Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-02
WAR DEPARTMENT.

Col Henry c. Davis. c. A. c.. reg
istered at the War Department last
week. -.
Capt. Louis J. Van Schaick. 18th In
fantry. is to go to Mexico. having been
detailed as military attache for the
United States embassy that is to be
re-establishcd at Mexico City. He is
now on temporary duty at the Army
War College here.
First Lieut.. John E Green, recently
relieved from the 25th Infantry. ar
rived in this city last week from Homo
lulu, and has been detailed as military
attache at Monrovia, Liberia. He will
fill the place recently vacated by Mai
Charles Young. 10th Cavalry. now in
McXico.
Regimental O. NJ sergt. svante n
Soderblom. list Infantry. has served his
thirty years in the army and has been
placed on the retired list.
Second Lieut.. Chester r. Barnett, 4th
cavalry. on duty at Schoteld barracks
Honolulu. IS to leave the army May /
He Is a son of Second Lieut.. John T
sarnett. retired. and was graduated
from West Point in 1910.
lcf First Lieut.. John s McCleery. in
| fantry; has been appointed to meet al
rcrt Leavenworth. Kan. Lieut.. Nc
C!eery was absent without leave from
his station at Columbus barracks for
| more than month. and recently gave
himself up in Kansas City.
First Lieut.. Marvin f. Malloy, 26th
infantry. was court-martialed recently
on charge Of conduct unbecoming an
| officer. The court found him not guilty
Of the charge Of intoxfcation. but Cen
wood disapproved the acquittaE
bill'has been introduced in the SEN
ate authorizing the President to trans
fer First Lieut.. James A. Simpson
with the rank of major. During the
war with Spain he served as a first
lieutenant in the 4th Kentucky Volun-
teer Infantry. and in the insurrection
| In the Philippines he served as second
lieutenant in the 31st United States
Volunteer Infantry.
Lieut.. Alexander J. Converse a
| Washfngtonian serving in the British
army. recently was wounded in action
| in France and was invaded to Eng.
| valescing. He expects soon to be able
| to visit his parents, in this city.
John G.. Scof1eld. chief clerk of the
War Department. has recovered from g
cold. which kept him home for three
days last week.
| Frank E. Edmonds has been trans
| ferred from the office of the superin-
tendent of the building to the ad-
jutant generals office.
Roscoe Brinson of the requisitions an6
| accounts division was on the sick list
| last week.
| Benjamin r. Davis of the adjutan,
| generals office has resigned.
Emmett T. Thornton of West Virginia
has been transferred to the adjutan1
generals Office from the Navy Depart.
ment.
Changes in the classified service OF
| the War Department are announced, as
follows:
Appointments under civil service
| rules: The adjutant generals Office
John Nordyke, clerk at $1,000; Otis G.
Merrill, clerk at $1,000; Carl J. Rit.
| tenger, clerk at $1,000; Lybrook Sim
mons, clerk at $1,000; Emmett T. Thorn.
| clerk at $1,000. Office of the Judge ad
vocate general-Pearl Mckinney, clerk
at $1,000. Office of the chief Of ord
n ma zee P. Lewis, craftsman al
| craftsman at $1,000
Promotions: Office Of the Secretary
Of War-Albert j. Pope. clerk, from
$1,000 to $1,000: Forrest D. Van Vain
clerk. ., from ms. $1,000 to sl4oo; Benjami1
The adjutant generals office-Edward
Q. Leech. clerk. from $1,000 to $1,000
Harvey B. Gram. clerk. from $1,000 to
$500; August Nicholson. clerk. from
from $1,000 to s1.4Oo; Joseph H. Porter
| clerk. from 81 1000 to $1,000; Michael T
O'Leary. clerk. from s1.400 to, $1,000
Alfred p. Lewis. clerk, from $1,000 to
sl,400; Raymond E. Terry. clerk. from
$1,000 to $1,000. Office OF the surgeon
general-Bessie NJ. Israel. clerk, from
$1,000 to s1.4oo; David G. coran. clerk
from $1,000 to $1,000; Frank Coburn
G: Daudt. clerk. from s1.40o to $1,000
Harriette B. Blackwell. clerk. from
$1,000 to $1,000; Albert Wilcox. clerk
from $1,000 to $1,000 once of the
chief of staff-George F. Bontz, clerk
from $1,000 to $1,000
designations: The adjutant generals
ofhce-Benjamin r. Davis. clerk al
$1,000: Laurance n. Wilson. clerk a,
$1,000. Office Of the surgeon general
William D. Googe. clerk at $1,000. Office
| OF the chief Of acknowledgment c.
Moriarity. skilled craftsman at $1,000
Hope H. Falconer. craftsman at 5000
once of the chief Of stafr-Clifford w
Ford, clerk at $l,00V. and Ellis G. Nc
| Leod, clerk at $1,000