Evening star., 1909-03-13
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
Army Orders.

Army Orders.
Maj T. Bentley Mott. 4th Field Artii-
lery. is assigned to temporary duty IN the
Office of the chief of staff.
Capt Charles c. Walcutt, jr., 5th Cav
airy will report to the duartermaster gem
eral of the army for temporary duty IN
his Office
Capt. William r. Davis, Medical Corps,
is assigned to temporary duty in charge
of the medical supply depot. San Fran
cisco. Cal.
Capt. Richard O. Marshall. jr:. quarter
master. will proceed from this city 10
Plattsburg barracks, New York. for the
purpose of inspecting the electrical install
lation now under contract at that post.
Leave of absence for twenty days is
granted Capt. Alexander ]. Macnab. Jr.
9th Infantry.
First Lieut.. George f. Chamberlain,
Medical Reserve Corps. is relieved from
duty at Fort Walla Walla. Washington,
and will proceed to his home.
Capt. Robert NJ. Brambila, nth lnfan-
try, is relieved from duty at the Univer-
sity of Nevada. Reno, New, and VIII join
his company.
Maj. Alfred s. Frost. U.S.A., retired, at
his own request is relieved from duty al
Miami Military Institute, Germantown,
Ohio, and will proceed to his home.
Second Lieut.. Lowe A. Mcclure, 10Th
Infantry, is detailed as professor OF mill
tary science and tactics at the University
of Nevada, Reno. New.
Sergt. Maj. William T. Speidel. 18th In
fantry. and First Sergt. Eugene CroWder.
Company G, oath Infantry, have oeen
placed on the retired list Of the army on
their own applications.
Mat. Robert N. Winn. Medical Corps, Is
relieved from duty at Jefferson barracks,
Missouri. and will proceed to Fort Logan
H. Roots, Arkansas. relieving First Lieut.
Ferdinand Schmitter. Medical Corps, VINO
will proceed to Jefferson barracks for
duty.
Maj. Timothy D. Keleher. paymaster.
will report to the commanding general,
Department OF the Lakes. for duty as
chief paymaster of that department.
Capt. William M. Roberts. Medical
Corps. will perform the duties OF surgeon
at the Sandy Hook proving ground. San
dy Hook. N. J.
Col. Orin B. Mitcham, ordnance de-
partment, will proceed to Camden, n. j..
and Phoenixville. Pa, on official business
pertaining to the inspection OF Battery
B. National Guard Of New Jersey. and
Battery c, National Guard of Pennsyl-
vania.
Capt Edward c. Carey. paymaster. is
relieved from duty in the Department OF
Texas, and will proceed to Boston for
duty.
Naval Movements.
The collier Nero has arrived at Guanta-
namo, the battleship Nebraska at New
York and the cruisers Charleston. Gal
weston, Denver Chattanooga and Cleve-
land at Hongkong.
The gunboat Marietta has sailed from
Hampton roads for Guantanamo. the gum
boat Paducah from Portsmouth. N. H..
for New York: the gunboat Dubuque from
Qua ntanamo for Bluefieds. the destroyer
Farragut from San Diego for San Fran
cisco, the collier Hannibal from New
port News for Culebra. the scout Chester
from New York for Bradford. the collier
POmpey from Cavite for Hongkong
and the cruiser Albany and the torpedo
boats Hull TruXtun. Whipple. Paul Jones.
Perry. Stewart and Davis and the tug
Fortune from San Diego for Magdalena
bay.
Retirement of Col. Moon.
Lieut.. Col Henry B. moon. Goth In
fantry. upon his own application. Is re-
tired from active duty after more than
thirty-two years service. Col. Moon il
from New Jersey and was graduated
from the United States Military Academy
in June. 1880 His entire service has been
in the infantry arm. in which he reached
the grade OF lieutenant colonel in Decem-
ber 1906 He has been recently stationed
at Fort Ben jamin Harrison, Indiana.
New Naval Title.
The Secretary of the Navy has an
nounced that the titles Of all warrant
machinists in the navy have been changed
to machinists in pursuance of law. and
that new warrants will be issued to them
Examinations Of machinists to determine
their fitness for promotion to the new
grade of chief machinist will be held on
the different stations as soon as prac-
ticable.
Combination Storage Building.
\ board of officers consisting of Col.
Orin 3. Mtcham, ordnance department
Lieut. Col. Solomon ". Rcessler, Corps
OF Eng gneers: Maj. Charles Mex. Saltz-
man. Signal Corps; Maj. B. Frank Cheat
ham. quartermaster. and Capt. Robert s.
Abernethy, Coast Artillery Corps. has
been appointed 10 prepare and submit
tentative plans and specifications for a
single building to contain Office and stor-
age facilities for the work and material
pertaining TO artillery. engineer, ord
nance and signal stores at coast artillery
posts. The board will convene in this
city in a few days.