| Corps who will proceed to San Francisco
for further orders.
First Lieut.. Daniel NJ Cheston, jr.. 18th
Infantry. is relieved from duty with the
9TH Infantry, and will join his proper
| station.
Maj. John p. Hams, paymaster. is re-
lieved from duty in Chicago, Ill. and will
proceed to San Francisco for duty.
Capt. Amos B. Shattuck, infantry. will
proceed to Tampa. Fla, for the purpose
OF making the necessary arrangements
for the shipment of public animals per-
tanning to the United States forces re-
turning from Cuba.
First Lieut.. Howard a. Reed Medical
Corps, will proceed to the hospital at Fort
Bayard, n. NJ, for observation and treat
ment.
staff. is relieved from duty at Chicago
and will proceed to San Francisco for
duty as chief of staff.
Chaplain Clinton II. Snyder. 18th In
fantry, will proceed TO Washington bar
racks. District Of Columbia, and report in
person to the commanding officer General
Hospital. at that post, for observation and
treatment. The travel directed is neces-
sary in the military service.
Leave of absence for sixteen days is
granted Capt. Lawrence S. Miller, Coast
Artillery Corps. to take effect on or about
December TO- 1908.
Leave of absence for seventeen days is
granted First Lieut.. William Tidball.
Coast Artillery Corps.
Second Lieut.. David l.. Roscoe. LIST Cav
airy, now acting quartermaster at Fort
Du Pont, Del. has been ordered to join
his regiment in the Philippines
Maj. I. Bentley Mott. 4th Field Artil-
lery is relieved from duty as a member
spection of public animals.
Maj. John II. Rice. ordnance depart
ment, will proceed TO WATERFOWL arsenal
Mass. on official business pertaining to
ordnance material in process of manu-
facture.
Capt. Elmer w. Clark. quartermaster
will repair to this city and report to the
quartermaster general for duty in his
office.
First Lieut. George III. Richardson. Medi-
cal Reserve Corps. is relieved from duty
at the Preside of San Francisco. and
Will proceed to the Philippine Islands for
duty.
Naval Orders.
Boatswain NJ. ]. J. Farley from the
Newark. naval station. Guantanamo
Cuba. to Washington, D. c.. examination
for promotion
Commander w. Mclean and Carpenter
NJ. r. Carroll. from the naval station,
Cavite, p. L.. TO home.
L. L.
from command OF the Mohican 10 COM
maAd the Rainbow
Ensigns \. II. Goss and \. S Hickey
from the Concord to the Rainbow
MidS hipman c. r. Clark. from the Mis-
souri, to the Rainbow.
Assistant Surgeon y. +. Lee. from the
Concord to the Rainbow.
Commander J. a. HooSeNerff to COM
mand the Monterey and the Monadnock.
Passed Assistant Surgeon J. \. Randall.
from the Rainbow to the United States
naval hospital Canacao. =. l.
Assistant Surgeon J. .. DoWneS. from
the Charleston to duty at the United
States naval hospital. Canacao. +. /.
Assistant Surgeon NJ. +. Higgins from
the United States naval hospital Cana
Gao p L.. 10 tie Charleston.
Lieutenant Commander O. w. Rooster.
from the Charleston to the Mohican.
Boatswain Nj. G. Dale. from the Denver
to the Mohcan.
Ensign T.. S. Robinson. from the Con-
cord to the Helena.
Midshipman c. c. Slayton, from the
Concord to the Chattanooga.
Passed Assistant Surgeon y. w. Balch.
from the United States naval hospital
Cavte. z. L.. to home.
Pharmacist G. E. Alexander. from the
Relief TO home.
Assistant Surgeon II. Butts, from the
United States naval hospital. Canacao. +.
l., to the naval station, Cavite. p. l.
Commander X. NJ Hughes. from com
mand of the Rainbow to command the
Concord.
Lieut.. D. r. ManniX, from the Rainbow
to the Concord.
Ensign 4. w. Fitch, from the Rainbow
to the Concord.
Ensign l.. L. Bernheim, from the Chat
tanooga TO the Concord
Ensign II. l.. Irwin, from the Helena to
the Concord.
Commander J. II. Sears. from command
of the Concord to duty as naval attache.
Toxic. Japan, and Peilins. China.
Change in Fleets Itinerary.
To afford an opportunity for visit TO
the Turkish ports of Salonica and Smyr-
ma "A change has been made in the itinera
ry of the battleships Ohio and Missouri of
the third division OF the battieship fleet
now on its way home. By this change
the two ships will arrive al Athens Jan
uary Il, remain there a few days. reach
Salonica January II and Smyrna January
- reaching Negro bay preparatory to
sailing for home February /.
Naval Movements.
The cruiser Prairie has arrived at CO.
Ion, the gunboat Dolphin at Port au
Prince the cruiser Tacoma at Cape Hal
ten. the battleship North Carolina at
Hampton roads. the scout Birmingham
and the collier Lebanon at Newport. the
sunboat Castine at Philadelphia and the
auxiliary Solace at Panama.
The scout Salem has sailed from Rock
land for Bradford and the cruisers
Charleston, Cleveland Denver and Gal
weston from Manila for lloilo.
Dirt Flies in Panama.