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Army and Navy News

gerly will succeed General John B.
Kerr as commandment Of the fort on the
latter IS retirement, May goth. General
Edgerly Is now in command of the de-
partment of the Dakotas at st. Paul
Lieut.. Dennis Dismissed.
Second Lieutenant Gordon A. Dennis,
Twentieth Infantry, Preside of Mon
terey, has received his dismissal from
the service of the United States Army,
says the Call. Lieutenant Dennis was
recently tried before a general court
martial at the above post for conduct
unbecoming an officer and gentleman,
resulting from too free a use of al
eohol, which caused him to forget the
manners and actions incumbent upon
an officer. The findings of the court
were dismissal, which have been up
held by the powers at Washington.
Lieutenant Dennis was appointed to
the Military Academy from Louisiana
in 1896, remaining but one year. He
entered the Army as a private in 1898,
passing through the various grades to
quartermaster sergeant in 1908, when
he was appointed second lieutenant and
assigned to the Twentieth Infantry.
with which regiment he has continued.
Italy's Navy.
ROME, May 14.-The Minister of
Marine, Admiral Mirabello, has obtain
ed the approval of the Cabinet to a
naval program that provides for the
construction within three years, at
total expense of $4,000. 600, of four
Dreadnoughts and several fast scout
cruisers.
Admiral Pendleton to Retire.
Rear Admiral Edwin C. Pendleton,
commanding the Philadelphia Navy
Yard, will be placed on the retired
list on the 9th instant by operation
of law on account of age. In view of
the alleged policy of the President to
keep only active officers at important
stations, it is not likely that Admiral
Pendleton will retain his present COM
rand after retirement.
Will Resume Sea Service.
The marine guards withdrawn from
the vessels of the Atlantic fleet, in ac-
cordance with the order of President
Roosevelt, will be restored about June
l. These guards are now being organ
lied and the size of the detachments
will vary from seventy-one officers
and men, in the case of a flagship of
the Connecticut fynn To Hffy-cix~ nf3
GERS and men in the case of battleships
of the Mississippi class.
Guam Governor III.
LOS ANGELES, May s.--Lieutenant
Commander James E. Walker, UyS.N.,
who left San Francisco two weeks ago
en- route for Washington, DC, is suf-
fering from severe attack of nervous
trouble at the Pacific hospital here
Walker registered at prominent
hotel April 25 and had apparently been
in the best of health up to the early
part of this week. Tuesday he became
quite i'll and was removed to the hos
pital, where the doctors say he will
probably have to stay for several days.
Lieutenant Walker was on his way
to Washington from Agana, Guam,
where he succeeded Commander Taus-
sig as territorial governor some months
ago.
Staff Chief Detached.
WASHINGTON, May 5.-Commander
J. H. Oliver was detached today from
duty as chief of staff of the Pacific
fleet and assigned to command the
cruiser Albany. Commander w. S. Ben.
son has been detached from command
of the Albany to become chief of staff
of the Pacific feet on board the armor-
ed cruiser Tennessee.
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