The Washington times., 1917-06-09
Army Orders

James A. Lester, Thirteenth rlel'
Artillery; Capt. John c. Maui, Fourtl
Field Artillery: First Lieutenant Der
nard R Peyton, Twentieth Field Ar
tillery; Major Frank Z. Hopkins
Sixteenth Field Artillery; Capt
James H. Bryson, Sixteenth Ffele
Artillery; Capt. Carroll W. Neal
Sixth Field Artillery; Capt Leo +
Quinn, Sixteenth Field Artillery.
Each Of the following named Of
Ulcers OF the Field Artillery, detach
ed officers list, is relieved from
present duties, and will report to thS
commanding officer of the regiment
indicated for duty.
Capt. William E. Dunn, Fort Sam
Houston, Texas, Seventh Field Artil
lery; Capt, William H. Burt Camp
Wilson, Tex, Twenty-irst Field Ar
tillery; Capt. John w. Downer, Dou
glas, Ariz., Sixth Field Artillery;
Capt. John c. Tyndall, Douglas,
Ariz., Sixth Field Artillery; First
Lieutenant Jamet A. Gillespie, syria
cuse, N. Y, Fifteenth Field Artillery;
First Lieutenant Walter F. Winton,
Artillery; First Lieutenant Richard c.
Scott, FL Paso, Tex, Eighteenth Field
Artillery.
Capt. Charles p. HoIlingsworth,
field artillery, is relieved from pres
ent duties, is assigned to the Sixth
Field Artillery.
Leave for ten days Is granted Lieut.
Col willard D. Newbill, Quartermas-
ter Corps.
Capt. Ben F. RIstine, infantry. de-
tached officers list, is relieved from
station at Fort Bismarck, N. OAK,
and will proceed to Fargo, N. Dak.'
and take station as inspector-instruc-
tor with the national guard in North
Dakota, reporting his arrival by let
ter to the governor OF North Dakota,
and by telegraph to the chief Of the
Militia Bureau, War Department.
Capt. Edward E. Farnesworth,
| Quartermaster Corps. upon his ar
rival in the United states will pro-
coed to Fort H. G. Wright, N. Y. and
report to the commanding officer.
coast defenses OF Long Island Sound.
Capt. George B. Gray. Quartermas-
ter Officers Reserve Corps, is re-
lieved from duty as assistant to the
| officer in charge of the purchasing
station, Quartermaster Corps, Los An
geles, Cal. and from further active
duty.
By direction Of the President, Capt.
Clark D. Dudley, u. s. A, retired. Is
placed on active military duty. He
will report TO the commanding gen.
eral. Western Department, for assign
ment to duty as assistant to the de-
partment quartermaster.
Capt. De Witt c. Jones, Corps of
Engineers, IL relieved from duty in
| the Southern Department, and will
report to the commanding officer.
! Washington Barracks, for duty as in
1Fr - h. L..
camp to be established in that Vicin-
ity.
Chaplain Halsey C. Gsvitt, LIST Cav
airy. will proceed TO his home 70
await retirement.
Lieut.. Col. Robert l. HOWE. Cen
eral Stan. is relieved from duty in
the Southern Department and will
proceed to Boston, Mass. and report
to the commanding general. North
eastern Department for duty as
chief of stan OF that department
First Lieut.. William H. McLain.
Medical Reserve Corps. Is assigned
to active duty and will proceed 10
Fort oglethorpe, Ga.
Maj. Charles de F. Chandler, Sig
nal Corps, will make not to exceed
six visits to Hudson, N. Y, on official
business pertaining to aeronautics
OF the army.
Capt Ira L. Reeves, United States
Army, retired, Is relieved from
present duties and will repair to this
city and report to the Chief OF the
Militia Bureau for duty as an assis-
tant in his office.
Major Francis T. Metcalfe, medical
reserve corps. IL assigned to active
duty and will proceed to Allentown,
Pa, and report to Major Ebert z.
Persons, medical corps.
Leave of absence for ten days IL
granted First Lieut.. Enock G. Carey, |
infantry, detached officers list.
Leave OF absence for seven days Is |
granted Capt Ralph A. Jones, infan- |
try. detached officers list.
Capt. Frank c. Page. signal officers |
reserve corps. will proceed to To- |
ronto. Canada, for temporary duty In |
connection with the aviation section |
of the signal corps.
Each OF the following named Of |
fcers is assigned to temporary duty /
as Instructor. citizens training camp, |
Eastern department, to take effect on /
the date indicated after his name, and |
will report by telegraph to the COM
handing general OF that department |
for assignment to a station. and will
Join the station to which assigned:
tillery, June Is, 1917.
First Lieut.. Lewis X. UnderhIIl, in
tantry, July s, 1917.
Capt. Harry S. Crossen and First
Lieut.. Pierre I. Chandeysson. medical
reserve corps, are assigned to active
duty and will report to Col. Curtis
Med. Townsend, corps OF Engineers,
st. Louis. Mo.
Leave of absence for ten days is
granted Major Charles F. Grain. in
fantry. to take effect on or about June
20. 1917.
Major Russell c. Langdon, Twenty
second Infantry, Is transferred to the
Sixteenth Infantry.
BY direction of the President. Major
Harold B. Fiske, infantry. Is detailed
10 MI a vacancy in the Acjutant Gen
erals Department.
The resignation OF First Lieut.. Edd
L. Robertson. medical reserve corps, is
accepted.
The following named officers are re-
lIeved from further duty at the army
service schools. Fort Leavenworth,
Kan. and will proceed to Join their
Captain Robert II. SnH-
man, FIftIeth Infantry: First Lieut..
Russell T. Hartle. Twentieth Infantry.
Capt. John c. Waterman, infantry,
will report to Brig. Gen. AbIel /.
Smith, president of an Army retiring
board at Washington for examination.
Col. Frederick Perkins. Infantry, de-
tarbad nnfIrers' list il detaIIad n. . |