Evening star., 1911-06-06
ARMY -NAVY
Army Orders.

VIII proceed to Fort Douglas, Itah, Tor
temporary duty. then will repair to this
city and enter the next class at the Army
War College.
The leave Of absence granted Capt
Frank T. Thornton. Coast Artillery
Corps. is extended one month.
Leave of absence for one month and
ten days is granted First Lieut.. Thomas
w. Jackson. Medical Reserve Corps.
Col. Louis Brechemin will proceed to
ST. Louis, Mo-, and relieve Lieut.. Col.
Henry D. Snyder as medical supply Of
ticer in that city.
Lieut.. Col. Snyder will proceed to New
York city and assume charge of the
medical supply depot in that city.
BY direction OF the President. and upon
the application Of Post Q. NJ. Serst.
Charles Gaddess. that soldier will be
placed upon the retired list
Leave of absence for one month is
granted First Lieut.. Ned B. Rehkopf. I'd
Field Artillery.
First Lieut. Edwin Butcher. infantry.
is detailed for duty with the organized
militia of Maine
Capt. John l.. Dewitt. quartermaster.
will repair to this city and report to the
quarterma ster general of the army FOR
duty in his office.
BY direction of the President and upon
the application of SerSt. of Ordnance
Lawrence Rowe, that soldier will be
placed upon the retired list.
Naval Orders.
Rear Admiral X Niles will be placed
upon the retired list Of the navy from
June II. 1911.
Capt R. NJ. Doyle. from bureau Of
navigation, Navy Department. to navy
yard. Norfolk, Va. as captain Of the
yard
Commander G. F. Cooper. TO charge of
the electrical class, navy yard. New York
Lieut.. Commander E. l.. Bennett, to
bureau Of steam engineering, Navy De-
partment.
Lieut. Commander T. E Briggs, from
the Vicksburg to the California
Lieut.. J: n. Ferguson. to naval torpedo
station, Newport, r. l.
Lieut.. C. r. kear. from Naval Acad-
emy. Annapolis. Md. to Asiatic station
Ensign w H. Walsh, retired when dis
charged treatment Naval Hospital, Las
Animas, Col. to home
Ensign A. n. Charlton, from the Penn
sylvania to the Nicksburg.
Midshipman H. w. Hill. to the Mary
land
Surgeon F. NJ Began. from the Wis
consin to Naval Hospital Portsmouth,
n. H
Passed Assistant Surgeon 2. F. Jenness.
from Naval Hospital. Portsmouth. n. H.
and granted sick leave of three months.
Naval Movements.
The Tallahassee has arrived at Taneier
sound, the Yorktown at San Juan del
Sur: the New Orleans al Kobe: the Yank-
ton at Montauk: the Virginia at Province
town: the Cheyenne at Seattle, and the
Paducah at Cristobal
The Paulding. Drayton and Mccall have
sailed from Newport fer GARDENERS bay;
the Minnesota. Mississippi and Vermont
from Pensacola for Galveston: the String
ham from Annapolis for Hampton roads;
the Iowa, Indiana and Massa cfusetts
from Annapolis for Queenstown, and the
Rocket from Indian Head for Norfolk.
Homicide in Yokohama Hospital.
James L. Saunders, a fireman on the
cruiser Saratoga, was killed in the
naval hospital at Yokohama. Japan,
Sunday by John E. Atkins. seaman
on the cruiser New Orleans. according
to a cabegram received by the Navy
Department from the commander in
chief OF the Asiatic fleet. No details
Of the homicide were reported. Saun-
ders. who was d native of Cincinnati,
was twenty-eight years old and had
been in the navy three years. Atkins
had been in the service about the same
length of time, is twenty-five years
old and native of Chetopa. Kan.
Promotion of Infantry Officers.
officers of the infantry arm have
been promoted to the grades indicated:
Majors-Charles E. Tayman. 1st Infan-
try; James ". McAndrew. Sth Infan-
try; Edward r. Chrisman. 10th Infan-
try: Peter c. Harris. 5th Infantry;
Munroe Mcfarland. 29th Infantry: Will
liam T. Wilder. detailed to pay depart
ment; William r. Sample. Sd Infantry;
William r. Dashiell. eth Infantry; Eli
A. Helmick. detailed inspector general;
Robert W. Rose. 18th Infantry: Will
liam c. Bennett, 10th Infantry, and
Frederic H. Sargent. sth Infantry
Captains-Thaddeus B. Seigle. eth In
fantry; William A Carleton. Sth In
fantry: George Steunenberg. 7th In
fantry; William Taylor. 10th Infantry;
Lochlin w. Caffey. 18th Infantry: Err
nest II. Agnew. 6th Infantry; Robert
O. Ragsdale. Sd Infantry; Austin A
Parker, 24th Infantry: Rhees Jackson,
18th Infantry: Charles NJ. Gordon, jr..
I'd Infantry. and William N Hughes.
jr. 7th Infantry.
First lieutenants-James F. McIlroy,
9Th Infantry; Jay L. Benedict. 14th Infan-
try: Joseph W. Stilwell, 18th Infantry;
Richard ]. Herman. 23d Infantry: Ed
ward l.. Hooper. 7th Infantry; Irving
J. Phillipson. 1st Infantry: Edmund B.
Gregory, 14th Infantry; WILDER A.
Blain, a3d Infantry; Robert e. Parker,
Both Infantry, Gordon r. Cats. 10th
Infantry. and Ursa NJ Miller. Sd In
fantry.