Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-27
MANY CHANGES IN THE ARMY
Several Officers Placed Upon the Retired
List.
Promotions That Are Caused In the
Various Arms OF tho
Service.

A special order was issued by the acting
secretary of war today announcing the re-
tirement from active service this date of
the following named officers: Lieut.. Col
James H. Bradford, 18th Infantry; MAJ
Alexander s. B. Keyes, Sd Cavalry; Maj.
John G. Turnbull. LIST Artillery; Capt. Thos
G. Townsend, 9th Infantry; Capt Horace
B. Sarson. I'd Infantry; Capt. John ]. Ha-
den, Sth Infantry; First Lieut.. Robert b.
Watkins. 9th Cavalry.
The above retirements are based upon
the report Of the Merritt retiring board re-
Gently in session, which found that the Of
ficers named "are incapacitated for active
service on account of disability incident to
the service" The same board examined
Col. r. E. A. Crofton, 18th Infantry, and
Lieut.. Goldman, 9Th Cavalry, and Endorsed
their cases. met recommended for retire
ment." Consequently they will remain In
az tive service.
Consequent Changes.
The effect Of these and other changes is
felt ger eIally throughout the army, as is
shown by the following statement of re-
tirements and promotions:
Capt. lamar. 14th Infantry, dismissed
August q. retires First Lieut.. Williams.
18th Infantry, as captain, and promotes
First Lieut.. A. b. Johnston, 9TH Infantry,
to captain, 14th Infantry; Second Lieut..
Winston. 14th Infantry, to first lieutenant,
18th Infantry, ard Second Lieut. Peterson.
9th Infantry, to first lieutenant, 9TH In
faEtry.
Lieut. Col. Bradford. 18th Infantry. re-
tired, promotes Maj. Haskell. oath Infan-
try, to lieutenant colonel, 18th Infantry;
Capt. Pollock, I'D Infantry, to major, 2ith
Infantry; First Lieut.. Nichols, 23d Infantry,
to captain; Second Lieut.. Cole, Sth Infan-
try, to first lieutenant 9th Infantry.
The retirement of Capt Sarson, I'd In
H.
I'd Infantry, to captain, and Second Lieut..
Phillips, I'D Infantry, to first lieutenant,
I'd Infantry.
The retirement of Capt. Townsend. 9th
Infantry. promotes First Lieut.. G. Byrne,
9th Infantry, to captain, 23d Infantry, and
Second Lieut.. Taylor, 9TH Infantry, to be
first lieutenant, 23d Infantry.
Capt. Hayden, Sth Infantry, retired, pro-
notes First Lieut.. Terrett, sth Infantry, TO
captain. and Second Lieut.. Kirkman. LIST
Infantry, to first lieutenant, Sth Infantry.
The retirement, by age, of Captain Rujio
eth Cavalry, promotes First Lieutenant
Slccum, 18th Cavalry, to captain, and Sec
ond Lieutenant Littebrandt, 10Th Cavalry
to be first lieutenant.
Major Keyes, Sd Cavalry, retired, pro-
mctes Captain Jackson, 9TH Cavalry, to be
major, Sd Cavalry; First Lieutenant Mich
olson, 7th Cavalry, to be captain. and Sec
ond Lieutenant Butler 9Th Cavalry, to be
first lieutenant, 18th Cavalry. The retire
ment of First Lieutenant r. b. Watkins
3tn CdNairy, promotes second Lieutenant
Barber, LIST Cavalry. to first lieutenant;
Major Turnbull, LIST Artillery and Captain
Brinckle. retired, promotes Captain Calsf.
ID Artillery. to be major. LIST Artillery:
First Lieutenant Wood, 9Th Artillery, and
First Lieutenant Curtis. ID Artillery, to be
captains; Second Lieutenants Haan and
Jordan, 9Th Artillery, to be first lieuten-
ants. These changes also result in the ap-
pointment Of graduates of last years class
at the Military Academy to the vacancies
occasioned by the promotion Of the second
lieutenants named above.