The Washington times., 1917-06-04
Army Orders

talled as provost marshal general, ana
vested with the execution, OF 50 muoh
OF the act of Congress entitled IAN
act to authorize the President to In
crease temporarily the military estab-
lishment OF the United States" as re-
lates to the registration and the So
lective draft.
The following officers Of the Quar-
termaster Officers Reserve Corps are
assigned to active duty and will pro
coed to New York, N. Y, and report
to the general superintendent. army
transport service. for assignment to
duty: Capt. Garrit c. De Heus. Capt
Charles E. sedweek, Capt. Lewis B.
Willis.
The operation Of so much OF para
graph 20. Special orders. No. 121. May
rs, 1917. War Department. as relates
to Lieut.. Col James A Shipton, Coast
Artillery Corps. Detached Officers'
List, and Major Lutz wahl, Infantry.
Detached Officers List. il suspended
until further orders.
Captain Harold d. Arnold. Signal
Officers Reserve Corps. Is assigned
to active duty and will report to Major
Frank B. Jewett. Signal Officers Re
serve Corps, New York. n. Y, for duty.
Major Henry B. Hersey. Aviation
Section. Signal Officers Reserve Corps,
Is assigned TO active duty and will re-
port to the commanding officer. United
States Army Balloon School, Fort
Omaha, Neb., for duty.
A board OF officers to consist Of
Brig. Gen George o. Squier. Chief Sig
nal Offcsr: Major Philip W. Hunting
ton. Medical Corps, Is appointed to
meet at the call OF the president there
- a..
animation of officers OF the Signal
Corps for promotion.
Capt William F. Ritter, Quarternaster
Officers Reserve Corps. win proceed to
New York, N. Y. and report to the
general superintendent. Army Transport
Service. for assignment to duty as trans
port quartermaster.
Leave OF absence for two months on
surgeons certificate Of disability Is
granted Capt Herbert 3. Hayden. Sec
ond Field Artillery.
Leave Of absence for ten days Is grant,
ed Capt John K Jemison. Coast Artil-
lery Corps.
Capt. Henry C. Hensley. ouarternas-
ter's Reserve Corps. Il assigned to active
duty. and will report to the general
superintendent. Army Transport Service.
New York. n. Y. for assignment to duty
as his assistant.
Major Grayson NJ. p. Murphy. Infan-
Try Officers Reserve Corps, il assigned
to active duty. and viii report to H p.
Dawson. American Red Cross.
The following-named officers are
relieved from duty at the United
States Disciplinary Barracks. Fort
Leavenworth. Kansas: Capt William
N Michel. Twenty-hrst Field ArtiI-
lery; First Lieut.. Edward H. Hicks,
field artillery, detached officers list:
First Lieut.. John A. Crane, field ar
tillery. Captain Michel upon relief
pital, Fort Bayard, New Mexico, will
proceed to join his regiment. Lieu
tenant Hicks will proceed to Fort
Myer. Va, and report to the COM
handing officer. Twelfth Field Artil-
lery. Lieutenant Crane Is assigned
to the Tenth Field Artillery and will
proceed to join that regiment.
Leave Of absence for I'VE days Is
granted Major Joseph e Cusack.
cavalry, to take effect on or about
June 8, 1877.
Capt. Herbert ]. Brees, Sixth cav
airy. Is relieved from duty as adju-
tant. citizens training camp at Platts-
burg, n. Y, and will take station at
u. T.
BY direction of the President, the
officers are detailed
as majors, Philippine scouts, to take
effect June 1. 1911:
Capt Ronald z. Fisher. Ninth
Cavalry: Capt. Everett n. Bowman.
Infantry: Capt. William
R. Kendrick. Thirty-hrst Infantry;
Capt william C. Miller. Eighth In
fantry.
Capt. Robert f. Grinstead, Twenty
third Infantry. Is relieved from fur
Their duty in the southern department,
and will proceed to join his regiment
at Syracuse, n. z
Second Lieut. Charles NJ. Frost.
coast artillery corps. California ma
tionaI guard. Is relieved from duty at
the Coast Artillery School, Fort Mon
roe, Va. and will proceed to San
Diego. Cal. and report to the COM
officer, coast defenses Of
San Diego.
By direction Of the President. the
named officers are relieved
from detail as majors. Philippine
Scouts, to take effect May 81. 1917,
they having become entitled to pro-
motion: Capt. Ezekiel ]. Williams.
infantry, detached officers list: Capt.
lNers w. L1eOndTQs INFANTRY OcIACneQ
officers list: Capt. Milton A Elliott.
IT,. infantry. detached officers list:
Capt. Henry NJ. Bankhead, infantry,
detached officers list Captain Elliott
will report TO the commanding gen
nral. Philippine Department, for or
ders.
Major Jacob f. Bloom. U. s. A, re-
tired. IL relieved from duty as assist
ant to the depot quartermaster. New
York. n. Y. and will proceed to his
home, and upon arrival there report
by telegraph to the adjutant gen
ersl Of the army.
BY direction OF the President,
Chaplain Charles c. Pierce. U. S. A,
retired, Is placed on active military
iuty. He will report to the depot
Philadelphia, Pa, for
assignment.
So much OF paragraph 2s. special
orders No. Ill, May IL, 1917. War
as relates to Capt. I
Charles c. Benedict, Junior military
aviator, Signal Corps, is revoked.