Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-20
ARMY NAVY
% Command Government Arsenals

Lieut.. Col. George W. Burr of the ord
nance department has been appointed
commandant of the Rock Island. Ill.
arsenal, succeeding Lieut.. Col. F. +.
Hobbs. who died April IL. The new COM
mandant is now in charge OF the Angus
ia. Ga. arsenal where he will be sue
ceeded by Lieut. Col. J. W. Benet. present
commandment of Benicia arsenal. Cal.
Lieut.. Col. c. L. Ruggles. professor OF
ordnance and gunnery at West Point,
N Y, has been appointed commandment
at Benicia.
Puritan Test Not Decisive.
After an examination of the underwater
body of the monitor Puritan, sunk by
high explosives in the mouth of the James
river. and now in dry dock at Norfolk
naval experts have reported to Secretary
Meyer that owing to the great advance
ment in marine construction since the
Puritan was built-heavier and broader
armor belts and stronger bulkheads-any
one of the modern battieshipS or the
navy would have been able successfully
to Withstand the attack to which the
Puritan yielded.
Army Orders.
Capt Clarence Deems. jr., LIST Field
Artillery, will proceed to Fort Sill. Okla
for the purpose of preparing a topograph-
ical map. which will be used in connec-
ton with the school of fire.
The name of each of the officers specl,
fed is placed on the list OF detacneo
officers: Capt Isaac c. jerks. 24th IN
Infantry: First Lieut.: Clyde B. Crnsan'
4th Infantry: First Lieut.. Fay W Bran
son. I'D Infantry: First Lieut.. George Z
Marshall, jr.. oath Infantry; FIRST Lieut..
Edward J. Moran. ed Infantry; Firs'
Lieut.. Converse r. Lewis. 10th Infantry
Leave of absence for four months is
granted Capt Peter Murray. infantry
Leave of absence for two months. on
surgeons certificate of disability, Is
granted Capt. John G. Workizer. COAST
Artillery Corps. =
Leave of absence for one month Is
granted Second Lieut.. Leo j. Ahern. 9TH
Field Artillery. .
Leave of absence for four months is
granted Capt. George W. Helms 18Th
Infantry ~,
Capt. William NJ. Fassett, infantry. VIII
proceed to Fort Leavenworth. KAN Tor
temporary duty. and then will proceed To
Jackson, Miss ,o,, :.
Leave of absence to June 4. 1911. is
Each of the following-named officers
on duty at the United States Military
Academy. West Point. n Y. is as
William F. Nesbitt, 4th Infantry; Capt.
Daniel G. Berry. 22d Infantry: First
Lieut.. William B. Wallace. Goth Infantry;
First Lieut.. Henry NJ. Nelly. Goth In
fantrv; First Lieut.. Francis III. Farnum.
oath Infantry; First Lieut.. E. Liewellyn
Bull. 2lst Infantry; First Lieut.. harry
S Grier. 22d Infantry.
First Lieut.. William c. Tremaine. 18th
Cavalry. having been examined for pro-
motion by a board of officers and found
physically disqualified for the duties of a
captain of cavalry. by reason of dtsa-
bility incident to the service, his retire
ment by the President. from active serv-
ice as a captain. is announced.
Each of the following-named officers OF
the ordnance department VIII proceed 10
Philadelphia. Chester and South Bethie-
hem, Pa, on official business pertaining
to the operations Of the ordnance ess de-
Morgan L. Brett. Earl Mcfarland and
John B. Rose and First Lieuts. Charles
T. Harris, jr., and Lawrence W. Mcln-
tosh.
lery. will proceed to Fort Riley. Kan.
for duty as an observer during the camp
of instruction for field artillery officers OF
the organized militia at that post.
the application of First Sergt. Joseph ii.
Weldin, Company /. Sd Battalion Of En-
gineers. that soldier will be placed upon
the retired list
BY direction or the fTeSlucHt, It IL 81
I.ieilt. WARREN d. Dixon. Signal Corps, is
relieved from detail in that corps.
Leave of absence for three months and
twenty-one days is granted Col George
RuhIen. assistant quartermaster general.
Leave of absence to June ). 1911, on ac-
count of sickness Is granted Second Lieut..
Frank S. Clark. Coast Artillery Corps.
First Lieut. clifford Jones, Coast Ar
tillery Corps, will report to the examin-
ing board at Fort Monroe, Va, for pro-
motion.
Leave of absence for two months is
granted First Lieut.. Walter s. Sturgill.
ID Field Artillery. Lieut. Sturgill will
then join his regiment In the Philippine
Islands.
Capt. Harry A. Smith. infantry, de-
tailed for temporary duty with the
organized militia of Wisconsin. to as
sist Maj. John r. Morrison. general
staff, at the state military reservation.
Camp Douglas. Wisconsin, Juno to z.
1911.
First Lieut. Joseph F. Ware. 10th In