Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-10
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
Army Orders.


fantry. at Fort Sheridan. ILL.,. is detailed
! as competitor in the Atlantic rifle COM
petition at Fort Niagara, New York.
First Lieuts Charles z. Reese and Ned
NJ. Green, 18th Infantry, are detailed as
| competitors in the southwestern rife COM
petition, at Leon Springs.
Second Lieut.. A. Ellicott Brown. 18th
Infantry. and Contract Surg. Clemens w.
Mcmillan are ordered to duty as instruct
ors at the regular encampment of the
South Dakota National Guard. to be held
at Watartown, s. D.
Maj. Daniel II. Boughton, general staff,
and Capt. Herbert A. White, 18th Cav
ment of the 56th Regiment, Iowa Ma
tionai Guard, at Spirit Lake. Iowa. from
July II to ~, 1903, and the encampment
of the 5oth Regiment. Iowa National
Guard. at that place, from August to
Is. 1903.
Capt William Newman, LIST Infantry. is
detailed as professor of military science
and tactics at the Columbia Military
Academy. Columbia, Tenn. vice Maj;
join his regiment.
Leave of absence for two months Is
granted Capt Seaborn G. Chiles, nth In
fantry.
lery, will proceed to Lansing. Mich, for
the purpose of instructing the personnel
of the field battery, National Guard Of
Michigan.
Second Lieut. William n. densley. jr
18th Cavalry, is detailed as competitor
in the northern rife competition at Fort
Sheridan. Ill.
The leave of absence heretofore granted
Col. Richard L. Hoxie. Corps of Engi-
neers, Is extended to August I. 1909.
A board Of officers to consist Of Col.
William S. Fatten. assistant quartermas-
ter general; Maj. John T. Knight, general
staff; Capt. Elmer Lindsey, Quarter
Ii,
phia for the purpose Of examining and
reporting upon samples of clothing and
equpage.
Leave Of absence for three months is
granted Capt Alfred Z. Clifton, Signal
Corps.
Changes in Artillery Corps.
The following officers of the
Coast Artillery Corps are assigned to
! companies as Indicated:
Capts. William r. Smith, 16Sth; Elmer
]. Wallace, 9th; Samuel M. English,
S0th; Richard II. Williams. 166th. and
Joseph Matson. 9th: First Lieuts. Henry
| II. Scott, 111th; Benjamin H. Kerfoot,
12sd; Ralph E. Herring. 18th; Carl E.
Wiggin, 116th: Richard l. Mckinney,
18th; Walter Singles, 10th; Jacob A.
Mack, 166th; Leroy Bartlett. 63d Basil
G. Moon, 39th; Elery w. Niles. SOD: Adei-
no Gibson. 10Th; Sidney H. Guthrie, 11Sth,
and Henry T. Burgin, 105th.
The following named officers of the
Coast Artillery Corps are relieved from
the companies indicated and placed on
the unassigned list
Capts Thomas +. DWyer, 10th; Law
! renee S. Miller. I'D: Jacob c. Johnson.
166th; John r. Proctor, Goth; Jacob NJ.
Coward. 9th, and Kenneth G. Masteller.
Both and First Lieuts. Edward Garfield
Stfh. Franc IxpcOcu. Attn, and { ha r1pS
II. Patterson, SD.
The following transfers of officers of the
Coast Artillery Corps are ordered:
Capt. Alexander GreIg. il, from the
121st Company to the 10Th
Capt George o. Hubbard. from the Goth
to the 18Th.
Capt. Theodore II. Koch. from the 162d
to the 115th.
First Lieut.. Charles G. Burt. from the
126th to the Goth
First Lieut. Edward +. Farnsworth
from the lid to the 34th.
Naval Orders.
Capt. A. Mertz, from charge OF the naval
ma u zine, St. Juliens creek, Va, to the
third lighthouse district, Tompkinsville,
y. y.
Commander D. W. Coffman, from the
naval magazine, Fort Mifflin. Pa. to the
naval magazine, ST. Juliens creek, Va.
Lieut.. Commander J. H. RoVen, TO duty
in charge Of the naval magazine Fort
Miff1in, Fa.
Lieut. T. A. Ki,tingcr. 10 the navy
yard. Washington. u. G.
Midshipman r.. D. Mccormick from the
United States Naval Academy. Anna polls,
Md. and granted sick leave two months.
Midshipman G. X. Calhoun. from the
Philadelphia. navy yard. Puget Sound.
Wash, and granted SIX months sick
leave.
Surgeon j. w. Baker. retired. from the
navy recruiting station, Boston. to home.
Passed Assistant Surgeon G. y. FiSke,
to the navy recruiting station. Boston,
Mass.
CHIEF Gunner 7. Smith. when discharged
treatment United States Naval Medical
School Hospital Washington, D. c., to
the naval torpedo station. Newport, r. /.
r. H. Osborn Gate lieutenanD dis
charged from the naval service of the
United States from July ;. 1905. pur-
suant to the act of Congress approved
August =. 1882.
Naval Movements.
The collier Ajax has arrived at Homo
lulu. the collier Nero at Bradford. the
cruisers Tennessee, Washington and Cal
ifornia and the torpedo boats Perry,
Preble and Farragut at San Francisco
and the cruiser Prairie at New York.
The battlesi!ip Nebraska has sailed
from San Francisco for Honolulu. the
collier Lebanon from Bradford for Hamp-
York for Port smouth. n. H; the torpedo
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