Evening star., 1909-02-19
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
Army Orders.

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promotion: Capt. Henry H. Whitney. Capt.
Arthur w. Chase, Capt. Samuel A. Kep-
hart, First Lieut.. William r. Bettison,
First Lieut. Alfred A. Maybach, First
| Lieut.. John \. Berry, First Lieut.. Cor
don Robinson.
Mai. Kenneth Morton. ordnance de-
partment will proceed to the works Of
| the Savage Arms Company. Utica, y.
Y. on official business pertaining to the
inspection of ordnance material in process
| of manufacture for the ordnance depart
| ment
Reserve Corps at San Francisco. will pro-
ceed to his home and await further or
ders
| First Lieut. Madison II. Bowman. Medi-
cal Reserve Corps, at San FRANCISCO oai-
will proceed to Fort Mcdowell. Cal,
| for temporary duty at the depot OF
recruits and casuals.
| Leave of absence until the departure
! of Companies E and II, Corps of En-
gineers, from Washington barracks for the
| Philippine Islands is granted First Lieut.
| Jarvis j. Balm, Corps of Engineers.
The following changes in the stations
of officers of the quartermaster de-
partment are ordered
| Capt. CLYDE d. V Hunt, from Pittsburg.
| Pa. to Fort Missoula, Mont. and as
sumo charge of construction work ut that
post. relieving Second Lieut.. Dewitt I.
r. GrUbbs. 9th Infantry
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to Chicago. H.. for duty. relieving Capt
Harry B. Chamberln, who is ordered to
Fort Morgan. Ala
| BY direction of the President. and upon
the application of First Class Private
Thomas Maxwell. Company u, 1st Bat
TALON of Engineers, that soldier Will be
placed on the retired list.
Naval Orders.
| Commander A. p Niblack. additional
duty in command Nevada
| Surgeon c. F. Stokes, from bureau of
medicine and surgery. Navy Department,
Washington. D. c.. to duty United States
Naval Academy, Annapolis. Md.
| Assistant Naval Constructor III. c. Rich
ardson. from works of the Newport News
Shipbuilding Company, Newport News,
Va. to navy yard. Philadelphia Pa.
Assistant Naval Constructor F. d. Hall,
| from works of William Cramp g. Sons
Ship and Engine Building Company.
| Philadelphia, Pa, to navy yard Mare
| Island, Cal.
| Chief Gunner Fl. johnson. from works
of f. w. Bliss Company. Sag Harbor.
| Long Island n. y, to home and granted
| sick leave one month.
Chief Carpenter J. w. Burnham. from
| bureau of construction and repair. Navy
Department, to navy yard. Philadelphia.
Pa.
| Capt. L. r. Harris. from naval station,
Cavite. p. L., to home.
Ensign W. p. Beehler, discharged treat
| ment United States Naval Hospital, Cana
| Gao, p. L.. to Denver.
Warrant Machinist r. f. Rucker, from
Cleveland TO Denver.
| Warrant Machinist w. II. Gardner. from
Cleveland to Galveston.
Naval Movements.
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West. the gunboat Marietta at Guam
tanamo, the supply ship culgoa at Hamp-
| ton roads and the tug Standish at Nor
| folk
| The cruiser Dixie has sailed from Phil
adelphia for Hampton roads, the aux
| iiary Yankton from Hampton roads for
Washington and the torpedo boats Wilkes
and Tingey from New Orleans for
Natchez.
The commander-in-chief of the Atlantic
| fleet reports by wireless that the scout
| cruiser Chester joined the flag the
| night of the 18th.
Marine Corps Orders.
| Second Lieuts. r. E. Messersmth. F. H.
Martin. T.. Y. &. Douredoure. G. w. Van
| ioose. jr.. P. Wilmer. A. j. White. R. f,
Tebbs jr., S. z. Budd. jr., report to the
major general. commandant.
Maj. G. c. Reid, temporary duty. Phla-
delphia.
Maj. n. II. Hall. appointed Judge advo-
cate of the general court-martial at the
navy yard. Mare Island. Cal, vice Capt.
A. ]. Matthews. relieved.
| Capt. e. F. Lyons. from marine bar
racks. Portsmouth. n. H., to duty with
1st Brigade. United States Marines. Phil
Iippine Islands.
| Maj. P. NJ Bannon. Capts. r. H. Dun
Hap H. I. Bearss f. NJ. WISE w Nc
Creary. NJ. Babb. r. r. Wallace. T. NJ.
Clinton. II. W. South. b. w Sibley. F. +.
Robards. First Lielrs. w. A. Mcneil, II.
c. F.. B. Price, V. I. Morrison. w. w.
Buckley. w. ID. Smith. w. G. Powers. jr
II. II. kipp. II. r. Wirgman. e. S. Owen.
| w. n. Hill II. o. Smith. r. p. Fortson.
| +. l.. Bigler. r. f. Rowel. Second Lieut..
a. NJ Sumner. to Washington. d. C.,
March 3. 1909. for special temporary duty,
| marine barracks
Maj. II. Leonard. to Washington. D. c..
for special temporary duty.
| Lieut. Col. F. J. Moses, detailed as mill
itary aid to Maj. Gen. Bell, grand marshal
| inaugural parade.
| First Lieut.. II. II. Kipp. appointed judge
| advocate of the general court-martiai.
navy yard. Philadelphia. Pa.
NJ Salladay and First Lieut. r. Titton
| appointed marine examining board to
convene at the Marine Officers School,
Port Royal. S. G.
Second Lieut.. J. Potts. to Port Royal
S. c.. for examination for promotion.
Drowned at Sea.
A wireless message has been received at
the Navy Department from Rear Admiral
| Sperry commanding the Atlantic fleet,
| saying that Joseph Hast, ordinary sea
man, fell overheard from the U.S,S. New
Hampshire and was drowned the evening
| of the 18th instant. He was son of Jo-
seph Hast of 1868 East 10Th street, Flat
bush Brooklyn, n. Y.
Surgeon Stokes at Naval Academy.
Surgeon Charles +. Stokes. who COM
manded the hospital ship Relief on Its
cruise from Hampton roads around the
| coast of South America to San Francisco.
and then to the Philippines. where 1t was
disabled in typhoon, has been relieved
from duty in the bureau of medicine and
surgery, Navy Department. and ordered
| to Annapolis for duty at the Naval Acad-
| envy Surgeon Stokes has been on special
duty in this city since his return from the
| orient severa, weeks ago.
Surgeon D. ~ Carpenter. who recently
! relieved Surgeon Francis S. Nash from
duty at the Naval Academy. mas been
temporarily detached from that duty in
order to permit his attendance al the
| rt-martial trial of Surgeon Nash at
the navy yard in this city He is actin:
| as counsel for Surgeon Nash.
Yankee May Be Saved.