Evening star., 1909-05-23
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.

Glenn H. Davis. 18th Infantry, and
George B. Pond, Goth Infantry.
The following-named officers are de-
tailed for duty at the encampment or the
Michigan National Guard at Ludinston.
Mich. from August to 16, 1909: Capts.
Eli A. Helmick. 10th Infantry; Lorrain
r. Richardson, 2od Infantry; Edgar 4.
Sirmyer. Sth Cavalry; Dana I. Merrill.
18th Infantry; Arthur S. Cowan, Signal
Corps. and Clarence o. Sheriff.. corps OF
Engineers.
Leaves of absence have been granted
as follows: Capt. G. G. Catlin. 2Sth In
fantry, four months, with permission to
go abroad; Capt Alonzo Gray, fifth Cav
airy. to November ). 1900: Capt Charles
F.. Grain, 9th Infantry. four months.
T. Cole. 18th Infantry three months;
Capt. j. NJ. Graham, 10th Infantry, four
months. with permission to go abroad;
Capt. Dana I. Merrill 2Sth Infantry. two
months; Capt. c.. H. Bridges. 18th In
fantry. four months: Capt. G. w. Read.
general staff, four months; Capt. G. d.
Moore, Goth Infantry. three months; Capt.
s. T. Arnold. lst Cavalry. four months,
with permission to go abroad. and First
Lieut.. B. S. Gostin. Medical Corps, three
months. with permission to go abroad.
Lieut.. Col. Frank f. Hopps. ordnance
department. will proceed from the Rock
Island arsenal. Illinois, to Washington.
d. c., and to Watertown arsenal, Water
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with the manufacture of ordnance ma
terial
BY direction of the President and upon
the application of @. NJ. Sergt. Henry
Funk, Sd Cavalry. that soldier will be
placed upon the retired list.
Changes in General Staff.
Two changes in the membership of the
general staff corps of the army were
ordered today: Maj. Francis j. Herman,
10Th Infantry, will be relieved June by
Maj. Edwin A. Root, 10th Infantry, now
at Fort Mcintosh. Tex, and Capt.
George W. Read, 9th Cavalry. will be
relieved June II by Capt. Jesse Mel. Car
ter. 18th Cavalry, now at Fort Walla
Walla, Wash.
Trial of Ensign Liggett.
Orders have been issued for the trial by
court-martial to convene at the navy
yard. Boston, Mass. tomorrow of Ensign
Winfield Liggett. jr,, on charges growing
out of the alleged loss of a signal book.
The detail for the court is Capt. Robert
NJ. Doyle, Lieut.. Commander Adelbert
Althouse, Lieut.. Commander Kenneth NJ.
Bennett, Lieut.. Commander Harry l..
Brinser and Lieut.. Commander Samuel NJ.
Robins of the navy as members, and Maj.
Henry Leonard of the Marine Corps as
judge advocate.
Using Mercury for Leprosy.
The naval surgeons who have been CIV
ing consideration to the treatment of lep-
rosy at Guam are much interested in the
results which may come of the treatment
of that disease by the application Of mer-
curry, used with SO much success at the
naval hospitatl at Las .Animas, Colo, by
Surgeon b. L. Wright, u. S. N, in the
treatment Of tuberculosis. The treatment
at Guam has not proceeded sufficiently
to produce definite results and there is
nothing especially encouraging which the
observers have to report. The leper col
ony In Guam consists of nineteen cases,
all natives, the proportion of afflicted be-
ing about one in 600 of the population.
The naval surgeons have been doing most
effective work with the disease at that
place.
Three Field Hospitals.
Arrangements are being made in the
surgeon generals Office of the War De-
partment for the establishment of a field
hospital and regimental hospital at each
of the three camps where militia COM
mands will take part in maneuvers These
camps will be at some place near San
francisco. at Antietam, Nd and at
sparta, Wis. 1t will be necessary to de-
tail eleven officers of the Army Medical
corps for duty at each camp-eight of
the omcers being needed in connection
with the field hospital with its ambulance
company section and three for duty as
instructors for the militia medical officers.
VINO are expected to attend with profit
A feature OF the camp will be a complete
exhibit Of modern field sanitary appa-
ratus.
An Officer Reprimanded.
Information of the result of the trial
by court-martial of First Lieut.. Harlow
c. Mcleod, Medical Reserve Corps, U. s.
A., has reached Washington. That Of
ficer was tried at Camp Jossman in the
Department of the Visayas. He was
charged with conduct unbecoming an Of
ficer and gentleman. 1t was alleged
that he was drunk and disorderly, of
which he was found not guilty: that he
used profane and violent language to a
patient of which he was found guilty,
and that he used physical violence to-
ward patient. forcibly thrusting him
down into bed and roughly covering his
face with a sheet. of which he was
found guilty. He was found not guilty
of the charge, but guilty of conduct
discipline. He was sentenced to be rep
rimanded by the reviewing authority.
incubation Against Typhoid.
Army medical officers are much graft
fed with the reception OF the proposition
to introduce in the military service anti
typhoid vaccination. For the present this
treatment will be confined to those who
volunteer. OF the men of the Hospital
Corps company at the Walter Reed Hos
pital at Brightwood, d. c., 3S.6 per cent
volunteered for the vaccination and two
thirds have already had the second dose
while the balance will receive 1t in a day
or two There does not seem to be any
opposition to the precautionary measures,
since it is observed that practically every
second dose
A Notable May Day Party.
The postponement until tomorrow has