Evening star., 1909-05-19
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
Army Orders.

Col. George S. Anderson. general stan,
is relieved from treatment at the Army
and Navy General Hospital, Hot Springs
Ark, and will return to his proper sta
tion.
First. Lieut.. William S. Barriger. sth
Cavalry is relieved from duty on the
troop.
five days, with permission to go beyond
the sea. is granted Lieut.. Col, Frank l..
Winn, military secretary.
Maj. William F. Blauvelt, paymaSter,
will proceed to Omaha. Neb., for tenn
porary duty in charge of the office OF
First. Lieut. Harlow c. Mcleod. Med
ical Reserve Corps, is relieved from duty
in the Philippines division, and will pro-
ceed to San Francisco.
Second Lieut.. Carol B. Hodges, 18th
Infantry, has been ordered to examina-
tion for promotion.
Leave of absence for one month is
granted Capt. Edward T. Winston, United
States Army. retired.
Col. Orin B. Mitcham ordnance depart
ment. will proceed to Fort Monroe. Va.
on official business pertaining to the proof
of 12-inch mortar carriages.
Veterinarian Robert Vans Agnew, 9th
Cavalry. will accompany First Lieut..
Ralph NJ. Parker, 9TH Cavalry. to Bill
lings and Miles City. Mont. on official
business pertaining to the purchase OF
public animals.
Leave of absence for four months is
granted First Lieut. Marion W. Howe,
Sd Field Artillery.
Second Lieut. Richard r. Pickering.
10th Infantry, will assume charge of
construction work at Fort Logan H.
Roots. Ark. relieving Second Lieut.. Jo-
seph A. Atkins. 18th Infantry.
Nar.l 0~dar-
Rear Admiral c. H. Arnold. from COM
mander special service squadron; to home
and wait orders.
Rear Admiral w. p Potter. from COM
mander fourth division. United States
Atlantic fleet. Wisconsin,; to home and
wait orders.
Capt. w. I. Chambers. from bureau of
ordnance; to duty Louisiana.
Capt. Kossuth Niles. from command
louisiana; to lighthouse board
Capt. s. p. Comfy. from lighthouse
board; to command fourth division,
United States Atlantic fleet, Virginia.
Commander H. H. Barroll, retired, from
photographic Office. bureau Of equipment.
Navy Department. to home
Lieut.. G. w. Steele, jr., from Illinois;
to bureau of navigation, Navy Depart
ment.
Lieut.. W. H. Allen, from Maine; to
Naval Academy. Annapolis. Md.
Lieut.. r. F. Zogbaum. from Maine; to
Naval Academy, Annapolis. Md.
Ensign H. B. Riebe, from Kearsarge:
leave one month.
Passed Assistant Paymaster B. Mayer.
from Yankton: to home and wait orders.
Assistant Paymaster T. r. LeCompte,
to Yankton.
Naval Movements.
The battleship Mississippi has arrived
at Bayou Sara. the cruiser Montgomery
at Key West, the dispatch boat May
flower at Havana, the supply ship Are
thusa and the tug Fortune at Mare Is
land.
The gunboat Marietta has sailed from
Porto Cortez for Ceiba, the collier
Brutus from Newport News for Brad
ford and the gunbOat Paducah from San
Juan for Guantanamo.
Recruits for California.
Orders have been issued for the Sd
Recruit Company at Fort SIocum. N. Y,
the Sth Recruit Company at Columbus
Barracks. Ohio, and the 18th Recruit
Company at Jefferson Barracks, Mo-, to
take station at the new recruit depot at
Fort Mcdowell, Cal. The movement. will
be made at once.
Illness Of Gen. Miles.
Lieut.. Gen. Nelson A. Miles, retired, is
confined to his home, 1896 N street, with
a severe Inflammation of the foot. The
general recently returned from New York
city.