Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-01
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
Army Orders.

Col John Van r. Hoff, Medical Corps
after his arrival in the United States, will
proceed to Chicago, ILL.,. and report to the
commanding general Department of the
Lakes, for duty as chief surgeon of that
department.
Leave of absence for one month is
granted First Lieut.. Christian BRAND,
18th Cavalry.
Capt Edward NJ Shinkle. ordnance de-
partment. VIII proceed to Fort Worden
and Fort F'lagIer, Washington, and Fort
Wiley and Fort Barry, Cal, on official
business pertaining to the inspection OF
seacoast armament, the work of me-
chanics engaged thereon, and the prov
ing of mortar carriages.
BY direction of the President the fol-
lowing changes In the stations and duties
of general officers are ordered:
Brig. Gen. Charles Morton is relieved
from the command of Fort d. A. Russell,
Wyo., and will assume command of the
Department of the Missouri, February 1.
1909, relieving Brig. Gen. William II. Car
ter. who will proceed to San Francisco
and take tha transport TO sail about
March :. 1909, for the Philippine Islands.
for assignment to the command of the
Department of LuZon. relieving Brig. Gen.
Albert l.. Mills.
Brig. Gen. Mills will proceed by the first
available transport to San Francisco, Cal,
and await further orders.
Brig. Gen Ramsay D. Potts is relieved
from the command of the Department OF
the Gulf. and will proceed to San Fran
cisco. Cal. and take the transport to
sail May =, 1909, for the Philippine Is
lands, for assignment to the command of
the Department of the Visayas, relieving
Brig. Gen. Charles l.. Hodges.
Brig. Gen. Hodges will proceed by the
first available transport to San Francis
CO, Cal, and await further orders.
Naval Movements.
The battleships Connecticut, Kansas
Minnesota, Vermont, Georgia and Nebras-
ka and the auXiliaries Panther and Ajax
have arrived at Gibraltar; the battleships
Maine and Mississippi, the cruiser Ia
coma and the gunboat Hist at Guantana-
mo: the cruisers Charleston. Denver and
Galveston at Manila: the scout cruiser
Birmin CHAM at Mobile; the gunboat He
lena at Sevatow. and the destroyer Paul
Jones at San Diego.
The battleshipS Wisconsin. Illinois,
Kearsarge and Kentucky have sailed
from Algiers for Gibraltar: the New
HAMPSHIRE from New York for Guantana
mo; the cruiser Prairie from Boston for
Philadelphia; the gunboat Dubuque from
Bluefields for Guantanamo: the hospital
ship Solace from Punta Arenas for Bue-
nos Aires; the supply ship Celtic from
Syracuse for Catania and Naples, and the
tug Apache from Newport for Horizons
Point.
Fort Myer Court Martial.
general court-martial has been APP
pointed to meet at Fort Myer, Va, for
the trial of such persons as may be
brought before it. The detail for the
court is: Maj. Charles G. Treat, Sd Field
Artillery: Capt. Guy II. Preston, 18th
Cavalry; Capt. frederick Ii. Hennessy, I'd
Field Artillery: Capt. Clarence n. Jones
Sd Field Artillery; First Lieut.. Harold
w. Huntey Sd Field Artillery; Second
Lieut. Berkeley 7. Merchant, 18th Cav
airy; Second Lieut.. William II. Shepherd
I'd Field Artillery; Second Lieut.. Richard
ID. Newman, 18th Cavalry: Second Lieut..
Samuel r. Hopkins. Sd Field Artillery;
First Lieut. Sherman Miles, Sd Field Ar
tillery Judge advocate. s.