Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-18
W.F.Frederick Pianoco.
1928 F Street.
be third lieutenant to I'LL an orisina, va

be third lieutenant to I'LL an original va
| cancy.
J. e. Stika Of Wisconsin. to be third
| lieutenant to fill an original vacancy.
Cadet J. A. starr Of New York, to
be third lieutenant to fill original va
| cancy.
| Cadet w. X. Scammell Of the District
Of Columbia, to be third lieutenant to fill
| an original vacancy.
! Cadet J. NJ. Trick. jr.. Of Michigan. to
be third lieutenant to fill an original va
| cancy.
cadet s. s. Yeandle Of Georgia, to he
third lieutenant to fill an original va
Cadet F. A. Zscheuschler Of Maryland.
to be third lieutenant to Ill an original
vacancy.
York to be third lieutenant Of engineers
to nll an original vacancy.
Cadet Engineer NJ. r. Daniels Of the
District Of Columbia. to be third Iieuten-
ant Of engineers to fill an original va
Cadet Engineer B. G. Thorn Of New
| York. to be third lieutenant Of engineers
to fill an original vacancy.
| The Senate has also approved the pro-
! motion Of officers in the service as fol-
lows:
| Third Lieutenant Of Engineers Fl. B.
| Robinson. to be second lieutenant of en-
gineers. to rank as such from June s.
1910 in place of Second Lieut.. z. W.
! Third Lieutenant Of Engineers NJ A.
Doyle. to be second lieutenant of engi-
| neers. TO rank as such from November 1.
1910. in place of Second Lieutenant Of En-
gineers II. NJ. Hepburn. resigned.
The cutter Apache, Capt. Wild, is at
| Baltimore after cruise of week on
Chesapeake hay and its tributaries under
winter cruising orders. On the cruise one
the Standard Oil Company. tug No. Il,
with two barges from this city bound to
Baltimore in tow. being found in the
Patuxent river out OF fuel. Her wants
were supplied and she resumed her in
| terrupted trip. The officers of the cutter
report the bay and its tributaries entirely
free of ice.
! The Washington bound schooner Har-
/ old s. Cousins, which went ashore on
i Brigantne beach early in the week. was
fioated by the cutters senaca and Mo-
| hawk. and the Seneca towed her into
safe harbor at New York. Capt. Will
liams. master of the vessel, has pub
lished letter of thanks to the COM
mandng officers of the cutters, as fol-
lows: II wish to convey to the COM
manders Of the u. S. revenue cutters
Seneca and Mohawk the hearty thanks
of myself and crew Of the schooner Har-
noble efforts in saving my vessel and
| cargo from the sands OF Rarnegat. and
also for the great kindness and hospi-
tally shown to us by all the officers and
| crew.
| A board consisting Of Senior Capt. +.
! NJ. Dunwoody and Captain of Engineers
J. II. Chalker has been ordered to in
vestigate and report upon the grounding
of the cutter Manning in the Columbia
river last week The board will con-
vene at Portland. Oro., and after hear
ing statements Of the crew will fix re-
sponsibilfty. If any, for the accident.
| There has been a large increase In the
number Of men in the service entitled
to wear the sharpshooters medal au-
| thOrized by Congress at its last session.
The reports Of small-arm target prac-
| tice for the six months ending De-
cember 81 show a gratifying improve
ment in the craftsmanship OF Officers
and men. The design for the medals
is in the hands Of the makers. and will
be awarded to the winners al soon as
received.
| Orders and instructions to officers in
the revenue cutter service nave been
issued, as follows:
| First Lieutenant Of Engineers T. G.
| Lewton, detached from duty on the Al
| gonquin and granted sixty days leave
| on account OF sickness.
| First Lieut. H. g. Fisher. detached
| from the Yamacraw upon relief, and
ordered to the Manhattan.
Second Lieut.. ]. r. Besse, granted five
days leave.
Capt. B. L. Reed. detached from the
Morrill, upon relief, and granted sixty
days leave.
Third Lieutenant OF Engineers P B.
| Eaton, detached from the Seneca as of
the date Of his temporary orders to duty
Captain Of Engineers e. p WebAm.
Granted ten days leave en- Souto