Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-14
GENERAL ARMY STAFF FLING AT THE TRUSTS
Will Begin Its Official Exist Judge Grosscup Suggests
Tomorrow. Governmental Supervision.
ARRANGEMENTS MADE SAME AS IN BANKING
NEW SAVINGS NOT
of the of
sionalAs Assignments. Organza
Will Begin Its Official Exist
ence Tomorrow.
ARRANGEMENTS MADE
DUTIES AND SCOPE OF THE NEW
BODY.
Details as to Its Organization and
Membership-Some Coming Changes
Provisional Assignments.

The general staff of the army, from which
30 much is expected in the Improvement OF
military methods, will begin it's official
existence tomorrow. All the arrangements
for the event have been made, and the
regulations under which the staff will here
after administer the affairs of the army
will be made public tomorrow morning.
Duties of the Staff.
AS prescribed by the law 1.-THE duties of
the general staff shall be to prepare
plans for the national defense and for the
mobilization of the military forces In time
of war; to investigate and report upon all
questions affecting the efficiency OF the
army and its state of preparation FOR mill,
tary operations; to render professional alo
and assistance to the Secretary OF war
and to general officers and other superior
commanders, and to act as their agents In
Informing and co-ordnating the action of
all the different officers who are SUBJECT I'M
der the terms of this act to the supervision
of the chief of staff and to perform such
other military duties not otherwise as
signed by law as may be from time to
time prescribed by the President
Composition of the Staff.
The general staff will consist of one chief
of staff of the army. with the rank, pay
and allowances of lieutenant general; one
major general and one brigadier general
detailed by the President from officers OF
the army at large not below the grade of
brigadier general, and who, while so serv-
ing, have the rank pay and allowances of
the grade to which detailed; four colonels,
six lieutenant colonies and twelve ma ors.
detailed from the corresponding grade in
the army at large, under such rules for Sc
lection as the President may prescribe;
twenty captains, mounted, detailed from
officers of the army at large of the grades
Of captain or first lieutenant, who, while 80
serving. have the rank, pay and allow
ances of a captain mounted. 1t is proposed
that appointments to the general staff shall
be for periods of only four years. except in
the case of general officers After service
in the general branch the officers are to be
returned to the branch of the service from
which they were taken.
Organization of the Staff.
The general staff will be organized to-
morrow as follows:
Chief of staff-Lieut. Gen. s. B. NJ. Young.
Assistants to the chief Of staff-Maj. Gen.
H. c. Corbin. Brig. Gen. VIM. H. Carter
and Brig. General w. F. Randolph (chief
OF artillery.
Colonels-Alexander Mackenzie, Corps of
Engineers; John B. Kerr, 18th Cavalry;
Enoch H. Crowder and Col Thomas H.
Barry, adjutant generals department.
Lieutenant COlOnelS-W lllldm A. simpson,
Henry P. Mccain and James T. Kerr, AS
sistant adJutant generals department;
Frederick A. Smith, inspector generals de-
partment; Crosby P. Miller, quartermaster
generals department.; Chas. Smaller, ord
nance department
Majors-John G. D. Knight and George
W. Cocktails Corps of Engineers; Henry A.
Greene and Edward ]. McClernand, assist
ant adjutant generals department; James
A. Irons United States Infantry. inspec-
tor generals department.; Sedgwick Pratt.
Artillery Corps; William A. Mann. 14th In
fantry; William P. Duvall. Artillery Corps;
Montgomery NJ Macomb, Artillery Corps;
William d. Beach. 10th Cavalry; John s.
Mallory. list Infantry; Major Samuel Reber.
Signal Corps
Captains-william W. Gibson. ordnance
department. David Dub Gaillard, Corps of
Engineers: Benjamin Alvord. Goth Infantry;
Joseph T. Dickman Sth Cavalry; Harry G.
Hale, Goth Infantry; Charles H. Muir, I'd
Infantry; Frank Dew. Ramsey, 9th 1nfan-
try; Frank Mcintyre. 10th Infantry; Sydney
A. Cloman. 23d Infantry; Robert e. L.
Niche. 18th Cavalry: Hugh J. GALLAGHER.
sub department; John J. Pershing. 18th
Cavalry; c. T. Menoher. Artillery Corps
William c. Rivers. LIST Cavalry; Peyton c.
March, Artillery Corps; William G. Ham,
Artillery Corps: Charles D. Shodes, 9th Cav
airy: Horace NJ. Reeve, 18th Infantry Den
mis- E. Nolan, 18th Infantry; First Lieuten-
ant John c. Cakes. Corps of Engineers.
Coming Changes in the Staff.
Although the general staff will be or
ganized tomorrow as above, there will
necessarily be several changes in the men,
bership. Col. Barry will shortly become
a brigadier general and Lieut.. Col Simp-
son and Majs. Greene and Pratt will each
be promoted to a higher grade, and 1t Is
likely that the four officers will be relieved
from duty on the staff and assigned to
other duties. Their successors nave not
yet been selected.
Provisional Assignments.
A provisional assignment of officers Of
the general staff to departmental head
quarters to take effect tomorrow has been
announced at the War Department, as fol-
lows:
Department Of California-Major William
P. Duvan Artillery Corps; Capt. Frank Nc
Intyre 18th Infantry.
Department of Colorado-Lieut. Col Jas.
Capt. Charles D. Rhodes. 9th Cavalry.
Department of Columbia-Major Sedg-
wick Pratt Artillery Corps; Capt. David
DUB. Gaillard, Corps of Engineers
Department of Dakota-Major James A.
Irons. inspector general; Capt. Dennis e
Nolan, Goth Infantry.
Department of the East-Col. Thomas H.
Barry. adjutant generals department;
Capt Frank Dew. Ramsey. 9th Infantry;
Capt. William G. Ham, Artillery Corps.
Department of the lakes-Maj. John D.
knight, Corps OF Engineers; capt. Ben1a-
min Alvord. Goth Infantry.
Department of Texas-Lieut. Col. Fred.
Smith. inspector general; Capt Peyton c.
March, Artillery Corps
Department of the Missouri-Maj. E. J.
McClernand. United States Cavalry, adju-
tant generals department; Capt. Charles T.
Menoher, Artillery Corps.
Division of the Philippines-Col. John d.
Kerr, 18th Cavalry: Capt. William Gibson
ordnance department.
Department of the Luzon-Lieut Col
William A. Simpson, adjutant generals de-
partment; Capt William c. Rivers, LIST Cav
airy.
Department of the Visayas-Maj William
A. Mann, 18th Infantry.
Department of Mindanao-Lieut Col
Henry p. Mccain. adjutant generals de-
partment; Capt. r. Z. l.. Niche, 18th Cav
airy.
To Remain in This City.
All the other officers of the general staff
are expected to remaip on duty in this city.
Included in this category are Col Alex
ander Mackenzie. Corps of Engineers; Col.