The Washington herald., 1914-05-03
ARMY ORDERS.

Each Of the following officers is relieved
from duty at the Army Service Schools,
Fort Leavenworth. Kans.. is assigned 10
the regiment specified after his name, and
| will proceed without delay to join that
regiment: Maj. George d. Moore TO the
| Eighteenth Infantry; Capt. Wait c. john
| son TO the Twenty-sixth Infantry: Capt
/ James G. Hannah to the Seventh In
fantry: Capt. Ernest E. Haskell to the
Hannah. and Haskell will be assigned to
| commanders
tached to the Ninth Infantry. He is re-
| Heved from duty at the Army Service
Schools. Fort Leavenworth, Kans-. and
will proceed without delay to Join the
The name OF Capt. Collin H. Ball,
| Twenty-sixth Infantry. Is placed on the
list Of detached officers published in gen
eral orders. No. "a, March II, lsl1: War
Department. to take effect May ? 1914. and
fantTy. is removed therefrom. to take ef-
to the Twentv-sixth Infantry. to take
effect Nav 2, 1914. is relieved from duty
at the Army Service Schools. Fort Leav-
enworth. Kans-, and will proceed without
delay to join the regiment to which as
signed. He will be assigned to a COM
pany by the regimental commander.
Capt Roy b. Harper. Quartermaster
Corps, will proceed with the least prac-
\ ticable delay to Kansas City, Mo-. and
assume temporary charge of the Kansas
| City. Mo. ONCE OF the Quartermaster
| Corps. temporarily relieving Mai. Aley-
| ander NJ. Davis. Quartermaster Corps.
who upon being thus relieved will pro-
| ceed with the least practicable delay to
! Fort Worth, Tex. and assume temporary
charge of the depot OF the QuarteTmaster
Corps to be established at that place.
Capt. Lee r. Dunbar. Medical Corps. is
| detailed as a member Of the board OF Of
fcers appointed to meet at Fort Leaven-
worth, kans.. in paragraph H. special
orders. No. Ss. April is. 1914, War Depart
ment: for the examination Of candidates
| for the United States Military Academy,
| vice Capt. Thomas d. Woodson. Medical
Corps. hereby relieved
Leave for one month Is granted First
Lieut.. Orlando G. Palmer Sixth Cavalry.
1 TO take effect upon his arrival in the
Capt. Henry c. Maddux. Medical Corps,
! Is relieved from temporary duty at the
| General Hospital Fort Bayard. n. Mex,
to take effect at such time as will en-
| able him to comply with this order, and
| will return by the first available trans
to the Philippine Islands for duty.
| A board Of officers TO consist OF Maj
Roderic p. O'Connor. Medical Corps; Maj
George L. Byram. Tenth Cavalry: Capt.
Robert J. Fleming, Tenth Cavalry: Capt
| Frank Tompkins, Tenth Cavalry; Capt.
John r. Barker. Medical Corps. is ap-
at 10 o'clock a m, MAY .. 1914. or as
! soon thereafter as practicable. for the
! purpose of conducting the examination
OF sucn applicants for commissions IN
volunteer forces as may he authorized to
| appear before II under section 3 Of an
act OF Congress approved January Il. 1906.
to determine their quallncauons Tor me %Ihe
| command Of troops in such forces The
| examination will he conducted in accord
| ance with the provisions OF general or
ders No. 81. War Department 1892
| The Junior member Of the board other
than a medical officer will act as re-
BY direction of the President. and in
accordance with section 1916. Revised
Statutes. an army retiring board is ap-
! pointed to meet at Fort Sam Houston.
| Tex. from time to time at the call OF
animation of such officers as may be
] ordered before IL.
| Detail for the board-Members: Col.
Augustus P, Blocksom. Third Cavalry:
Lieut.. Col Guy Carleton. Third Cavalry:
| Mai. Jesse Mel. Carter. Third Cavalry:
Capt. Henry u. ThOmason. Medical Corps;
recorder. First Lieut. George f. Nelson.
Mai charles r. Reynolds and First
Lieut. William n. Herbert. Medical Corps:
are detailed as medical examiners and
appointed to meet at Fort Sam Houston
! Tex, in orders of this date and will re-
! port to the president of the board when
summoned by him for duty accordingly.
| When excused as witnesses the officers
named will return to their proper stat
| ions
Lieut.. Col. George MONTGOMERY. Ord
nance Department will repair to this
! city on official business pertaining to the
| operations Of the Ordnance Department
and upon the completion of this duty will
! return TO his proper station.
| 4 board of officers to consist of Mai.
| Albert E TRULY. Medical Corps: Capt.
Chauncey r. Humphrey. Twenty-ninth
Infantry; Capt. George II. Scott. Medical
| Twenty-ninth Infantry: Second Lieut..
Francis r. Fuller. Twenty-ninth Infan-
try. is appointed to meet at Fort Jay,
y. Y. at 10 o'clock a. M. May l9. 1914
or as soon thereafter as practicable. for
the purpose Of conducting the eNamina-
| ton Of such applicants for commissions
to appear before II. under section y of
an act of Congress approved January n.
! 1895, to determine their qualifications for
| the command OF troops or the perform
ance of staff duties in such forces The
| examination will be conducted under the
provisions of general orders, No. 81. War
Department. March 8. 1909. The Junior
member OF the board other than a medi-
cal officer win act as recorder.
| BY direction of the President. Majs.
William A Philips and Jesse c. Nichols.
| Ordnance Department, are relieved from
details in that department. to take effect
June l9. 1914. and are detailed. under
the provisions Of the act of Congress
approved June 25, 1895. as majors in the
/ Ordnance Department. to take effect
June 20. 1914
BY direction of the President the fol-
Iowing-named officers are detailed, under
the provisions OF the act Of Congress
approved June 25 1906 as captains In
| the Ordnance Department. to take effect
June 20. 1874: First Lieut.. Gilbert H.
| Stewart Tenth Infantry; First Lieut..
Charles C. Mettler. Coast Artillery Corps:
First Lieut.. Joseph II. Pelot. Coast Ar
tillery Corps: First Lieut.. Morgan l.
Brett. Coast Artillery Corps: First Lieut..
Richard II. Somers Coast Artillery Corps:
| First Lieut.. Thomas l.. Coles Coast Ar
| tillery Corps: First Lieut.. John b. Rose.
| Coast Artillery Corps: First Lieut..
Charles s. Donavin. Twenty-third Infan-
try: First Lieut.. Arthur d. Minick, Elev-
enth Infantry.
BY direction of the President. the fol-
| lowing named officers are detailed for
service and to fill vacancies in the grade
\ of first lieutenant in the Ordnance De-
partment. to take effect June %, 1914,
for period of four years: Second Lieut..
Wallace L. Clay. Coast Artillery Corps:
Second Lieut.. Follett Bradley, Sixth
Field Artillery; Second Lieut. Robert s.
Oberly. Coast Artillery Corps: Second
Lieut.. Robert N, Bodins, Coast Artillery