Army and Navy Gossip on General Staff Bill and Courts Martial
The Senate passed a bill to place the general staff corps on par with other staff branches for filling vacancies, potentially adding over 40 officers if enacted. Debate continues in the House military committee, with fears it may not pass this session. Separately, court martial reports from the Philippines involve Chaplain Dallam and Captain Wickham amid disciplinary actions, while trials touch on post control and officer assignments at Fort Sheridan and Fort Meade. The War Department reviews post transfer authority and borders on army clothing experiments, including British rainproof coats and new infantry gear. The Army also orders 1000 new rounded emergency ration cans and notes strong praise for ordnance department equipment. Vaccination against typhoid fever shows strong uptake with only isolated cases. House leadership for military affairs remains unsettled, with Sulzer, Ay, and Slayden cited as potential chair candidates. The Coast Artillery second lieutenants nominations face Senate delay tied to class 1910 graduates and cadet precedence concerns.
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General Staff Corps
Army
Senate
House
Heavy Corps of Engineers
War Department
Joseph Kallac
Dallam
Dia Capey Cub
Frank D Wiesham
Diet Jimmey
Dalton
Moonan & Jayall
Dalam
Wickham
Dalam Royst
Sulzer
New York
Stig
Virginia
Representative Slayden
Tetras
Coast Artilery Corps
Senate Military Committee
Military Academy
Coast Artillery Corps
Navy Pay Corps Debated and Training Plans Outline
The article discusses proposals to merge the navy pay corps duties into the line, with vacancies filled by line detail, and notes the near-term unlikelihood of action. It covers ship trials around Rockland and Provincetown, retirements and promotions in the marine corps, and the planned advance base school at New London with Philadelphia facilities. It also details bureau reforms, hospital ship Solace improvements, officer retirements, and evolving naval medical and training programs.
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Corps of Civil Engineers
Navy
Corps of Engineers
Army
Naval Pay Corps
Navy Pay Corps
Quartermaster
Medical Corps Corps of Naval Constructors
Navy Yard
Philadelphia
Naval Service
Philadelphia Yard
Port Royal
Solace
Charleston
S.C
Cuban
Central High notes mark diplomas for seven track squad members
The Central High School track team awards diplomas to seven eligible members under the ten point rule. Fritz Reuter is elected captain for next season as the squad anticipates strong performances under his leadership.
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Bunt
Reuter
J. Kelly
Currie
Duppice
Hamilton
McQueen
Fritz Reuter
Central
O Street
Western High Baseball
Todd
Business High Nine
Rhode Island Avenue
Marines Open New Rifle Range Near Washington
Marines complete a new rifle range on Sumph Neck four miles down the Potomac from Indian Head. The project, begun with limited funds, involved 1100 acres of land cleared and sown for grass and oats, with gardens for messes. The range features multiple firing points, galleries, a 125-seat mess, and modern drainage, water supply, telephones, and scoreboards for national rifle matches at Camp Perry.
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Marine Corps
Washington
Mattawoman
Chicamuxen
Camp Perry
William Charllee
U.S Mgc
Sumph Neck
Potomac
Indian Head
Navy
Navy Department
Ordnance Department
Army Orders Leaves and transfers for several officers
Military notices list multiple leaves of absence and extensions across units including Maj Frederick F Russell Lieut Col Frank J Dodds Capt Duncan K Major and others with durations from five to thirty days. Also reports of transfers to San Francisco Boston and Glendive, a resignation accepted and an honorable discharge noted.
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Frederick F. Russell
Medical Corps
Frank J Dodds
Judge Advocate
Duncan K Major
Twenty Seventh Infantry
John J Burleigh
Infantry
William A Mann
Third Infantry
Alfred M Hunter
Coal Artillery Corps
Medical Reserve Corps
Peter J Hennessey
Fifteenth Cavalry
San Francisco
Cal
General Hospital
Presidio of
William J Snow
Sixth Field Artillery
Boston Mass
Adjutant General of
Massachusetts
Julian M Gillespie
United States
George F Baltzell
Fifth Infantry
Stef Haldimand P Young
San Pedro
Thomas F Moran
Philippine Scouts
Harold P Howard
Glendive
Mfont
Naval Officers Ordered to Duties and Navy Vessel Movements
Orders to naval officers retirements and transfers list Lieut F Cooper Ensign Pond Wilhelm McKittrick Richardson McCabe and H V McKittrick to duty. Arrived Ajax at Boston Scorpion at Piraeus. Sailed Foote Rodgers from Charleston for Norfolk. Vestal from Bradford for Tompkinsville Wheeling Petrel from San Francisco for Bremerton. Paul Jones Preble Parry Stewart from Long Beach for Mare Island Lawrence Goldsborough Rowan from San Pedro for Mare Island Supply from Guam for Nagasaki.
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Cooper
J £ Pond
Naval Hospital
Mare Ieland
A C Wilhelm
H V McKittrick
Louisiana
W ON Richardson, Jr
H V
McCabe
South Carolina
Ajax
Boston
Scorpion
Piraeus
Foote
Rodgers
Charleston
Norfolk
Marine corps rifle range eyed near Washington for national matches
The article discusses a new rifle range near Washington capable of hosting thousands of soldiers and attracting national rifle matches. It notes accessibility from the capital, potential matches between the Marine Corps District of Columbia Navyland Virginia and nearby states, and use by DC residents and high school cadets. Cant Harllee to captain the Marine team with Gunnery Sgt Baptist coaching. Marines from Newark Washington Philadelphia and Norfolk to qualify on the range, with the national team prepping there.
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Washington
Marine Corps
Columbia
Navyland
Virginia
Cant Harllee
Sergt Baptist
Imarines
Newark
Philadelphia
Norfolk
Modern Woodmen Logrolling Contest Set for June 17
The District Modern Woodmen of America central committee unites A R Talbot Camp Columbia Camp West End Camp Lincoln Camp and Georgetown Camp for Chesapeake Beach events on Friday June 17 A logrolling contest with a $10 prize is planned a competitive drill between A R Talbot and Lincoln camps offers $25 and a Modern Woodmen pennant game pits West End against Georgetown camps
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Modern Woodmen of America
Chesapeake Beach
R Talbot
Columbia Camp
West End
Lincoln Camp
Georgetown Camp
R. Talbot
Lincoln
Westnd
Georgetown
Woodmen of America
George
Cuticura Remedies Praised By Nurse For Child’s Recovery
A nurse from Litchfield Conn reports a year old boy’s severe skin sores improved after using Cuticura Soap and Ointment. She claims two months of treatment cured all sores and the child never had similar issues again, attributing recovery to the remedies.
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Sinearaly Bey
Ra. Egbert Sheldon
Litchfield
Conn
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Frark & Dousts
Roe
Povy
Teanard
Wendal
Oder
Partun
Fort Sheridan
Ohlin
Kearsarl
Infantry Equipment Board
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Belgium
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Denmark
The
Netherlands
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Germany
Italy
Japan
Norway
Sweden
Switzerland
British India
Ordnance Department of the Army
United States Navy
Michigan
Flusser and
Reid
Rockland
Provincetown
Mass
Delaware
Marine Retiring Board
Paul J Levering
Harrizon T Swain
George W. Martin
Naval Station
Marine Corps Advanced
Naval Station, New London
Melville J Shaw
Logan Feland
New London
Bureau of Supples
Navy Yards
William Swift
Henry E Parmenter
Mendenhall
W Leutze
Meyer
Office of Accounts
Richard Wainwright
Naval Medical School
Naval Medical Corps
George F Elliott
Tropics
Eugene J Grow
Naval Medical School Hospital
House Naval Committee
Administration Naval Personnel
Roy Smith
Hydrographic Office
Congress
Secretary of the Navy
Tech Nine
Galloway
Falconer
Gill and
Kelley
Central High School
Ce W Hecox
McKinsey Manual Training School
Richmond
Virginia Boat Club
Hill
Tech
Virginia Club
Central High School Dramatile Club
Central Nine
McKinley School
Morris
Sinclair
Colbert
Tew Offett
Lynch Austin Upton
Burley
Gil
Kraft
Grigsby
Towles
Bennett
Heald
Capt Falconer
Ed Thrall
Tew Morriss
Hard
Farmer
McCarthy
Tew
Central High
Irving Paul Taylor
Gettysburg
Center Market
National
New England
Natiional Guard
Pennsylvania
Brigas
New Marine Rifle Range
K K W Casey
Society For Prevention of
Columbia Road
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Sharhive
Prince Albert
Horn
Cuticura
ALWA
Royal Neighbors
Edward Footourns
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