Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-10
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
Armv Orders.

Brig. Gen. William W. Wotherspoon
L. S. A. and Majs. William G. Ham.
Coast Artillery Corps. and William D.
Common, Corps of Engineers. will pro-
coed to Boston about June II, 1910. for
the purpose of attending a meeting of
the national land defense board
Lieut.. Col. Charles G: Woodward, in
spector general, is relieved from his
present duties. and will proceed to the
Philippines for duty as coast defense
officer of that division.
BY direction of the President First
Lieuts Solomon P. klotz. and Everett S
McClelland, Medical Reserve Corps. are
honorably discharged from the service
OF the United States, to take effect Au-
gust l, 1910, their services being no
longer required.
Leave of absence for one month, with
permission to go beyond the sea, is
granted Second Lieut.. Andrew D. Chat
fin. Goth Infantry.
Leave of absence for twenty one days
is granted Capt. Dan II. Moore. 9Th
Field Artillery.
Leave of absence for four months with
permission to go beyond the sea, Is grant
ed Second Lieut.. Richard D. Newman,
18th Cavalry.
Second Lieut.. Richard T. Coiner. Corps
of Engineers, will report at Washington
barracks, for duty with the 1st Battalion
of Engineers.
Leave of absence for one month is
granted Lieut.. Col. Charles W. Taylor
adjutant general.
Leave of absence for twenty days is
granted Maj Conrad E. koerper, Medical
Corps.
Leave of absence for one month and
twelve days is granted Capt. Ernest d.
Peek, Corps of Engineers.
Leave of absence for two months is
granted First Lieut. William J. Enders
Medical Reserve Corps.
First Lieut.. John M Hewitt Medical
Reserve Corps, is relieved from duty al
the Presidio Of San Francisco. Cal, and
is assigned to duty as surgeon of the
transport Buford.
BY direction of the President, and upon
the application of Cook William Suffer,
Company B, 18th Infantry. that soldier
will be placed upon the retired list.
Naval Orders.
Lieut. V. A. Kimberly, to navy yard.
New York.
Lieut.. c. L. Hand, when discharged
treatment naval hospital, Mare Island,
Cal, to Independence.
n. B. Olsen has been appointed a pay
masters clerk in the navy. duty Wash
ington
Assistant Surgeon S. L. Higgins, to
Capt S. W. Brewster, L. s. NJ c., from
Marine Brigade. Manila, P. l., to naval
hospital. Mare Island, Cal, for treatment.
First Lieut.. A. B. Owens, L. s. NJ. c.,
from 1st Brigade Marines, Manila, P. L.,
treatment.
Marine Corps Orders.
Lieut. Col. H. c. Haines. leave of alb
sence for one month.
tiers L. s. M. c. to Marine Corps depot
of supplies. Philadelphia.
First Lieut.. r. B. Creecy. appointed a
member Of general court-martial at Port
Royal, S. c.
First Lieut.. w p Upshur, leave of
absence for one month.
First Lieut.. w. F. Bevan. from marine
barracks. Philadelphia, to headquarters
Second Lieut.. R. F. Ludlow, to Wash
ington. D. c.
Lieut.. Col. T. P. Kane. leave of alb
sence for one month.
First Lieut.. c. F. Williams qualified
twenty days.
First Lieut.. C. ]. E. Guggenheim, grant
ed fifteen days leave of absence with
permission to visit Venezuela
First Lieut. r. B. Farquharson, leave
OF absence for one month and fifteen
days
First Lieut.. II. D. Barber, appointed
judge advocate of general court-martial
at navy yard, Portsmouth, N H.
First Lieut.. E. P. Fortson, appointed a
member of same court-martial
Case of Commander Hill.
Although technically the case is still
before the Navy Department for review.
it is understood that the court of inquiry
which investigated the charge that Com
mander Frank X. Hill brought the Ma
rietta into Hampton roads from a cruise in
the tropics in bad condition, has acquitted
that officer and that further proceedings
are improbable. Commander Hill has
been relieved of command of the Marietta
and ordered to duty at Newport r. l.
Movements of Naval Vessels.
The Standish has arrived at An
napolis; the Eagle at Portsmouth, N.
H.; the Wolverine at Holland; the Hist
at Guantanamo; the Vulcan at Hamp-
ton roads; the Paul Jones, Preble.
Stewart and Perry at Long Beach.
The Paducah has sailed from Cristo-