Evening star., 1909-02-03
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
Army Orders.

4 Maj. Irving w. Rand, Medical Corps,
upon arrival In the United States. will
proceed to Ford Du Pont. Delaware, fol
duty.
Leave Of absence for two months is
granted First Lieut.. Joseph s. Cecil
10th Infantry.
First Lieut.. Charles E. T. Lull. Coast
Artillery Corps. will assume charge OF
construction work at Fort Rosecrans. Cal
ifornia. relieving First Lieut., Earl McFar'
land. Coast Artillery Corps.
| Lieut.. Col Edward c. Carter,
Medical Corps. will proceed to Chicago,
H., for temporary duty as chief surgeon
of that department.
Lieut.. Col. John NJ. Banster, Medical
Corps, will proceed to Omaha, Neb., for
temporary duty as chief surgeon of that
department.
| Leave of absence for six months. with
permission to go beyond the sea. is grant
ed First Lieut. Henry Hossfeld, Sd In
fantry.
| Capt William A. Phillips. ordnance
! department. will repair to this city and
| report in person to the chief of ordnance
| for consultation on official business per-
tanning to the manufacture Of ordnance
| material.
Leave of absence for one month Is
granted Capt. Clarence O. Sheriff.. Corps
| VI IuccIS.
BY direction of the President, First
Lieut.. Rodney D. Smith, Medical Reserve
| Corps. is honorably discharged from the
service of the United States. to take effect
| February Is, 1909. his services being no
| longer required.
| Leave of absence for one month and ten
days is granted Chaplain George c. Stull.
| 11th Infantry.
| First Lieut.. John L. HolcOmbe, Coast
| Artillery Corps, now attached to the 12Sth
i &c tn ho .nvr man
By direction Of the President, and upon
| the application of First Sergt George H
Harris. Company M, Oath Infantry. that
| soldier will be placed upon the retired
| list.
| Capts. Walter Cox and William N. Bisp-
| ham, Medical Corps, are relieved from
duty in the Philippines Division, and will
proceed to San Francisco for further
| orders.
| Leave of absence for two months on
surgeons s certificate of disability is grant
ed Maj. Percy E. Trippe. Sd Cavalry, with
permission to go beyond the sea.
| Leave of absence for one month is
granted Maj. Percy E. Trippe. Sd Cavalry.
Naval Orders.
| Commander W. Mclean, to navy yard,
Washington D. c.
| Lieut.. Commander w. J. Terhune, from
the Maine to navy yard, New York,
N. y.
| Lieut.. Commander G.. G. Mitchell. to
charge of the navy recruiting station,
| Chicago, Ill.
Lieut.. Commander f. T. Witherspoon,
from charge Of the navy recruiting sta
| t1on. Chicago, to the Maine.
Ensign B. Barnette, from navy yard,
Washington, D. c., to temporary duty,
bureau of equipment. Navy Department,
| for compass instruc, lion.
Surgeon F. s. Nash, from United States
| Naval AcadpnV Annann1iS Md IN
and await orders.
| F. Weber, appointed a carpenter In
the United States Navy, from January
80, 1909. Cavite, P. l.
| w. l.. Wall, appointed a carpenter
! in the United States Navy. from January
| 30, 1909. the Panther.
| F. Mackle, appointed a carpenter in
the United States Navy, from January
| T. L. Hannah. appointed a carpenter
| in the United States Navy. from January
| 30. 1909, the Denver.
| R; A. White. appointed carpenter
in the United States Navy. from January
| so, 1909, the Pennsylvania.
III. F. McCarty, appointed q carpenter
In the United States Navy. from January
II. r. Taylor. appointed a carpenter
| in the United States Navy, from January
| 80. 1909
W. Gummey. appointed a carpenter
in the United States Navy, from January
| 80. 1909.
R; A; Clarke. appointed a carpenter
in the United States Navy. from January
F.. M. Smith,, appointed a carpenter
in the United States Navy. from January
80, 1909.
R. B. Putnam. appointed an assistant
paymaster in the United States Marine
Corps. with the rank of captain, from
January 81, 1909.
Chaplain E. J. Brennan. from naval
| training station, Newport. r. l.. to Ten
nessee.
warrant Machinist c. NJ Baldwin. from
Lancaster, navy yard, Philadelphia, Pa,
| to Idaho.
Lieut.. Commander c. r. Jewell, from
| Denver to command Arayat.
Ensign A. w. Sears. from Denver to
| command Paraqua.
Naval Movements.
The battleships Louisiana. Missouri.
Ohio, Virginia. Wisconsin,. Illinois, Kear-
sarge, Kentucky, Rhode Island and New
Jersey and the supply ship CuIgoa have
arrived at Gibraltar, and the tug Rocket
| at Washington.
The auxiliary Yankton has sailed from
Gibraltar for Funchal. the destroyers
Truxtun, Paul Jones. Perry, Preble and
Stewart from San Diego for Santa Bar
bara channel, the auxiliary Iris and the
gunboat Nanshan, from Guam for Ma
| Mia, the torpedo boat Morris from New
port for New York. and WOrden from
Charleston for Norfolk; the collier Ster-
| ling from Guantanamo for Media Luna
| Cay. and the station ship supply from
Honolulu for Bremerton.
| The cruiser Prairie has arrived at PHIL
| adelphia, the torpedo boat Worden at
NorfoIk no tug ADache and the tOrDedO