Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-06
ARMY NAVY
To Sell Pensacola Dock.

To Sell Pensacola Dock.
The Navy Department will sell the old
Spanish dock at Pensacola. Fla. 1t prob
ably will be purchased by commercial
interests at that port with view to con-
tinuing its use in connection with a mod
ern shipbuilding plant The dock was
built in England in 1896.
New Submarines Use Fuel Oil.
The new submarines Skipjack and
Sturgeon. recently completed at the yard
of the Fore River Shipbuilding Company
at Quincy, Mass, by the Electric Boat
Company. are the first vessels of that
type to use fuel oil engines instead of
gasoline engines. In recent run from
Boston to Newport they made thirteen
and half knots on the surface and
eleven knots submerged. Both vessels
are fitted with wireless apparatus.
Will Form Pacific Reserve Fleet.
The Pacific reserve squadron of the
navy will be discontinued on the 18th in
slant, and the vessels now comprising
that squadron pennsylvania, Oregon,
Raleigh and st. Louis will be known as
the Pacific reserve fleet. The fleet will
base at the navy yard, Puget Sound. The
following vessels will eventually form the
Pacific reserve fleet: Pennsylvania, Ore
gon, Raleigh, ST. Louis, Galveston,
Charleston. West Virginia. Milwaukee.
Chattanooga, Cleveland, New Orleans
Davis and Fox.
Army Orders.
Maj Arthur Johnson, 10Th Infantry.
will proceed to La Crosse, Wis, and
make an inspection Of tract of land
fbof n To no fny
range purposes.
The leave of absence granted First
Lieut. Ralph Dickinson, Sd Infantry, is
extended one month
The resignation of Capt. Edward Dwo-
rak, Philippine Scouts, has been accept
ed by the President.
Capt. Robert McCleave, I'd Infantry, is
relieved from duty as inspector-instruc,
tor of the organized militia OF Iowa and
will join his regiment.
Capt. Parker Hit, 10th Infantry, is
detailed for service in the Signal Corps.
Capt. Joseph F. Janda, Signal Corps,
is assigned to the 10th Infantry.
First Lieut.. Charles A. bravo, Sth In
fantry, is detailed for service in the
Signal Corps.
First Lieut.. Oliver P. Robinson. Signal
Corps. is assigned to the Sth Infantry.
First Lieut.. Clyde L. Eastman, 11th
Infantry. is detailed for service in the
Signal Corps.
First Lieut.. John A. Brockman, Signal
Corps, is assigned to the 18th Infantry.
First Lieut.. Raymond W. Mills, Medi-
cal Corps, will proceed to the Walter
Reed General Hospital for observation
and trea tment.
Capt. Alvin c. Voris, 18TH Infantry. is
detailed for service in the Signal Corps.
Capt. Alden c. Knowles, Signal Corps,
is assigned to the 18th Infantry.
First Lieut.. Karl Truesdell. 10TH In
OF
nal Corps
First Lieut. J. Alfred Moss, Signal
Corps. is assigned to the 18th Infantry.
First Lieut.. Girard L. McEntee. jr., tia
Infantry. is detailed for service in the
sigma! Corps.
First Lieut.. Benjamin d. Foulois, Sig
nal Corps, is assigned to the 7th Infan-
try.
Leave of absence for four months is
granted Capt. Joseph c. Cashier, 14th
Infantry.
Capt. Harry A. Heseman, auartermas-
ter, will proceed to Atlanta, Ga. March
10, 1912. and will accompany Capt. Alex
ander T.. Williams, 10th Infantry. from
Atlanta to Fort Benjamin Harrison, Ind.
in connection with the tests of motor
truck transportation.
Maj. Gen. Arthur Murray. now in this
city, will return to his proper station,
San Francisco
Mai. Powell c. Fauntleroy. Medical
Corps. is detailed a member of the
examining board at the Army Medical
Museum building. vice Maj. Thomas L.
Rhoads. Medical Corps, relieved.
Col. Daniel A. Frederick is assigned to
the I'D Infantry.
Maj. Frank L. Winn. 18th Infantry, is
detailed for service in the adjutant gen.
erals department.
Mai. Thomas G.. Hanson is assigned to
the Sth Infantry.
Leave of absence for fifteen days is
granted Maj. William F. Martin, 9Th In
fantry.
Capt Holland Rubottom. 9th Cavalry.
is detailed for service in the Signal
Corps.
First Lieut.. Smith A. Harris. 14th In
fantry. is relieved from duty at Fort
Slocum. n. Y.
The following changes in the quarter
masters department are ordered:
Capt. Howard r. Perry, to Jefferson
vile, Ind. Capt. G. Maury Cralle, to Fort
Sill, Okla: Capt. James Hanson, to JEFF
ferson barracks, Mo-, and Capt William
o. Smith, to New Orleans, La.
Naval Orders.
val home. Philadelphia.
Passew Assistant Surgeon f. w. Brown
has been commissioned.
Boatswain Thomas James. from the
Southery to command the Peoria.
Boatswain NJ. J. Wilkinson, from COM
mand the Peoria, wait orders.
Boatswain George Knott to the South
cry.
Gunner D. F. Mulvihill, to the North
Dakota.