New-York tribune., 1910-06-01
ARMY AND NAVY NOTES,
Sensation Expected in the Court
Martial of Colonel Cooke.
From The Tribune Bureau.l
Washington. MAY

COLONEL COOhE > CtiIf-I MAA~h1AA
There IS more than ordinary interest ~
the outcome of the trial by court martial o.
Colonel George F. Cooke. u. 8 A. tretired).
As has been stated IN the dispatches. that
officer is TO he brought before a military
court probably at Vancouver Barracks,
washington. on charges which alleGe that r.
did not exercise proper precaution against
the loss OF $1,000 which was taken from
the safe az the army post OF Fort Gibhon,
in Alaska. where Colonel Cooke was in COM
rriand OF the military force in that territory
An enlisted man disappeared at the tine
the money was missed. and special reward
Of 81 900 has been offered for his appre-,
hension without result There is much
more in this case. it is now learned, than
appears on the surface Much mystery has
attended the developments. Colonel Cooke
would have been brought TO trial before
had it not been that there were very good
chances that more of a sensation would
have been created than the military author
tiles regarded as desirable. These elements
have now been eliminated so as to confine
the trial TO the question OF the loss OF the
money All sorts of stories lave been ii
circulation. and considerable criticism has
been expressed by army officers that Colonel
Cooke should have been retired as colonel
while he was lieutenant colonel, just pre-
vious to retirement 1t IS considered that
he has been unduly favored. and in view OF
his approaching trial. the situation has at
racted much attention.
ORDERS IsSUED.-Ths following orders
have been issued:
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Major TIMOTHY .. kELEHER. psyTnaster, 20
the Walter Reed General Hospital. District
Major CONRAD E CoBRPooR, medical corps;
fFS@ HS9pla P2Ft va9 S9'FR to caEs Hsrq
NET, medical corps. 70 Fort wad.Horth
hai9f Captain. 6ImN JAMES 3usTc iatS fnfanr
ROBERT H. wEsTCoTT. 11th Intantry, and
Of infantryi detaiied for duty with organized
militia of Wisconsin at annual encampment
at Camp Douglas, July TO %
Captain WILLIAM H PAINE, Tth Cavalry. TO
recruiting service, Fort Mcdowell
ap1ai9 of Il from The WeIer Reed
General Hospital. District OF Columbia. July
l. TO home, preparatory TO retirement from
Captain WILLIAM W. HAMILTON. coast ar
tillery. to Governors Island. examination for
Captain JOHN a. CLARK. medical corps. upon
RELIEF fr9m E9rt kseqm 70 0 sI1aeo- phil
ippine Scouts. from, 29th TO 18th Infantry.
Captain FRANK II. BURTON. from 18th TO 2sth
Captain DANIEL ". HAND. qusrterrnaster. re
lieved from detail In duartermastsr depart
First Lieutenant WILLIAM r. TCLEART.
coast srtiilsry to assume ne temDorsTry snsfss s.Irs
RoBERT re PsfnSs g gbWARps Ell 1Sfa coast artsT r1
ne have spt,Is BEEN ordered Ma ior ALFRED NJ Hun
TER. to command Fort Barry July Il; Major
Dade and artillery district OF Tampa. July
/: Captain WILLIAM FoRsE: from ssta
~ Sn9R MERRiAM 4GiSa' fron 9th to e2d company:
Captain FREDERICK = BUCK, from
CHARLES R aLIET, assigned !o Iista
Company. TO take effect August u; First
signed to 125th Company, to take effect
August l3 First Lieutenant kARL z.
rom Fort N d}2 nRGn Tepert to Commanding 90 or
hcer. artillery district OF the Delaware, for
time to take transport sailing December S. for
Manila, where. upon arrival. he Will loin, hls
company at Fort Mills, Corregidor Island
The following first lieutenants, medical reserve
o. corps, from the Army Medical school Wash
ington, to the stations specified: WILLIAM
H. ALLEN Fort Slocum; GLENN 1 JONES,
Fort Mcdowell; MARK .; WEI; sisiLe MslIer
bIa: LARRY b NJ AFEE. Army and Navy
General Hospital Hot SPRINGS PIle NJ ER"ARD = -
PrR RhLEs 5a5s3a J o:ps aad EiT Pfesdio aR q San
francisco; ROYAL REYNOLDS and THOMAS
6i,, AUsN e. dgt 5s T6sDiS 69Pqqy rss6o SO q
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San Francisco: JOSEPH e BASTTON and
ADAM Z ScH43AEsE.R. medlcat reseTse s,se
trict Of Columbia, for duty with Company
hospital corps.
| The following first lieutenants, medical reserve
corps. from Army Medical School Washing
ton, to the stations specified: JOSEPH CAS-
PER, Fort Dupont: WILLIAM L. SHEEP
and WILLIAM c. DAVIS, Fort Ethan Allen;
HIRRWWRRRRp kE9& Fort FoTs Tav WRYSE
H. CRUM. Madison Barracks; WILLIAM B.
CARR. Fort Monroe: ROBERT ". HOLMES
Plattsburg Barracks; TAYLOR E DARBY,
Fort Mcpherson: ARTHUR o. DAVIS, Fort
Ogelthorpe; HARRY r. BEERY, Fort Ben
/ iamin Harrison: JAMES r. MOUNT, Fort
/ Sheridan: CHARLES G DEMMER, Fort
Thomas. ALBERT s BOWEN and HARRY
b ETTER Fort Smelling: OWEN c. FISK,
Fort Crook: JOHN P. FLETCHER. Fort ID
a. Russell; THOMAS L FERRENBAUGH,
Fort Des Moines; JOHN A. BURKET, Fort
Riley; FLOYD KRAMER Fort Robinson
JAMES s. FOX. Fort Sam Houston JOHN
r AYDELOTTE, Fort Sam Houston. reliev-
ing First Lieutenant ALBION MD. COZ
Ferry; GEORGE W. COOK, Fort Douglas;
THOMAS H JOHNSON, Fort Baker