Evening star., 1912-10-07
ARMY -NAVY.
Army Orders.

Leave of absence for one month and five
days is granted Lieut.. Col. John T
thompson. ordnance department, to take
effect when his services can be spared
Leave of absence for two days is grant
ed First Lieut., Harold Geiger, Coast Ar
tillery Corps
capt William D. A. Anderson, Corps of
Engineers. upon expiration of leave of
absence will consult with the chief. di-
vision of militia affairs, and upon the
completion of this duty will return to
New York city. via Harrisburg. Phila-
deiphia and Scranton. Pa, for the pur-
pose of comforting at those places with
the state authorities and the comma nding
o1ncers Of companies A and B, engineers,
National Guard of Pennsylvania.
Col Orin b. Mitcham ordnance depart
ment, will proceed to Fort Washington.
Md. and Fort Hunt and Fort Myer. Va.
Tor inspection of the armament and fire
control material at Forts Washington and
Hunt and Of the three-inch field artillery
material In possession of Batteries D, f.
and r, Sd Field Artillery, at Fort Myer.
Maj. Wilford J. Hawkins. ordnance de-
partment, will proceed to Tobyhanna. Pa,
on official business pertaining to the ord
nance material of the I'd Battalion, Sd
Field Artillery.
First Lieut.. Harold L. Gardiner, Coast
Artillery Corps. will proceed to Fort Sam
Houston, Tex, and report for instructions
pertaining to work on the progressive
military map.
Movements of Naval Vessels.
The Prairie has arrived at Santo Do
mngo City, the Panther at Tompkinsville,
the Morris at the navy yard, New York;
the North Dakota at Tompkinsville, the
Baltimore at North river, the Brutus at
Sewall point; the Prometheus at Tiburon,
The Cleveland has sailed from San Juan
del Sur for patrol duty, the Truxtun
from Mare Island for Sausalito. the JUS
tin from Tiburon for Corinto, the Massa-
chusetts from Philadelphia for New York,
the. kearsarge from Philadelphia for Del
aware breakwater, the Idaho from Rock
land for Newport
Connecticut, Florida Utah, Delaware,
Aouisiana. Kansas, New Jersey, Rhode
Island, Nebraska, Ohio, San Francisco,
1ankton, Ontario, Sonoma, CT, Orion,
Solace and Celtic from Newport for New
York; Michigan, from Rockland for New
York; Virginia from Boston for New
York; Wyoming and Arkansas from Phil
adeIphia for New York; Indiana, Sonoma
and C-1 arrived at navy yard, n. Y;
Connecticut, Florida and Utah arrived
at North river
Delaware. Louisiana Kansas, New Jer-
sey. Rhode Island. Nebraska, Ohio. San
Francisco, Ontario. Yankton. Massachu-
setts and Hector. arrived at North river:
Patapsco. PatuXent, Morris and Sonoma,
arrived at North river: Vulcan arrived at
Lambert point: Saratoga arrived Olong-
ape; Supply, from Bremerton for San
Francisco; F3. from Bremerton for San
Francisco.
Naval Orders.
Surgeon H. o. Shiffert to Naval Acad-
emy, Annapolis, Md.
Assistant Sargeon E. w. Phillips, to
temporary duty naval proving grounds,
Indian Head, Md.
Machinist Charles Swanberg. detached
navy yard. Washington, D. c.. to Panther.
Capt. w. HI. Parker. detached United
States steamship Minnesota, to naval hos
Iital, Chelsea, Mass.
Capt. F. D. kilgore. commissioned a
captain from August 22.
First Lieuts c. c. Riner, j. c. Smith.
c. j. Miller, Otto Becker, jr.: l.. a. Clapp
and w. S. Harrison, commissioned first
from August 22.
First Lieut.. T. S. Clarke commissioned
a first lieutenant from September Ii.