The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-07-09
WHO WILL SUCCEED NILES?
GIN. iW NJ tN >TRl O\fi
UII JtN. .. IJDI
After him wiior-t.rl 'orp,n o. >smrd
~ lie viii not Enter Into a >crari-
bir Tar the pthcr trnrri's thanrr,
Bates. Mae Nrthuf and " zd- Z andlnltrs

W~AsHINGTON. July : There j. c,u-.d-
eraule speculation m the army A. - t-'
prnbah.- rurcosspf uf Lieut. -,;"I M...-
who retifes by reason Of ag- On Aug :,
1913. but II l. no, generally known that -"
duties - tho ofhCr ~ the commanding
Grnrral are nov largely performed lN
G-u : VI u Young the President II 'i"
NAr ,olIrg-
l. i an open -.rrrt 10 the Wal Drpir'-
m-nt that Goa Mls- J. Commanding G"'-
-rAl N nam. only lis uam' apirars 80
oNr,al ordcfr. and routine Iairr- pa,
through Ia. ufice. uIt when ad,Io" i de-
erred hy the SECRETARY 4 WI on matters
Affecting the army G,1 Young = alWavN
called into DHI-ulta'fnr
IL O.. derrl'o.v Aunvu hat when Gen
Niles r'jrc.. either oy r,l,ou 4 age, a war
from now. ~ by order Of the President
cen Young viii ~ named A. = sIcc"--or
bu, ~ Cen Young retire Tor axe on Jan o
1914. De- Will have uu- "a 'rr months %
~.r,a aud uc rra. interest. therefore. o"n'r'S
~ q ,lc,-v~>ur to Gee, Np..s
Ila friends q MaJur-D"u ,nrhin Sav
tina, he D. the Logical cana.4at" ~ reason II
loLg servo" and IL recognition 81 hi~ con-
tI,r t ( tao war with span ten ,orhiu
lies now ever. Va NNt'llHi .s' ~ IN ~
~. nam. o. th.- Iur and har already
il-a,.s-i any intention 'o scramble for
the u'hc"
mach IMPRESSED with Grl t'rhiu'- ability
AL amul: he officer = the army hi-
. Chau.,- fur apftpil'ur 2 are CpuSIdeUsi
,A..I,gr' The candidates against him all
- Ma..r '""u"L'i- Ai'a 'hdH"", John
RI. A'N. N.rirNrr ant ja'nr~ '
Maj. ,rr Wade I- now q Brigade.
C.r.fl' u.t lo ha. ls-.n assured Of urp.
motion tp MlJar-N,u"rai .'.4u th" CO.,
,urfrnc' ~ t," GCNt vacancy
Tlr-" oficrrs ali have more han f'.r
ysar. moro 20 -rryc or ~" art.v" li~t G"'
tN o.. r'frn- uu Apr. -. lAG. 1~'u RAJ
.. A.s "a ;as. t,~u Nddo oE Apr g.
lu, con- Macarthur ~ Juur . l.r u.i
trr ,uIHIu ~ uut| SEPT %. lsb. tn -'r'H
~" -I.flpu 81 Col W.. sm L ht.
If '.p tlufAuf General. uH.rr' 'o -4H,- /
ty. " am " Carter - Ten t'rfu' e
ASS sr. Ht the War p.par'n"nt r. .' '''
,'.r.. 90 90" War I"uertinrut ''t .-.-h,I.
uI- fIrru'r r1inuti"U 90 lc Az fa.' nr.
rra| -N ,.,i ,.,u turnlu ~-ru'. obi. ..r '.i
I..f,rI ant. t,rn"ral.}
ts. iiall ha- had an "Vr-'lru' uref-i 20
49,. arf#N. - 4 former rdN1lrvWtH. N'. .ts
t--.n col. duty Tor sunr time 20 'r" lt De-
ur-. lie - a -Ou. .u-lav 90 ~'l.,'H.
GAt klr.u II krrfICNy 60. va. 0.I
r.s,h Wi-hug'nu nhnu' 49," wirir" % ''I~
mouth aId immediately uIs,g iI- arrival
VIII iu,,r,i teen ,ar'af
IT, coming wear - 90 --r MANY '.t' .-
a. fI, Ma l-Iditin-ni Gang '. r"J.''
v.f- uutr't ruA~l'. .'i," raj " Lat
,Ia ln rrtt'r July 4 lyd, after whIuu that
saf,r NIL b. rli,d bv detail iHr four v'diS
/ Lieut. -tp' William : Patton l. , M tered
a. ia. most Probable -uC,es~ui Co. ,ru
Luiiugtou ~. har had a Wide "Ni-'I"',''
In hat pAi~ AMI j. sJs acting ~ quarter
ma-',r.'runrIi ~ ten ludngtuu'~ j"utIu.
raty diss'rcr
Tn following l. an official lot 4 some
Of n, o.rc,rr who retire IeNi wear Lieut. 70
Col q H-unis~e.. Jan 10 1898 cod
Lawrence = Rabbit, rdanC UrJaTt-
m~ri. feh. ~. 1908. Col. Thomas Ward.
AdutartI-"rrals Ispar' u-nt. March
il isS Hrig -G"i Ruis-t L Hgg'',
Ami n. 1919 col john Rodg -, Artillery
Cons. Ann IL. ip0l. col Junu ! tutc1
ouar,rrfnAstrr's Department. Nav 2? 1878
! Lien, Col " ! N's", ARTILLERY tori-,
| JuIv -. Is1 Brig Ten G'-ufg" W laNl~.
who l.-,.r.s Major General ~ "a frN weeks.
! July 20. isa Lieut. -''' lame W Reilly.
J prirnrr, Trta 'W"f'. AaE ! 1914 Col
J RaN,- A'UI"ty t.fi- Aug = ls'
3 Col n ut~i'su'e. Ar'u-'v COY .
I o,, "A lsu q, 2 - \ 'IraiN Veil. a!
| u~.tar'urrf. SCOT, O. ia dii eel. Ilr,si, -"
A 'R.IdNIu. vhu 49, l'.uf' "a T. gptIct-
| t~ru.ral utuu NE Ur"wu'tuu . tru l~yis.
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