Evening star., 1909-06-22
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
Armv Orders.

Army orders.
| Capt George V H. Mosefey, 9th Cav
airy is detailed for duty at the encamp-
ment of the National Guard of Illinois
| to be held at Elgin, H.. from July 10 to
a. 1909.
| First Lieut. Arthur Pollon, 14th Cav
airy. is relieved from duty on the stan or
Brig. Gen. Tasker II. Bliss and is de-
tailed to enter the next class at the
Mounted Service School at Fort Riley,
Kan.
Leave of absence for three months is
granted Capt. Ola W. Bell, duartermaster
The leave of absence granted Neteri-
marian Alexander Plummer. 4th Cavalry,
is extended one month and twenty days
First Lieut.. Lewis S. Morey, 18th Cav
ing to an inspection of the organized
militia OF Pennsylvania during the en-
campment at Mount Gretna, Pa, July 10
to II, 1909.
Cavalry, is detailed for duty with the
National Guard of South Carolina at the
encampment to be held at Greenville.
Second Lieut. Edward NJ. Zell 9TH Cav
airy. will report for duty with the Ma
tional Guard of Rhode Island during the
encanpment from July IL to IS, 1909.
Capt. Cecil Stewart, 18th Cavalry, will
join his regiment in the Philippine
Islands.
Capt Leslie A. l. Chapman. I'd Cavalry,
is detailed for duty with the militia OF
Vermont at the encampment to be held
during the Lake Champlain celebration.
July . to II. 1909.
Second Lieut. Edward NJ Zell, 1th Cav
airy, is ordered to inspect the National
Guard of Rhode Island during the en-
campment from July II to Is. 1909
Capt. Thomas O. Donaldson. jr., sth
Cavalry, is detailed for duty with the
National Guard of South Carolina at the
encampment to be held at Greenvtlle. S.
C.
Naval Orders.
Lieut.. W. n. Jeffers. to the Cheyenne.
Ensign B. HI. Steele. from the Colorado
and leave one month.
Passed Assistant Surgeon l.. H. Wheel
er, from the Hancock, navy yard, New
York to the Marietta.
Passed Assistant Surgeon J. NJ Brister,
from the Milwaukee to the Independence.
navy yard, Mare Island, Cal.
Passed Assistant Surgeon B. F. Jen-
ness, from the Glacier to the Milwaukee.
Assistant Naval Constructor c. A. Har-
rngton, to navy yard. Portsmouth. n. H.
from special duty, Navy Department, to
home.
Machinists W. F. McCulloch and w F.
Mullinix. transferred to the retired list
of officers of the navy.
Trial Of Lieut.. Nettles.
ne fTeSlOent mas OTOeTeO court mar
tial to meet at Denver, Col, July for
the trial of First Lieut.. Clarence S. Net
ties, U. S. A, retired. living at Denver.
on charges of financial irregularities pre-
ferred by Gen. Thomas. commanding the
Department of Colorado. Brig. Gen. F. A.
Smith, commanding Fort d. A. Russell.
Wyo., is president and Capt. William T.
Johnston. 10Th Cavalry, is judge advocate
of the court.
Detailed to Military Colleges.
BY direction of the President Maj. Mil
ton F. Davis. U. S. A, retired. formerly
aid to Maj. Gen. Bell, chief of staff, on
his own application. has been detailed as
professor of military science and tactics
at the New York Military Academy. Corn
WALTON Hudson, New York. Capt Ben
jamin H. Watkins, I'd Infantry, has been
detailed to similar duty at Purdue Uni
versity, Lafayette. Ind, relieving Capt.
William ]. Lutz. 2Sth Infantry, who will
join his regiment.
Wants Ships Figurehead.
Representative Humphreys Of Missis-
sippi has asked that the Navy Depart
ment present to the state of Mississippi
the figurehead of the battleship named
after that state with the idea of having
lit placed in the state capitol. A recent
order of the Navy Department called for
the removal of the figureheads on all the
vessels of the navy except Admiral
Dewey's flagship Olympia.
Retirement Of Col. McCauley.
Col. c. A. H. McCauley of the United
States quartermaster's department, sta
toned at Pittsburg. Pa, will be retired
from active service October 81 next, on
his own application, after more than
forty-three years service. and he is
granted leave of absence until that date
native of Maryland he was graduated
in June, 1870, and served in the cavalry
transferred to the quartermast de-
mel in February, 1903, and is the senior
ter's department.
Naval Movements.
The battleship Georgia and the Golfers
Nero and Sterling have arrived at Hamp-
ton roads, the gunboat Marietta at Port
Limon, the cruiser Hartford at Newport
and the collier Brutus at Newport News
The cruiser Dubuque has sailed from
New Orleans for Porto Barrios and the
torpedo boat Manley from Newburg for
Lake Champlain.
DELAYS SHIPS DELIVERY.