Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-11
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
Army Orders.

Army Orders.
By direction of the President Capt
Alpha T Easton. retired. is detailed as
professor of military science and tactics
at the Massachusetts, Institute of Tech
nology. Boston, Mass. relieving Maj
Fred Wheeler, retired, who will proceed
to his home.
Capt. Kirby Walker. quartermaster, will
proceed to Hayden. Col, for the purchase
| Of public animals.
Leave of absence for two months is
granted Capt. Frank T. Woodbury.. Medi-
! cal Corps.
Second Lieut.. Harry L. Simpson, Sd
| Infantry, is relieved from treatment at
the General Hospital. the Preside. San
Francisco and will join his regiment in
| the Philippines.
Leave of absence for three months on
surgeons certificate of disability is grant
ed First Lieut.. John X. Cowan. 4th In
| fantry.
First sergt Michael Gleason, Company
H. 9th Infantry; First Sergt. Henry
| Brady. Company E, 18th Infantry. and
First Sergt. John Finger, Troop X. Attn
Cavalry. have been placed on the retired
| list on their own applications.
Leave of absence for two months Is
granted Maj. Elmer w. Hubbard. Coast
Artillery Corps
Second Lieut.. Marcel S. Keene, Coast
| <aTtllleTy corps, IS renewed from treat
ment at the Walter Reed General Hos
/ pital. d. c., and will return to his proper
station.
Leave Of absence for three months
and twenty-three days Is granted Col.
| Valery Harvard, Medical Corps.
Capt. Frank c. Bolles. quartermaster
at Fort William Henry Harrison. Mont.
| Will proceed to st. Louis, Mo-, for tenn
| porary duty
BY direction Of the President, and upon
the application of Chief Trumpeter Will
liam Matson. 7th Band, Coast Artillery
Corps. that soldier will be placed upon
the retired list.
Leave of absence for three months, with
permission to go beyond the sea. is grant
! ed Second Lieut.. Karl. D. klemm. 4th
! Cavalry.
Maj. B. Frank Cheatham. quartermas-
| ter, will proceed to Fort Yellowstone and
business pertaining to the inspection of
construction work at those posts.
Leave Of absence for one month is
granted Second Lieut.. William C. Rus
sell. Sth Infantry.
Naval Orders.
Lieut.. NJ. H. Simons. from the bureau of
navigation. Navy Department, to home
and wait orders.
| Lieut.. E. w. Mcintyre. continue treat
ment at the Naval Hospital. Mare Island,
Cal.
Ensign G. A. Beall, from the Nebraska
to the Montgomery.
command the Naval Hospital, Norfolk,
Va.
Assistant Surgeon D. H. Caste, from the
Concord to the Princeton.
| Passed Assistant Paymaster T. ]. Bright.
from the navy yard, New York, to Puget
! Sound, Wash.
Chief Gunner G. Charrette. to the navy
| yard, Boston.
Chief Gunner c.. F. Ulrich. from the
navy yard, Boston, to the Naval Medical
School Hospital. Washington, D. c., for
observation and treatment.
Naval Movements.
The ram Katahdin, in tow Of the tug
Tecumseh, sailed from Hampton roads
Saturday for Washington, and If weather
conditions are favorable will arrive here
this evening.
The auxiliary Supply has arrived at
Yokohama, the gunboat Yankton the tug
Patapsco. the collier Hannibal and the
submarine fiotilla at New York. the tor
pedo boat Perry at Seattle. the cruisers
Intrepid and Vgilant at Yerba Buena,
the collier Leonidas at Norfolk, the tor
pedo boat f1otilla at Albany, the gunboat
Helena at Hongkong. and the gunboat
Yorktown and the torpedo boats Hull and
Hopkins at Bremerton.
The gunboat Callao has sailed from
Shanghai up the Yangtze river, the COL
lier Justine from San Pedro for San
Francisco. the torpedo boat flotilla from
Albany for. New York. the battleship
Kansas from New York for Philadelphia.
the torpedo fiotilla from Seattle for San
salito, the battleship Vermont from New
York for Boston. the collier Brutus from
Boston for Norfolk, and the tug Osceola
from Key West in search of derelict.
Col. Pullman to Be Retired.
| Col. John w. Pullman Of the quarter
masters department has been granted
leave of absence until February II, 1910
when he will be transferred to the retired
list on account of age. Col Pullman has
been on duty in the Office Of the quarter.
master general at the War Department
for several months. He is from Michigan
and was graduated at. the United States
Military Academy in June, 1869. After
four years service in the cavalry arm he
was transferred to the quartermaster's
department and reached the grade o,
colonel in that department in June. 1904
Khaki Helmets for Troops.
Under instructions from the War De-
i partment, khaki helmets have been is
sued for experimental purposes to all
United States troops in the Philippines
except Philippine Scouts. 1t is direct
ed that these helmets be habitually
. worn by officers and enlisted men fol-
all garrison duty, save target practice
The term garrison duty is interpreted
to include not only the occasions when
troops are technically on duty in garri-
son. as at drills and other exercises
but also when troops are off duty in
, the garrison or are on pass. The only
. occasion in garrison when service hats
> are authorized is at target practice OF
in going to or returning from same
Careful observation will be made OF
these helmets while in use, with view
of obtaining. If possible. sufficient data
to settle definitely the question whether
Or not this helmet is desirable for use
in our army in the tropics in time of
peace.
Acquittal of Soldier.
Private James A. Walsh, 1880 Com
pany. Coast Artillery Corps. at Fort
Washington. was convicted by court
martial Of the charge of drunkenness
on duty and sentenced to be confined
! at hard labor for four months and to
forfeit $40 per month during that pc
riod. Four Of the five members Of the
court having recommended clemency
Gen. Wood. commanding the Depart
ment Of the East. mitigated the term
of Imprisonment to two months.