Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-27
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
ARMY Orders.

Capt. William d. Connor, Corps of En-
neers, will take station in this city and
report to the president of the army War
College for the purpose of taking the
course at that college
First Lieut.. Edward c. Huber, Medi-
cal Corps. is relieved from further duty
with Company c, Hospital Corps. at the
General Hospital, Washington barracks.
D. c.. and will proceed to Fort Slocum,
n. Y. for duty.
BY direction of the President and upon
the application of Post Quartermaster
Sergt Rowland Osborn. that soldier will
be placed upon the retired list.
Capt Elwood w. Evans, Sth Cavalry,
upon the expiration of his present leave
of absence will report to the chief of staff
for temporary duty in his office until De-
cember -. 1908, on which date he will
Join his regiment.
BY direction of the President. and upon
the application of First Sergt William H.
Veltman. Company G, 29th Infantry, that
soldier will be placed upon the retired list.
Capt. Edward S. Walton. 10Th Infantry
will assume charge of construction work
at Fort Mackenzie, Wyo. relieving Sec
ond Lieut.. Lawrence 4. Hohl, 10Th In
fantry.
Leave of absence for three months is
granted Capt. Ralph S. Granger, 1st Field
Artillery.
First Lieut.. Stephen Abbot. Coast Ar
tillery Corps, is transferred from the 47th
Company to the 18th Company.
Leave of absence for two months is
granted Capt. James B. Mitchell, Coast
Artillery Corps.
The following assignments of officers
of the Coast Artillery Corps are ordered:
Capt. Albert G. Jenkins, to the S4th
Company; Capt. James F. Howell. to the
Attn Company; Capt. Arthur T. Balentine.
pany; Capt. Frank S. Long, from the 59th
Company to the SD Company; Capt Car
roll Power. to the 135th Company; First
Lieut.. Alexander G. Gillespie, to the 10th
Company.
First Lieut. George e. Hanson, Sth In
fantry. Massachusetts Volunteer Militia
is authorized by the President to attend
the garrison school at Fort Banks, Mass.
By direction of the President and upon
the application of First Sergt. Abram
soldier will be placed upon the reNred
list.
Second Lieut.. Frederick B. Downing,
Corps of Engineers. is relieved from duty
barracks. District of Columbia. for duty
Capt. Joseph l.. Knowlton is relieved
from duty at Fort Du Pont. Del. and
will proceed to Manila, Philippine Islands.
Capt. Alexander E. Williams is relieved
from duty i'm the Philippines division, and
Will proceed to San Francisco.
Naval Orders.
Lieut.. Commanders W. S. Whitfield and
D. w. Todd have been commissioned.
Lieut.. F.. r. McCrary, from the Maine
to home and leave one month.
Midshipman A. NJ. r. Allen. from the
Montana to the Maine.
Midshipman ]. w. Barnett. jr, from
the North Carolina to the Maine.
Midshipman r. NJ. Jaeger, from the
Montana to the Maine.
MidShipman l.. e. Stewart, from the
North Carolina to the Maine.
Midshipman w. r. Munroe, from the
Idaho to the Maine.
Warrant Machinist A. Gay. from the
Newark, naval station. Guantanamo,
Cuba. to Washington, D. c., for examina-
ton for retirement.
r. H. Washington has been appointed a
paymaster's clerk in the navy, duty the
Solace
Maj. s. D. Butler, USING, has been
commissioned.
Local Court Martial Cases.
Gen. Grant. commanding the Depart
ment of the East, has approved the action
of courts-martial in the cases of enlisted
men stationed at posts in this vicinity
Private Frank H. Slater, Troop F, 18th
Cavalry. at Fort Myer, was convicted of
the charge of sleeping on post. and. two
previous convictions being considered
was sentenced to be dishonorably dis
charged and to six months Imprisonment
at hard labor The portion Of the SEN
tence providing for dishonorable discharge
was RENTED in this case.
Private Armand U. Giguere Company
{, Hospital Corps, at Fort Myer. was
convicted of desertion and sentenced to be
dishonorabiy discharged and to six
months imprisonment at hard labor. A
similar sentence was imposed in the case
Of Private Leonard Walsh. detachment of
engineers at Fort Myer, who was found
guilty of being absent without leave and
with disposing of clothing.
Private William Gains Company X. Sd
Battalion of Engineers, at Fort Myer, was
convicted of being absent without leave
and was sentenced to six months confine-
ment at hard labor and to forfeit SO per
month during that period.
Naval Movements.
The gunboat Culgoa has arrived at
Annoy. the tug Navajo at San Diego, the
collier Labanon at BuZZards Bay, the tug
Rocket at Norfolk, the cruiser Prairie
and the torpedo boat Barney at Annapo-
lis. the tug Choctaw at Washington. the
scout Chester at Boston, the torpedo boat
Ericsson at Charleston and the torpedo
boat Lawrence at San Diego.
The cruiser Charleston has sailed from
Bremerton for Honolulu, the gunboat
Yankton from Yokohama for Manila and
the tug Active from Mare Island for San
Diego.
Sailing of the Crook.
The War Department is informed that
the transport Crook has sailed from Ma
Mia for San Francisco with First Lieut..
Harry Pfeil. First Field Artillery, and
eighteen enlisted men.