Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-06

by the government and her purchasers
fitted her for Alaskan service. This Is
the second time since she has taken up
commercial work that she has called
upon the vessels of the revenue cutter
service TO help her out of serious trou-
BILE.
Some time during this month the rep
resentatives OF the bureau of fisheries
who TO make census OF the seals
in the herds the Pribilof Islands,
Alaska. will be taken from Unalaska TO
their landing place by one of the cutters
that will be detailed for the service. and
later the census takers will be brought
back to some point in Alaska from which
they can get steamer TO the United
States This counting of the numbers in
the seal herds is done every year and il
for the purpose of allowing the govern
ment officials to keep track of the fur
bearing seals and TO prevent poachnS.
Under instructions from the department.
the cutter Guthrie. at Baltimore. patrolled
the course of the races of the Maryland
Yacht Club. held on the Patapsco river
Friday and Saturday last The cutter
Md. July 80 to take charge of the races
of the Oxford Yacht Club, which will
take place that day. and officers and
vessels of the service will look after
the keeping clear of the course OF the
British international cup races. which
will take place off Huntington, Long
Island, July :, and ..
In the past week the steam schooner
Francis HYDE which was ashore in Nils
efforts BY the cutter Yamacraw and e.
corted into port, where repairs can he
made.
To clean and paint. the cutter Algonquin
on the Porto Rico station has gone TO
Culebra Island. and after repairs are
made she will spend week or two CIV
ing her officers and crew practice with
her heavy guns.
Recent orders extend the cruising
grounds of the cutter Androscoggin as
far west as Vineyard Haven. instead az
letting them terminate at cape ANA.
Mass as In former years. Capt. Fred
erick Eollard commanding the Andres
coggin. who was on a visit To this city.
has resumed command OF his snip
First Lieutenant of Engineers L. r.
Adams and Cadet r. b. Hall We're visit
ors to and registered AT the department
in the past week. Cadet Hall. after be-
ing operated upon for appendicitis. has
successfully passed his physical exami-
nation and will shortly be commissioned
third lieutenant in the service.
Orders issued the past week We're as
follows:
Cadet r. B. Hall. ordered To Washing
ton ID. g. for physical REORGANIZATION.
First Lieutenant of Engineers T. O.
Lewton. granted thirty days leave. be-
ginning July 3
Second Lieut.. p. "A. Roach. granted
sixty days leave. beginning July l..
First Lieut.. w. A. OMalley. granted six
months sick leave. beginning July =
Leave of absence for thirty days, granted
June Is revoked.
Cadet r. B. Hall. ordered home to await
orders.
Third Lieut.. Henry Coyie, preparatory
orders TO Miami!
First Lieut.. Eben Barker. granted TWEEN
ty-nine DAYS leave of absence
First Lieutenant of Engineers II. r.
Schoen5orn. granted thirty days leave
beginning July 10.
Second Lieut.. l.. l.. Bennett, detached
Miami to Winona.
Capt c. NJ. Daniels. ordered to WASH
ington, ID. c., to appear before retiring
board.
Second Lieut.. ]. F. McGourty, ordered
to 1tasca for temporary duty.
revenue cutter service retiring board
is convened to meet at the division II
revenue cutter service. Washington. II. C..
for the examination Of Capt. @. NJ. Dam
iels. Detail for the board: Senior Capt.
ID. F. Foley president. Senior Capt. How
ard Emery. member: Engineer-in-Chies
q. A. McAllister. member: Passed Asst
Surgeon II. j. Warner. L. ;. Y. n. >.
member; Asst Surgeon II. J. Warner. u.
s. p III. s. member, and Second Lieut..
William Williams, recorder.