The Washington times., 1913-11-20
Army and Navy
ARMY.

| assume temporary command OF the
United States army mine planter
General Edward o. C. Ord, relieving
First Lieutenant THOMAS o. HUM
PHREYS, coast artillery corps.
Captain WILLIAM E. DeSOMBRE,
| coast artillery corps, Is transferred
from the Eighth to the Ninety-sec-
ond Company.
First Lieutenant OSCAR A. RUSSELL,
coast artillery corps, is relieved from
duty on the staff of the commanding
officer. coast defenses Of Long Is
land sound, and is assigned to the
Fifty-seventh Company.
1 First Lieutenant JAMES S. DUSEN-
Berry, coast artillery corps. is re-
lieved from assignment to the 1lSth
Company, placed on the unassigned
list, and will report to coast de-
fenses Of Savannah for assignment.
| Leave OF absence for one month. to
take effect on or about December 10.
| 1913 is granted First Lieutenant
DONALD ]. MacLACHLAN, TWEEN.
ty-second Infantry.
First Lieutenant JAMES c. GUNN,
Philippine Scouts, to the Letterman
General Hospital, Preside Of San
Francisco. Cal, for examination.
Colonel JACOB G. GALBRAITH, cav
airy, acting inspector general, will
proceed by the first available trans
port sailing from Honolulu, Hawaii
territory. TO Manila, P: l., and upon
ing general, Philippine department,
| for duty as inspector Of that depart
ment.
First Lieutenant HARRY HAWLEY,
Ninth Infantry, is detailed as pro-
fessor Of military science and tactics
at the Riverside Military Academy,
Gainesville, Ga
Captain RICHARD FURNIVAL, Coast
| Artillery Corps, will report upon his
relief from duty at the Coast ArtI-
lery School, Fort Monroe, Va, for
assignment to duty on his stan as
| assistant to the coast defense quar-
termater, the assignment to take ef-
feet on December 20, 1913.
First Lieutenant JOHN l. HOLCOMBE,
Coast Artillery Corps. now unassign-
ed, is assigned to tn eThirty sixth
lief from duty at the Coast Artillery
School, Fort Monroe, Va
First Lieutenant. WILLIAM w. HICKS,
Coast Artillery oCrps, is transferred
fro mthe 185th to the 18TH Com
pany.
First Lieutenant GEORGE NJ. PECK.
Coast Artillery Corps, is assigned to
the command of the United States
Army mine planter Gen. John NJ,
Schofield, relieving First Lieutenant
WILLIAM W. HICKS, Coast Artil-
| lery Corps. Lieutenant Peck is ap-
pointed an acting auartermaster.
Sergeant FRANK G. GROBE, Troop 1.
Seventh Cavalry, placed upon the
| retired list.
The following assignments of acting
| dental surgeons, United States Army,
| recently appointed, are ordered:
Acting Dental Surgeon SAMUEL j.
RANDALL will proceed to Fort
Robinson, Nebr.
Acting Dental Surgeon CHARLES
TAINTER will proceed to Fort Barran-
| cas-. Fla
Acting Dental Surgeon Don 9. MOORE
| will proceed to Fort Totten, n. Y.
| Acting Dental Surgeon OSCAR G.
| SHELTON will proceed to Fort
! Huachuca, Ariz.
Acting Dental Surgeon HARLAN L
THOMPSON will proceed to Fort
Acting Dental Surgeon ROBERT 3
| TOBIAS will proceed to Texac City,
| Tex.
Leave Of absence for one month and
twenty-nine days, to take effect up
on his arriva in the United States,
is granted Second Lieutenant HER
BERT H. WHITE, Eighth Cavalry.
Colonel JOHN v. WHITE. Coast Artil-
cry Corps, will poceed to the Army
| and Navy General Hospital, Hot
Leave of absence for one month, is
| granted First Lieutenant JOHN II.
PIRIE, Coast Artillery Corps.
Leave of absence for one month, is
granted First Lieutenant WILLIAM
p. CURRIER, Coast Artillery Corps
Leave Of absence for fourteen days is
granted Captain RICHARD C..
MOORE, Corps of Engineers.
Leave of absence on account of sickness
to and including December l, 1913, is
granted Lieutenant Colonel THOMAS
]. LEWIS, cavalry.
Sergeant WILLIAM ]. DOYLE. Field
Artillery School of Fire Detachment,
Fort Sill, Okla, will be discharged
from the army by the commanding
officer of that post by purchase.
Leave of absence for one month is
granted to First Lieutenant JOHN 3.
| MAYNARD, Coast Artillery Corps.
Leave of absence for five days is grant
ed to First Lieutenant HERBERT II.
| ACHFSON, Coast Artillery Corps,
recruiting officer.
Leave Of absence for one month is
granted Captain JOHN MCBRIDE.
! JR., Coast Artillery Corps.
Leave of absence for one month is
granted First Lieutenant ROBERT
f. NJ. GOOLRICK, Coast Artillery
Corps.
Leave of absence Cor one month is
granted to First Lieutenant MAR
Gel S. KEENE. Coast Artillery
Corps.
Sergeant HARRY l. STUART, Quar-
termaster Corps, West Point, y. Y,
will be discharged from the army by
purchase.