Evening star., 1909-03-09
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
Army Orders.

Mais Alfred e. Bradley, Henry c.
Fisher and Henry 4. Shaw, Medical Corps.
will proceed from Jefferson Barracks. Mo,
to Fort Slocum, y. Y, for the purpose
Of investigating various articles of equip
ment in use for Identification work.
Leave of absence for six months on
| surgeons certificate of disability, with
granted Brig. Gen. John J. Pershing.
! Leave OF absence for four months is
granted Col Enoch II. Crowder, judge
| advocate.
! is granted Second Lieut. Ralph Talbot,
| jr., 18th Cavalry.
The following changes in the assign
ment of officers of the Coast Artillery
| Corps are ordered:
First Lieut.. Wade II. Carpenter, now
unassigned. is attached to the 9sth Com
| pany.
First Lieut.. Louis L. F'endleton is placed
on the unassigned list. and will report In
person to the commanding officer, artil-
lery district of Mobile, for duty on his
staff.
First Lieut. Edwin ". Patterson, Medi-
| cal Reserve Corps. is relieved fro duty
at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, and will
BY direction OF the President, and upon
! the application Of FIRST Sprgt. John
| Daley, Company G. Hth Infantry. that
soldier will be placed on the retired list
1 y
! Corps, is relieved from treatment at the
| General Hospital. Washington Barracks,
District OF Columbia, and will return to
| his proper station.
Corps. is relieved from duty at Fort
Thomas, Ky. and will proceed to Whip
| pie barracks. Arizona territory, for duty,
! relieving First Lieut.. Leonard K. Graves
Medical Reserve Corps. who will proceed
to his home for further orders.
The following changes in the stations
Of officers of the Medical Reserve Corps
| are ordered
First Lieut.. Ralph W. Newton. from
Fort Jay, n. u. to Fort Revere. Mass,
relieving First Lieut.. James K. Stockard
who will proceed to his home for further
| orders.
First Lieut.. Thomas W. Jackson from
| the Philippines division to San Francisco.
First Lieut.. Robert H. Sillman, 10th In
| fantry. will report to the acting chief of
staff for duty for a period of fifteen days.
Officers recently promoted have been
assigned to regiments as follows: Lieut..
William S. Scott. 18th Cavalry; Capt.
Henry W. Parker, 10th Cavalry; First
Leuts. Donald D. Hay. 4th Infantry:
Philip G. Wrightson, 10Th Infantry;
George w: Ewell. Sd Infantry: Claire r.
Bennett. 18th Infantry; Bowers Davis,
oath Infantry.
Off for the Philippines.
The adjutant general is advised that the
transport Logan. has sailed from San
Francisco. Cal, for Manila, P. l.. with
the 18th Cavalry-34 officers and $50 en-
listed men-and the following military
passengers: Col. Hatfield, Maj. Lewis,
Capts. Silver. Preston, Glasgow, Babcock,
Hyer Valentine. McClintock, Ryan. Raysor.
Lippincott Lieuts. Heaton. Goethe. Wilen,
Robinson. Lowe. Ciopton, Deitrick, Pill
low, Fisher. Place. Neill Bull Reilly
Armstrong. Kiehl Hensley, Merchant.
West. Jones, Newman. Hunt, Feteri-
narians Fraser and Mason. 18th Cavalry:
Brig. Gems. Carter and Brush, U.s.A;
Davis. U.S.A.; retired; Col. Champion.
Medical Corps; Lieut.. Col. Biddle. Engi-
neer Corps; Maj. Ketcham. Coast Artil-
lery Corps: Capts. Weigel and Hegeman,
18th Infantry; Wahl DIST Infantry: How
ard. pay department: Ruggles. Coast Ar
tiilery Corps Iieuts. Mcfarland, Car
penter and Schudt. Coast Artillery Corps:
Bayley. Ballard, Medical Corps; Carter,
9Th Cavalry: Damman Dority. strohm'
ton, oath Infantry; sixty-four enlisted
Hospital Corps. four post non-commis-
stoned staff. six casuals. two 9th Cavalry,
two Coast Artillery Corps. one 23d Infan-
one 9th Cavalry. one Goth Infantry. four
25th Infantry. four engineers and two fe-
male army nurses. e.-
Departure of Marietta.
The guiboat Marietta, which brought
United States; Commissioner Buchanan
from Guantanamo. Cuba, to this city, left
the Washington navy yard this morning
on her way back to the Cuban STATEN.
Change. Was Unexpected.
There is some gossip at the Navy De-
partment over the detachment of Lieut.
Commander George n. Bradshaw from
duty in this city as inspector OF target
practice and his assignment to sea duty
on the Asiatic station. Commander
Bradshaw only recently relieved Com
Inander ". s. Sims. the Presidents naval
attache from duty. g inspector of target
practice and was expected to retain that
detail for several months to come. The
officer selected to relieve Commander
Bradshaw at the Navy Department is
Lieut.. Leigh c. Palmer. who made the
worlds cruise as ordnance officer Of the
battleship Vermont. No explanation is
given for the detachment Of Commander
Bradshaw.
Dismissal Of Lieut.. Rains
First Lieut.. Edward l.. Rains goth In
fantry, has been dropped from the rolls
Of the army as a deserter under the pro-
visions of the statute providing, for such |
action in the case OF any officer absent |
for three months without leave Lieut. |
Rains is a native Of Tennessee and served |
in the ranks of the army for two years |
when he was appointed second lieutenant |
oath Infantry, in July, 1900. He has been |
first lieutenant, Goth Infantry. since De-
eember. 1908. His latest address was