New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-24
ARMY AND NAVY NOTES
Another Vacancy in the Corps
of Civil Engineers of Navy.
From The Tribune Bureau. ]

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TRYING TO INTEREST ENSIGNS IN
THE WORK.-Another vacancy has been
added to the number in the corps OF
civil engineers OF the navy by the death
or CIVIL Engineer Joseph +. Schulz, U.
5. N. which occurred at Washington,
Penn. This makes three vacancies in the
corps, and under the present practice
graduates Of the Naval Academy are as
signed to this duty. The assignment Is
voluntary on the part OF the ensigns, and
from among those expressing desire TO
enter the corps of civil engineers GER
tain number are selected and sent TO the
Troy Polytechnic School for instruction.
The result of one years work determines
whether or not the ensign Will be con-
tinued in the corps. The Secretary OF the
Navy is making an effort TO interest en-
signs in this duty. as at present there are
only a few who have expressed a desire
to become civil engineers in the navy
ORDERS IsSUED-The following or
ders have been issued:
ARMY
Captains CHARLES L. FOSTER, medical
corps; CHARLES r. DOERR. medical
corps, and NORMAN L. MDIARMID'
medical corps; First Lieutenant RHOD-
ERIC w. BROWNE, medical reserve
corps, from Philippines February 10. 1913.
Captain CURTIS ROERBECK. coast artll-
lery. to ioin nth Company, on expiration
OF leave OF absence.
Captain LUCiUs r. HoLBRooK. from I'd
Captain ROBERT ]. REANEY. from 4th to
I'd Cavalry.
First Lieutenant ALEXANDER G. PEN
DLETON, coast artillery, from assignment
ID Company, to unassigned list Novem-
Dor 3.
Following first Iicutenants from stations
designated, TO San Francisco, sailing Feb
ruary Z, 1913, for NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
B. FOSTER RGv medical HEF GGTPs 25'
medical corps, Fort Bayard; WILLIAM
II. ALLEN, medical corps. Fort Sam
Houston MOSES II. DARNALL. medical re
serve corps, Fort Hunt, and CHAUNCEY L.
First Lieutenant HENRY a. FINCH, corps
OF engineers. TO take station at Cincin-
natl.
First Lieutenant HENRY c MULLEN
BERG. Ordnance Department. from Phlla-
delphia to take station at Frankfort ar
scnal
Leaves OF absence-Mator PERCY ". KEsS-
LER, coast artillery, two months, when
transferred to his successor his account
ability as disbursing officer, torpedo depot
Fort Totem. Captain RAY W. BRYAN,
medical corps, one month on relief from
Jefferson Barracks
NAVY
Lieutenant E p. FINNEY. detached the
Nashville: to the Kansas
Acting Assistant Surgeon JAMES T. d.
HIGG. detached marine recruiting station.
Cleveland; 10 navy recruiting station,
Cleveland
Acting Assistant Surgeon J. c. LITTELL.
detached navy recruiting station, Clncin-
natl. 10 marine recruiting station, Cleve-
land
Acting Assistant Surgeon f. W MsWAIN.
navy recruiting station, Cincinnati.
Chief Pharmacist r. w. BRECK, commits
stoned.
Paymaster Clerk T. NJ SCHNOTALA, ap-
pointed: 20 the Wisconsin.
Paymaster Clerk NJ s HIRSHORN, APP
pointed; 20 the Indiana.
MOVEMENTS OF WARsHIPS.-Ths
following movements Of vessels have
been reported to the Navy Department:
ARRIVED.
oct 22-The Yankton, at navy yard, New
York; the Staud!sh. the Severn. the CO.
the ca. the c. and the C-5, at An
napolls.
SAILED
oct, 1.-THE Cesar. from North River. New
York, for Santo Domingo City.
oct 2l--ThG Nashville. from Norfolk for
Guantanamo. the Albany from Manila
for Shanghai; the Arkansas. from New
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