Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-11-27
ON RECRUITING DUTY
Many Army Officers Ordered
From Present Stations.
WHOLESALE CHANGES MADE
Numerous Officers Directed to Join
Commands to Which They
May Be Assigned.
WHOLESALE CHANGES MADE

Wholesale changes in the general re-
cruitng service of the army are made
in orders issued by the War Department
today. Each OF the following named Of
ficers is relieved from his present duties
and ordered to recruiting duty at the
place indicated:
Lieut.. Col. Henry l.. Ripley. retired,
Springfield. Mass Lieut.. Col. Elmer w.
Hubbard. retired. Newark, n. j.; Capt.
William c. Tremaine, retired. Brooklyn,
n. Y; Capt. Henry w. Stamford. re-
tired. Chicago. ILL.,; First Lieut.. r. L.
Poindexter. retired. Roanoke, Va; Maj.
Frank r. Lang. retired, from st. Louis to
Detroit; Maj. Robert s. Woodson. retired,
st. Louis. Mo-: Capt. II. l.. Threlkeld,
Goth Infantry, Toledo. Ohio; Capt. Edward
A.. Stuart, I'd Field Artillery, New York
city; First Lieut.. William H. CowIes, 4th
Cavalry. Fort Logan, Col; Capts. Guy
G. Palmer. 18th Infantry, and Malcolm
Young, Coast Artillery Corps, and First
Lieuts Laurence T. Walker, Coast Ar
tiliery Corps: William w. Edwards. 10th
Cavalry; Allan r. Williams. 18th In
all at Fort Slocum, n. Y.
Capts. Benjamin p. Nicklin. 9th Infan-
try. and George w. Biegler, 14th Cavalry.
and First LieutS. Dean Hall, Coast Artil-
-.
try; Harry L. King. Sd Cavalry, and Rob-
ert l.. Meador, 9th Infantry, all at Column
bus barracks, Ohio.
Capt. Francis III. LomaX, Coast Artil-
lery Corps, and First Lieuts. Emmett r..
Harris, 18th Cavalry; Walter w. Merrill,
Sd Field Artillery, and Francis HI. Burr,
eth Infantry. all at Jefferson barracks,
Mo.
Capt. Philip Yost, Coast Artillery Corps,
and First .Lieuts. Horace n. Munro, list
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fantry, all at Fort Mcdowell, Cal.
Relieved From Recruiting Service.
Each of the following named officers is
relieved from duty on general recruiting
service and ordered to join the troop or
company to which he may be assigned:
Capts. Henry M. Dichmann, infantry,
and Paul D. Bunker, Coast Artillery
Corps. and First Lieuts. William F. Pear
son, 23d Infantry: Thomas A. Terry,
Coast Artillery Corps: Leo A. Dewey. in
fantry. and A. D. Chaffin. Goth Infantry.
all at Fort Slocum. N. Y; Capts. Frank
lin S. Leisenring, 4th Infantry. and Fred
erick ]. Herman, 18th Cavalry, and First
Corps; Samuel G. Talbot. 2sth Infantry;
Kenyon A. Joyce, 9Th Cavalry. and John
Randolph. 18th Infantry, all of Co
lumbia barracks. Ohio; Capt. Will
liam H. Peek, Coast artillery Corps
airy; Fred C. Miller, 3Oth. Infantry. and
Otis r. Cole, infantry, all at Jefferson
barracks, Mo-: Capts. Arthur L. KEGS
ling, Coast Artillery Corps. and George
W. Winterburn. 9Th Cavalry. and First
Lieut.. Charles w. Mcclure, 7th Infantry
all at Fort Mcdowell, CAL; Capt. Edward
Calvert 9th Cavalry, Toledo. Ohio; Capt
Isaac A. SaXton. 18th Infantry. Detroit
Mich; Capt. Marion S. Battle, Coast Ar
tillery Corps, Roanoke, Va; First Lieut.
William C. Whitaker, Coast Artillery
Corps, Brooklyn, n. Y; First Lieut.
George K. Wilson, infantry, New York
city; First Lieut.. William A. Austin,
cavalry, Newark, n. j.: First Lieut.. John
r. Brewer, infantry, Fort Logan, Col
Capt. Matthew A. Batson, retired, is
relieved from duty on general recruiting
service, and will proceed to his home.