Evening star., 1916-08-17
ARMY-NAVY.
Army Orders.

Maj. Louis R. Burgess. Coast Artil-
lery Corps. will proceed to the coast
defenses Of Long Island sound for duty
as fort commander, Fort Terry. N. Y.
Second Lieut.. Carl A. Baehr. 22d In
fantry. is relieved from duty at the
Pennsylvania Military College. Chester,
Pa, and is detailed as assistant profess
sor of military science and tactics at
the Pennsylvania State College, State
College. Pa.
First Lieut.. James E. Mcdonald, in
fantry. is relieved from duty at Hunt
ington. W. Va, and will join the 23d
Infantry.
Capt Robert C. Davis. Philippine
Scouts. is assigned to the 3oth In
fantry.
First Lieut.. Frank W. Dawson. U. s.
A., retired. Is relieved from duty at
Ouachita College, Arkadelphia, Ark.
and will proceed to his home.
Leave of absence for two months is
granted Col. William D. Crosby, Medical
Corps.
The resignation of Second Lieut..
isiana National Guard, is accepted by
the President.
Capt. Charles de F. Chandler, Signal
Corps, will return to the army service
schools. Fort Leavenworth, Kan
Leave OF absence for four months.
on surgeons certificate of disability.
is granted Capt. Albert Younglof, Phil
ippine Scouts.
The resignation of First Lieut.. Will
lam F.. Short, Sd Infantry. Missouri
National Guard. is accepted by the Pres
ident.
First Lieuts. Arthur H. Doig, Coast
Artillery Corps, and F. B. Alderdice,
I'D Infantry, and Second Lieut.. John
w. Ranerty, cavalry, have been ordered
to examination with a view to their
transfer to the field artillery.
Col: Jacob g. Galbraith, retired. is
detailed as assistant to the officer in
charge OF militia affairs, Southern De-
partment.
Maj. George M. Wells, retired. will
proceed to Fort Benjamin Harrison.
Ind, for the purpose of making recon-
mendations as to the practicability of
establishing. a general hospital at that
post.
First Lieut.. James F. Corbett. Med
ical Reserve Corps. is relieved from
duty in the Southern Department and
will proceed to his home.
First Lieut. Anton r. Schier, Medical
Reserve Corps, is honorably discharged
from the military service of the United
States.
The following named officers Of the
Medical Reserve Corps are ordered to
duty at Fort Sam Houston, Tex:
First Lieuts. Abram L. Van Meter,
Walter A. Newman. Lee w. verdery,
Walter A. Ostendorf, Hagold A. Spill
man, Maurice L. Puffer, William J.
Fritzheim, Bender T. eastman and
Capt. Henry G. Stahl, 14th Infantry.
Is relieved from duty at Fort Leaven-
worth Kans., and will proceed to Fort
Jay. N. Y, for duty.
Cavalry. is detailed as professor of
military science and tactics at the
Bingham School, Asheville, N. c.
Leave, of absence for two months is
granted Capt. Kirwin T. Smith. in
First Lieut.. John T. Kennedy. 9Th
Cavalry; Second Lieut. Harry D. Cham
berlin. 9Th Cavalry, and Veterinarian
Richard H. Power, 5th Field Artillery,
will proceed to Fort Riley, Kan.
Engineers, is detailed as assistant pro-
fessor of military science and tactics
at the Massa chusetts Institute Of Tech
nology, Boston.
Is transferred to the Coast Artillery
Corps, with station at Fort Bayard,
N. NJ
Chaplain Walter K. Lloyd, Coast Ar
tillery Corps, is transferred to the 18th
Cavalry.
Leave of absence for two months is
granted Lieut.. Col. Archibald Campbell.
Coast Artillery Corps.
Capt. Emil ]. Huebscher, retired. is
detailed as an acting quartermaster at
the Presidio of Monterey, Cal.
Leave of absence for one month Is
granted Maj. Nathaniel F. Mcclure, 9Th
Cavalry. r
First Lieuts Innis P. Swift, I'd Cav
airy, and Berkeley T. Merchant, 18th
Cavalry, will proceed to Fort Riley,
Kan, for duty.
The President has accepted the resig-
nation of Capt. Arthur c. Christie.
Medical Corps; Second Lieut. Boyden
r. Sparkes, 1st Cavalry, Illinois Ma
tional Guard; Capt. Robert S. Houssels.
4th Infantry, Texas National Guard !;
Mai. Frederic n. Whitley, Corps of En-
sineers, New York National Guard {;
Second Lieut. Spalding Howe, 1st Field
Artillery, Minnesota National Guard,
and First Lieut.. Constantine ]. Mac
Guire, jr., Medical Corps, New York
National Guard.