Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-02
ARMY AND NAVY
Army Orders.

Maj Wallace De Witt. Medical Corps.
Wyoming, and will proceed to Honolulu,
Hawaii territory. for duty.
First Lieut.. Archibald F. Commiskey,
9TH Cavalry, is detailed to enter the
Mounted Service School, Fort Riley
course in equitation at that school,
The leave Of absence granted First
Lieut.. John J. Fulmer, 7th Infantry, Is
extended one snonth.. -
First Lieut.. Duncan Elliot, 9Th Cavalry,
Is relieved from treatment at the Walter
Reed General Hospital.
Leave of absence for one month is
granted Capt. Charles S. Lincoln, I'd In
fantry.
BY direction of the President. and upon
the application of First Sergt. William J..
Farlow, Troop A. 4th Cavalry. that SOL
der will be placed upon the retired list.
Capt. Duncan K. Major, jr., 9th In
fantry. is relieved from treatment at the
General Hospital, Fort Bayard, New
Mexico, and will proceed to Whipple bar
racks, Arizona, for duty.
Second Lieut.. Albert H. Mueller, Sth
Cavalry, now on leave of absence at Par
kersburg, w. Va, will repair to the Wal
ton and treatment.
Naval Orders.
Capt W. 8. Benson, from command
Missouri to command Utah.
Capt. r. C. Smith, from Naval War
College, Newport, r. l., to Navy De-
Ensign H. T. Dyer. from Panther to
Paulding.
Ensign r. r. NJ Emmett, from Mont
gomery to Connecticut.
Ensign e. ]. Foy, from Connecticut
Surgeon ]. T. Kennedy. from Indiana
Surgeon K. Ohnesorg, from Louisiana
to Virginia.
Surgeon j. B. Dennis. from Virginia
to navy yard, Philadelphia.
Surgeon NJ. F. Gates, from navy yard,
Philadelphia, to command Solace.
Surgeon G. Pickrell from command of
Solace to home and wait orders.
Assistant Surgeon H F: Lawrence, to
Past Assistant Paymaster E. H. Doug
lass and Passed Assistant Paymaster
R. X. Van Mater have been commissioned
Passed Assistant Paymaster F. P. VIII
liams, from naval training station, New
D. c.
Chief Constructor r. NJ. Watt has been
commissioned chief Of the bureau of con-
struction and repair, Navy Department.
Chief Boatswain u. Moriarty, from IN
dependence, and continue treatment
Naval Hospital, Mare Island. Cal
Machinist H. j. Reuse, from the Iowa
to Virginia.
Machinist T. D. Healy. from the Vir-
GINA, and await orders.
w. r. Pattison has been appointed
paymaster's clerk at navy yard, WASH
ington, d. c.
Paymaster Clerk F. c. Adams has been
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New Commander of the Solace.
A change has been made in the COM
mand of the u. S. s. Solace, the only
hospital ship in commission. Surgeon
M. F. Gates, now on duty at the navy
yard at Philadelphia. has been assigned
to that duty, relieving Surgeon George
Pickrell who has been ordered to his
home and placed on waiting orders.
Surgeon Pickrell had charge of the work
Of fitting out the Solace as hospital
ship, and has had command of that
vessel since last November.
Changes in Engineer Corps.
Col. Walter L. Fisk, Corps of Engi-
neers, has been relieved of station at
ton at ST. Louis, Mo-. az president of
Lieut. Col. William E. Craighill, Corps
of Engineers, has been relieved of duty
in this city and ordered to take charge
of river and harbor works in the vicinity
of Portland. Me. He will relieve Lieut..
Col George A. linn, Corps of Engi-
neers, who has been ordered to Chicago
for duty as chief engineer of the Depart
ment of the Lakes.
Navy to Revise Pena1ogy.:
A board consisting of Capt. Robert l..
Russell. judge advocate general of the
navy; Commander H. B. Wilson of the
bureau of navigation and Capt. C. B.
Hatch, U. s. NJ. c., commanding the
naval prison, Boston. will meet in this
the latter part of this week. to revise the
system of punishments for naval offenses
The board will formulate plans for
trip of inspection of the military prisons
of the country. 1t is not understood that
the board is disposed to make radical
changes in the punishmet of prisoners in
the navy.
Important suggestions will be under
consideration for the equalization OF pun.