Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-04

| Leave Of absence for three months is
granted First Lieut.. Hyman NJ. Cohen,
Medical Reserve Corps.
First Lieut.. Hyman NJ. Cohen. Medical
Reserve Corps, is relieved from duty in
| the Philippines division. and will proceed
| to his home.
Maj. William A. Phillips. Ordnance De-
partment, will visit Picatinny Arsenal.
N. j.. on official business pertaining to
the manufacture of ordnance material.
The leave of absence granted capt.
| Alfred Balm. Philippine Scouts, is eX-
tended one month.
BY direction of the President. and upon
the application Of Principal Musician
Richard A. Humphrey. band, 9th In
fantry, that soldier will be placed upon
the retired list.
granted First Lieut.. Allison B. Deans, jr.,
Coast Artillery Corps
| The following transfers are ordered:
Lieut.. Col Willis T. May. from the eth
Infantry to the 18th Infantry.
Lieut.. Col. William H. Allaire. from the
18th Infantry to the It'll Infantry.
CAPT Curtis G.. Rorebcck. Coast Artl-
lery Corps, is relieved from duty in the
artillery district Of New London. and as
signed to the 111th Company.
Lieut.. Col. James c. Sanford. Corps OF
Engineers. is relieved from duty at Phil
adelphia, and will proceed to Detroit,
Mich. and relieve Lieut.. Col. Mason NJ
Patrick Corps of Engineers. of the duties
| In his charge relating to the lake survey
| and the Grand Rapids Engineer District.
Capt. Joseph E. Cusack Quartermaster
Corps, is relieved from duty as commits
! sary at Fort Sam Houston, Tex, and will
proceed to Fort Huachuca, Ariz., for duty
as quartermaster.
Col. Rogers Brine. ordnance depart
ment. is relieved from duty as member
Of the ordnance board and CT the joint
army and navy board on gun forgings,
and is also relieved from duty as a men,
Der of the board for testing rif1ed cannon.
BY direction Of the President, and upon
the application of First Sergt. John W.
der will be placed upon the retired list.
The resignation by First Lieut.. John c.
Da Costa. Medical Reserve Corps. has
been accepted by the President, to take
effect October B. 1912.
The name OF Capt. Joseph F. Barnes.
9Th Field Artillery. is placed on the list
| of detached officers and the name OF
Capt. Fox Conner, field artillery, is re-
moved therefrom. Capt: Conner is assign
ed to the 9th Field Artillery.
BY direction Of the President. and upon
the application Of Sergt. Mai William
Slauter, 9th Cavalry. that soldier VIII be
placed upon the retired list.
| Lieut. Col Edwin B. Rabbit. ordnance
department, is assigned to the command
Of the Sandy Hook proving ground,
Sandy Hook. n. J.
First Lieut.. Oliver F. Snyder. 18th In
fantry, will proceed to the general hos
pital at Hot Springs. Ark. for observa-
ton and treatment.
First Lieut. Edwin E. Pritchett, 1st
Field Artillery. is transferred to the 4th
Field Artillery.
First Lieut.. Charles P. Hollingsworth.
field artillery, recently promoted, is
assigned to the LIST Field Artillery.
First Lieut.. Samuel ]. Turnbull. Medi-
cal Corps. will report at Fort Leaven-
hospital at that post.
| Leave Of absence for fifteen days is
| granted Second Lieut.. Oscar n Sohlberg,
Corps Of Engineers.
| Leave of absence for one month and
| fifteen days is granted Second Lieut..
Carey H. Brown, Corps of Engineers
! Leave of absence for one month is
granted Capt. John L. Jordan. quarter
master corps.
Naval Orders.
| Commander D. z. Dismukes. from Pet
rel, home, wait orders.
Commander w. II. G. Billiard from San
Francisco to Navy Department.
| Lieut.. ]. H. Newton, from naval tor
pedo station. Newport, r. l., to navy
yard, New York.
Boston, to Paducah.
| Lieut.. ]. p. Iannon, from Paducah to
| New Hampshire.
Lieut.. c. g. kerrick. to torpedo station,
| newport, n. J.
Ensign w. B. Phillips. from Louisiana
| to Terry.
Ensign Benjamin Perlman, from North
Dakota to Wyoming.
Ensign r. W. Holt. from Vermont to
| Wyoming.
Ensign H. H. Little, from Michigan to
Wyoming.
Ensigns H. p Curley. A. B. Anderson
and ". III. Burtis from Idaho to Wyo-
| ming.
Ensigns II. A. Ward. l.. r. Brown and
Hamilton Harlow, from North Dakota to
Florida.
Asst Surgeons w. E. Findeisen and D.
| G.. Post have been commissioned.
| ]. A. B. Sinclair has been appointed an
| acting assistant surgeon in the navy.
| Paymaster F. p. Sackett. to navy yard
| New York.
Assistant Paymaster J.. p Helm. to
navy yard. Mare Island. Cal.
| bureau Of supplies and accounts to Eagle
| Assistant Paymasters c. c. Copp. r. E.
| Lambert, H. G. Bowerflnd and l.. A. Cd
| lin, to bureau of supplies and accounts
T.! for instruction.
| Boatswain W. B. Meeteer, from Geor-
gia, treatment at naval hospital. Boston.
| Machinist e. w. Abel, to naval training
station. Great Lakes, III.
| Paymaster's Clerk F. D. Foley, ap-
| pointment revoked.
Naval Movements.
| The Sterling has arrived at Tompkins-
Vile, the Nebraska at Newport. the Mich
igan. Virginia and Cyclops at Rockland
and Biddle. Bagley, Barney. Worden and
Pentucket at the navy yard. New York.
| The Caesar has sailed from Charleston
for Tompkinsville and the Arethusa from
Norfolk for Port Arthur Tex.
| Important Ordnance Transfers.
| Col. Frank Baker, ordnance DEPART
ment, has been detailed as a member Of
joint army and navy board on gun
forgings, and has been also detailed
q member Of the board for testing rified
cannon. He relieves Col. Rogers BRINE
of those duties. Lieut.. Col. Edwin B.
Rabbit will relieve Col. Brine Of COM
mand of the proving grounds at Sandy
Hook, N. J. Col. Brine will assume the
duties Of chief Of the bureau of ordnance
at the War Department vice Gen. William
L