Evening star., 1909-03-06
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
Army Orders.

Chaplain William II. Scott recently ap-
pointed, is assigned to the Coast Artil-
lery Corps at Fort Monroe. Va.
Lieut. Col John NJ. Banister. Medical
Corps. is relieved from further duty at
Fort Riley, Kan, and will report to the
commanding general. Department Of the
Missouri, for duty as chief surgeon of
that department.
The following transfers are ordered:
Capt Robert ]. Fleming, from the 10Th
Cavalry to the 10th Cavalry: Capt. Cecil
Stewart from the 10th Cavalry to the
18th Cavalry.
Capt. Joseph Matson. Coast Artillery
Corps. will proceed to Washington Bar
racks. District of Columbia. and report
to the commanding officer of the General
Hospital for observation and treatment.
Capt William r. Smedberg. jr., 14th
Cavalry. assisted by Veterinarian Henry
w. Peter, 14th Cavalry. is detailed to in
spect public animals to be delivered under
Idaho: Ontario and Baker City, Ore.
Lima and Dillon, Mont, and San Fran
cisco Cal
BY direction OF the President Capt. Jack
Hayes. 18th Infantry. is detailed for serv-
ice and to fill a vacancy in the subsistence
department. vice Capt. Lawrence E.
Simonds. commissary. who is assigned to
the 10th Infantry.
BY direction of the President Capt Jo-
seph f. Cusack, 10Th Cavalry, is detailed
subsistence department, vice Capt. Robert
j. Fleming. cOmmisSarX, who is assigned
to the 18th Cavalry.
By direction Of the President Capt.
Milton a. Elliott, jr.. 27th Infantry. is
detailed for service and to fill a vacancy
in q IhGi CT ri m I-jr a
Charles {. Clark. commissary, who is
assigned to- the 9th Infantry.
Chaplain Franz j. Feinler, lisa. re-
Gently appointed. is assigned to the lst
Infantry, at Vancouver barracks Wash
ing ton.
Capt. Charles r. Reynolds, Medical
Corps. is detailed member OF the
army retiring board in Washington. d. c..
vice Mai Francis A Winter, Medical
Corps. relieved
First Lieut. Raphael J. Wren. Medical
Reserve Corps: is relieved from duty at
Fort Slocum. y. Y. and will proceed to
his home for further orders.
Leave of absence for one month is
granted Maj, Harry l.. Gilchrist, Medical
Corps.
Leave of absence for two months with
permission to go beyond the sea, is
granted Maj. George III. Morgan, adju-
tant general
Lieut. Col Robert F.. Ames. 18th In
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the purpose of procuring necessary medi-
cal trea atment.
Court Martial at Fort Myer.
Gen. Wood, commanding the Department
of the East. has appointed a court mar
tial to meet at Fort Myer, Va. at once
for the trial of number of military pris-
OnerS.
The detail for the court: Maj. Freder-
ick S. F'oltz. 18th Cavalry; Capt. Tiemann
n. Horn, Sd Field Artillery; Capt George
w Moses, 18th Cavalry: Capt Henry c.
Smither. 18th Cavalry; Capt Clarence n.
Jones' Sd Field Artillery: First Lieut. John
S. Hammond. I'd Field Artillery: Second
Lieut.. Victor S. Foster. 10Th Cavalry: Sec
ond Lieut.. John w. Downer, I'd Field Ar
tillery: Second Lieut.. Chauncey ST. c. Nc
Neill. 18th Cavalry: Second Lieut. Freder-
ick w. Stewart. Sd Field Artillery; First
Lieut.. George +. Bowman. 18th Cavalry,
Judge advocate.
A Military Sentence.
Private David C. Atkinson, 44th Com
pany, Coast Artillery Corps, was con-
v!cted by court-martial, convened at Fort
Washington. Md. of dsobedience Of or
dersf and absence without leave and sen
fenced to confinement at hard labor for
four months and to forfeit $40 month
during that period.
Fort Myer Target Range.
Capt. George T. Langhorne. 11th Cav
airy, Inspector of small arms practice,
has been ordered to proceed to Fort Myel,
Va. and to the posts In the artillery Gis-
tricts OF the Potomac and Baltimore. TO
examine into the installation OF rife
ranges at those posts. and upon COM
pletion' of this duty he will return to
his proper station. Governors Island, n Y
Use of Influence Prohibited.
One of the last acts of Mr.. Roosevelt
before retiring from office was to issue
an order supplementing that made by him
August l 1868. prohibiting the use Of in
fiuence TO obtain assignments to duty by
officers of the navy and Marine Corps
1t directs that hereafter all requests
and recommen ndations. written or verbal
received al the Navy Department from
or on behalf of such officers. of what
ever nature--other than those received
through regular official channels-are to
be filed with or noted on their record
Secretary Newberry in publishing the
order says its provisions will be strictly
enforced
Naval Movements.
The collier Saturn has arrived at San
Francisco. The tugs Choctaw and Tecum-
Sch have sailed from Washington for Nor
folk, the torpedo boat Whipple from Mare
Island for San Pedro. the scout Chester