Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-10-31
ARMY And navy

Capt Joseph Strauss, United States
navy. designated as the chief Of the
bureau Of ordnance of the navy de-
partment, was born in Mount Morris,
y. Y, November IS, 1861. He entered
the naval service as a cadet engineer
at the Naval Academy October l.
1881, graduating from the Naval
Academy in June. 1885. He was pro-
NOTED to ensign July /, 1887; to lieu
tenant (junior grade) April 3, 1896;
to lieutenant, March 3, 1899.
During the Spanish-American war
he served ON the L. s. S. Castine He
was promoted to lieutenant command
eT September 80, 1904; to commander,
September 3, 1905 serving in the lat
ter grade on board the Montana as
executive officer from Jul y21, 1908, to
March %, 1909; in the bureau of ord
nance from March "a. 1909, to April
10, 1909; in command of the u. S. S.
Montgomery from April Is. 1909 to
May 3, 1910; on duty at navy depart
ment from May 4, 1910, to October 2,
1912, and in command of the L. S. 8.
Ohio from October 3, 1912, to the
present date.
Orders have been issued to Capt.
Strauss detaching him from duty as
commanding officer of the U. S. s.
Ohio upon the completion of the tar
get practice of the Atlantic feet He
will then Immediately assume the du-
ties of chief of bureau Of ordnance,
navy department
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Announcement has recently been
made Of the date for the annual din
ner of the Military Order of he Cara
bao and of the committee in charge.
The dinner. is to be held at the New
Willard Hotel, Washington Many of
the army men on Oahu are Carabaos.
The following committee is to have
charge: Rear-admiral T. B. Howard,
Major-general W. T. Biddle. Major
general J. B. Alsshire, Brigadier-gen-
era1 Frank Mcintyre. Colonel H. o. s.
Heistand, Captain w. r. Shoemaker,
Surgeon F. E. Mccullough, Major Ed
gard RUSSELL Major l.. NJ. Fuller,
acknowledgements F. e. Ridgeley,
Major J. E. Ncrmoyle, Major F. J.
Rooster, Major J. NJ. Heller, Captain
r. T. Hines and Captain Warren
Dean.
The advisory committee consists of
MajoHgeneral C. F. Humphrey, U. s.
A.; : Major C. Nick. Saltzman, U. S. A;
Captain L. A. Moss, U. s. A; Captain
r. ]. Burt, u s. A.; Sidney Adamson,
John T. McCutcheon and Martin Egan.
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Private Dudley Gullett, company A,
I'd infantry, will be discharged without
honor from the army by the command
ing officer, Fort ,Shafter, Hawaii Ter
rftcry, on account of imprisonment
under sentence of a civil court -.
Private Lawrence McfYer,! company
A, I'd infantry, will be discharged
without homer from the army by the
commanding officer, Fort Shafter, ,Ha-
wall Territory, on account OF impris-
-onrnent under ssrtenee OF a civil
court. -" 80
Private steve Stevenson, company
A, LIST infantry, Schoaeld barracks,
Hawaii Territory. is transferred to In
fantry, UNASSIGNED, and viii be sent on
the first available transport to Ma
Mia p l., for assignment to q com
pany in the Philippine department. !,
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President Wilson has connmuted the
sentence of Richard C. Neal holder of
the kings medal and other insignia
OF bravery in the eTransyaaI war, who
has been serving q life sentence for
assisting at robhing a postofice and.
railroad station, at Darlington, w. Va,
December %, 1907. u
Neal, although having lived at Dali.
las, Tex, and New Orleans, claims to
be British subject and the British
embassy was interested in his behalf.
He will return to South Africa SO.
" President. Wilson also pardoned
Thomas P. Bowman of Wahpeton, N.
D., sentenced. in June, 1912, to i've
years Imprisonment for ernbezzle-
ment from the Citizens National Bank
of Wahpetcn. He was In the. Anamo-
sa, Iowa, reformatory.