Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-15
ARMY NAW
Ar.1y Orders.

Ar-cy Orders.
BY direction OF the President. First
Lieut.. Maurice Buchsbaum, Medical
Reserve Corps. Is hoRorably discharged
from the service Of the United States to
take effect January L.. 1912. his services
being no longer required.
Leave Of absence for two months is
granted First Lieut.. Roxier c. Bayly.
Medical Corps.
Leave of absence for two months is
granted First Lieut.. william S. Shields.
First Lieut.. Charles T. Harris. jr..
ordnance department. will proceed to
Savannah. Ga: Fort Screven, Ga, and
Fort Fremont s. c.. on Official business
pertaining to the inspection of ordnance
material and seacoast armament.
Maj. Thomas l. Rhoads, Medical Corps.
will proceed to Philadelphia for the pur-
pose OF attending the second annual meet
Ing Of the Clinical Congress OF Surgeons
OF North American, in session in that
city.
Leave OF absence for one month and
fve days Is granted First Lieut. Joseph
L. Sanford. Medical Reserve Corps.
will proceed to Fort L.eavenworth. Kan.
for the purpose of pursuing the special
course In tactics: Coils. John L. Chamber
lain. Inspector general. and Stephen NJ.
Poote. Coast Artillery Corps: Lieut.; Col.
BENJAMIN w. Atkinson. 4th Infantry:
Thomas B. Dugan, 4th Cavalry; John Il.
Mcdonald. 18th Cavalry; Almon L. Par
merter. 21st Infantry; William F. Martin.
9th Infantry: De Rosey c. Cabell. nth
Cavalry; Harry r. Lee, 18th Infantry.
and Adrian S. Fleming. 4th Field Ar
tillery.
BY direction of the President. and upon
the applications of Commissary Sergt.
M1ChQQI Toe ,<vNy.
Grist trankan. Hospital Corps: First
Sergt James H. Vanscoike. Company +,
9TH Infantry, and First Sergt. William II.
Abendroth. Troop K 14th Cavalry, those
soldiers Will be placed upon the retired
list
The following changes in the stations
OF officers Of the medical department are
ordered:
Capt Mahlon Ashford. to Fort D. A.
Russell, Wyoming. for duty with Field
Hospital and Ambulance Company No. i.
9, First Lieut. Thomas J. Leary. to Fort
First Lieut.. William S. Shields, to CO.
lumbus barracks. Ohio.
First Lieut.. Ernest F. Slater. from Co
lumbus barracks. Ohio, to Fort st. Philip,
La
First Lieut.. Rozier c. Bayly, Medical
Corps. to the Preside OF Monterey, Cal.
FIRST Lieut. Thomas NJ. Foley, to Fort
Mcintosh. Tex.
Capt. Lucius L. Hopwood. from Fort
Monroe. Va, to the Pres,dio of San Fran
cisco. for duty with Field Hospital and
Ambulance Company No. =.
Retirement Of Col. Woodward.
BY direction of the President Col
Charles G. Woodward. Coast Artillery
Corps. will be transferred to the retired
list January is next on his own applI-
cation. after more than thirty-eight years
service. Col. woodward is from Mary
land and was graduated from the Mill
tary Academy in June, 1877. and from
the Artillery School in 1882 His service
was in the artillery arm with the ex-
ceptiOn Of a four-year detail In the in
spector generals department. He reached
the grade Of colonel in July, 1910.
Naval Tactics at Sea.
Next Friday the first division OF the
Atlantic fleet will leave Newport and on
the same date the second squadron Will
sail from Hampton roads. and the two
squadrons will practice naval strategy
on the ocean. They are charged tol
carry out a search problem under the
direction of Admiral Osterhaus. COM
in-chief. After that Is done the
first one going to Hampton roads
and the second to Newport about No
vember q.
Praise for the Fleet.
So well did everything connected with
the recent mobilization in New York work
out that Secretary Meyer has sent to
Admiral Osterhaus, the commander-in-
chief Of the Atlantic feet. letter con-
him and the officers and men
under his command. The Secretary says.
The arrangements and managem. Mt
were perfect and were carried out with
under difficult conditions was admirably
done The whole review was complete
and the President was partcu-
larly pleased with what he saw OF the
efficiency Of the fleet"
The Secretary also expresses his appre-
citation Of the effective patrol arrange
ments during the review.
Torpedo Test Not Conclusive.
Contrary to the first report brought to
Washington by the naval officers who
witnessed the recent test OF the Davis
cannon torpedo In Hampton roads. but
left Norfolk before the caisson was
locked and the damage ascertained. it
appears that the shell from the cannon
failed to penetrate the bottom plate. That
plate was two inches thick. OF hardened
steel, ana although IL WAS HOe Pciicu alcu
by the shot 1t was broken through Pos
sibly this was because the shell detonated
outside Of the bottom plate of the caisson.
which would also explain the failure Ct
the shot to penetrate. No great damage
was done to the caisson, although 1t sank.
owing to the straining Of Its frames and
leakage.
At q later date the trial Of the cannon
torpedo. will be resumed. possibly with
q gun of greater caliber or higher power.
Meanwhile. an ordinary service Whteheal
torpedo will be directed against the cais-
son to obtain data as to the comparative
effect Of the two weapons.
FOREIGN BANKS.