Evening star., 1909-04-28
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
Army Orders.

Leave of absence for three months is
granted First Lieut.. Horatio X. Bradford.
18th Infantry.
The leave OF absence granted First
Lieut.. Clifton NJ. Spears, Philippine
Scouts, is extended to June 4. 1909.
Maj. George w. Goode. recently pU-
NOTED. has been assigned to the 9TH Cav
airy, at Honolulu. H. l.. and Capt. Doug
lass McCaskey, recently promoted. to the
1st Cavalry.
Maj. Walter H. Gordon, 18th Infantry.
is detailed for duty with the. National
Match for 1909. and will report to the
executive officer or the match for the
purpose of arranging the preliminary de-
tails.
Leave of absence for fifteen days is
granted Capt. Hollis c. Clark, retired.
First Lieut.. James {. Haley, Medical
Reserve Corps, is relieved from duty at
Fort Porter. n. Y, and will proceed to
Leave of absence for four months is
granted Capt. John c. Waterman, 9TH
Cavalry.
Leave of absence for two months on ac-
count of sickness is granted First Lieut..
Dorsey Cullen, Sd Cavalry.
Leave of absence for two months is
granted Capt. Edgar A. Macklin, 10Th
Infantry.
Naval Orders.
Commander c. H. Harlow. from naval
station, Guantanamo. Cuba. to treatment
Naval Medical School Hospital, Washing
ton, D. C..
Lieut.. F. v. McNair. from command re-
serve torpedo fotilla, Norfolk. Va. to
Fore River Shipbuilding Company, Quin-
cy, Mass.
Ensign E. G. Oberlin. from Kansas and
leave one month.
Chief Gunner F. T. Applegate, from
navy yard. Washington. D. c., to third
squadron, United States Pacific fleet.
Chief Gunner c. Hierdahl, to navy yard,
Puget Sound, Wash.
Gunner ]. A. Martin. to navy yard,
Washington, d. c.
Pharmacist +. W. Breck, to navy yard,
Norfolk, Va.
Alpheus M. Jones. appointed a paymas-
ter's clerk in the navy on the New York.
Commander r. F. Lopez. to command
OF the Glacier.
Commander W. S. Hogg. from COM
mand of the Glacier and await orders.
Ensign E. A. Wolleson, to the Ten
nessee.
Ensign c. w. Mauldn. from the West
Virginia to the Vicksburg.
Ensign r. M. Fawell, to the Califor-
mia.
Ensign Fl. Allen. to the West Virginia.
Ensign c. S. McWhorter. from the
Pennsylvania to the Vicksburg
see to the Vicksburg.
Ensign ]. s. Mccain. to the Pennsyl-
vania.
Midshipman F. T. Stevenson, from the
California to the Vicksburg.
Paymaster w. v. H. Rose, from naval
training station, great lakes, North Chi
cago. Ill, to the New Hampshire.
Passed Assistant Paymaster E: S.
N. Y. to the Chattanooga.
Ensign w. G. I. Stiles, from the
Charleston to the Samar.
Ensign J. B. Rhodes. from the Will
mington to the Cleveland
Ensign G. w. Kenyon, from the Cleve-
land to the Wilmington.
Midshipman E. w. Tod, from the
Samar to the Charleston.
Passed Asst. Surg w. B. Smith, from
the Helena to the Denver.
Passed Asst. Surg. p. I. DeSSez, from
the Denver to the Helena
Turned Over to Bay State.
The old cruiser Ranger, which recent
ly returned from long service in far
eastern waters. has been turned over to
the state Of Massachusetts,. at the navy
yard Boston. by the Navy Department.
The vessel will be used by that state to
replace the state nautical schoolship En-
terprise.
Testing Wireless Apparatus.
Upon the ADVICE OF eApeTtS III WTeiesS
telegraphy in the United States Navy no
action will be taken by the Navy Depart
ment in awarding the contract for the
construction and equipment of the wire
less telegraph tower at or near Washing
ton until the company seeking the con-
tract has fully demonstrated to the salts
faction of the department it's ability to
fulfill the requirements. For that purpose
series of tests. lasting probably three
months, will take place at the company's
station at Brant Rock. Mass. Lieut..
George c. Sweet probably will be the Of