Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-02-27
c. N. G. NEWS.
Substance of General Orders Issued
 by Adiutant-General Cole.

Dy AuluCaHC-Ueuerdl COlc. Adjutant-General George M. Cole issued three general orders on Tues- day.
 Announcement is made of the ap- pointment of Brigadier General Schulze, retired, to the position of inspector with the rank of colonel, from February 6, and of the transfer of Major William M. Stark from the subsistence depart ment to the ordinance department. The figures of merit of the c. N. G. for the month of January are giv- en. They are as follows: Hospital corps, 9O.64; Signal corps, 92.1S; Cavalry, 92.75; Field Battery, 80; Coast Artillery corps, S0.41; First infantry, S9.33; Second Infantry, 9496; Separate company, 91.79; Naval Battalion, SS.84. The figures of the companies of the First infan- try are as follows: A, 93.S3; B, S3.S2; c, 92.76; D, 94.9S; E, 9o.O1; F, SITS; G, 9219; H, 79.4O; I, 94.47; K, S6.35; L, S6.3S; M, 9O.O7. In the Naval Battalion the figures of the divisions are as follows: First, 93.15; Second, 9O72; Third, S2.65. For the information of the c. N. G. the provisions of s. O. No Al, A. G. O., are published.
 They are as follows:
 'T. The officers of the ordnance department, together with one officer each from the Coast Artillery corps, and First and Second regiments of infantry, to be selected by their sev- eral commanding officers, are ap- pointed a board for the promotion of rifle practice. Commanding officers will inform this office, as early as possible, of the name of the officers seleeted."-
 I'll. The board will meet at the state armory, New Haven, February I26, 1908, or as soon thereafter as convenient at 10 a. m., and will take into consideration all matters and questions pertaining to the subject Of rife and revolver practice; including all matches, both gallery and range, and will report to this office the re- suit of its deliberations and recom- mepdauons. This must be done as soon as possible, in order that bene- fits may be derived therefrom during the coming season" II. The board as now constituted consists of the following officers: Major William NJ. Stark, ordnance department; Major Ernest l.. lsbell, Second infantry; Captain Edward 0. Gruener. ordnance department; Cap tain Percy 1T. Morgan. Coast Artillery corps; Captain Charles F.. smith. First infantry: Captain Earl D. Church, ordnance department: Cap tain Arthur Putnam Woodward. ord mace department.
 III. Officers having matters of suf- ticient interest, or importance. per taining to the subject of rife. or re- volver practice, may forward the same, through military channels. to this office for reference to the board.
 The following named officers hav- ing passed the prescribed examina- ton have been commissioned:
 Coast Artilley Corps - Captain Frederick O. Huntingdon. Thirteenth company. Danielson: Captain Henry T. Prowitt. Sixth company. Norwalk; Captain LeGrand Snyder. Seventh company, NorwaIk; Captain Burgoyne Hamilton, Ninth company. Green wich; First Lieutenant Ebert l.. Darbie. Thirteenth company. Daniel son. and First Lieutenant William E. Warner, unassigned. Greenwich.
 First nfantry-Captain Eugene Nichols. Company H. Hartford. and Captain John J. McAIahon, Company E, Hartford.
 The following officer. having passed the examining board. will be appoint cd and commissioned with rank as follows. upon approval of nomination as required by section 3.Oli: Coast Artillery corps. First Lieutenant AL bert Mossman, Sixth company. Nor walk.
 Corporal Charles Del. Alton jr.. Company k. First infantry. reported by the examining board as having failed to pass a satisfactory examina- tion for first lieutenant. Company H will be Eiven an opportunity for a second examination. in accordance