The Washington times., 1917-06-02

| ieAO' - Inspector ana Tor cOnsulta-
ton or to superintend the construc-
ton or repair of any aid 10 naviTa-
ton authorized by Congress in the
Thirteenth Lighthouse District, 10 re-
lieve Lieut. Col. George N. Hoffman,
Corps OF Engineers, OF that duty.
Major General Mackenzie will report
by letter to the Secretary of Com
merce.
The following-named officers of the
aviation section, Signal Officers Re-
serve Corps. are assigned to active
duty and will report in person to the
commanding general, Southern De-
partment. for assignment to duty:
Capt. Max C. Fleischmann.
Capt. Pierre Del. Boal.
| First Lieut.. Daniel p. Morse.
| First Lieut. Stephen H. Noyes.
First Lieut.. Philip J. Roosevelt.
First Lieut. Daniel Buckley.
The following-named officers OF the
ouartermaster officers Reserve Corps
are relieved from their present sta
lions and duties and will proceed to
New York. n. Y. with the least prac-
ticahle delay and report in person to
the general superintendent army
transport service. for assignment to
duty as his assistants:
Capt. Daniel A Wilcox.
Capt. william c. Huntoon.
Capt John A. Nelson.
Private William R Hill, Company
F, Thirty-third Infantry, Canal Zone,
will be promoted by the reEimental
commander to the grade OF sergeant,
and be borne on the rolls OF the COM
pany as an additional sergeant on de-
tached service as mounted orderly for
Brig. Gen. Edward H. Plummer,
United States army.
Sergt- Robert H. Fits, jr.. Coast
Artillery Corps, Second Company.
Fort Andrews, Massachusetts,, Is
transferred as priavte to the Signal
Corps ana will be sent TO Fort Wood,
New York. for duty.
First Lieut.. Charles z. Maxwell,
-.edical Officers Reserve Corps. Is re-
Iieved from further duty at the Army
Medical School, Washington. d. C.,
and will proceed to Fort Oglethorpe,
Ca, and report in person to the
commanding officer, medical officers
training camp at that place, for duty.
BY direction OF the President, the
commanding generals OF the depart
ments in which the following named
reserve engineer regiments, organ
lied under the provisions of section
IS, act of Congress approved June 8,
1870 arc BlaNAOucua eAN ANAobg eAN--
orized and directed TO order into ac-
tive service any or all members OF the
enlisted reserve corps who have been
assigned to such regiments, at such
times as their services may be re-
quired under authorized plans for
organization and mobilization:
First Reserve Engineers. New
York city.
Second Reserve Engineers. St
Third Reserve Engineers, Chi
cago, Ill
Fourth Reserve Engineers. Bos-
ton, Mass.
Fifth Reserve Engineers. Pitts
burgh. Pa.
sixth Reserve Engineers, Detroit,
Mich.
Seventh Reserve Engineers, At
lanta, Ca
Eighth Reserve Engineers. San
Francisco. Cal.
Ninth Reserve Engineers, Philadel-
phia, Pa
Private Mack DECKER. Company E.
Twenty-second Infantry, Hoboken, N.
J., will be discharged by his com
handing officer. on account of fraud
ulent enlistment. The provisions of
paragraph 1880, army regulations, ap-
ply to this case.
Second Lieut.. Meade Brunei, Engi-
neer Officers Reserve Corps, Is re-
lieved from duty and station in this
city and will proceed to Erie, Pa,
take station at that place. and report
by letter to chief OF engineers for in
structions.
BY direction OF the President, Col.
John Biddle Corps OF Engineers. is
relieved from duty as superintendent
of the United States Military Acad-
envy. West Point, n. Y. Colonel BiddIe
IL assigned to the Sixth Regiment OF
Engineers, and will repair to this
city at once and Join that regiment.
Private Arthur N Lightfoot. Coast
Artillery Corps. Ninth Company. Fort
Monroe. Va, will be discharged by his
commanding officer, on account OF
fraudulent enlistment
Major James 1. Mabee. Medical
Corps, is relieved from temporary
duty with the Fifth Reserve Engin-
ers, Pittsburgh, Pa, and will return
to his proper station.
Under the provisions OF section IS,
act OF Congress approved June 3,
1916, and the act of Congress max
ing appropriation for the expenses of
the signal service OF the army, ap-
proved August 90, 1915, the action Of
the chief signal officer of the army
in placing Sergeant First Glass Paul
y. Ritter on active duty in the avia.
ton section OF the signal enlisted re-
serve corps with station, at the sig
nal corps aviation school. Mineola.
Long Island, n. Y. to take effect
May IS. 1917. Is confirmed.
Capt. Lorimer d. Miller, Engineer
Officers Reserve Corps, will pro-
coed to Brooklyn, n. Y. on official
business in connection with the in
spection of searchlights being man
ufactured by the Sperry Gyroscope
Company under contract. and upon
completion OF the duty enjoined will
return to his proper station.
First Lieut.. RiEdon q. Dees. Med
ical Officers Reserve Corps. Is as
signed to active duty. He will pro
coed TO Fort Monroe, Va. and report
in person to the commanding officer
CT that post for duty and by letter q
the commanding general, Eastern De-
partment.
Lieut.. Col. George II. Penrose, Quar-
termaster Corps. il relieved from duty
as assistant 10 the depot quarter
master, Philadelphia, Pa, and will |
repair to this city and report in per
son to the quartermaster general of |
the army for assignment to duty in |
his office. The travel directed Is |
necessary in the military service.
Capt. Jeremiah Beall, Ordnance |
Officers Reserve Corps, Is assigned to |
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