The Washington herald., 1915-02-05
ARMY ORDERS.

| Mai Peter Murray Third Infantry (trausferred
to Twenty ninth Infantry. effective March l. 1873.
viii proceed at the proper time to Join the resi-
ment to which he Is transferred.
Mai. George B. Pilsbury, Corps Of EngneeTs Is
| detailed member Of the examining board at
| the Army Building. New York City, appointed MAY
g. 1913, vice Col. William VI. Black CorTs Of Engi-
neeTs. during the examinations only Of Capt Robert
R. RalstOn and First Leuts. Stuart c. Godfrey
| and Francis c. Harrington, Corps of Engineers.
So much of paragraph "a Special Orders No. 90
January 3, 1915. relates TO First Lieut.. Dawson
Omsead Third Field ARTILLERY. is revoked.
Capt Robert S. Welsh. Sixth Field ARTILLERY. u
detailed as student officer at the School Of Fire
for Field Artillery. Fort Sill Okla, and will pro-
ced at the proper time to that post and report in
| person February Is for the purpose Of taking
the course OF instruction from that date to May IS.
Capt. Fox Conner. Fifth Field ARTILLERY. is re-
heTed from assignment to that regiment. He will
proceed to Fort Sill, Okla. and report for duty
with the School of Fire for Field ARTILLERY and a.
a member OF the Field Artillery Board.
Capt John W. KiIDreth, jr.. Sixth Field Artil-
lery is transferred to the Fifth Field Artillery
and will be assigned to Battery A by the com
manding officer Of that regiment.
Liedt. Col. Jay T. Hofer Ordnance DEPARTMENT
il detailed as member Of the Joint Amy and
Navy Board appointed for the purpose Of consider
ing Specifications for the manufacture and test OF
smokeless powders and such questions relating to
the granulation. manufacture, and tests Of such
powders as shall be referred 10 the beard by the
proper authorities Of the War Department and the
Navy Department. vice Mai Edward T. O'Hern,
Ordnance Department, relieved.
First Lieut.. Kenyon A. Joyce. Sixth Cavalry. is
detailed for duty with the Organized Militia as
Observation-Disclosures Of the Ninth Cavalry District
comprising the States Of CalifoTnia Oregon, and
Washington. to take effect February =.
Paragraph ., Special Orders. No. Is January %
1915. is amended as to assign Capt. Parker Hill
Signal COrrs TO the Sixth Infantry to take effect
March %. instead Of March y.
The following changes in the stations and duties
Of medical officers are ordered: Capt. Howard McC
Guvflq Clnrra will fn Tawna
Tex. for assignment to temporary duty. Capt
Alexander d. Parce. Medical Corps is relieved
from duty at the Letterman General Hospital, San
Francisco. and win proceed TO Texas City. Tex,
and report IN person for assignment to duty in that
division, with station at Fort BENJAMIN Harrison
Ind. Capt. James BOurke. Medical Corps. is re-
lieyed from duty at Fort Crockett Tex. and will
proceed to Texas City Tex, for assignment to duty
with station at Fort WAYNE. Mich. First Lieut.
Adolphus 4. Mcdonald, Medical Reserve COrps is
relieved from duty at Fort Crockett Tex, and will
proceed to Texas City, Tex. for assignment to duty
Carts. Norman L. McDiarmid and Joseph Casper,
Medical CorIs will proceed to Texas City. Tex,
for assignment to temporary duty.
Leave Of lbsence for two days is granted CAPT
joseph A. Worthingtnu, Medical Corps.
Leave Of absencoe for month and fifteen days.
with permission TO apply for an extension Of one
month and fifteen dAys, is granted Capt. Condor
I G. Mccormack. Medical CoTB.
Lave Of absnce for two months surgeon 3
certificate n disability is granted Second Lieut.
Harry X. KutZ Twenty second Infantry.
The leave Of absence granted First Lieut. William
P. Currier Coast ARTILLERY Corps. is extended ten
days.
So much Of paragraph 4e Special Orders No Il,
January I5 relates to Capt. William Hdba1
Coast ARTILLERY CORPS is amended to transfer
that officer from the 9th to the l54th Company. 10
| take effect April I.
First Lieut.. William o. Bailey Medical RererTe
Corps, is relieved from duty at the Amy Medical
School, this city, and will proceed TO his hons
| and upon arrival report BY telegraph to the Ad-
jutant GenCral Of the Amy. Lieut.. Bailey is re-
lieved from active duty.
FIrst Lieut.. Thomas l. Price Medical Reserve
COrrs. il relieved fruUs duty at the Army Medical
School, this cty, and viii prOceed to his home and
upon arrival will report BY telegraph to the Ad-
jutant General Of the Army. Lieut.. Price Is re-
heTed from active duty.
Mai. Wilford ]. Hawkins. Ordnance Derartnent
y detailed as member Of the Joint Amy and
Navy Board appointed to meet in this city for the
purpose of considering specifications for the manu-
| facturs and test Of snokeless powders. Tice Mai
William A. Phillips. Fifth Infantry, relieved