Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-20
ARMY NAVY
Army Orders.

tillery Corps. will proceed to the Sandy
Hook proving ground. New Jersey. to
observe the working of the disappearing
carriage of the 14-inch rife and other
experimental work
Col. Robert c. Van Vliet. 2oth Infantry.
will proceed to AlcatraZ Island. Cal. and
assume command of the Pacific branch.
Col. Reuben B. Turner, infantry
The leave of absence granted Capt.
James B. Kemper. 18th Infantry. War
Department, is extended one month
to take effect on or about November %.
1911. Is granted Capt. Vincent NJ. Ell
more, oath Infantry.
Col. Reuben B. Turner, infantry. unas-
signed. upon being relieved from duty
at the Pacific branch, United States mill
tary prison. AlcatraZ. Cal, will proceed
to his home preparatory to retirement
from active service. Leave Of absence
for four months, to take effect upon re-
lief from duty. is granted Col. Turner:
The leave of absence granted Lieut..
Col. Augustus c. Macomb. 9th Cavalry,
is further extended ten days
Lieut.. Col. Augustus c. Macomb, 9th
Cavalry, is directed to report at Fort
of his present leave of absence.
First Lieut.. Mark D. Weed. Medical
Corps. is relieved from duty on the
transport Sheridan, and is assigned to
duty as surgeon of the transport Ihom-
as, with station at San Francisco, Cal.
Leave of absence for four months. to
take effect on or about November 10.
1911. is granted Maj. Francis ]. koester.
18th Cavalry.
The following changes in the assign
ment of officers of the Coast Artillery
Corps are ordered:
Capt. Claude E. Brigham is transferred
from the 135th Company to the Hoist
Company, to take effect November 1,
1911.
First Lieut. James S. Dusenbury Is re-
Geved from assignment to the SIth Com
pany and placed on the unassigned list.
He viii report to the eastern artillery
district of New York. for assignment to
duty.
First Lieut.. Lucian D. Booth. now at.
tached TO the 135th Company, is as
signed to that company.
The following assignments of officers
recently promoted are announced:
Mart n Novak. promoted from first
lieutenant, oath Infantry. to captain Sep
TENDER 30, 1911, and assigned to the 18th
Infantry.
\. Ellicott Brown, promoted from Sec
ond lieutenant. 10th Infantry. to first
lieutenant September 30, 1911. and assign
ed to the 24th Infantry.
Each of the officers will be assigned a
company and station by his regimental
commander, and will proceed to join the
station to which he may be assigned.
ments of officers of the Coast Artillery
Corps are ordered:
Capt. Henry c. Merriam is relieved from
assignment to the 164th Company and will
Cal. and assume command of the United
States Army mine planter Colonel George
Armistead. relieving First Lieut.. Henry
T. Burgin. Capt. Merriam is appointed
an acting quartermaster and acting COM
missiary while on this duty.
First tent Henry r RnrQin now I'M
assigned, is assigned to the 164th Com
pany, and upon expiration of leave OF alb
sence will proceed to join the company
to which he is assigned.
Capt Edward Carpenter, Coast Artil-
lery Corps. will proceed on or about Oc-
tober "a to New York city to install
dummy armament in the Coast Artillery
armories of the state Of New York.
Naval Orders.
Asst Surgeon 4. Fl. Dodge. to duty at
the Naval Hospital. Newport. r. I.
Cable from the commander-in-chief, T..
S. Asiatic fleet, dated Manila. P. L.. oc-
tober 10, 1911:
Lieut. f. S. Robinson. detached duty
the Albany to duty the New Orleans.
Lieut. Gunior grade) ]. HI. Collins. de-
tached duty naval station. OlongapO, p.
l., to duty the New Orleans.
Ensign G. II. Bowdey, detached duty
the Wilmington, to duty the New Or
leans.
Chief Machinist ]. A. Hickey. detached
duty the Albany, to duty the New Or
leans.
Lieut.. Gunior grade) l. B. Anderson.
detached duty the Saratoga, to duty the
Machinist N. r. George detached duty
the New Orleans to duty the Albany.
Ensign w. H. Pashley. detached duty
the New Orleans. to duty the Mohican.
Ensign c. p. Jungling. to duty the Sar-
atoga.
mington.
Boatswain F. Bresnan. detached duty
the Supply. to duty the Piscataqua:
the Piscataqua. to duty the Supply.
Medical Inspet tor E. p Stone. detached
duty the Naval Hospital CanacaO. P. l..
to Naval Hospital. Mare Island. Cal, for
treatment.
Movements Of Naval Vessels.
The following movements OF vessels
have been reported to the department:
New Hampshire ard Louisiana, from
Hampton roads for steaming trials:
Bailey arrived at Norfolk; California.
West Virginia and Colorado for San
Francisco to San Diego: Prairie, from
Philadelphia to Hampton roads: Chester.
from Malta to Trieste; Waban arrived at
Key West; Worden, Stockton, Shubrick.
Wilkes. Biddle and Dahigrea. from
Charleston TO Hampton roads.