Evening star., 1909-09-04
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
Army Orders.

Can't. Elmer w. Clark. quartermaster,
viii proceed to Fort Riley. Kan. on of1-
cial business pertaining to the inspection
of three field artillery barracks at that
post with reference to the preparation OF
plans for repairing and enlarging the bar
racks.
Capt. John T. Haines. 11th Cavalry. Is
relieved from duty at Fort Ethan Allen,
VT, and will join his troop.
Maj. Charles Mex. Saltzman, sigma
Corps. will proceed to Des Moines, Iowa,
for temporary duty pertaining to the IN
spection and test of Signal Corps equip
ment with Company D, Signal Corps.
Leave of absence for three months. with
permission to go beyond the sea, Is grant
ed Capt Edwin NJ. Suplee, paymaster.
Sergt. Jabez c. Harding and Cook Law
renee Meyers of the 9Th Cavalry have
been placed on the retired list of the army
on their own applications.
First Lieut. Ferdinand Schmitter, Med
ical Corps. is relieved from duty at JEFF
ferson barracks, Mo-. and will proceed to
Fort Logan, Col, for duty.
Capt. Frederic H. Pomroy. commissary,
is relieved from duty at San Francisco
and will proceed to Manila. F. l., for
duty. =,
proceed to Hays Kan, for the purpose
Of inspecting subsistence supplies
By direction of the President, and upon
the application of Sergeant OF ordnance
Gottlob Kurz, that soldier will be placed
upon the retired list.
The following-named officers of the
Medical Corps are relieved from duty at
the stations designated. and will proceed
to Fort Logan, Col. for duty:
Capt John L. Shepard, Fort Sam Hous-
ton, Tex.
First Lieut. George D. Heath. jr., Cen
eral Hospital, the Preside of San Fran
cisco. Cal
Naval Movements.
The cruisers Pennsylvania and Mary
land have arrived at San Francisco. the
gunboat Wilmington at Shanghai and the
golfers Lebanon and Hannibal at Hamp-
ton roads.
The cruiser Prairie has sailed from Phil
adelphia for Hampton roads.
The naval yacht Gloucester has been
York and the naval yacht Aieen has been
returned to the Navy Department by that
militia organization. The transfer in each
case was made at the navy yard. Boston.
When Forage Is Allowed.
Adjt Gen. Alvord has informed the
commanders of all military departments
that the controller of the Treasury has
decided that forage can be allowed to
officers of the army only for horses
authorized by law that are actually kept
by them at places where they are on duty
and that officers below the grade OF major
separated otherwise than temporarily
from their mounts are not entitled to
mounted pay.
Instruction of Militia Officers.
Under the provisions OF an act of Con-
gress approved January II. 1903, the fol-
lowing named officers of the organized mi
litia are authorized by the President to
attend and pursue course of instruction
at the Army Medical School in this city:
Lieut.. Col Cassius C. Hogg, Medical
Corps, West Virginia National Guard
Huntington, w. Va.) First Lieut. Archi-
bald G. Chittick, Medical Corps, Indiana
National Guard frankfort, Ind.); First
Lieut.. John G. McMaster, Medical Corps.
South Carolina National Guard (Florence.
S. Co; First Lieut.. ]. NJ. Stanley, assist
ant surgeon, Mississippi National Guard
tBrooksville, Miss.
Court at Washington Barracks.
A general court-martial has been ap-
pointed to meet at Washington barracks,
D. c., Friday, September 10, 1900, for the
trial of such persons as may be brought
before 1t. The detail for the court is
Maj. Robert r. Raymond. Capt Francis
]. Koester, Capt. Amos A. Fries Capt
Curtis w. Otwell, Second Lieut.. Charles
K. Rockwell. Second Lieut.. Roger G..
Alexander. Second Lieut.. Daniel I. Sui
tan. Second Lieut.. Charles l.. Hall, Sec
ond Lieut.. Clarence l.. Sturdevant, First
Lieut.. James F. Bell, judge advocate.
Capt. koester is attached to the sub
sistence department. All the other men,
bers are attached to the Corps Of En-
gineers.