Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-19
ARMY NAVY
Commended for Life Saving.

John Fl. Erwin a cuartermaster in the
navy. has been commended by Secretary
Meyer for gallantry in saving a man from
drowning He jumped overheard from a
launch OF the gunboat Hist. near Santa
Cruz del Sur Cuba, last March. and res
cued James s. Dougherty, recorder of the
Cape Cruez-Casilda survey expedition. Err.
vim is a native of Philadelphia and has
been In the service over eleven years.
Officer Loses Three Numbers.
navy will lose three numbers in his grade
as result Of his conviction by court
martial of 'inef1ciency' in losing a tar
get raft. He was in command Of the sup.
ply ship Glacier when that vessel was
towing the raft from San Francisco Il
San Diego. Commander Hines is from
Kentucky, and stands number 90 In his
grade.
Court-Martial at Fort Washington.
general court-martial is in session al
Fort Washington. Md. for the trial OF
such persons as may be brought before IL.
The detail for the court is Capts. Rob
ert H. c. Kelton and Joseph Matson,
Coast Artillery Corps; First Lieuts. Lewis
Turtle Coast Artillery Corps, and Thorn
as w jackson and Moses II. Darnati
Medical Reserve Corps, and Second Lieut.
Rex Chandler, Coast Artillery Corps, With
Second Lieut.. George L. Van Deusen-
Coast Artillery Corps, judge advocate.
Army Orders.
Corporal William F. Knack. ordnance
deta chment, West Point. y. Y: is de-
tailed for duty in connection with the
government exhibit at the ideal home ex-
hibition to be held at Cleveland, Ohio
from May 81 to June 3, 1911.
Upon receipt of transportation from the
Ideal Home Exhibition Company, Cor
poral Knack will be sent TO Cleveland
Ohio without expense to the United
report not later than MAY 49, 1911. to the
president of that company, Williamson
building Upon completion of this duty
Corporal Knack will be returned TO his
proper station without expense to the
United States.
The following enlisted men Of the Hos
pital Corps. now at the recruit depot, Fort
Mcdowell. Cal. will be sent at once &c
the stations indicated for duty:
Sergt First Class George T. Nass' &c
Fort Sam Houston, Tex.
Sergt William T. Hanlon TO Fort Vel
lowstone. Wyo-
capt. Wilford ]. Hawkins, ordnance de-
partment. will visit the Sandy Hook prov
ing ground, SANDY hooh, ~ j., III teS
First Lieut.. L. Worthington Moseley
Goth infantry, will proceed to San Fran
CISCO Cal. for temporary duty, and upon
its completion will proceed to Fort Slo-
cum, n Y.
Leave OF absence for four months. upon
relief from duty at oregon Agriculture
College. is granted Maj. Ulysses @. Nc
Alexander. infantry.
Second Lieut.. Louis 4. ODonnell, 10th
III IL oil CT
from duty at the Mounted Service School
Fort Riley, Kan, and will join his reSi-
ment
Master Signal Electrician Otto II. Herb
the Preside of San Francisco. Cal, vii
be sent TO Fort Omaha. Neb.. for duty.
Leave of absence for two months and
five days. upon relief from duty at the
Army War College, is granted Maj Ed
win Landon. Coast Artillery Corps.
Leave of absence for two days from
May % is granted Capt Marion s Bat
tie. Coast Artillery Corps. recruiting Off
Ger.
Capt. Harry F. Dalton, quartermaster
will proceed to Seattle, Wash, and AS
sumo charge of construction work at Fort
Flagler, Fort Lawton. Fort Ward. Fort
Worden and Fort Casey. Wash. Capt. Ed
win {. Long. quartermaster, thus re-
lieved. will proceed to San Francisco
Cal. and take transport for the Philip
pine Islands, and upon arrival at Manila
will report for duty.
Capt James Longstreet, quartermaster.
at San Diego. Cal. will report to the COM
handing general of the troops at that
place for duty.
Leave of absence for fourteen days is
granted Capt. Philip r. Ward, Coast Ar
tiilery Corps.
BY direction of the President, and upon
the recommendation of Post Commissary
Sergeant George Bantzhanf, that soldier
will be placed upon the retired list.
BY direction Of the President. Mai. Fred
erick F. Russell. Medical Corps. Is de-
tailed as a member of the army retiring
board appointed to meet at Washington,
vice Lieut.. Col. Jefferson r. Kean, Med
zeal Corps. for service during the exam
ination of Second Lieut.. Harry L. Simp-
son. Sd Infantry. only.
BY direction OF the President. and upon
the application of Cook James J. Fleming
Army Service Detachment, quartermas-
ter's department.. that soldier will be
placed upon the retired list
Leave OF absence for one month is
granted Capt. Joseph r. Barnes, 9Th Field
Artillery.
Maj. William c. Davis, Coast Artillery