Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-18
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
Army Orders.

is detailed for service in the subsistence
department, vice Capt. Leo r. Foster,
commissary, relieved.
First Lieut. James 1. Robinson. Medical
Reserve Corps, recently appointed, Is or
dered to active duty at Fort Worden,
Wash.
First Lieut.. Thomas NJ. KpoS, 1st Cav
airy. at the Preside of San Francisco,
will join his proper station at Boise bar
racks Idaho.
The following changes in the assign
ments of officers of the Coast Artillery
Corps are ordered Second Lieut.. Abney
Payne, from the sd Company to the 9th
Company: Second Lieut.. John T. Rowe.
from the 12Sth Company to the b9th
Company; Second Lieut.. William G.. koe-
mig, from the 147th Company to the 9th
Company.
Maj. John l.. Hayden. Coast Artillery
Corps. will repair to this city for the
purpose of comforting with the chief of
the division of militia affairs, War De-
inspection of coast artillery reserves.
Maj. jay E. Hoffer, ordnance depart
ment will visit Watervliet arsenal,
Watervliet, n. Y, on official business
pertaining to the manufacture of ord
nance material.
The leave of absence granted First
Lieut.. Clemens w. Mcmillan, Medical Re-
serve Corps. is extended one month.
First Lieut.. George E. Price. 14th Cav
airy. will report at the General Hospital,
ination with a view to determining
whether or not he is physically AT to per-
form light duty.
Capt. Caspar H. Conrad, jr.. quarter
master. is ordered to repair to this city
via the Fort Reno remount depot. Fort
Reno, Okla, for the purpose Of inspecting
horses.
Second Lieut.. James c. Williams. Goth
Infantry, is transferred at his own re-
quest to the 9th Infantry, EN- route to the
Philippine Islands.
Naval Orders.
Capt c. f. Fox, from command of the
Lancaster navy yard, Philadelphia, Pa,
to home. and await orders.
Commander j. III. Oliver, from command
Of the Albany to the Naval War College,
Newport. r. ],
Ensign r. G. Needham. to the Naval
Academy, Annapolis, Md.
Ensign A. W. Fitch, from the Montgom-
cry to the Franklin. navy yard, Norfolk,
Va.
Passed Assistant Surgeon P. S. Rossi-
ter, from the naval station. Tutuila, Sa-
moa. to home and await orders.
Assistant Surgeon q. F. Cottle, from
the Naval Hospital. Naval Academy, An
napolis. Md. to the naval station, Tu-
tuila, Samoa.
Chief Boatswain j. Layen, from the
Severn to the Wabash.
charged treatment at Naval Medical
School Hospital, Washington. d. c., to
command the Lancaster.
Lieut.. c. r. Kear granted sick leave six
weeks.
Midshipman III. w. koehler, from the
Georgia to the New York.
Midshipman F. c. Bowerfind. from the
Mississippi to the New York
Passed Asst. Surg. s. F. Strife, from the
Franklin, navy yard, Norfolk, Va. to the
Naval Hospital Las AnimaS, Col, for
treatment.
Machinist O. Bodt, from the New York
to the Indiana
Machinst II. G. Moody, from the In
diana to the New York.
Commander G. r. Slocum to command
the Rainbow.
Lieut. O. +. Cooper, from command of
the Moccasin. TO command Asiatic tor
PC: reet:. on the Dale.
IN 'ien Z. D. McWhorter to command
the Moccasin.
Lieut. H. Fl. Michael. from command
Asiatic torpedo fleet, to command first
torpedo division, on the Dale.
Commander c. NJ. Kneper, from COM
mand of the Mohcan, and continue other
duties
Ensign j. H. Collins. from the Mohican
to the naval station. Olongapo. p. l.
Asst. Paymaster r. V. de w Blocker,
from the Rainbow to Naval Hospital,
Canacao, p. L., for treatment
Returned From Philippines.
The adjutant general is advised that the
transport Thomas has arrived at San
Francisco from Manila, with the 14th In
fantry: forty-eight officers and 776 en-
listed mem, and the following military
passengers: Col. Hunter. 9TH Cavalry;
Lieut.. Col Won Schrader, quartermaster's
department; Maj. Cree. Coast Artillery
Corps; Capts. Taylor, Frazier, Martin.
MullaS, Wagner, Hanson. Stone. First
Lieuts. Voris, Ferguson. Herbst. Kegan,
Kirkland, Gregg, Jepson. Beebe, Harris,
Gregory. Titus. MISSIONER. McLachlan,
Slaughter. Wnton, Koehler. Lathrop,
Merritt. Davis and Harding 14th Infan-
try; Maj Howard. Capt. Keller, First
Dutton of the subsistence department.
Case of the 4th Cavalry, Reed of the ID
Field Artillery and Arnold. quartermas-
ter; First Lieuts. Bailey. of the 9Th Field
Artillery. McCallum 81 the Medical Re-
serve Corps. Moran of the Philippine
Scouts: Second Lieuts. Hodges of the 1st
Cavalry and Bendel of the 7th Infantry:
First Lieuts. Davis and Jordan, Medical
Reserve Corps; Dental Surgeon ingalls,.
20l casuals, eighteen military convicts,
Dennis A. Sullivan. Company L. I'd Bat
talon Engineers. died at sea March 5,
pulmonary tuberculosis.
Promotion of Naval Officers.
The retirements of Rear Admirals A. p.
Nazro and William Swift will cause the
promotions of Capt. Chauncey Thomas
and William A. Marshall to be rear ad-
mirals, Commander Richard Hughes and
Commander Frank w. Bartlett to be
captains, Lieut.. Commanders Edward l..
Beach and Herman o. Stickney to he
commanders. and Lieuts. Irwin +. Lands
and John Halligan, jr., TO be lieutenant
commanders. Capt. LIcien Young is also
advanced to the grade of rear admiral as
an additional number.
To Attend State Camps.
Capts. Howard r. Hickok. 18th Cavalry;
William NJ. Fassett, 18th Infantry:
George F. Baltzell 9th Infantry, and
Matthew E. Hanna, Sd Cavalry, have
been order to proceed to Fort Mcpherson.
Ga, for duty as instructors at the camp
of instruction for military officers of
Georgia. to be held at that post May 8
10 Is, 1910. Upon the completion of their
duties at Fort Mcpherson the officers
named will proceed to st. Augustine, Fla,
for duty as instructors at the camp of
instruction for militia officers of Florida,
to be held at that place May 16 to %.
1910.
Officers Up for Promotion.
The following-named officers of the
Medical Corps have been ordered TO ex-
animation to determine their fitness for
promotion: Capts. Paul s. Halloran