Evening star., 1917-01-11
ARMY-NAVY.
Army Orders.

First Lieut.. Joseph W. McNeal. re-
tired. is detailed for general recruiting
service at Ell Paso, Tex.
Capt Emil ]. Huebscher, retired, is
detailed for general recruiting serv-
ice at Portland, Ore.
Leave of absence for two months is
granted First Lieut.. John NJ. Eager.
Field Artillery.
Col. Samuel W. Miller, Infantry, is
designated as the representative of the
assistant secretary of war on the ex-
ecutive committee of the National
Rifle Association.
Capt. William L. Lowe. retired. will
assume charge of the new Ell Paso
recruiting district
First Lieut.. Donald P. McCord, Med
ical Reserve Corps. is relieved from
duty in the Philippine Department and
will proceed to his home.
Sergt. John Flynn, Coast Artillery
Corps. I'd Company. Fort Howard. Md
is placed upon the retired list and will
repair to his home.
Leave of absence for four months is
granted First Lieut. Donald p. Nc
Cord. Medical Reserve Corps.
Capt Henry c. Bonnycastle Quarter
master Corps. is relieved from further
duty in the Southern Department and
will proceed to Fort H. G. Wright
Capt. Thomas F. Ryan. retired, re.
cruiting officer, will repair to this city
and report to the adjutant general OF
the army for consultation on official
business pertaining to the recruiting
service.
The following transfers are ordered
Capt. Samuel Van Leer, from the 18th
Cavalry to the 7th Cavalry. and Capt
George B. Hunter: from the 7th Cavalry
to the 18th Cavalry.
Maj Francis NJ. C. Usher. Medical
Corps. at the General Hospital. Hot
| Springs, Ark. will proceed to Fort San
Houston. Tex. for duty.
The leave of absence granted First
Lieut.. William r. Schmidt. infantry. is
extended twenty days.
Leave of absence for one month or
J surgeons certificate of disability IL
| granted Capt. Charles o. Thomas. jr
| 1st Cavalry.
Col. Thomas W. Griffith. retired, is de-
tailed for general recruiting service al
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Capt. Philip Mathews. Coast Artillery
| Corps, is relieved from duty at For,
Monroe. Va. and will proceed to For,
Totten, n. Y, for duty.
Capt. Ferdinand w. Fonda, retired, is
detailed for general recruiting service
at Ell Paso, Tex.
Naval Orders.
Lieut. T. Withers, from Maine t.
treatment Naval Hospital, Philadelphia.
Ensign II. l.. Vickery. from Kear-
sarge to Michigan.
/ Ensign d. NJ. Steece. from the re.
ceiving ship at Norfolk to Parker
| Passed Assistant Paymaster f. @
Morsell to navy yard. Mare Island. Cal
! Passed Assistant Paymaster A. II
Mayo. to duty as supply officer. nav,
yard. Mare Island. Cal
| Gunner W. f. Snyder. from Pennsyl-
vania to electrical school. navy yard
I New York
! Pay Clerk ]. H. Theis. to Pennsyl.
vania.
Capt r. Wells. from command
| Oklahoma to treatment Naval Hos
pital. Norfolk. Va.
Capt. W. c. Watts. to duty as judge
advocate general. Navy Department
| Commander J. v. Chase. from bureau
of ordnance. Navy Department. to com
mand Minnesota.
! Lieut. (junior grade) X. r. X. Wal
| lace. from Prairie to Nicholson.
/ Lieut.. Junior grade) S. n. Moore
from Nicholson. continue under treat.
ment. Solace.
| Surgeon J. f. Gill. from Naval Hos.
| pital y. ". To Asiatic station.
| Passed Assistant Surgeon w. d. Owens
! from Naval Training station. Newport
r. L. TO Naval War College.
! Passed Assistant Surgeon j. Il. Kauf.
man. from naval training station, New.
| port, X. J.. to Naval Training station
/ Great Lakes. Ill.
| Naval Constructor II. $. Howard, from
bureau Of construction and repair to
navy yard. Portsmouth. n. H.
| Machinist b. +. Ranger, from Kansas
| to Maine