Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-13
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
Army Orders.

! Maj. Richmond MICA. Schofeld, quarter
/! master will proceed from New London,
/ Conn, to New York city for duty
/ Leave of absence for four months Is
| granted Mai. John Cotter. 9th Infantry.
The following named officers of the
| Medical Corps have been ordered to ex-
| animation for promotions: First Lieuts,
| I.ucius l.. Hopwood, Charles f. Freeman
and Henry 3. Mcintyre.
| The leave of absence granted Lieut.. Cot.
James A. Irons. 18th Infantry, is extended
| one month.
/ Capt. Daniel j. Carr. Signal Corps. will
| report to the commanding general, De-
partment of the East. for duty as acting
chief signal officer of that department.
/ Capt. Edgar Ridenour, 10Th Infantry, is
| detailed for general recruiting service at
| Scranton, Pa, relieving First Lieut.. Leo
| A. Dewey. 10Th Infantry, who will return
| to his proper station.
/ First Lieu. Claiming +. Delapiane, nth
| Infantry. will proceed to Alcatraz Island,
| Cal, for duty at the United States mill
| tary prison at that place, relieving First
Lieut.. Archibald G. Hutchinson. Sd Infan-
| try, who will join his regiment.
| Leave of absence for three months on
surgeons certificate of disability Is grant
ed Second Lieut. George A. Matile. oath
| Infantry.
Second Lieut.. George A. Matile, oath In
| fantry, is relieved from treatment in the
| General Hospital. Washington barracks.
and will join his proper station.
| The following changes in the stations
ment are ordered:
Maj Daniel E. Mccarthy. from Depart
ment of the Missouri, and assume charge
| of the general depot OF the quartermas-
| lieving Col George Ruhlen. who will re-
| pair to this city and report in person to
| the quartermaster general of the army
| for duty in his office
Capt. John l.. Hines will take charge
| temporarily of the office of chief quarter
| master, Department of the Missouri.
BY direction of the President. and
| upon the application of Sergt. Recent
Mamminga, Company d. 1st Battalion
of Engineers that soldier will be placed
| upon the retired list.
Leave of absence for two months is
granted Capt Leonard T. Waldron, Coast
| Artillery Corps
| Capt Charles P Summerall. Cd Field
/ Artillery. will proceed to the works of
| the Bausch & Lomb Optical Company.
/ Rochester. n. Y, for the purpose of ex-
| amining the range finders for mobile
| artillery, with view to selecting a suit
able type for the United States Military
| Academy.
BY direction Of the President. and upon
| the application of Sergt. Henry Van Eft
| ten. Company F. 4th Infantry. that SOL
| der will be placed upon the retired list.
Leave of absence for one month, with
permission to go beyond the sea. is
granted Maj. Henry D. Snyder. Medical
| Corps.
Leave of absence for one month is
granted First Lieut. Robert S. Thomas.
Corps of Engineers.
| Maj. Chauncey B. Baker, quartermas-
ter is relieved from duty in the office
| of the quartermaster general. and will
proceed to Philadelphia Pa, and assume
that city. relieving Lieut.. Col. Freder-
lex G. Hodgson, deputy quartermaster
general.
BY direction of the President. and upon
| the application of First Sergt. Charles
Gillice. Company NJ. 4th Infantry, that
soldier will be placed upon the retired
| list.
Naval Orders.
Capt r. T. Mulligan and Capt. T. D.
Griffin have been commissioned.
| Capt ]. NJ. Bowyer. from command
Illinois to command Connecticut.
Commander ]. NJ. Ellicott. from COM
mand Solace to charge thirteenth light
| house district, Portland. Ore.
| Lieut. Commander j. K. Robson, from
Kentucky and await orders.
Ensign A. w. Hitch. to Minnesota.
Surgeon H. D. Wilson, to charge medi-
cal department of Indiana. Kentucky
and Illinois.
Passed Assistant Surgeon c. N. Fiske.
TO bureau of medicine and surgery, Navy
Department.
Carpenter r. A. White from Atlanta to
Franklin. navy yard. Norfolk. Va.
To Command the Connecticut.
Capt J. NJ Bowyer. formerly naval
| aid to the assistant secretary OF the
navy, and who commanded the battle
| ship Illinois on her cruise around the
| world with the Atlantic fleet, has been
| ordered to assume command of the bat
| tleship Connecticut. flagship of the fleet
| He succeeds in that duty Rear Admiral
Hugo OsterhauS. who has been detailed
| to command division of the fleet.
Naval Movements.
| The cruiser Des Moines has arrived
| at Puerto Cortez; the collier Nero at
| Newport News.
The scout cruisers Chester. Birmingham
| and Salem have sailed from Newport on
a trial trip: the cruiser Tacoma from
Puerto Cortez for the New York navy
yard via Key West; the cruiser Prairie
| from Newport for Hampton roads.
The battleship Kentucky was placed in
reserve at the navy yard. Philadelphia
Pa, yesterday.
Retirement of Col. Adams.
Col Milton B. Adams. Corps of Engi-
neers. now on leave Of absence at
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| tired list by direction of the Presi-
dent Col. Adams is the senior officer
| of his grade in the Engineer Corps. He
| is from Pennsylvania. and was grad
| uated from the United States Military
Academy in June. 1865. He reached the
| grade Of colonel in April. 1904 and for
| many months was in charge of the en-
gineer division of the lakes. with station
| at Grand Rapids. Mich.
Retirement Of Maj. Cotter.
/ BY direction of the President Mai John
Cotter. 9th Infantry, upon his own appli-
cation is retired from active service to
take effect October /. 1909. after more
| than thirty-two years of service Mai.
Cotter was born in Ireland. and served
| in the ranks of the United States Army
for five years. when in March. 1882, he
was appointed second lieutenant. 18th In
fantry He became major of the 9th In
fantry in March. 1905. and has been serv-
| ing recently with that regiment at Fort
Sam Houston. Texas.
To Examine Cemetery Official.
| A hoard of officers. to consist of Maj.
William E. Horton quartermaster: Capt.
Elmer w Clark quartermaster. and Capt.
Henry +. Pipes. Medical Corps. has been
appointed to meet in this city for the pur-
pose of examining Mr.. F. NJ. Br.st. for
merly of Company NJ. 1st Wisconsin Cav
airy for appointment as superintendent
lof national cemetery.
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