Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-26
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
Army Orders.


duties and will proceed to the Isthmus
of Panama and report to the chairman
Of the tsthmian canal commission for
duty with that commission.
The following transfers are ordered:
First Lieut.. Walter Harvey from the
10th Infantry to the 22d Infantry.
First Lieut.. David A. Henkes from the
ed Infantry to the 10Th Infantry.
BY direction Of the President, LIST Lieut.
from duty as professor Of military science
and tactics at the Oklahoma Agricultural
College, Saltwater. Okla.
Leave Of absence for one month IS
Field Artillery.
The following named officers are detail
ed to enter the next class at the Army
Signal School, at Fort Leavenworth,
Kan; .,.
Cavalry; William n. Michel. 4th Field
Artillery; Leonard J. Mygatt. 9Th Infan-
try, and George r. Guild, Sth Infantry:
Capt. Henry S. Wygant. 18th Infantry
and First Lieuts. Ira F. Fravel, 24th IN
fantry and Oliver 2. Robinson, 18th IN
fantry.
BY direction Of the President, and upon
the application of Sergt. OF ordnance
Robert Johnston. that soldier will be
placed upon the retired list,
The following changes In the coast AT
tillery Corps are ordered:
First Lieut. William H. Peek from the
18th Company to the 10Th Company.
First Lieut. Royal X. Greene from the
10Th Company to the 2lst COMPANY
First Lieut.. Thomas A. Terry from the
o1st Company and will report to the COM
mandins officer. Artillery District OF Bal
timore, for duty on his stan
First Lieut. John E. Munrce is assigned
to the 1O3d Company.
BY direction Of the President. and upon
the application OF 1st Sergt- George w:
Smith, Company J., 18th Infantry. ina.
soldier will be placed upon the retireo
list.
Lieut. Col. Joseph E. Kuhn, Corps Of
Engineers, and Mai Edgar Russell. Sig
nal Corps, are detailed as engineer officer
and chief signal officer. respectively, OF
the camp of instruction to be held at
Chickamauga Park. Georgia.
By direction OF the President and upon
the applications Of Cook Samuel Bis
mukes. Troop E, 9th Cavalry. and Post
Commissary Sergeant Louis Lemmer,
those soldiers will be placed upon the re-
tired list.
Majs. Odus c. Horney and William H.
Tschappat, ordnance department.. will
visit the laboratory of the United States
geological survey at Pittsburg. Pa, on
official business pertaining to the en-
largement of the army powder factory,
Picatinny arsenal. New Jersey
First Lieut. Greed F. Cox, 18th Cavalry,
will proceed to Fort Benjamin Harrison,
Indiana for duty at the camp of instruc-
ton for infantry officers of the organized
militia at that post June 20 to 2o. 1910
BY direction Of the President and upon
the application of First Sergt. john
Cooper. Troop D. 9th Cavalry. that SOL
der will be placed upon the retired list.
Army Ordnance Changes.
Each Of the following named officers,
detailed in the ordnance department, will
proceed to the station designated after
his name:
First Lieut. Charles T. Harris, jr.,
Coast Artillery Corps. Watertown arsenal
WATERFOWL, Mass.
Second Lieut.. William ]. McCaushey,
Goth Infantry, Springfield armory, Spring
field. Mass.
fantry, Rock Island arsenal, Rock Island
Second Lieut.. Raphael r. Nix. Coast
Artillery Corps, frankfort arsenal, Phila-
delphia. Pa.
Second Lieut.. James L. Walsh. Coast
Watervliet, n. Y.
The following named officers. detailed
in the ordnance department, will proceed
to New York city for duty at the Sandy
Hook proving ground. New Jersey:
First Lieut.. Earl Mcfarland, Coast Ar
tillery Corps: First Lieut.. Harry K. Ruth
erford, Coast Artillery Corps: Second
Lieuts. Lawrence w. Mcintosh. 9th Cav
airy; William E. Dunn. Sd Field Artillery;
James H. Burns. 1st Field Artillery;
Richard F. Cummins, 18th Cavalry, and
Greedy c. Sheppard, Coast Artillery
Corps.
Changes in Recruiting Service.
The following named officers have been
detailed to general recruiting service:
Capt. Harry c. Williams. Cd Field Ar
tillery, at Savannah, Ga, relieving Capt
James NJ. Love, jr., 18th Infantry, who
will join his regiment; First Lieut.. Will
liam P. Currier. Coast Artillery Corps,
at Helena, Mont, relieving First Lieut.
r. O. Ragsdale, Sd Infantry, who will
join his regiment in the Philippines
First Lieut.. n. P. Rogers, jr., Coast Ar
tillery Corps, at Roanoke, Va, reliev-
ing First Lieut.. e. J. Bracken, sth In
fantry, who will join his regiment; First
Lieut.; Christian BRAND, 18th Cavalry,
At ist Duluth w Mimi ,s+5 RELIEVING levi First
will join his regiment; First Lieut. F.
M. Of1ey, list Infantry, at Oklahoma
City, Okla. relieving Capt. Warren Dean,
18th Cavalry, who will join his regiment.
Coal on the Isthmus.
The Panama Railroad Company has
entered into contract with four Ameri-
can firms for $4,000 tons of semi-bitu-
ninous coal for the year ending March
81, 1911. Owing to the danger Of spon-
taneous combustion due to the excessive
moisture in the zone air, bids for btu
minous coal were not considered. Coal
that analyses 1900 British thermal units
Is the standard required. The isthmian
canal commissions yearly quota of about
$50, 600 probably will be supplied by the
same firms.
Movements of Naval Vessels.
The vicksburg has arrived at Acapulco.
The Brutus has sailed from Iamberts
point and the Flusser from Provincetown
for Delaware breakwater: the Leonidas
from Norfolk for Charleston; the Salem
from GARDENERS bay for New York city.
Naval Orders.
Rear Admiral ]. d. Adams, retired, from
commandant sixth naval district, navy
yard, CHARLESTON, S. c., to home.
Commander A. P. Niblack, from COM
mand Tacoma to duty as naval attache
at Rio de Janeiro, Buenos Aires and San
tiago.
Civil Engineer W. H. Allen, from naval
magazine, bingham, Mass, to bureau of
yards and docks, Navy Department,
Washington, D. c..
Civil Engineer e. III. Brownell, from bu-
reau of yards and docks. Navy Depart
ment. to navy yard. Puget sound, Wash.
Civil Engineer A. c. Lewerenz, from
navy yard Mare Island, Cal, and bureau