Omaha daily bee., 1910-12-18
Washington Affairs
CFrom a staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, Dec 17.-(Speciai Tele-
gram -Brigadier General Ramsey y.
army service schools, Fort Leavenworth
to take effect about January Is, relieving
Brigadier General Frederick Funston
Major Paul f. Straub, general staff. will
proceed TO Leavenworth, Kan. about
April for temporary duty.
Captain John w. Barker. signal corps
will remain on duty at the army service
schools, Fort Leavenworth, until further
orders.
First Lieutenant Clarence II. Knight
corps OF engineers, will repair to this city
and report to the commanding officer Of
the Walter Reed hospital for treatment.
Captain Frank r. Mccoy, Third cavalry,
upon expiration of leave will report to the
chief of staff for duty.
The detail OF Major Alvardo NJ. Fuller.
| retired, for duty with the organized militia
| of Kansas Is extended until further or
| ders
First Lieutenant Arthur r. Ehrenbeck,
corps OF engineers is relieved from treat pS.
ard, N M. and will return 70 Vancouver
barracks for duty.
medical corps, is relieved from duty at
| Fort Hamilton, N. Y, and will proceed
to Fort Bayard. n NJ, for duty.
! First Lieutenant Gordon n Kimball,
/ Twelfth cavalry, f. relieved from duty
| as aide-de-camp to Brigadier General
Ramsey y. Potts and will join his regi-
ment et Fort William Mckinley Philip
Leaves Of absence: Leave of absence
| granted FIRST Lieutenant Augustus h.
Bishop First infantry, is extended one
Changes in duties Of paymasters; Major
| John c. Waterman is relieved from duty
| in the Philippines, to take effect about
| April 10 and win proceed to San Fran
| cisco for further orders.
Captain Charles e. n Howard Is re
lieved from duty in the Philippines TO
| take effect about April Is, and will then
| proceed 10 San Francisco and thence TO
Major William S. Scott, adjutant gen
eraf now in San Francisco will proceed
10 san Antonio, Tex, for duty.
BY direction Of the president captain
Leroy S. Upton, First infantry is detailed
for duty in the pay department vice Cap
| tain Edward c. Carey, relieved.
Captain Ben II. Dorcy. retired is re
lieved from duty with the organized militia
Of Michigan and will proceed to his home.
Major Joseph II. T. Particle, Fourth IN
fantry; Major John n. stone, medical
| Tremaine one Hundredth cavalry viii
/ proceed 20 this city and report 10 BFiga-
! dier General Ernest A. Darlington, in
spector general. president OF the Army Ike
l.tirinE board. for examination
Captain Laurence G. Brown, coast ar
ullery corps H. transferred from me Cn ne
the one Hundred and Forty second com
pany. ,.-
coast artillery corps, Is relieved from duty
\ one Hundred and Forty-hrst company,
| and transferred TO the one Hundred and
| Twenty eighth company.
ter. viii proceed 10 this city and report
I TO Brigadier General Ernest A. Darling
ton, inspector general for examination os
n the Array Retiring board
! colonel Walter s. SCHUYLER. Firth cav
3 airy general staff, il relieved from uuty
on the general staff corps and VIII pro
Z coed 20 Fort Riley Tor duty renewing
| Brigadier General Frederick X Ward
Second Lieutenant John X. Herr sew
enth cavalry will proceed TO West rom
] Att Ar military academy. TeleN-
ing First Lieutenant Richard NJ. Thomas
Fifteenth cavalry who viii join his regi
Major Henry C. Cole, commissary, vii
proceed 10 Fort Bayard. y. NJ, for treat
ment al the general hospital
Leaves Of s6sttn s c S2Psai6 one Soh month
Captain Frank H. Lawton' commissary
ten days.
Iowa postmasters appointed: Blandon
|Pocahontas county, Pearl r. Frazer vice
" p. McReynolds, resigned Dudley
Wapeo county g. W. R PeselTgon' W wee
county. Ray A. Folsom, vice HIN Thorn
ten, resigned.
BY A vote Of 8 TO / a subcommittee Of
. the senate committee on judiciary author
ized a favorable report on resolution 10
| "A constitutional amendment 70 provide f0l
Tie election Of United States senators by
direct vote Of the people
Advocates OF New Orleans and Of SAL
Francisco for the exposition OF 1913 20 eel
I citrate the opening Of the Panama cana
[ we're given a hearing before the hous'
committee ON rules THURSDAY
Colonel walter s. schuyler OF the FRI
, cavalry hy direction Of the president hal
been appointed commander OF inc arm
post al Fort Riley, kan ana the tnouate'
b service school He viii relieve Bri gldie
General Frederick X. Ward. who Win retir
in March.