Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-08
Constantinople Center of Interest.
ARMY NAVY.
Army Orders.

The leave of absence granted First
Lieut.. George l.. Morrison, 9Th Cavalry.
is extended two months on account of
sickness.
The retirement from active service OF
Pay Clerk John Brixen, Quartermaster
Corps. is announced, he having been
found nv an army retiring board in
capacitated for active service on account
of disability incident thereto and the find
ings having been approved by the Presi-
dent.
The following changes in the Coast Ar
tillery Corps are ordered:
Capt William F. Hase. from the stan
of the commanding officer. artillery dis
trict of New London, to the l3lst COM
pany: Capt. Hugh J. B. McElgin. from
the 131st Company to the artillery dis
trict Of New London.
Leave of absence for one month and III
teen days is granted First Lieut.. Thomas
NJ. Foley. Medical Reserve Corps.
Maj. Charles NICK. Saltzman. Signal
Corps will proceed to Fort Wood. n. Y.
for duty.
Leave of absence for two months is
.stanted Capt. Eleutheros H. Cooke, Quar-
termaster Corps.
Lieut.. Col. Harry c. Hale. infantry. at
his own request, is relieved fro duty as
executive officer Of the national matches
for 1913.
First Lieut.. Louis A. O'Donnell. 10th
Cavalry, in Philadelphia. on leave of alb
sence will proceed to the Walter Reed
General Hospital for observation and
treatment.
Lieut.. Col. Charles B. Wheeler. ord
nance department. will visit the works OF
the American and British Manufacturing
Company and the Builders Iron Foundry.
Providence, r. l.. on official business
pertaining to the inspection of material
being procured by the ordnance depart
ment.
First Lieut.. John NJ. Pratt. Medical Re-
serve Corps, is ordered to duty at Fort
Ethan Allen. VT.
Sergt. First Glass Andrew S. Donnan,
Hospital Corps. Walter Reed General
Hospital will be sent to Fort Douglas.
Utah, to relieve Sergt. First Glass Her
bert Curtis. Hospital Corps. Sergt. First
Glass Curtis upon relief will be sent to
Fort Sam Houston. Tex. for duty.
The following transfers Of officers OF
the infantry arm are ordered:
First Lieut.. William E. Gilmore, from
the 18th Infantry to the 18th Infantry.
First Lieut.. James E. Ware. from the
18th Infantry to the 2sth Infantry.
Corps. is relieved from duty at Fort Leav-
enworth. Kan. and will proceed to Homo
lulu, Hawaii territory.
First Lieut.. Joseph L. Siner, Medical
Corps, is relieved from duty at Fort Ethan
Allen, VT, and will proceed to Honolulu.
The leave of absence granted Capt
Theodore B. Taylor, 5th Cavalry. is ex-
tended one month.
Leave of absence for one month is
granted First Lieut.. Charles Abel. Goth
Infantry.
Capt. Ferdinand Schmitter, Medical
Corps, is detailed as member of the
board of medical officers appointed by the
War Department for the purpose Of
studying tropical diseases as they exist
in the Philippine Islands. Capt. Schmit-
ter is relieved from duty at Fort Greble
r. l.
A board of officers is appointed to meet
at Jefferson barracks. Mo-. for the pur-
pose Of conducting the examination of
applicants for commission in volunteer
forces.
Leave of absence for two months is
granted Mai. John p. Finley. infantry.
Maj. Edward L. Munson. Medical Corps,
will report to the examining board at the
Army Medical Museum building for ex-
animation for promotion.
Naval Orders.
Rear Admiral c. MGR. Winslow, to COM
mand LIST Division, Utah.
Rear Admiral n. r. Usher, to command
Sd Division. Virginia
Rear Admiral F. F. Fletcher, to COM
mand I'd Division, Vermont.
Rear Admiral F. E. Beatty, to COM
mand 4th Division. Minnesota.
Commander w. C. Cole. from Naval
Academy. to Assiatic station.
Commander r. X. Crank, to command
Maine.
Chief Boatswain Nels Drake, from re-
ceiving ship at New York, to navy yard,
New York.
Machinists d. r. Shackford and w. G.
Staufer have been placed on the retired
list of the navy.
Ensign F. j. Lowry. from Cleveland
to Alert.
Ensign j. C. Van de Carr. to New
Jersey
Carpenter r. A. White. has been
placed on the retired list of the navy.
Naval Movements.
The Albany has arrived at Annoy, the
San Francisco and Beale at Norfolk and
the Des Moines at Guantanamo.
The Caesar has sailed from Charleston
for Norfolk the Potomac from Norfolk
for Charleston and the monitor Ozark
has left the Washington navy yard for
her regular anchorage at the foot Of 7th
street.
The Prairie has arrived at Phila-
delphia, the Wheeling at Jacksonville
and the Sterling at Guantanamo.
The Wyoming. Utah. Patuxent, Pa
tapsco, Vermont. Michigan, South Caro-
lima, Virginia. Georgia, Nebraska, Min