Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-24
ARMY-NAW
Army Orders.

Col Frederick S. Strong, Coast Artil-
lery Corps, will repair to this city for
conference with the chief Of coast artil-
llery upon matters pertaining to the Coast
Artillery School, Fort Monroe, Va.
Second Lieut.. Leighton w. Hazelhurst,
jr., 18th Infantry, is detailed for duty
with the Signal Corps and will proceed
to Augusta, Ga. and report to the Signal
Corps Aviation School, for assignment to
duty.
Capt. Carr w. Waller, ordnance depart
ment, will proceed to Fort Kruger, Fort
Armstrong, Fort kamehameha and Fort
De Russy and .Schofield barracks, Hawaii
territory, to conduct proof firings OF NOR
tars and their carriages, inspect sea coast
armament and the work of mechanics en-
gagged thereon, and inspect field material
in the hands of Batteries D, and r,
1st Field Artillery.
Maj. Thomas G. Hanson, infantry. I'M
assigned, is relieved from duty at the
Army Service Schools. Fort LeavenWOrtn
Kan, to take effect August 10. 1872.
BY direction of the President, under
the provisions of the act of Congress ap-
proved November 3. 1888, Mai. Lorenzo
P. Dawson, United States Army. retired
upon his own application is detailed as
professor of military science and tactics
at the Ohio Wesleyan University, Della
ware, Ohio.
Naval Orders.
When practicable. ships of the navy
passing within range Of any naval wire
less shore station, except navy yard sta
lions, shall call the station and send in
a position report. When two or more
ships are in company, the senior officer
ship or a designated ship will send the
position report. naming the ships or des-
ignating the unit or units which they
compose.
Special care shall be taken not to in
terrupt the business OF the station. which
may be receiving signals at the time that
cannot be received on board ship on &C
count of the lower aerial; the ship Shall
therefore cease calling promptly on de-
mand. The signals XXX and MIN
C"Wait minute'D are authorized for de-
noting interference with business in
hand. The use of the signal ''Bk'' will
be discontinued.
A ship shall not call longer than fit
teen seconds at a time, and reasonable
time shall be given for an acknowledg-
ment before repeating a call. On being
requested to wait a ship shall wait 1f-
teen minutes, unless called by the shore
station within that period.
After the call is acknowledged, the shiI
shall send her position report. preceded
by the letters "PS,' as follows:
Distance from shore station (nautica
miles).
True bearing from shore station co. te
5000.
True course (O' TO 5OOoD.
Speed in knots per hour.
Number of messages to be sent, if any
Abbrevations may be used, thus: Fps
D $50 B 81 c 10 10 MSG 3"
These position reports shall not be for.
warded unless ordered. They shall b'
kept on file at the shore stations to an
swer possible inquiries from the depart
ment or from the commandant of a navy
yard or naval district.
Movements Of Naval Vessels.
Abarenda, arrived at Shanghai; Balm,
| bridge and Barry, from Shanghai to Nan
king: Washington, from Key West tt
Cristobal; Arethusa, from Guantanamo tt
| Port Arthur.
Orders to Officers.
Lieut.. Gunior grade) w. c. Nixon. resig.
nation as lieutenant Gunior grade) &C.
copied to take effect March /, 1912.
| Acting Assistant Surg. ]. II. Payne. de.
tached marine recruiting station, Norfolk
Va, to marine recruiting station. Baiti
| more, Md. ---------.-
! Boatswain w. z. Simmons..to Franklin
Chief Machinist w. T. Robinson, de-
tached Olympia to Hartford.
Paymaster's Clerk e. A. Mitchell, !ap.
pointed paymasters clerk, navy yard
Mare Island, Cal.
Cable from the cOmmander-in-chlef, U,
S. Asiatic fleet, dated Shanghai, February
%, 1912:
Medical Inspector G. B.esWilson, de
taclied fleet surgeon. L: s. Asiatfc feet
to home, wait orders.
Naval Constructor r. f. Eggert, de
tached naval station, OlOngapo, P. Il to
home. wait orders
| Acting Naval Constructor J. II. Walsh
detached naval station, Cavite, p. IL to
naval station. OlongapO, P. l.
Chief Carpenter j. P. Yates, detached
naval station. OlongapO, p. l., to naval
station, Cavite, p. /.
|. Machinist ]. "A Crimmins, to naval sta
tion. Olongapo. p. !.
Machinist William Twigg, jr., to Mon
terey.
Machinists A. Y Long and B. ". Lam
bert, to Saratoga.