New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-16
ARMY AND NAVY NOTES
Nearly 600 Army Officers Must
Be Transferred.
tFrom The Tribune Bureau
Washington. November

ably the most extensive shift In the as
signment of army officers In the history
Of the service will have taken place be-
fore December 10 as a result Of the pro.
vision in the new army bill requiring that
no officer shall be absent from his line
command more than two years In every
six years. To comply with this section
$40 officers will be transferred within the
next month.
Major General Leonard Wood, chief OF
staff, has worked for several months re-
adjusting the assignments, which viii
bring about the following transfers:
Eight from the General STAFF, 81 from
the quartermaster's department, Is from
the nal corps, Is from the coast artil-
lery, 81 from the army service schools,
IA from the mounted service schools, s.
from the Military Academy, u from the
military attache assignments and foreign
military stations, 8 from the school OF
musketry, % from militia duty, z from
college duty, Il from recruiting duty. II
from aide-de-camp assignments, II from
miscellaneous assignments and go req.
mental and stan officers.
ORDERS IssUED.-These army and
navy orders have been issued:
Retirement OF Major DWIGHT E. HoLLEY
23d Infantry. TO take effect March H.
1913; to home. $1,000,
Lieutenant Colonel ISAAC n, LEWIS, coast
artillery corps: to army board az Gov
ernor's Island for examination.
Captain WILLIAM r.. sMEDBERG, Jr.. ltth
Cavalry from School Of Musketry to West
ern division.
Following officers from Military Academy,
December 10, to join troop, battery Or
company to which they have been or may
al a.
COCK, cavalry; MANUs McLosKEY. fed
artillery: RUFUS e. LONGAN, infantry;
EDWARD II. DE ARMoNp. field ARTILLERY;
GEORGE W. CoCHEU, coast ARTILLERY:
CLIFFORD JONES. artillery. and DON
AID c. MCDONALD. coast artillery; Flrsi
7, Iieutenants CHARLES b. MOORE. 10.
fs sn MATHEW H. THoMLINsoS. IN
fantry; ELLERY w. NILES, coast ar.
tillery: JAMES s. JONES, sth Cavalry;
a aE5sER PI BARfIETT. coast artillery;
JOHN p KELLER, coast artillery; WILL
IAN II. DoDDs. Jrs 9Th Field ARTILLERY;
F F3sEs Y WRIIkk Ef n eos., 1 sr;:
WILLIAM +. sHEDD: yr, coast ar,ili.ry;
GE0HGE p HTTT6E i $ts I Ssyay
FRED T. CRUISE, field artillery; ALBERT
L. LoUsTALoT, coast artillery; CARL
BOYD, "a cavalTy; GEORGE piy e BA Rr
M hETE is coast iG astilsTy R RICHARD
BtRLEsoN. Sd Field ARTILLERY; BENJA.
MIN II. l.. WILLIAMS, coast artillery;
HAIRY J. aoPGGs LIST . cs'aITy ,,n Hp:
HENRY j. REILLY, 80 Cavalry; PAUL
r. MANCHESTER, 9Th Infantry. ana
WILLIAM A. CANOE, 9th Infantry; Sec
fsn,ry: ROBERT E oBRIEN. 9Th Ia
fantryy,' and EDWIN c. TNEIL, l4th In.
r.o,io,.,,.1 t,o,s,Ars ordersd "a take effect Feb
Tuary /. 1913: otscers transferred 20 Philip
pine regiments 10 San Francisco, sailing
February 8, 1918. to Manila; officer, N PM
ipplnes TO United States, sailing March ],
isfS: Captain ROBERT c. WILLIAMS:
from TIN TO I'd Cavalry: Captain ELMER
LINDsLEY. from 18th 70 7th Cavalry; Cap
airy; Captain WILLIAM KELLY. Jr,s from
9th 70 sth Cavalry; Captain GEORGE
COMFY. from 30 10 18th cavalry FIST IAeg-
tenant RALPH G. Caldwell, nom .th :
JONES. from 9th 10 7th Cavalry: Captain
CHARLES F.. MORTON. from I'm 20 Sh
Infantry: Captain LEON l.. ROACH. freGl
18th to 9Th Infantry; Captain MONROE 7.
KERTH. from 9th 70 18th Infantry; First
Lieutenant FRANK II. KALDE; from s Sin 70
9Th Infantry: First Lieutenant EDWARD, J
E,eatsnsn, F WPLFo 5 % TWYMHS iron, s.
10 18th Infantry; First Lieutenant HARRY
$. dRfER, rom ga 10 s,h In,antTy. FigS t
TO 22d Infantry; First Lieutenant ALEX
AMBER ". MASH, from 4'h 10 1871
Infantry; First Lieutenant JOHN :
F FhAN tisa;snah t'i HARRY H. PRiTGHETT,
from 10Th 10 18th Infantry; First Licuten-
ant KENNETH p. WILLIAMS. from 18Th 70
?sth Infantry: First Lieutenant CAD 4G ,,I,.
tenant ALFRED A HTCKON, from 18Th %
7th Infantry; First Lieutenant RICHARD J.
HERMAN. from 2sd 20 sth Infantry ti J,t
Lieutenant ROBERT W. ADAMS. from 1h
10 R3d Infantry: First Lieutenant GUY Z.
KICKER from 18th 10 9Th Infantry; FIRST
Lieutenant DEsHLER WHITING. from ~. S,h
TO 18th Infantry First Lieutenant Coz Eh-
NEUR W. PACKER, from lst 20 lsih m
fantry: First Lieutenant ERNEST r. sMAL-
LEY, from 18th 20 LIST Infantry: Flrst Lieu
tenant RINALDO r. WOOD. from lt,h 10
path Infantry; First Lieutenant HENRY @.
sTAHI. from rth 10 18th Infantry Firt
Lieutenant JAMES q. NJ ILROY, from sts
10 eHh Infantry; First Lieutenant Wills
y. MILLS. from sth TO 2s'h inTsntTy; Frs'
from 18th 10 2tth Infantry. First Lieutenant
FRANK MoORMAN. from 18Th 10 18Th m
fantry: Seccnd Lieutenant WILLIAM @.
sscond Lieutenant GEORGE T. EVERETT,
from 18th 70 18th Infantry; Second Lleutenant
ALVIN G. GUTENSOHN. from 18th 20 E,n
Infantry: Second Lieutenant CHARLES We
ELLIOTT from 18th 20 18th Infantry. 49,,
Leaves OF absence: Captain JAMES s. PAN
KER, auartermas,ers corps, two months OF
relief from military academy: Captain JohN
MA. PALMER: 18th Infantry, three MONTHS
on arrival in Washington about December :.
Captain WILL L. PYLEs. medical corps or
month on relief from Fort MachenIls; aue
Lieutenant FRANK l.. X. bAFlAANah,
dental surgeon two months with pefni ,-.sH,
TO return 10 United States via Europe; fin,
Lieutenant WILLIAM II. ALLEN. msdicsi
corps, one month and fifteen days ron w.
cember is; Major DWIGHT =. HOLLY, ga
Infantry, four months: First Lieutenant
SAMUEL. q. TALBOT, 18th Infantry, thres
months on relief from Columbus BARRACKS;
Captain HENRY GIBBINs. 9Th Cavalry. or
month and ten days on relief fr0mTivpp rsTSaa'
18th Infantry. fifteen days on RELIEF iron
present duties; Captain LAURENCE HAL
STEAD. eth Infantry. one month from -
cember 2; Captain RAPHAEL Il. NIX, osI
nance Department, twenty-five days CApes,s
HARRY A. EATON. sd Infantry, one mon'n
relief from Fort Leavenwor,h. 4.
Following officers from present duties as,
December 10: Captain JULIAN r. LIND.
sEY, 18th Cavalry; First Lisutenan...
CLIFTON n. BUTLER iIth Intanuy.
WAITER " GALLAGHER, Sth nanny nanny;
THOMAS D. OSBORNE. 18th Field Arn.
cry; EDWARD w WlLDRlCK coast ~
rillsry; GEORGE H. BAIRD. lin 80
1 wIir MtE 8 s & RaMsIN I'd Field kr:
Of engineers: JAMES 4. BRicE. coa., a
engineers iry sfq HOMER r. o oLp S eo.s
artillery; HALVoRG COULTER coss. a..
tllery; FORDYCE L. PEREGO, coAs. -.
tlliery; CHARLES y. MEYER coast
tillery; DANA X. CRISSY, coast artii,e.
WALTER Z. DoNAHUE, coast arti,,,s
JAMES T.. DUNSWORTH. coast srtlnew
CHARLES S. HoYT. 18th Cavalry; EH1,;;
CTS q. DELANo. coast artillery; VIII,
lam T. MACMILLAN, 2Sd lntSnuy.
JAMES II. CUNNINGHAM. coast srtings:
THURSTON HUGHES coast artllI,l,
ROY w HoLDERNESs. 9th Csys,nys,
EUGENE V. ARMSTRONG. l3!h ca'asi