The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-08-29
ARMY OkDERs.

Cart Julian r. Lindsey. cavalry. viii proceed to
Front ROYAL. Va. for selection Of six cavalry
horses and elk Iolo ponies.
Leave of absence for month, with remission
to apply for extension Of two months, is granted
Col George A. Dodd. cavalry. to take effect upon
his relief from duty at Columbus Barracks. OHIO.
Maj. Gordon g. Heiner. Coast ARTILLERY Corps.
is relieved from duty fort commander. Fort
Banks. Mass. and will report, about October
!. 10 the commanding general South Atlantic
coast artillery district. for duty his stan a
materiel officer
Capt Marion s. Battle. Coast Artillery Corts,
is relieved from assignment to the Sixty-ninth
COMPANY placed On the unassigned list to taks
effect on about September Is and will then
report IN the commanding general. South Atlantic
coast artillery district. for duty his staff a.
PERSONNEL officer.
Mai. Marcellus q. spinks. Coast ARTILLERY CORPS.
is relieved from duty the stat Of the COM
handing general South Atlantic coast artillery
district. and will proceed TO Fort Crockett. Tex.
and assume command of the coast defenses Of Cal
weston about September Is.
Tho leave of absence granted Capt Epglebert g.
Ovenshine. Twentyeishth Infantry. in special
dsrs No. 49, August s. 1875 second division. d
extended five DAYS.
Each Of the following named Officers will pro-
coed at the proper time to jacksonville. Fla. for
duty in connection with the national matches. and
upon the completion thereof will return to his
proper station: Mai. Edward NJ. ShInkle. Ord
nance Department: Capt. William H Clopton. IT..
Thirteenth Cavalry. and Capt. William L. Persons.
infantry.
Col Richard NJ Blatchford infantry. executive
officer national matches will proceed to Jacx-
sonrille. Fla. for duty in connection with tie
national matches.
4 board Of officers to consist Of Mai. Paul s.
Halloran Medical Corps; First Lieut.. Bertram p.
Duckwall Medical Corps; First Lieut. Joseph ..
MoTruw. jr.. aviation officer. Signal CorTs; First
Lieut.. Joseph Z. Carbery. aviation officer. Signal
CORPS and First Lieut.. Henry W. Harms. aviatitn
officer Signal Corre. is appointed to meet at Fort
Sill Okla. at the call Of the senior member. for
the purpose Ct examining certain enlisted men
with a view TO determining their qualifications a.
aviation mechanician.
So much Of paragraph 80. SPECIAL orders, No. lfI.
July Is. War Department. as relates to Col. John
F. Morrison, Sixth Infantry is revoked.
Col John C. F. Tillson Fifteenth Infantry. Is
relieved from assignment to that regiment to taks
effect September l. He will report to the com-
manding general, Western Department
So mlrh Of paragraph .. special orders. No.
i7s Angus: J. War Department. directs Cay
George L. Thorne. Quartsrmaster Corp. to DO
coed to Fort Benjamin Harrison. Ind. on or
about September !. for temporary duty and %
the completion thereof to proceed to Galveston.
Tex il so amended to direct Capt. Thorne.
upon the completion Of the duty at Texas City.
Tex. assigned to him under paragraph 4, SPECIAL
ORDERS No. 1876. August q. War Department. 10
proceed To Galveston and report in person to the
commanding officer Port Of Embarkation. for az
signment to duty assistant to the depot quar-
termaster at that place. and much Of the lat
ter order as directs Capt. Thorne to return to
his proper station Is amended accordingly.
So much Of paragraphs and Is, special orders.
No. 1885, August q. War DEPARTMENT. directa
First Lieuts John G. Tyndall and Walter W.
son On September 6. tn the commanding officer.
Camp Robinson. Sparta. Wis. is amended 50 40
to direct those officers to report as directed as
soon Is possible after August z.