Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-17
ARMY. AND NAVY NEWS.
Army Orders.

Capt. Carroll Power. Coast Artillery
Corps. is relieved from duty on recruiting
service and will proceed to the hospital at
Washington barracks for observation and
treatment
First Lieut.. Winfield Harper, 18th In
fantry. has been ordered to remain at
Fort George Wright Washington. until
further orders.
Second Lieut.. Herbert G. Fooks 10th
Infantry, is directed to proceed to Fort
Howard. Maryland. for temporary duty.
First Lieut.. Oswald F. Henning, Medical
Reserve Corps, is relieved from duty at
Fort Sheridan, Illinois. and will proceed
to his home -
First Lieut.. Kenneth P. Williams. 18th
Infantry, is relieved from duty at Fort
Leavenworth. Kansas. and will take sta
ton at Prescott. Ariz.. and assume charge
OF construction works at Whipple bar
racks Arizona. relieving Capt Charles c.
Walcutt. jr. 9Th Cavalry.
Naval Orders.
Assistant Naval Constructor W. e. Fer
guson. from works of Fore River Ship
building Company. Quincy. Mass. to home
and leave twenty days
Chief Boatswain A. Anderson. to be
transferred to the retired list OF officers
of the navy November D. 1908 completion
thirty years of service.
Warrant Machinist NJ. Casey. to duty
at the naval station. Guantanamo. Cuba
Warrant Machinist J. w. Clark. from
the Birmingham and continue treatment
L. s. Naval Hospital Boston. Mass.
Troops for the Philippines.
The War Department is informed that
the transport Buford has sailed from San
Francisco for Manila with the following
military passengers: Lieut.. Col. William
r. Abercrombie. 25th Infantry; Maj.
John S. Parke. jr.. 18th Infantry; Capt.
Clarence H. Conner Medical Corps; Capt.
Wilson 7. Davidson, Medical Corps; First
Lieut.. E. J. Farrow. Medical Reserve
Corps: First Lieut.. Josephus S. Cecil. 18th
Infantry: First Lieut.. Allan L. Briggs,
10Th Infantry; Second Lieut.. Seeley A.
Wallen. 18th Infantry: First Lieut.. Rob-
ert Fl. Gilmen. 18th Infantry; First Lieut..
Rodney D. Smith, Medical Reserve Corps;
Second Lieut.. Reginald II. Kelley. 4th
Infantry; Second Lieut.. John II. Howard.
9th Cavalry: from Nagasaki: First Lieut..
Howard White. PHILIPPINE Scouts.
Marine School Transferred.
Temporarily the Marine School of An
plication will be transferred from Anna
polls to the vacant station at Port Royal,
S. c. Examinations are soon to be held
for filling fifty vacancies in the grade OF
second lieutenant in the Marine Corps,
and if they are filled there would not be
sufficient accommodations for them at
Annapolis. Later the school will be per-
manently located in New London. Conn.
whereabouts Of Special Squadron.
The Navy Department is advised that
the steamship Hamburg has reported by
wireless to Siasconsett that the battle
ships Maine and Alabama were in lati-
tude $3.50 north and longitude 37:1S west
on the 18th instant. and that all were
well. The two warships left Punta del
Gada, Azores, on the 10th instant and are
due at Atlantic ports tomorrow. The
Maine is bound for New York and the
Alabama for Portsmouth. n. X
Naval Movements.
The cruiser Des Noines has arrived at
Kingston, the scout Chester at Province
town. the collier Justin at San Francisco
the collier Lebanon at Boston and the
battleship North Carolina at Hampton
roads.
The gunboat Castine has sailed from
Portsmouth for Newport, the collier Sat
urn from Honolulu for San Diego. the col
Her Abarenda from Newport News for
Bradford. ~