El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-15
MANY DETAILS To
COAST DEFENCES
Army Orders Include Large
Number of Assignments;
Many Orders Revoked.

MANY transfers, details and assign
ments to coast defence stations are
made in the army orders, in addition to
a large number Of assignments in
other arms Of the service. The orders
follow:
To coast defences Of Panama for assign
rnent: Second Lieut. Harold A Strauss, coast
artillery CORPS. and Second Lieut. Oscar !
Gathcell. coast artillery corps
Officers Of the coast artillery corps upon
relief al the United States Milftsry academy,
10 coast defences indicated FIRST Lieut.
Edw- Putney TO coast deIe1ces OF Key
west First Lieut. Theo- N Chase, 70 coast
defences at Narra gausett Bay First Lieut.
James H Cunningham TO coast detences OF
Portland; First Lieut. Henry r AalteI- Jr-'
10 coast defences Of Portland; First Lieut.
James A Brice. to coast oefences OF Port
Capt Charles T. Richardson. ordnance de-
partment first lieutenant coast artlllery
corps) TO coast defences Of Portland
Capt. William Mitchell Is relieved IN the
general staff corps TO the chief signal Off
Ger Of the army
second Lieut.. Max Murray. infantry unas-
signed. is assigned 20 the I'd iniantry upon
arrival in the United States and VIII join
the regiment TO which assigned; A..
Capt. Frank Geere. coast artillery CORPS, y
detailed effective June 10
First Lieut. Waldo c Potter. sixth Field
artillery. is detailed as inspector-instructo
OF the seventh inspection district at Kansas
The name OF Mai. steven H. Elliott. 18th
cavalry. is placed on list Of officers de-
tsched from their proper commands effec-
tive June 10. and the name OF Maj Sedg-
wick Rice, cavalry, is removed thereIron-
Orders Revoked
Orders January and February % relating
70 First Lieut. Rodney H Smith, coast ar
tirery corps are revoked
Orders March Is relating TO First Lieut.
John c. Henderson. coast artillery corps, Is
orders April Is relating to First Lieut.
John H Pirie, coast artillery corps, Is re-
orders April Is relating to first neuten-
ants Edward W Putney and James h
Cunningham, coast artillery CORPS, is re-
capt. Charles 7. Richardson. ordnance de-
pa-tment. is revoked
James A Brice and Theodore II. Chase.
coast artillery corps, Is revoked
Orders Nay 30 relating 70 First Lieut.
Henry n Maven r., coast artillery corps
IS revoked.
Effective about August 5. second Heuten-
ants Francis T Armstrong, coast defenees OF
Portland, and Second Lieut. Reuben \. B.
Periey. coast defences OF Boston are trans
ferred 10 coast defences Of Manila and Subic
second Lieut. Harold B. Sampson. coast
Lieut. Clarence L Gilbert, coast defence Of
Earagznsett Bay. are transferred
Transferred to Manila
defences Of san Francisco; Second Lieut..
Samuel F Hawkins. coast defenees OF Port
coast defences OF Portland. are transferred
10 coast defences Of Manila and Subic bays,
CAPT Archibald F. ComuIsEey. cavalry,
unassigned, Is assigned 70 the Third cavalry
Upon arrival in the United States he viii
Capt. Francis ". Honeycutt. Second Field
artfIiery is detailed to fiji a vacancy in the
ruRrterrnaster corps, effective June 30 vice
capt Robert 8 Welsh, Quartermaster corps,
The name OF Capt Guy Y. Henry. 18th
cavalry, IS placed on list Of officers de-
1ached from their proper commands, effec-
tive July Is, and the name OF Capt Osmun
Latrobe. IT., cavalry, is removed therefrorl-
Cant Robert S. Welsh, quartermaste-
corps. is assigned TO the Third Field artillery
effective June 80
Special orders relating TO Capt. Clarence
h knight. corps Of engineers, are suspended
until further orders
The name OF First Lieut. Murray B. Rush.
18th cavalry. IS placed on list OF officers de-
tached from their proper commands. effec-
tive June II. and the name OF First Lieut.
Creed F. Cox, cavalry. IS removed therefror1-
ESirzt Lieut. louis A O'DonneiI Tenth
cavalry is placed on list Of officers de-
tached from their proper commands. effec-
tive June II. and the name o. First Lieut.
Geo II Russell. cavalry, is removed there
Assigned to goth Infantry.
Lieut. Col. Edward y. Jones' r.. infan-
~. unassigned Is assigned to the 10th IL
First Lieut.. Guy A. Nix. coast artillery
corps. 70 coast defences o. Panama
Orders April % relating 70 First Lieut.
First Lieut.. Geo. r. CID. 2sth Infantry. Is
attached 70 the signal corps. TO canal zone,
Leaves: First Lieut.. Thomas ". Brown |
18th infantry, Is further extended three
months on account OF sickness: Capt Arthur |
take effect about July L: Capt Joseph H. ]
Pelot, ordnance department, month; ]
First Lieut. John Mather, coast artillery ]
corps two months. effective upon arrival in 4
United states