Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-01
ARMY NAVY
Army Orders.

The leave of absence granted First
Lieut.. Frank +. Sidman 18th Cavalry, is
extended to March II, 1911.
Col. Grin B. Mitcham. ordnance DEPART
ment. will proceed to Fort Monroe. Va
on official business pertaining to the proof
hrinS of motar carriages and the work of
mechanics engaged on seacoast armament
at that post.
At the request of the Governor of Idaho
Capt. Edwin G. Davis. United States
Army, retired, with his consent is detail
ed for duty with the organized militia of
Idaho.
Leave of absence for four months. with
permission to go beyound the sea, is
granted Col. Walter l.. Fisk, Corps of
Engineers.
BY direction of the President. Col.
Walter L. Fisk Corps of Engineers. upon
MS own application. is retired from active
service. to take effect July TO- 1911, after
more than thirty-seven years service.
Second Lieut.. Philip s. Gage. Coast
Artillery Corps. is relieved from the 10Th
company and will report to the command
ING on1cer. artillery district of Portland,
for duty on his staff.
Each of the following named officers
Upon his relief from duty as aid-de-camp
to Maj. Gen. Hodges will join his proper
station: First Lieut.. Walter S. Grant, Sd
Eavairy' and First. Lieut. Carroll B.
Hodges. 10Th Infantry
First Lieut.. Guy l.. Qualls. Medical Re-
serve Corps. recently appointed, is order
ed to duty at Jefferson barracks, Mo-
Veterinarian Alexander Macdonald, 18th
cavalry, Will repair to the Walter Reed
General Hospital for observation and
treatment
Capt. George II. Jamerson, 10Th In
fantry Will repair to this city and report
to the chief of staff for duty.
Leave OF absence for two months on
surgeons certificate of disability is grant
ed Capt. Joseph II. Pelot. ordnance de-
partment.
Officers of the Poto Rico Regiment of
infantry have been promoted as follows
Samuel S. Bryant, from first lieutenant 10
captain; Louis S. EmmanuelH. from sec
ond lieutenant to first lieutenant
Retirement of Col. Fisk.
Col. Walter l.. Fisk, Corps of Engineers,
in charge of river and harbor improve
ment in the vicinity of st. Louis. Mo-. at
his own request, will be transferred to the
retired list of the army July 10 next He
has been granted leave of absence to that
date. with permission to go abroad. Col
Fisk is from Iowa and was graduated at
the United States Military Academy near
inc head OF his class in June, 1877. His
entire service has been in the engineer de-
partment of the army. and he has eXecu;-
ed many important engineering works in
various parts of the country. He reached
the grade of colonel i'm August 1905.
Previous to his transfer to duty at 81
Louis he was in charge of engineering
projects i'm the vicinity of Buffalo, n Y
Naval Orders.
Lieut.. III. E. Shoemaker and Midsbip-
man b. o. Wills. from the Lancaster to
New York Shipbuilding Company. Cam
den. n. j., connection fitting out Utah.
and duty on board when placed i'm COM
mission.
Paymaster Clerk ]. V. Fuller has been
placed upon the retired list of the navy.
S. NJ. katZer has been appointed nav
masters clerk in the navy, duty naval
station. San Juan, P. r.
Naval Movements.
The TruXtun. Paul Jones, Perry, PrebIe.
Stewart, Davis. Fox, Goldsborough and
Rowan have arrived at San Diego. the
Helena at Siakwan. the Patapsco at Nor
folk the Lebanon at Hampton roads and
the Shubrick at Charleston
The Tennessee has sailed from New Or
leans for New York. the California Penn
sylvania and South Dakota from San
Diego for San Pedro, the Justin from San
Diego for Mare Island. the Worden and
FOote from Savannah for Brunswick and
the Wheeling from Puerto Cortez for
Ceiba.
Additions to the Navy.
The final acceptance trials of the tor
pedo boat destroyers Roe, Paulding and
Terry, recent additions to the navy, will
be held in the neighborhood of the Vir-
g mia capes during March and April Ac-
cording to the program announced bySthe
Navy Department today the trials will
be held some time during the ten days
nracaHinO ms lot
March, n; Paulding, April &, and Terry.
April n