The Washington herald., 1914-08-19
ARMY ORDERS.

Leave Of twenty-one days Is granted
Col. Edwin St. J. Greble, General stan.
The following changes in the assign
ments Of officers Of the Coast Artillery
Corps are ordered:
Lieut.. Col Oscar / Straub relieved
from coast defenSes OF Charleston, and
will proceed TO Fort Howard. Md, and
assume command Of the coast defenses
OF Baltimore.
Lieut. Col Morris X Barron relieved
as fort commander, Fort Hancock. y. J..
September !, and will proceed 10 Fort
Moultrie. 5. G. In command OF the coast
defenses of Charleston.
Mai. Frank X. Ferguson is assigned as
fort commander. Fort Hancock, y. J.,
Maj Thomas B. Lamoreux relieved as
fort commander. Fort Baker. Cal. Sep
tember l. and will proceed TO coast de-
fenses Of Puget Sound. as fort COM
mander, Fort Casey. Wash.
Maj. Mervyn c. Buckley will report 10
commanding ofhcer; coast defenses ot
San Frahcisco. for duty at Fort Winfield
Each Of the following captains Of the
Coast Artillery Corps is transferred as
follows:
William 4. Covington from 125th to
lEth Company.
Charles II, Hilton from sixty-Hrst to
l26th COMPANY
Arthur L. KeeslinC from Twenty ninth
TO Ninetv-foUrth Company.
John P. Spur from Ninety-fourth TO
lj2d Company.
TO Twenty ninth Company.
Capt. Henry G. Merriam. Coast Artil-
lery Corps. Is relieved from command Of
Tinted States army mine planter Col.
George Armistead. and is assigned 10 the
S!Xty-first Company.
First Lieut.. Thomas c. Cook. Coast
Artillery Corps. now in temporary COM
mand Of the United States army mine
planter. Col. George Armistead Is as
signed to the permanent command there
First Lieut. Henry r. Weston. Medical
Reserve Corps, now at San Francisco.
Cal. is relieved from active duty in the
Medical Reserve Corps. TO take effect
upon the expiration Of the leave OF alb
Leave for three months and ten days
is granted First Lieut.. Henry W. Wes-
ton. Medical Reserve Corps. upon his ar
First Lieut.. George E. stallman. dental
surgeon, is relieved from Fort Sam
Houston, Tex. and will proceed to San
Honolulu. Hawaii.
First Lieut.. Truman D. Thorpe, United
states army. retired, Is relieved from
Lexington. Mo- 10 take effect August 81,
First Lieut., Edward Dowdle, Medical
Reserve Corps, Is ordered to active duty.
and Will proceed to Fort Ontario, y. Y.
First Lieut. Harlow G. Farmer, Medi-
sal Reserve Corps. Is ordered to active
duty, and will proceed TO Madison Bar
Capt. Edwin ]. Nowien. Twenty-eighth
Infantry, will report to Col Augustus
P: BlocksOm, Third Cavalry. president
OF an army retiring board at Fort Sam
Houston, Tex. for examination
Capt Frederick G. StritzinEer. Jr.
Quartermaster Corps. is designated as
uuartermaster Of the Joint maneuver
camp to be held at Ashland. Nebr Au-
gust y to September T. Capt Stritz.ngcr
will make such visits 10 Ashland and re-
turn to Omaha, Nebr.. as may be neces-
sary.
Leave for seven days is granted Second
Lieut.. Joseph p. Aleshire. Sixth Cavalry.
First Lieut.. Joseph V. Kuznik. seventh
Cavalry, is transferred to the Twelfth
Cavalry.
Leave for one month is granted Capt
Charles C. Burt, Coast ARTILLERY Corps
Leave for two months Is granted MAI
Peter c. Field, Medical Corps.
Leave for one month is granted Capt
Edward VI. Talbot, Medical Corps.
The following officers recently appoint
ed In the Corps Of Engineers from cadets
of the United States Military Academy
are assigned to duty as follows: