The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-07-20
SHAKEUP IN MARINE CORPS
REBIKED OFFICERS Bt\ISHED
FROu HASHIN6TO>.
Col. Iaueiahsimer C0i. Deony aud iieui.-
Cs,. Prince seut 20 distant duty
7 Punishment for Saaabbles . court
OI Inquiry Investigated neceutly.

! 7 Punishmeat for sauabbles . court
Or Inquiry Investigated Recentiy.
/ wAsHISOroS. IuIv "a shaksup
among the higher officers Of the Marine
Corps came to-day through orders issued
! by Ma jor- Clen George F. Elliott. com
n.sndant Of the corps. Practically every
officer who wss rsprimanded officially oy
acting Secretary OF the Navy Winthrop
/ las weeA Was ordered transferred 70 .
new field Of duty. The transfers were
part OF the punishment Of the officers who
were inv olyed IA the recent naval court Of
inquiry. Mr. Winthrop cent this letter 10
I'-n Elliott on July Is
M oy-G.r GsD,gs =. kRioH rOnuuSdJrt
I1Isi STATE, hl'irs Corp.
Sir ! Eon vii detach Col CtGries
o. avohheImsf Co Prank D. Denny
aud lisGt .iOl Thomas e Pnu0- from
'ueir s'A' lons and duties "a MAsuIng toa
aud dI.r' col lsJChhsimrr - proceed
20 'G- N. ppine- FOR duty. col Denny
C -an Francisco for duty snd Leut col
P-'u,- 10 tho Philippines for dGtJ
Nos vii direct Lieu: Col l!enIy
HRiue- ~ Ass .ms charge Of headaasT.
trr' al ltaHt and Inspectors one Wash.
Iug'On. y e and Lieu -toi Charles
M'CANi-v TO assume charge OF Esaug :sr-
layton u 6
Won wi. d-ta-a 20. Ciare. D"ysn
from hi, station anu duty a. AuusrOli>
and G.:-,t him 10 pa, sed - ;T- Bremen
ton nav Safd tor ~
NU. Will inform 90 william Biddle
that beng the senior Itne OH on du'y in
Warrington he Las C-rn '-mUuTaril, desiz-
mattel % a. To- tae 90 gumAudGG' tn his
sh--n,e mt! farther notice Rrsp-ctfrl'y.
bEEkSAN NINTHKoP
Assistant SrcTr'ary OF the NHsV
Inc transfers were nos a 81 Tprs- Ia
persons no have been "a touch with the
proceedings OF the court Ot inquiry Tia.
court severely scored several stan officers
On the ground that they had served at the
headquarters ~ the corps ~ this "ity fot
too long period AZ the navy r-Eula-
tons rec ulr-d that the adlutant and IA
spsCtOr and the guarierinaster 81 tue
corps l,e on duty m Washington, the rsgu-
IatIuns had To be amended 80 ~ Ia permit
the transfers President Tafi. ~ - under
stood. several DAYS ago approved TIA"
mOdI fCatton Of the regulations and the
proposed transfers
The assignment 81 cot Biddls as acting
cnImuandant Of the corps ~ the absence
of Gen Elliott u MAS said has no beaTInK
upon the Succession as COmmandant OF
IT.. corps Heretofore Col I.auchh"in-r
hs- s-rv-d Rs acting cominandsnt IN the
ab--u,- Of Zen Elliott. Other transfers
tue general -hak-'Ip were announced to-
,iaN - follows
Lieut. tot EranklnJ Moses from head
quarters To- command 'he marine barracks
al Annapolis. vice col Doyen
MAJOR q u Fuller. from ma rim. bar
racks. Anna potts. tn Charleston Navy
Nard
MaJo- William q I..mly 10 h@ assistant
qnsrt-rmastSr Of the CorT~. vice Iieut
cot Prince
pom hI- arrival IN Manila col LAUGH
hsImsr will take charge OF the Philippine
INSPECTION district Col Denny will he-
come depot quaTtermR-tsr NJ San Fran-
CISCO. Lieut. -''ol Prince will he assigned
To duty as quartermastsr Of the First Bric
AIDE Of Marines in the Philippines. relieving
Capt Percy =. Archer. assistant quarter
master Col Denny will relieve MAJOR
Henry |. Roosevelt
II " expected here that Lieut. Col
Rufus n Lane now on duty AT San Fran
cisco will hs ordered 10 Was hington 10
take charge Of the inspectors corps