Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-07-31
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
ARMY Orders.

Officers of the Coast Artillery Corps
recently promoted have been assigned to
companies follows: Capt. W. R. Bet
tison, unassigned list; First Lieut.. r. r.
Weishimer to thine 13Jth Company, First
Lieut.. w. w. Hicks to the 10th Com
pany, First Lieut.. f. B. Walker to the
14Sth Company, First Lieut.. Karl +. Bald
win to the 10th Company and First
Lieut.. S. *. Wing. jr., to the 47th Com
pany.
The following named officers of the
Coast Artillery Corps, recently appointed
from civil life, have been assigned to
companies as follows: Second Lieut.. Ed
ward c. Hanford to the 18th Company at
Fort Morgan, Ala. Second Lieut.. William
c. koenig to the 14Ith Company at the
Preside of San Francisco, Second Lieut..
Harry w. Stephenson to the Goth Cop.-
pany at the Preside of San Francisco.
Second Lieut.. Ursa NJ. Diller, 18th In.
fantry, Is relieved from treatment at the
Walter Reed General Hospital. Washing
ton, and will join his proper station
Capt. Kirby Walker. quartermaster, will
proceed to Mumper, Neb, on official
business pertaining to the purchase and
inspection OF public animals.
Leave of absence for four months is
granted Capt Clarence II. Conner, Medi-
cal Corps, with permission to return to
the United States.
Second Lieut. Andrew w. Smith. Sd
Cavalry will proceed 10 the Preside of
observation and treatment.
The promotion of First Lieuts. William
p. Platt and Edward NJ. Shinkle. Coast
Artillery Corps. detailed captains in the
ordnance department, to captains, Coast
Artillery Corps. is announced.
Leave of absence for three months is
granted First Lieut.. John S. Fair, 9th
Cavalry.
First Lieut.. Herbert c. woolley, Medi-
cal Reserve Corps, is relieved from duty
at Fort Davis, Alaska, and will proceed
to his home. Lieut.. Woolley is relieved
from further active duty.
Leave of absence for two months is
granted Lieut.. Col. Charles II. Clark,
ordnance department.
Ships to Coal in Japan.
Orders have been issued for Capt. Daniel
w. Arnold, quartermaster, L. S. A., now
at NagaSak, to visit the new port of
Mike, located in Chikugo province, Japan,
for the purpose of making the necessary
arrangements for coalng and provision
ing United States Army transports that
may he ordered to that port during the
fiscal year 1910
Naval Movements
The cruiser Buffalo has arrived at Guam.
the gunboat Wilmington at Shanghai the
cruisers Olympia, Chicago and Hartford
at Boston. the collier Abarenda at Lam
berts point. the cruiser Maryland at San
Francisco, the collier Alexander at Cav
lite, the monitor Tonopah and the torpedo
boat Tingey at Boston and the torpedo
boats Whipple. Hull. Truxtun. Perry
Hopkins and Paul Jones at Sitka
The battleship Kentucky at the navy
yard, Philadelphia, has been ordered to
the navy yard. Norfolk, to be placed out
of commission.
Naval Orders.
Lieut.. F. B. Ereyer, from the Concord
to the supply
Ensgns n r. King. S. B. Mckinney
and P, H. kIcCrary from the Supply to
the Concof.
Assistanf Naval Constructor \. J. Chan
try. fromE navy yard, Boston-and leave
until September g, 1909
Paymaster Clerk j. A. Kelly, trans
ferred I'd the retired list of officers of the
Army Orders.
Capt. Fred C. Doyle. paymaster, will
proceed to Denver, Col, for duty.
First Lieut.. Maurice Buchsbaum, Medi-
cal Reserve Corps. is relieved from duty
at Fort ID. A. Russell, Wyo., and will
proceed to the Philippine Islands
Leave of-absence for one month and
fiftesrT days is granted Lieut. Col. George
r Downey, deputy paymaster general.
FIRST Lieut.. Roy w. AShbrOok 18th In
fantry. is detailed for duty pertaining to
the national match for 1909 at Camp Per-
ry, Ohio.
Leave of absence for one month rs
granted Lieut.. Alvin B. Barber, Corps of
Engineers
First Lieut. Henry j. Nichols, Medical
Corps. is ordered to the Presidio of San
Francisco, for examination for promo
ton.
Leave of absence until August oS, 1909
is granted Capt. Arthur S. Conklin, Coast
Artillery Corps.