Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-13
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.

ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
Army Orders.
BY direction of the President and upon
the application of First Sergt. Henry
Wolf Troop c. Sd Cavalry, that soldier
will be placed upon the retired list.
Maj. William H. Tschapoat, ordnance
department, will proceed to Frankford
Arsenal Philadelphia, on official business
pertaining to an experimental apparatus
for the testing of smokeless powder
First LIEUT.. Clark /. Wertenbaker. Med
ical Reserve Corps, is relieved from duty
proceed to Fort Jay. New York, for duty.
relieving Capt. Samuel ]. Norris. Med
ical Corps, who will return to his proper
station, Fort Washington. Maryland.
The leave Of absence granted MAJ.
Francis NJ. c. Usher. Medical Corps. is
extended to September ]. 1909
Capt. Charles w. Fenton. I'd Cavalry,
will proceed to Chicago and report TO
Maj Gen. Grant for duty on his staff.
Maj Charles G. Morton, inspector gem
eral, will proceed to Hot Springs tArk.l
General Hospital for observation and
treatment.
BY direction of the President, and upon
the application of First Sergt. Lawrence
Bolger, Company H. 18th Infantry, that
soldier will be placed upon the retired
list.
Leave of absence for four months is
granted Capt. William ID. Chtty, 4th
Cavalry.
Capt Francis w. Ralston. Coast Ar
tillery Corps is relieved from the 122d
Company and will report to the com
mand.ng officer, southern artillery district
of New York. for duty on his staff.
Leave of absence for two months on
surgeons certificate of disability is grant
ed First Lieut.. Oscar A. Russell, Coast
Artillery Corps.
Leave of absence for two months is
granted Col William A. Simpson, adj
jutant general.
Naval Orders.
Capt. r. T. Hall, Capt. II. o. Dunn and
Commander A. H. Scales have been COM
missioned.
Commander J. F. Parker to the navy
yard. Norfolk, Va.
Lieut.. F. l.. Pinney from Chicago to
Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md.
Lieut.. J. r. Combs from Idaho to Des
Moines.
Pay Director J. A. Ring from navy
yard. Portsmouth. n. H, and wait orders.
Pay Inspector H. A. Dent to navy yard.
Portsmouth, n. II.
Paymaster T. S. OLeary to naval sta
ton, Narragansett Bay, r. l., and pay
officer Constellation.
Paymaster F.. p. Sackett from naval
training station Newport, r. l.. and
ConStellat ton. to home and wait orders.
Paymaster W A. Merritt to pay officer
and general storekeeper, naval proving
grounds, Indian Head. Md.
Passed Assistant Paymaster H. III. AL
kire from naval proving grounds. Indian
Head. Md, to home and wait orders.
Naval Constructor j. +. Bailey has been
commissioned.
Naval Constructor T. G. Roberts from
navy yard, New York. y. Y. to works
of Newport News Shipbulding & Dry
Dock CO.
f. F. Delaney. appointment as a pay
masters clerk in the navy, duty Constel-
lation. revoked.
c. c. Alger appointment as a paymas-
ter's clerk in the navy, duty naval train
ing station. Newport, r. L., revoked.
Marine Corps Orders.
Col. G. A. Doyen. to Washington. d.
c.. for duty in connection with exami-
nation of Second Lieut.. I. NJ. Potts, jr.
First Lieut.. ID. W. b. Blake, 10 home
and wait orders.
First Lieut. X. o. Underwood. from
l.. S S. Tennessee to command marine
detachment l.. S. S. PENNSYLVANIA, re-
lieving First Lieut.. Arthur Stokes.
First Lieut.. +. +. Moses. TO L. s. S.
Tennessee.
Lieut.. COL J. II. Pendleton. to the
Philippines
Lieut.. Col. T. p. Kane and S. D. But
Ter, report to Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood.
L. S. A.. for duty as observers at field
mareuvers OF the Massachusetts coast.
Capt. w. II. Clifford. from headquar-
ters, L. S. NJ. C.. to recruiting duty, New
York. n Y. relieving Maj G.. c. Thorpe.
Mai. G.. c. Thorpe. from recruiting
service to Mare Island. CAL: report to
COMMUNICATIVE L. S. Pacific fleet for
duty as fleet marine officer
Capt. C. c. Carpenter. from L. S. Pa
cific feet TO marine detachment, L. S. 8.
Tennessee
Col +. l.. Denny, auartermaster: Maj.
c. s. Radford, A. NJ. and Mai P NJ
Bannon appointed a board of officers to
convene at the depot of supplies, Phila-
delphia. TO determine and report on the
value of certain real estate in Phila-
delphia, Pa.
First Lieut. E. S. Yates. to Washing
ton. D. c.
Capts. ]. S Turrill and w. H. Parker,
report to Brig. Gen: George H. Harries,
u. G. n. G.. for duty as observers at
field maneuvers on the Massachusetts,
coast
First Lieut.. II. NJ. Smith. to Sea Girt,
N j.. for instruction in rife practice.
First Lieut. j. w McClaskev. return
to San Francisco Cal
Lieut.. Col +. j. Moses. granted leave
of absence for one month.
Capt. p. S. Brown. granted leave of alb
sence for one month.
Second LieutS. G.. d. Barrett T.. II.
Morse. r. p. Peirce, r. S Simons, Oliver
Floyd, g. A. johnson. G. C. De Neale,
A. r. Sutherland. p. J. lowering, H. l..
Smith, W. NJ Mcllvain, r. D. Lowell,
S. B Kennedy and NJ. R. Thacher. re-
port to the major general. commandant,
for assignment to duty.
Naval Movements.
The collier Brutus has arrived at Bos-
ton, the collier Hannibal at Newport
News the tug Standish at nnapolis, the
cruiser West Virginia at California City.
The auxiliary Supply has sailed from
Mare Island for Honolulu. the collier
Lebanon from Newport News for Brad
ford, r. l., the cruiser Prairie from
Hampton roads for Philadelphia. and the
collier Marcellus from Newport News for
Boston.