Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-11
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
Army Orders.

Capt Roger o. Mason. 9TH Field Ar
tillery, is detailed to enter the class at
| the Army School of the Line, Fort Leav-
enworth, Kan.
By direction of the President and upon
the application of First Sergt Thomas
Fitzhenry, Company F, 7th Infantry, that
soldier will be placed upon the retired
list.
Leave of absence for two months is
granted Capt. Sherwood y. Cheney, gen.
eral staff
By direction of the President and upon
the application of Chief Musician Thomas
j. McDermott, band, Goth Infantry, that
| soldier will be placed upon the retired
| list.
BY direction of the President. First
Lieut.. Julian NJ. Gillespie Medical Re-
serve Corps. is honorably discharged from
| the service of the United States, his serv-
| ices being no longer required.
The resignation of First Lieut. Thomas
| f. Moran, Philippine Scouts, has been ac-
| cepted by the President.
First Lieut.. Peter J. Hennessey, 18th
| Cavalry, will proceed to general hospital.
the Preside of San Francisco, Cal, for
| observation and treatment.
Capt. William J. Snow. 9th Field Artil-
| lery. will proceed to Boston for duty per-
| tanning to the practice march and other
instruction of the LIST Battalion, Field Ar
| tillery, organized militia of Massachu-
| sets.
| Leaves of absence have been granted as
follows: Maj. Frederick F. Russell, Med
| ical Corps. seventy days: Lieut.. Col.
| Frank l.. Dodds. judge advocate. two
months extension; Capt D. X. Major,
ir.. 9th Infantry, two months; Maj. AL
| fred NJ. Hunter. Coast Artillery Corps,
| twenty-five days: Lieut.. Col. Harry L..
Bailey, 9TH Infantry. ten days extension
| First Lieut.. f., l.. Napier. Medical Re
| serve Corps. one month on account OF
sickness; Veterinarian Charles II. Jewell,
9th Field Artillery, one month.
Movements of Naval Vessels.
The Ajax has arrived at Boston; the
| Scorpion at Piraeus
| The Foote and Rodgers have sailed
| from Charleston for Norfolk; the Vestal
from Bradford for Tompknsville; the
Wheeling and Petrol from San Francisco
| Perry and Stewart from Long Beach for
| Mare Island; the Lawrence, Go.dsborough
and Rowan from San Pedro for Mare
Island the Supply from Guam for
| Nagasaki.
Naval Orders.
| Lieut. o. F. Cooper has been placed upon
| the retired list of the navy.
Ensign J. II. Pond, from the Petrol
| to naval hospital. Mare Island. Cal, for
observation and treatment.
Ensign A. C. Wilhelm, from the West
| Virginia to the Petrol
| Ensign II. V. McKittrick, from the
| Montgomery to the Louisiana.
| Midshipmen W. n. Richardson. jr, and
| II. " McCabe. from the Virginia to the
| South Carolina.
Progress on Warships.
OF the four battleships now under con-
strction for the United States Navy, the
Utah, building by the New York Ship
building Company at Camden. is the
most advanced, standing at 76 per cent
according to the monthly report of the
naval construction bureau: the Florida
at the New York navy yard. 66.3 per cen;
advanced toward completion; the Arkan.
sas. with the New York Shipbuildine
Company, at 2T.6 per cent, and the Wvo.
ming, at Cramps works in Philadelphia
at 22.J per cent.
Good progress is reported on the yarj.
, Gus submarines, Golfers and torpedo hoa
destroyers now building for the navy.