Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-08
ARMY-NAVY
Retirement Of Col. Dorst.

BY direction of the President Col. Jo-
seph H. Dorst, commanding the Sd Cav
airy at Fort Sam Houston. Tex, on his
own application. will be placed on the re-
tired list of, the army August 10. after
more than forty-one years service. He
has been granted leave of absence to the
date named.
Col. Dorst is a native of Kentucky and
was graduated from the United States
Military Academy in June, 1873. He
served in the cavalry arm from that year
until May. 1925. when he entered the
volunteer establishment, first as lieuten-
ant colonel and assistant adjutant gen
eral and then as colonel of the 4oth
United States Infantry. After a short
service in the inspector generals depart
ment he returned to the cavalry arm as
a lieutenant colonel in June. 1901, and
has remained there to date He reached
the grade of colonel in April. 1903, and
has had command of the Sd Cavalry
since that time.
Promotions in the Army.
The following named officers are pro-
NOTED to the grades indicated, and as
signed as follows:
Lieut.. Col. Charles T. Menoher. LIST
Field Artillery; Majs. Dwight f. Ault-
man. 1st Field Artillery, and Adrian S.
Fleming 4th Field Artillery; Capts.
Charles G. Mortimer. ed Field Artillery.
William s. Wells, eth Cavalry. and Will
liam II, Clopton, jr.. S.h Cavalry. and
First Lieuts Henry ]. Reilly, 18th Cav
airy, James J. O'Hara, LIST Cavalry, Al
bert c. Kimberley, 9th Cavalry. and
Harold F. Mari. I'd Field Artillery.
Inspecting New England Stations.
Assistant Secretary Winthrop Of the
Navy has started on an inspection tour
of several eastern naval stations, includ-
ing Portsmouth. N. H.; Newport. r. l.;
bingham. Mass. and New London, Conn.
His trip relates principally to estimates
for the next fiscal year, but at New
London he will complete arrangements
for the transfer of the marine base to
Philadelphia in furtherance of the plan to
make the latter city the main marine post
on the Atlantic coast.
Passing Of the Alliance.
The United States ship Alliance, station
ship at Culebra. Porto Rico. has outlived
her usefulness for purposes of~war and
has been "plucked" for retirement. She
will be examined by a board of survey
and. If condemned. sold at auction. The
little vessel is a sailing ship. built thirty
FIVE years ago, and consequently has no
place among her formidable sisters of
today. The elimination of the Alliance Is
part Of the plan to abandon Culehra as a
naval station.
Army Orders.
First Lieut.. Julien r. Bernheim, dental
surgeon. will proceed from Fort Sheridan,
H.. to Columbus barracks. Ohio, for tenn
porary duty.
Dental Surgeon John D. Millikin. at San
Francisco. Cal. will proceed to Columbus
barracks. Ohio. for duty.
Leave Of absence for four months on
surgeons certificate of disability is grant
ed Capt. Henry ". Stamford, Signal
Corps.
Capt. Offnere Hope. Coast Artillery
Corps, will proceed to Fort Terry, n. Y,
for the purpose of observing the power
apparatus now being installed at that
post
The following changes in the Coast Ar
tllery Corps are ordered:
Maj. Frank f. Harris to Fort Mott. y.
j.. and assume command of that post
Capt Francis W. Raston, TO the 1G4th
from the 1+3d Company to the unassigned
list; Second Lieut.. George l.. Van Deusen,
from the 1e4th Company to the 1+3d Com
pany.
The leave of absence granted First
Lieut. John C. Henderson. Coast Ar
tillery Corps, is extended twenty days.
The leave Of abesnce granted First
Lieut. Lloyd B. Magruder, Coast Ar
tillery Corps, is extended one month.
Capt. Alfred S. Morgan, Coast Artillery
Corps. is detailed for service in the sub
sistence department. vice Capt. Frederick
w. Stopford. relieved.
BY direction of the President. and upon
the application of First Sergt. William F.
Lusk. Company X. Sd Battalion of En-
gineers. that soldier will be placed upon
the retired list.
Leave of absence for one month is
granted Col. Joseph H. Dorst. I'd Cavalry
Maj. William A. Phillips. ordnance de-
partment. will proceed 10 Pawtucket, R.
examination of machines and processes
for the manufacture of ordnance material
The leave of absence granted Second
Lieut.. Joseph l.. Topham. jr. 18th In
fantry, is extended one month.
Leave of absence for three months is
granted Capt. Edgar T. Conley, infantry.
unassigned.
Capt James w Furlow. 7th Infantry,
will proceed to Fort Leavenworth, Kan
sas. for duty.
the Coast Artillery Corps is relieved from
the company indicated and will report to
the commanding officer. artillery district
of Charleston, for duty on his STAFF:
Capts. Francis n. Cooke from the 145th
Company. and Charles l.. j. Frohwitter,
from the 18th Company. and Second
Lieut. Edward l.. Kelly. from the 145th
Company.
Capt Frederick l.. Dengler. Coast Ar
tillery Corps. is assigned to the 14oth
Company.
First Lieut. Owen c. Fisk. Medical
Corps, is relieved from treatment at the
General Hospital Hot Springs, Ark, and
will proceed to the Walter Reed General
Hospital. in this city. for observation and
treatment.
First Lieut.. William r. J. Ruddy, Med
ical Reserve Corps, is relieved from tenn
porary duty at the Washington barracks
and will return to his proper station
The following named officers are de-
tailed for instruction at the Army Staff
College. Fort Leavenworth. Kansas:
Capts James E. Bell. I'd Infantry;
Harry G. Bishop, Sd Field Artillery; Will
son B. Burt Doth Infantry: Winfred B.
Carr. 9Th Field Artillery: Clarence r.
Infantry: Oliver S. Eskridge. nth IN
fantry: Charles w. Exton, 10th Infantry.
Mai. Ernest b. Gose o5th Infantry:
Capts Ernest +. Haskell I'D Infantry.
and Hamilton S. Hawkins. 4th Cavalry:
Majs. Tiemann \. Horn, I'd Field Artil-
lery, and William O. Johnson. Sth In
fantry: Capts. Abraham G.-I.ott. 9th Cav
airy: George w. Moses 18th Cavalry;
Henry L. Newbold. 4th Field Artillery;
George w Stuart. 25th Infantry: Robert
o. Van Horn. 18th Infantry: Charles W.
Weeks, 18th Infantry: Henry c. White
head. 10th Cavalry, and William s. Wood
ruff Porto Rico Regiment of Infantry
and First Iieuts. Alvin B. Barber and
Thomas H. Emerson Corps of Engineers.
Leave of absence for one month Is
granted Capt. Harry n. cootes. 18th
Cavalry.