New-York tribune., 1910-07-20
ARMY AND NAVY NOTES
General Wood Assumes Duties
as Chief of Staff.

Washington, July 19.
GENERAL WOOD CHIEF OF STAFF.
With the assumption to-day by Major
General Leonard Wood of the duties Of
chief of staff OF the army, two doctors
now occupy the most responsible two posi-
tions in the army of the United States.
The other doctor who has risen to such
power in the army is Major General Fred
c. Ainsworth, adjutant general who en-
tered the army as assistant surgeon in
1885,
General Wood appeared at the department
early to-day with General Oliver. Acting
Secretary of War They continued their
discussion of matters before the depart
nent in General divers office. Then Gen
eral Wood went to his new Office and re-
lieved General Carter as acting chief of
staff Later in the day General Wood
called at the State Department to make
report on his trip to the Argentine Repub-
lic where he went as special ambassador
of the United States to attend the centen-
nial celebration of that governments in
dependence.
ORDERS IssUED-The following orders
have been issued:
ARMY.
Captains CHARLES E, sIoRTER2 80 9th Cav
aryy sry; FREEboRN F EEE6ARD ? p HoIcoMR M 6l Ioth
cavalry. and WILLIAM Il, MENGEs,
manding general. Department of the Lakes.
for ASSIGNMENT TO duty pertaining to In n
organized militia of Ohio during encamp-
ments Of 1st and ID brigades
Captain GILBERT A. YOCNGBERG corps of
engineers, from Army War College, Octo-
Der l, TO West Point.
Captain JOSEPH D. LEITCH, General staff
Sice Vice MAJOR lSES'Ss HENRY ., TODD. Jr,, General
Captain ALFRED HASBROUCK, coast artil-
lery. assigned TO 69th Company:
Leave of absence: Major CHARLES S. FARMS
WORTH, 16th Infantry, twenty days.
NAVY.
Lieutenant c. H. FISCHER, detached charge
branch photographic office Buffalo, to
Lieutenant l. 4. GOTTEN. detached the vir-
ginia; continue G naval hospital. Boston
Ensign E. a. LOFQUIST. detached the Am
phitrite: TO the California
MOVEMENTS OF WARsHIPS- fol-
low movements of vessels have been re-
ported to the Navy Department:
ARRIVED.
july 1.-THE Michigan, at Montauk Point;
' sylph. at Boston; sion the Mississippi at Gar-
diners Bay; the Idaho. at Newport; the
Minnesota. at Gardeners Bay: the Rocket
at Indian Head and Washington; the
1ohopaL at navy NdEu' Ne" 10TH.
SAILED.
July 16-The Mississippi from Philadelphia
for Gardeners Bay, the Idaho. from Phila-
dclphia for Newport.
July 1.-THE Ajax the Pontiac and the Sioux,
from New York City for Boston; the VOL
verine from Detroit 10 Manitowac, Wis;
the Brutus from Culebra for Hampton
Roads
July 1S-The Potomac. from Newport for Nor
folk the Smith and the Preston, from
Newport for Gardeners Bay; the Tennes-
see, the North Carolina, the Montana and
the Chester, from Culebra fer HAMPTON
Roads: the Sylph, from Beverly for Bos-
ton; the McDonough, the Bailey and the
Stringham, from Norfolk for Newport; the
Reid and the Flusser. from New London
for Gardeners Bay; the Rocket, from
Indian Head for Washington; the Tono-
pah, from Hoboken for navy yard New
York; the Delaware from St. Thomas for
Newport; the Mayfower, from Beverly for
Eastport, Maine.
July 19-The Yorktown, from Portland, Ore;
for San Francisco: the Supply, from Yoko-
hama for Guam