Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-04-16
AT THE TOP OF THE ARMY.
OF Present Generals Only Five Can
Succeed Miles,

Succeed Miles.
Washington, April II. = The three
appointments made by the president
last week Wheaton, Smith and Fun
ston, for the first time completed the
corps of generals OF all grades in the
regular army-provided for under the
reorganization act approved February
2, 1901, which permanently revived
the grade of lieutenant general, in
creased the number of major generals
from three to six, and of brigadier
generals from six to fifteen. In his
first list of appointments sent to the
senate shortly after the passage of
the reorganization bill, one vacancy in
the grade of major general was left
untitled. Brfgadier General Schwan's
voluntary retirement was followed on
February 81 by Colonel Aaron S. Dag
gett's promotion, but General Dag
gets Immediate retirement created
another original vacancy, and this re-
NAMED open until Funston's exploit
and the ,country's imperative demand
constrained the executive to take &C.
ton on the vacancies in both grades.
The promotion of Rrigadier General
| Wheaton to major general really gave
| the president three appointments be-
cause it created a vacancy in the list
of brigadiers, making UP the two va
cancies to which. Smith and Funston
were named. In the order of their
seniority the completed corps is as
follows, with the date. Of retirement
of each officer: 2N
Lieut.. General Nelson A. Miles, re-
tires August s, 1903 - -
Major General John H. Brooke, re-
tires July 81, 1902.
Major General Elwell S. Otis, re-
tires March IS, 1902.
Major General S. NJ B. Young, re-
\ tires January 9, 1904, 9
4 Major General Adna r. Chaffee. re-
tires April IA, 1906. al
Major General Arthur Macarthur,
retires June 2, 1909.
Major General Lloyd Wheaton, re-
1 tires July Is. 1907
Brigadier General James F. Wade,
retires April IA, 1907.
Brigadier General Henry G. Merri-
am, retires November Is. 1901,
4 Brigadier General William Ludlow,
retires November 81 1907, t.yA
8rigadier General John G.. Bates. re-
tires August 26. 1906,
Brigadier General George w. Davis.
i retires July 26, 1903.
Brigadier General Samuel S. Sum-
ner, retires February 6, 1906
Brigadier General Leonard Wood,re-
tires October 8, 1924. *,
/ Brigadier General Robert H. Hall,
retires November IT, 1901.
Brigadier General Robert P.Hughes,
retires April II, 1908.
Brigadier General George M. Ran
dell, retires OCTOBER 5. 1905.
I Brigadier General William A. Kob.
be. retires May 10, 1904,
i Brigadier General Fred D. Grant,
retires May 80, 1914.
Brigadier General James Franklin
Bell, retires January 9, 1920. ~.
j Brigadier General Jacob H. Smith,
retires January 80. 1904.
! Brigadier General Frederick Funs-
ton, retires -, 1929.
4 About the time General Miles was
nominated for lieutenant general
there was gossip that he would be re-
tired August 8, under the statue
which empowers the president in his
: discretion to retire any officer at GO
years of age. or two years before the
law compels his retirement at the age
limit of GA years. Since then it has
been semi.officiallyy stated that Lieu
: tenant General Miles will be permit
ted to remainin command of the army
until the date set out in the foregoing
exhibit So, than. in order of retire
: ment mot that of rank, as shown
above) this is the way the list stands:
Merriam, Hail. Otis, Wheaton, Brooke
: Hughes, Davis, Miles, Young, Smith
Kobb Randall Sumner, Chaffee, Bates
Wade, Ludlow Macarthur, Grant
Rell Wood. and EunStnn