Evening star., 1911-01-27
Verdicts of Courts Martial.

President Taft has before him three i'm
portant court-martial cases. which may
be acted upon any day. They are those
OF Col George F. Cook. retired; Capt
Guy H. B. Smith, 4th United states In
fantry, and Chaplain John +. nallam
| 18th United States Infantry Col. Cooke
was recently tried at Vancouver bar
| racks, Wash, on charge of being re-
sponsible for theft by a non-commis-
stoned officer of about $1,000 while he
was lieutenant colonel of the I'D In
| fantry, which was stationed in Alaska
Capt Smith was tried by a secret court.
martial at Fort Leavefiworth for an al
legged offense on an army transport and
Chaplain Dallam for writing letter to
a Manila newspaper crit.cising the resuI,
OF his former court-martial.
From Maryland to the Philippines.
Orders issued from the War Depart
| ment designated the 142d Company.
| Coast Artillery Corps, now at Fort Nc
| Henry. Md, for service at Fort Wint,
| Grande Island, in the Philippines sail
ing from San Francisco August next.
1t will relieve the 146th Company Coast
Artillery, which will sail from Manila
September ID for duty at Fort H. G.
Wright, n. Y.
Texas Post Abandoned.
A presidential order just issued trans
| fers the military reservation of Fort
| Ringgold, Tex, with all buildings there
on, from the War Department to the
| Interior Department. The reservation
| contains :}34 acres and will be disposed
of under the act of 1884 regarding aban-
doned and useless military reservations.
Army Orders.
Capt. William r. Sample, Sd Infantry,
| is detailed as major to command the
9th Battalion, Philippine Scouts, In place
| of Capt. Raymond Sheldon. 18th In
| fantry, relieved, who will join his regi-
ment.
BY direction of the President, and upon
| application of First Sergt. Edward Ed
| munds, Company B, 10Th Infantry, that
| soldier will be placed upon the retired
| list
5th Cavalry. will proceed to Fort Riley.
Kar., and report to Brig. Gen. Walter S.
SCHUYLER for duty on his staff.
Capt. Gwynn r. Hancock. Coast Artil-
| lery Corps. is transferred from the 3ls'
| Company to the 156th Company.
| First Lieut.. George B. Foster jr. Medi-
cal Corps, will report at Washington bar
racks for temporary duty:
| First Lieut.. Robert SkcltOn, Medical
Reserve Corps, recently appointed. is
! ordered to duty at Fort Adams, r. l.
| Mai Walter G. Pentield. ordnance de-
| partment, will proceed to the arsenal
| Watertown, Mass, on official business
pertaining to the shop operations at tie
| Springfield armOry.
| Leave of absence for one month. with
| permission to go beyond the sea, is grant
| ed Capt. Warren T. Hannum. Corps OF
| Engineers.
First Lieut. William H. Allen, Medical
| Corps, will repair to the Walter Reed
! General Hospital for observation and
| treatment.
Lieut. Col George B. Davis. deputy
! commissary general will visit Highland
or Greenvil!e, ILL.,. for the purpose Of in
! specting subsistence supplies
Naval Orders.
| Commander H. G. Gates from the Min
nesota to Naval Medical School Hospital
| Washington, D: c.
Chief Machinist c. r.. Johnson, from
navy yard, Portsmouth. n. H., to Wash
| ington.
| Machinist d. r. Shackford to duty
Franklin, navy yard. Norfolk. Va.
| Naval Movements.
| The Prometheus has arrived at Mare
| Island. the Tacoma at Puerto CorteZ, the
| Delaware at Sewall Point, the Pennsyl-
| vania at Santa Barbara, the Dubuque
| Patapsco and Leonidas at Hampton
| roads. the Rocket at Indian Head, and
the Yankton at Santiago.
| The Hector and Vulcan have sailed
! from Guantanamo for Hampton roads
| and the Maryland and West Virginia
| from San Francisco for Santa Barbara.