The Washington times., 1916-06-09
ARMY AND NAVY
ORDERS OF TODAY
List Of Changes Announced
BY Departments Affecting
Officers.
Army Orders.

Capt Louis ]. Van Schaick, Eleventh
Infantry II relieved from duty in the
office Of the chief Of staff and will
proceed to Fort Sam Houston. Tex. and
report In person TO the commanding
general. Southern department. for tenn
porary duty as assistant to the intelli-
gence officer of that department. Leave
OF absence from June 10 to June H. 1916,
Is granted Can't. John l.. DE Witt. Quar-
First Lieut.. John r. McDnl. Medical
Reserve Corps. OF his commission as an
officer In that corps, is accepted by the
President. to take effect June Z. 1916.
Leave OF absence for two months on
surgeon's certificate Of disability Is
Infantry. Leave OF absence for five
days 10 granted First Lieut. Gordon r.
Cats. infantry. Major William A.
Mitchell. Corps OF Engineers, relieved
from duty at the Army Service Schools,
Fort Leavenworth. and proceed to WILL
port by letter to the chief of engineers
for assignment to duty. A board of Of
icers is appointed to meet at Washing
ton for the examination OF such OFF,
GERS of the Signal Corps as may be or
dered before 1t for examination to de-
termine their fitness for promotion. as
follows: Lieut.. Col. George o. Squier.
Signal Corps: Major Carl F. Hartmann
Signal Corps; Major Allie W. Williams
Medical Corps: First Lieut.. James w
Hart. Medical Reserve Corps. Such
journeys as may be required of the
members OF the board from their sta
tons to Washington. d. c.. and return
In attending the meetings of the board
are necessary in the military service
The following officers of the Signal
Corps will report to Lieut.. Col. George
o. Sauier. president of the examining
board at Washington. d. c., at such
time as they may be required by the
board Of examination to determine their
fitness for promotion: Capt. william
Mitchell. Capt. Charles s. Wallace. Capt.
George S. Gibbs. Capt. Alfred T. clifton.
Capt. Charles de F. Chandler. Signal
Corps, will report to Lieut. Col. George
o. Squier. Signal Corps. president of the
examining board at Washington. for
examination to determine his fitness for
Capt. Arthur 8. Cowan, Signal Corps,
will report to Lieut.. Col. George o.
s1uier, Signal Corps. president OF the
animation to determine his fitness for
The leave of absence granted Capt.
John G. Workizer, Coast Artillery Corps.
on account of sickness, is extended until
First Lieut.. Thomas A. Rogers, Medi-
cal Reserve Corps. Is ordered to active
duty on account of an existing emergen-
cy. and will report to the command
officer, Plattsburg Barracks. N. Y.
States Army. retired. with his consent,
Is assigned to active duty and detailed
for general recruiting service at De-
troit
neers. is relieved from duty at the
army service schools. Fort Leaven-
worth. Kan. to take eject July /. and
will proceed to St louis, Mo.
Capt Harry II. Tebbetts. Tenth in
fantry. is relieved from duty with the
organized militia, to take effect July 10.
BY direction OF the President, Second
Lieut.. Rollo C. Ditto. Twentieth in
fantry. Is relieved from duty at the
| South Dakota State College OF Agrl-
culture and Mechanic Arts Brooklnss
The leave OF absence granted First
Lieut.. Thomas W. Brown. Seventeenth
infantry. on account of sickness. Is
| extended three months.
| A board OF officers IL appointed Ia
meet at Washington for the examina.
ton Of such officer. Of the signal corps
| MS may be ordered before II for examI.
nation to determine their fitness fol
scr;v.1 6o lows . Brig Gen
Col. Isaac w. Littell. ouartermastel
corps; Major Allie w. Williams. medi
cal CORPS; First Lieut.. James W. Hart
medical reserve corps.
| The followlng-nam officers OF tn,
signal corps will report. 10 Brig. Gen
George p. Scriven. chief signal officer
! president OF the examining hoard al
| Washington. at such time as they may
| Re required by the hoard for eXamina
IoG to determine Sf ss nsSs for RsScp
Lieut., Col. George Q. Squier. Major
Carl r. Hartmann, signal CORPS.