Evening star., 1914-12-06
WAR DEPARTMENT.

, Gen. Mccain, adjutant general, and
| Gen. Crowder. judge advocate general
have returned to this city from Visit
| to San Francisco, where they went 70
arrange for the transfer of the military
prison reservation on Alcatraz Island
to the Jurisdiction of the Department
of Commerce for use as an immigrant
station.
! Gen. kingman, chief of engineers.
| has resumed his official duties at the
| War Department, after a short Vaca-
tior spent at Atlantic City and New
| York city.
| Maj William J. Barden. Corps of
! Engineers, who has just returned here
| from Vera Cruz. has been relieved from
| further duty at the War Department
and ordered to Dallas, Tex, for river
and harbor duty.
Mrs. Lucy f. Anderson of the office
! of chief of Engineers is seriously Ill
at her home on Buchanan street.
Frederick II. Powell of the appoint
| ment division is on leave of absence.
Miss Fannie l.. Allen of the supply
division is spending her vacation in
the south.
sydney Cross of the record division,
| insular bureau. has just returned from
a fifteen-day hunting trip to Canville,
n. c.
er, Philippine government service, has
been transferred to clerkship, office OF
chief signal officer. War Department
Harry A Waters, employe of the bu-
reau of printing. Philippine govern
ment. has been transferred to govern
ment printing office. Washington
Thomas G.. Bennett has been trans
ferred from bureau of education.
Philippine government, to manual
training teacher, Pine Ridge School,
Indian service.
William J. Lemmond has been ap-
pointed law clerk in the office OF the
judge advocate general at S2.4OO a
year to fill the vacancy caused by the
resignation of Edwin H. Peery.
Marion f. Weeks, craftsman in the
Office of the chief signal officer, has
resigned. and William Welch, a drafts
the higher grade.
Other changes in the classified service
of the War Department are announced
as follows:
Appointments under civil service
rules: Office of the quartermaster gen.
eral of the army-John NJ. Kerr.
draftsman man at s,aSo Bob KS5ert F. anas Tsr
laborer at $500. Office of the Secretary
of War-Quincy E. Werlein, clerk at
$1,000 Office of the chief of staff
Jefferson NJ. Tancil. laborer at $3.50;
W. Irwin. jr., messenger at s72o: John
p Labofish, clerk at 1000. Office Of
the chief signal officer-Samuel Reu-
benbaum. clerk at $1,000: John Ruppa,
,I.- 4 odf rC
office-Daniel NJ. Keeton: clerk at
81, 900. Office of the chief of ordnance
Raymond o. Eliason, craftsman at
81. 900.
Promotions; offics of the chief signal sigma
from $1,000 to $1,000 The adjutant
generals office-Andrew J. Sheridan.
Else. clerk. from $1,000 to s1.4oo; Alex
ander E. Ellis, clerk. from $1,000 to
$1,000; Clarence L. Adams, clerk, from
$1,000 to s1:2oo ONCE Of the qgaTter, rte r.
E. burst. clerk. from $1,000 to $1,000:
Fred Simkins. clerk, from 5000 to
1000. Office of the Secretary of War
John Maxsell. promoted from labor
trude L. Wood. assistant telephone
switchboard operator, from $500 to
$500 ONCE of the chief of engineers
Frederick Ferguson. clerk. from 5000
Separations: Office of the chief of
staff-Susie G. Edison, clerk at $1,000.
Office of the chief signal off1cer-Sam-
uel Reubenbaum, clerk at $1,000: Fred
E. Nelson, clerk at $1,000. Office of the
Secretary of War-Christopher C..
Lathers, watchman at $72o. Office of
the quartermaster general of the
army-James Graham. clerk at $1,000
The adjutant generals office-Harry E.
Burton. clerk at $1,000. Bureau of in
sular affairs-John L. Piburn, clerk at
81 900. Office of the chief of engineers
Harold B. Sanders, clerk at 81 1000.