Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-21
ARMY NAVY
Army Orders.

Capt. Frank NJ Caldwell. 18th Cavalry. is
relieved from station at Springfield. Ill.
and will proceed to Chicago. Ill, in con-
nection with his duties as inspector-in-
structor Of the organized militia of Illi-
nos.
BY direction of the President. and upon
the application of Ordnance Sergt- john
O'Rourke. that soldier will be placed upon
the retired list.
Officers recently promoted have beer
assigned to regiments as follows: Maj J.
D. l. Hartman to the 4th Cavalry, capt
Arthur Poillon to the 1st Cavalry. capt
William S Wood to the 9TH Field Artil-
lery, and 1st Lieut. Charles L. Scott to
the 14th Cavalry.
Leave of absence for two months on
account of sickness is granted First
Lieut.. Arthur T. Dalton, 10Th Infantry.
Cart. Charles B. Gatewood. ordnance
department. will proceed to Fort Adams
and Fort Wetherill, Rhode Island. on Off
cial business pertaining to the procuring
of carriages
BY direction of the President. and upon
the application of First Sergt. George w
Getty. Company NJ. 9TH Infantry, thai
soldier will be placed upon the retired
list
Leave of absence for twenty days is
granted Dental Surgeon Hugh G. Noor-
hies.
Maj William II. Bertsch, Sd Infantry
will report to the commanding general
western division. for duty. pending the
arrival at San Francisco of the Sd Infan-
try
The leave of absence granted Capt
Harry H. Pattison. Sd Cavalry, is ex-
tended two months, with permission to SO
beyond the sea.
First Lieut.. George NJ Peek. Coast Ar
tillery Corps. is assigned to the Saith Com
pany.
Maj George II. Penrose, quartermaster,
will assume charge of construction work
Nj
Daniel w. Arnold. quartermaster.
Maj. Johnson Hagood, general staff. is
detailed to attend the annual meeting
of the National Guard Association to
and II. 1911.
Maj. Percy NJ Kessler. Coast Artil-
lery Corps. will visit Philadelphia on
ofnclal business pertaining to the in
spection of submarine mine material
in process of manufacture for the tor
pedo depot.
BY direction of the President. and
upon the application of Sergt. First
Glass Alexander Cochran. Hospital
Corps. that soldier will be placed upon
the retired list.
The following changes in the Coast
Artillery Corps are ordered:
Lieut. Col. GustaNe w. S. Stevens,
from Fort Casey, Washington, to Fort
Stevens. Oregon. and assume command
of the artillery district of the Column
bia.
Mai John l.. Hayden, from Fort
Flag1er. Washington. to Fort Casey.
Washington. and assume command of
that post
Retirement of Col. Ruhlen.
Almost at the top of his grade, Col.
George Ruhlen, assistant quartermaster
general. was today placed on the retired
list of the army on account of age. Col.
Publ in h,1t ic
graduate of the Military Academy. to
which he was appointed from Ohio in
1868 He had an excellent record OF
service during the Spansh-Ame war
under a volunteer commission as major.
and has been principal assistant to the
quartermaster general in Washington for
number of years.
Annual Inspection of Troops.
Orders Just issued at the War Depart
ment require greater attention to military
details on the part of officers command
ing military departments. Hereafter they
Will he required to make annual inspec-
tons of every post under their command
without previous notification. and to take
the entire command into the field for a
DAYS march for demonstration of its eff
cheney in every detail.
Naval Orders
Lieut. Commander P. Washington, from
the Hancock to the Georgia.
Lieut.. Commander l.. Shane, from the
Georgia and wait orders.
Lieut.. Gunior grade) c. c. Hartigan, to
the Naval Academy. Annapolis, Md.
Lieuts. Gunior grade) G. f. Davis, F.
". Miner and H S. Rabbit have been
commissioned
Ensign c. II. Stoer. resignation accept
ed, to take effect September ~, 1911
Midshipman FL. r. Van De Doe, to
home and wait orders.
Midshipman u. Il. Downer from the
Connecticut to the Florida.
Passed Assistant Paymaster Fl. B. Wor-
den has been placed on the retired list of
the navy.
A. j. McMullen has been appointed a
!paymaster's clerk in the navy; duty on
the Celtic