Evening star., 1909-05-10
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
Army Orders.


Army Orders.
BY direction Of the President. and upon
the application Of Sergt. Walter T. Smith.
Company I. 29th Infantry. that soldier
will be placed upon the retired list.
Maj NJ. A. w. Shockley, Medical Corps.
has been relieved from duty at Fort
George Wright, Wash. and will ac-
company the Sd Infantry from that post
to San Francisco. Cal. Maj. Shockley
will then proceed to the Philippine Is
lands for duty.
Capt. George c. Martin. 9Th Infantry.
will proceed to his home. preparatory
to retirement from active service.
Leave Of absence for four months is
granted Capt. George C. Martin, 9Th
Infantry.
Leave Of absence for four months and
five days, with permission to go beyond
the sea, is granted Maj. William c. Davis,
Coast Artillery Corps.
Maj. David s. Stanley, quartermaster.
will proceed to Camden, n. j.. for the
purpose of being present at the official
trip of the mine planter. Gen. j. NJ.
Schofield. and Of making the final in
spection of the mine planter Gen. S. NJ.
Mills.
First Lieut.. William H. Rose. Corps
OF Engineers. will proceed to Schenec-
tady. ~. T.. for duty pertaining to the
Engineer School. Washington barracks,
Capt. Edwin B. Williams, 4th Cavalry,
is detailed as professor of military sci
ence and tactics at the Pennsylvania Mil
itary College. Chester. Pa. vice Capt.
Willard A. Holbrook, 5th Cavalry, who
will join his regiment, stationed at Hon.
olulu, Hawaii territory.
First Lieut.. Lochln w. Caffey, 18th In
fantry. is detailed as professor of mill
tary science and tactics at the Agricul-
tural College of Utah, Logan, Utah.
Capt. John c. Oakes, Corps of Engi-
neers, will assume charge of construction
work incident TO the temporary protec-
tion of the banks from the encroachment
of the Rio Grande river at Fort Brown
Tex.
The following named recruiting officers
will discontinue Immediately the recruit
ing districts designated after their names
and will proceed to the recruit depots
specified:
Capt. Hugh X. Taylor, Coast Artillery
n. =. '>>''''
First Lieut.. Alfred ]. Booth. Cd Infan-
try, Houston, Tex, to Columbus barracks,
Ohio.
First Lieut. Ralph D. Bates, Coast Ar
tillery Corps. Ell Paso, Tex, to Jefferson
barracks. Mo.
First Lieut. Alden F. Brewster. I'd Field
Artillery. Milwaukee. Wis, to Fort slo-
cum, N.
First Lieut.. William E. De sombre,
Coast Artillery Corps. Dallas. Tex. to
Forst Slocum, n. Y.
First Lieut.. Alexander H. Davidson.
18th Cavalry, San Antonio. Tex, to CO.
lumbus barracks, Ohio
First Lieut.. Frederick Goedecke. 18th
Infantry. Salt Lake City. Utah, to Jeffer-
son barracks, Mo.
Naval Orders.
Rear Admiral F. Singer. retired. from
commandant of naval station, New Or
leans, La. to home.
Capt. j. T, Newton. from Washington,
D. c.. to command OF the Nebraska.
Capt. w. H. H.s Switzerland, from
command of the New Jersey to United
States Naval War College, Newport.
r. l.
Capt. Dew. coffman. from naval mag
azine, st. Juliens Creek, Va, TO COM
mand of the New Jersey.
Capt. w. c. Cowles. from command of
the Kansas to command Of the Connecti-
cut.
Capt T. B. Howard. from command of
the Ohio to the United States Naval War
Capt. R. F. Nicholson. from command
of the Nebraska to board of inspection
and survey. Washington, D. c.
Capt c. J: Badger from superintend-
napolis. Md, to the Kansas.
Capt J. NJ. Bowyer, from command of
the Connecticut to superintendent of
United States Naval Academy.
Capt. c. j. Boush. from navy yard.
Portsmouth, N. H, to command of the
Ohio.
Capt ]. C. Gilmore. from navy re-
cruiting station, New York. to the Illi-
nois.
Capt B. Tappan. from board of in
to command of the kearsarge and Ken
lucky.
Commander B. w. Hodges, from United
States naval observatory, Washington.
D. C., to command of naval station, New
Orleans, La
Commander A. c. Dieffenbach retired.
from Bethlehem Steel Company, Bethle-
hem. Pa, to home.
Lieut.. Commander r. Earle, to charge
of the naval magazine and chemical lab
oratory, Philippine Islands
Lieut.. H. E. Cook. from the Alabama
to Bethlehem Steel Company. South
Bethlehem, Pa.
Lieut.. F. Morrison, from the Califor-
mia and await orders.
Lieut.. c. S. Freeman, from the Con-
necticut TO the California.
Surg F. S. Nash. to marine recruit
ing station. Philadelphia. Pa.
Pay Inspector l.. Hunt, as disbursing
pay officer. Washington. D. C.
Pay INSPECTOR G. w. Simpson. from
duty as disbursing pay officer. Washing
ton. D. c.. settle accounts and await
orders.
Chief Carpenter W. P. Harding from
works of William Cramp & Sons Ship
and Engine Building Company. Philadel-
phia, to the Hartford.
Carpenter H. r. Taylor. from navy
yard. Philadelphia. Pa. to the Tonopah.
discharged from treatment at United