Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-01
ARMY-NAVY
Army Orders.

Army Orders.
| At the request Of the Governor OF New
Mexico. Capt. Michael S. Murphy. retired.
is detailed for duty with the organized
militia of New Mexico.
First Lieut. William a. Alfonte, 18th
Infantry. will remain on duty at Fort
Mackenzie. Wyo., until April 80. 1911,
when he will proceed to join his regiment.
| Second Lieut.. Norton NJ. Beardsee
Coast Artillery Corps, will report for
examination for promotion.
Second Lieut.. Bert NJ. Atkinson, 10Th
Infantry, is transferred to the oth IN
fantry.
The following changes in the stations
Of officers of the Corps of Engineers are
ordered
| with the I'd Battalion Of Engineers at
Honolulu. Hawaii territory and proceed
to Washington for duty.
! Capt. William p. Wooten, from duty
at the United States Military Academy:
West Point, n. y, to Honolulu. Hawaii
territory. and assume command or the
I'd Battalion of Engineers.
Capt. James D. Tilford quartermaster
will proceed to Newport News, Va, Tor
| duty the transport Meade.
First Lieutenant Philip r. Peyton, llth
Infantry, is detailed as professor of mill
tary science and tactics at the South Da-
| Mechanic Arts, Brookings. S. D., vice
Capt. Edward r. Chrisman, 10th Infan-
| try, relieved.
Leave of absence for one month is
| granted Chaplain Timothy L. y keefe,
18th Cavalry.
BY direction of the President and upon
the application of Cook Hatfield Hopper,
Troop D. 18th Cavalry. that soldier will
be placed upon the retired list.
Naval Orders.
Rear Admiral J. f. Murdoch. from COM
mand third division. United States Allan
| tic fleet, on board the Minnesota, to COM
| mand the United States Asiatic station.
| Lieut. Commander CT. l.. T. Stone, from
thee Chester and wait orders.
Lieut. D. ". BagIey, from the staff of
| commander third division, United States
| Atlantic fleet, to the staff of commander
in-chief United States Asiatic fleet, on
board Saratoga.
Lieut.. S. Cannon, from Naval Academy
annapolis, Md. to staff COMMANDMENTS
chief ASiatic fleet.
| Mdshipman X. il. Davis, from the
| Kansas to the Hartford.
| Midshiprnan H. r. Van De Doe, from
the California and granted leave.
| MidShipman +. G. Rowerfind, resigna-
ton accepted to take effect April 3. 1a,1.
| Paymaster A. M. Pippin, from the In
dependence to navy yard, Mare Island.
| Cal.
Y PdSSeQ Assistant IdNmdSteT X. IA van
Mater, from navy yard, Mare Island,
Cal, to the Independence.
r. Nj. Thompson, appointment as a
| paymaster's clerk i'll the navy, duty navy
| yard, Mare Island, Cal, revoked.
| c. ii. Brewer, appointment as pay
masters clerk in the navy, duty indie
pendence, revoked.
Naval Movements.
| The Tallahassee has arrived at Tangier
sound, the Roe and Burrows at Norfolk
and the Paulding at southern driil
| grounds.
The Caesar has sailed from Guantana-
mo for Hampton roads and the Buffalo
| from San Diego for Mare Island.
Marine Corps Orders.
Lieut.. Col. w. C. Dawson. from San
Francisco to Washington, D. c.
Capts. L. NJ. Quick, R. c. Berkeley
and w. Fl. Clifford, appointed members
Of general court-martial, navy yard,
Washington, D. c.
First Lieut.. r. o. Underwood, appointed
judge advocate of same court-martiaL
Maj. II. w. Carpenter, placed on re-
tired list of the Marine Corps from March
~, 1911
Capt. w. a. Pickering detailed as OBJ
server for battle practice of Atlantic fleet.
Lieut.. Col. h. x. Cole, to Washington.
d. c.
Col. Watts to Be Retired.
Col Charles II. Watts, recently pro-
NOTED from lieutenant colonel, 9th cav
airy, has been ordered to his home pre-
paratory to his transfer to tie retired
list, May % next. He has been granted
leave of absence to that date. Col. Watts
| has been under treatment at the Genel al
Hospital at Hot Springs, Ark, am is
now in this city. He is a native New
| York, and was graduated from the United
States Military Academy in June, 1872
his entire service has been IN the cav
airy arm. He was attached to the ,th
Regiment for thirtyfour years, in grades
| from second lieutenant to major, and 10
the 9th Cavalry as lieutenant colonel
from OCTOBER, 1906, until his promo.ion
TO eolonelcy few weeks ago.
Contracts for Four Submarines.
Contracts for four new submarines for
the navy will be given to the Electric
Boat Company. The arrangement with
the concern provides that two of the
boats be built at some shipyard on the
Atlantic coast and two on the Pacific
coast The former, it was said. VIII re
constructed at the Fall River S..ipbuild-
ing Company, while the other two Will
be built either by the Union Iron Works
or by the Moran people at Seattle.
No Pay for Holidays.
Following a decision by the controller
OF the Treasury, the War Department
has announced that enlisted men of the
army are not entitled to eXtra-duty pay
on holiday unless such enlisted men
were actually IN the performance of eX-
ira duty on such holiday.
To Summer in Newport.
According to its custom, the naval gem
| eral board, of which Admiral Dewey, is
president, will move from Washington to
the Naval War College in the early sum-
mer. Arrangements have been completed
for new course Of instructions for Of
ficers at the Naval War College, to open
| about June l and continue throughout
the year. This course will not take the
place Of the annual summer conference,
| which will be continued until early in