Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-13
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
ARMY Orders.

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ing and shipping certain books to For
| Monroe. Va. for the Coast Artiller!
| School Library.
| Lieut.. Col. Grin L. Mitcham, ordnance
| department. will proceed to Binghamton
| n. v. to inspect the 9th Battery, Field
Artillery. National Guard of New York.
| Capt. Samuel V. Ham. 18th Infantry. j:
| detailed as an acting quartermaster fol
| duty at the Preside of San Francisco
| Cal.
Leave of absence for two months or
| surgeons certificate of disa bility is grant
ed Capt. William c. Rogers, 9th 1nfan
| try.
The following named second lieutenants
Philippine Scouts. have been ordered tc
Manila: Second Lieuts August Wetzel
Mathew Demmer, David H. Edwards
Ora l.. Houser, Seth L. Weld and Rober
G. Igoe.
y board of officers, to consist of Mai
Tracy c. Dickson, Maj. Jay f. Hoffer an,
MAJ. Clarence G. Williams, all of TIL
ordnance department, is appointed to meet
at Sandy Hook, y. J., next Monday, Il
prepare questions and instructions for the
examination of captains and lieutenants
of the army at large who may apply fol
detail in the ordnance department
BY direction of the President, and upol
application of Ordnance Sergt. John Kelly
that soldier will be placed upon the re
tired list.
Contract Surgeon John l.. Burkart viii
proceed to his home, Grand Rapids. Mich
for annulment of contract.
Naval Orders.
Capt w. G. Fay, USING, and First
Lieut.. r. E. Rowell, U.SM.C., have been
commissioned.
NJ. c. Half has been appointed pay
masters clerk in the navy, duty, Cleve-
land.
po,l-a, f,n,
station, Cavite, P.I., to command Denver.
Commander j. NJ. Orchard. from COM
mand Denver, to duty as captain of the
yard. naval station, Cavite. P. !.
c. S. Fowler, appointment as a paymas-
ters clerk in the navy, duty naval sta
tion Olongapo, p. l., revoked.
II. S. Mackan, appointment as a pay
masters clerk in the navy, duty Mohican,
revoked.
O. F. Cate has been appointed a pay
masters clerk in the navy. duty Helena.
Naval Movements.
The cruiser Atlanta has arrived at
Charleston, and the gunboat Dubuque at
Porto Cortez.
The collier Nero has sailed from New
York for Guantanamo and the torpedo
boat Barney from Annapolis for Norfolk.
Marine Corps Orders.
Lieut.. COL 6eOISe W AAS
barracks. navy yard. New York, N. Y.
Capt. II. C. Reisinger. to marine bar
racks, navy yard, Norfolk, Va.
Second Lieut.. r. E. Rowell. qualified for
promotion.
Capt. G. C. Carpenter, appointed dele
gate representing the navy at convention
of American Prison Association, Rlch-
mond, Va.
Capt W. c. Harlee. to Newark, n. j..
to attend meeting of the American So
ciety of Mechanical Engineers.
Capt. L. NJ. Harding, granted leave OF
absence for sixty days.
Col. j. E. Mahoney, to this city.
Second Lieut.. H. II. Utley, from Ha-
vana, Cuba. to hospital at Washington,
D. C., for treatment.
Capt. y. j. Matthews, from navy yard,
Mare Island, Cal, to take charge of
naval prison at that station.
First Lieut.. w. G. Fay, qualified for
promotion.
Triplication of Official Title.
Surgeon General R. NJ. O'Reilly, U.S.A,
who will soon be transferred to the re-
tired list on account of age, thinks there
are too many so-called surgeons general
in the government service. In report to
the Secretary of War he invites attention
to the fact that there are at present three
toned in Washington, one belonging to
the army, one to the navy and one to the
Treasury Department.
This duplication of a title" Gen.
O'Reilly says, leads in time of peace to
confusion and delay, in that correspon-
dence and kilograms are not infrequently
misdirected or wrongly delivered. and cor
respondents are at loss to know the
proper department to address. In time
of war serious. even grave. Inconvenience
is morally certain to arise from delay
from important or confidential business
passing through those for whom it was
not intended, and from other manifest
complications, to the decided detriment
of the public service. AS the title sur
geon general pertained exclusively to
this office for many years (from May,
1918. to March, 1871, when it was also
given to the navy, it is recommended
that legislation he sought restricting
that title to the head of the medical de-
partment of the army. to whom it belongs
by right of longest poss asson and be-
cause it is properly only military
title"
Withdrawal of Troops in Cuba.
The general order arranging the tours
of foreign service for the army was COM
pleted several weeks ago. but has been
held up until the result of the approach
ing elections in Cuba can be learned 1t
island will be brought home the last of
January, decided by President Roose-
welt year ago. The President is still
determined. if he can, to bring the troops
home before the end of his administra-
ton. The elections in Cuba will come off
tomorrow, and If all goes well and peace
continues the announcement of the regi-
ments TO go to the Philippines will ap-
pear soon thereafter. The troops in
Cuba, having had two years tropical
service. will remain in the United States
for the next two years.
Movements Of Troops.
Gen. Bell. chief of staff has directed the
movement of certain troops to Hawaii
and other stations Headquarters, I'd
Squadron, and Troops E. F and g. 9Th
Cavalry, are relieved from duty at Fort
Apache. Ariz, and ordered to take station
at Fort Yellowstone, Wyo., relieving the
headquarters, I'd Squadron and Troops +,
f, and II. Sth Cavalry. Troops F. and
G. Sth Cavalry. will take station at Fort
Huachuca, Ariz.. and Troops E and Fl of
quarters band and LIST and Sd Squadrons.
9th Cavalry, are relieved from duty in
the Department of the Colorado and or
dered to sail from San Francisco about
January for the Island OF Oahu. Ha-
wall where they will take station. Head
quarters, Sd Squadron. Sd Cavalry. are
relieved from duty at Fort Sam Houston,
Tex, and ordered to take station at Fort
Wingate, n. NJ
Details to Ordnance Corps.
An examination will be held March |
1868 of captains and first and second lieu.
tenants of the army at large. with d