New-York tribune., 1910-05-01
ARMY AND NAVY NOTES
Prominent officer in Philippines
in Trouble.
from The Tribune Bureau-l
Washington. Apri


MAY TRY COLONEL WILLIAMS.-A
prominent colonel of infantry on duty in
the Philippines is in trouble. For some
time reports have heen reaching the war
Department by cable from Major Generai
w. 2. Duvall in command OF the military
force in the Philippines, concerning Colohei
Charles A Williams, 21st Infantry. ana
it is understood a recommendation mas oeeh
made for trial by court martial Of Colonei
Williams The case has been taken under
advisenent by the War Department. as II
is unusual to order regimental officer be-
fore a court The trouble In which Colonel
Williams has become involved includes his
action toward Major Lawrence j. Hearn,
formerly of the 2lst Regiment ColoneI
Williams brought charges against Major
HeaTn, who was tried by court martial IN
the Philippines and acquitted A sequel 10
this incident was the transfer of Major
Hearn to the Sd Infantry. When General
J. J. Pershing, who was in command OF
the Department of Mindanao. had occasion
to be absent for a short period the COM
mand would ordinarily have devolved on
Colonel Williams, as senior officer Instead
of this, by virtue OF an order from the
President. an officer junior TO Colonel Will
Jams WAS placed in command. This led
Colonel Williams TO apply for a court of
inquiry. There has been much corre-
Spondence over the cable between Manila
and Washington. and General DuVdll de-
sires that there shall be a court martial,
ORDERS ISSUED.-The following orders
have been issued:
Lieutenant Colonel BENJAMIN B. CHEBVER'
Sd Cavalry. is retired from active service.
10 take effect September 80. after thirty
Captain RETBEN TIE q. MILLER. medical corps,
from Fort Meade Hot Springs, army
and navy general hospital. vice Captain
OMAR W. PINKERToN, medical corps.
Following changes first lieutenants medical
reserve corps ordered: FREDERIC T.
leave of absence to Fort Leavenworth.
vice JOSEPH FINQUARD, who Will then
DEi-ACROIX. upon arrival at San Fran
cisco. proceed to Boise barracks,
First Lieutenant STEPHEN ABBOT. coast
artillery. from general hospital Fort Bay
ard; detailed assistant officer in charge
First [ Lieutenant ieR4 1tnE4Gh PEhH&M D. GLAssFoRD
I'd Field Artillery. detailed for duty win win
Light Battery A. National Guard or MIS-
souri,. in practice march Of that battery
August Is to %.
Terry. corps of engineers. three months
and thirteen days from July 10
NAVY.
Commander {. A. Carr, detached Bureau OF
of machinery, naval auNiliarles; navy
yard, New York, vice Commander DE
WITT {. REDGRAVE, retired: to home
Lieutenant Comma nders j. HALLlGAN. Jr;'
and q. l. SMITH and Lieutenanls X =
MCULLoUGH and G. O. CARTER COM
Lieutensnt r R ADAMS detached the Min
nesota; home. await orders.
Midshipman w. F. AMSDEN: detached the
yicfshgrs, to me HarbIt99ITy2r b9Iyrrv n naval
hospital, navy yard. Norfolk
IieuJenant 3. Il JOHNSON, detached the
Wilmington 10 the Cleveland
Ensign r. { HEIRAN. detached the Helena
10 the Cleveland u-,,
Ensign C w KENYON. detached the VIII
mfnEton to the Cleveland.
Ensign II, J. ABBETT. detached the Cleve-
A~Sit4anf t45ig : Surgeoh rye a. W e TURNER, to
naval hospital, Yokohama Japan
Mldshipman N. J. PETERSON from the he
IIef, to the Dale
MOVEMENTS OF WARSHIPS.-The fol-
lowing movements of vessels have been re-
ported to the Navy Department;
ARRIVED.
April 2a-The Mayhower, at Mount vernon 41a-nD1
ton Roads; the Vermont at Boston: me
Minnesota. at Norfolk the MlssiSs,PP,, .,
phia: the Rhode Island al navy yaTo.
New York: the virginia al NoIIolK: Torooe one
Culgoa. at Boston: the Yankton. at Ionp.
kinsville: the Patapsco. AT Norfolk the
Vestal at Portsmouth, y H
April 3O-The supply. at Guam.
SAILED.
Anrtl on-The Prairie the Viper and the : ESr-
anrula. from Charleston for hampton
Roads the Mayiower. from Washing ZOE
for Mount Vernon, thence TO Washington
the Reid and the FlusseT. from CharIesIot
for navv yard New York: the Salem from
FSoe-on for Lower Chesapeake Bay the
Louisiana from Southern drill grounGs
for Hampton Roads; the Minnesota. from
Southern drill grounds for Norfolk; the
T6aho from Hampton Roads for Ihiladel-
rhia: the New Hampshire. from Hampton
Roads for Portsmouth. y. H; the Ne
braska from Hampton Roads for navy
yard New York: the New 9eps@y' t 4ag 4amptan Mts,
poa6s for Roston: the Virginia. from
southern driil grounds for Norfolk; me
AuaChr. from Norfolk Tor navy Siu
New York, - x-,+
Cane de Verde for MonrnVia- =,
The PafuXant and the PatapSco permanently
assigned 10 duty win Atlantic feet