Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-05
WAR DEPARTMENT.

Lieut.. Col. Edgar Jadwin, one of the
| assistants to the chief of engineers at
| the War Department. is making a tour
of inspection of engineering works on
| the Atlantic coast from Norfolk, Va
| to Portland. Me-
Col Charles j. Crane, commanding
the 9Th Infantry at Laredo. Tex. who
| is to leave active service for age April
80, has been granted leave of absence
to that date.
Chaplain Joseph G. Kennedy. 18th
Cavalry. at Fort D. A. Russell. has re-
signed from the army. He was APP
pointed a chaplain November Is, 1903.
has Hf hscn Nv
War Department for having distin-
guished himself by meritorious con-
duct. commendable courage and INTEL
ligence in effecting the rescue from
drowning. December 81. 1915. of Private
William H. Bodtmann of the same
troop. who. fully equipped. had fallen
into the bay at the Preside of San
Francisco while the regiment was en-
barking on boats preparatory to pro-
Douglas. Ariz." When Private Huth-
ma cher saw Private Bodtmann fall into
the water ne slid down cable, swung
over on to one of the braces on the
pies, leaned over ana SraODCQ MIN as
soon as his head appeared above the
surface.
The retirement of Col Charles NJ.
Truitt will cause the promotion of
Lieut.. Col. F. Perkins. infantry; Maj.
K. G. Croxton. 5th Infantry: Capt. l..
Lieut.. A. c. Arnold. Goth Infantry. and
Second Lieut.. c. T. Griffith. 4th In
fantry.
Capt. Walter H. Loving. director of
I. U1,s
pected to visit this city next week, will
be the guest Of DR.. II. J. Williams, 80
street.
Among the army officers registered at
the War Department 1ast week were
Brig. Gen. E. S. Godfrey. retired. Capt
Corps, Capt. NJ. c. kerth, 30th Infantry.
and Brig. Gen. F. w. Fountain, retired.
Andrew Hunter. craftsman in the
ordnance Office. has resigned.
A. J. Pope of the supply division was
on the sick list last week.
Otis G. Merrill of West Virginia has
been transferred from the civil service
commission to the adjutant generals
office.
James w. Pace of the supply division
was on leave of absence last week.
George w. Graves of the mail and
record division of the secretary's Office
was confined to his home by illness
last week.
the War Department are announced
as follows:
Appointments under civil service
rules: Office of the Secretary of War
Thomas c. Lavery. clerk at $1,000.
Adjutant generals off1ce-Norman T.
Raymond. clerk at $1,000. Office of the
quartermaster general-Fay l.. Nc
Cammond. clerk at $500: Emma l.
Wintridge. clerk at 5000. Office of the
chief of ordnance-Bernard J. Cotter
clerk at $500: Jesse f. Porter, appren-
tlce craftsman at $3.50.
s>otions: Office of the Secretary
Of War ssA. Kenyon. clerk. from
$1,000 to s1.40o: Louis NJ Passareilo.
clerk, from $1,000 to 81 200 The adju-
tant Generals off1ce-Samuel T. Mont
gomery. clerk. from $1,000 to $1,000:
Walter Maple. clerk from $1,000 to
81, 200. Office of the chief of ordnance
William Kendall. clerk from 5000 to
$1,000; Howard 3. Heller, clerk, from
5000 to $1,000.
designations: The adjutant gener-
ais of1ice-Joseph A. Smolinski. clerk
at $1,000: Forest A. Harness, clerk at
$1,000. Once of the surgeon general
Samuel Brown: clerk at $1,000. Office
Of the chief of ordnance-Ray c. XII
liam. clerk at $1,000; Raymond D. Cless,
apprentice craftsman at $3.50: Andrew
Hunter jr., craftsman at $1,000.