Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-04
WADE RELIEVES DAVIS
ORDERED TO TA8E COMMAND IN
THE PHILIPPINES.
It is Believed That Gen. Leonard Wood
Will Soon Succeed 8Am-other
Important Assignments.

A general order making a number of
highly important military assignments was
issued at the War Department today as
follows: o.
BY direction Of the President the follow
ing assignments of general officers are or
dered:
Major General Arthur Macarthur to
command the Department Of California
April /, to relieve Major General Robert
P. Hughes, who will, on being relieved,
proceed to his home for retirement under
operation of law to take effect April IL.
Major General John c. Bates will relieve
Major General Macarthur Of the command
Of the Department Of the Lakes to take
effect April l.
Brigadier General James F. Wade will
relieve Major General Davis of the COM
mand Of the division of the Philippines on
or before July 26 On being relieved by
General Wade Major General Davis will
proceed to his home for retirement by
operation of law. The aids of General
Hughes and General Davis will be ordered
to join their regiments as these generals
are relieved of command.
Brigadier General Leonard Wood on the
completion Of the work with which he
has been charged by the Secretary of War
will proceed to Manila, Philippine Islands,
via the eastern route for assignment to
the division of the Philippines to the De-
partment of Mindanao.
Brigadier General George NJ Randall
will be relieved of the command of the
Department of Columbia and will proceed
to Manila, sailing not later than April /,
and report to the commanding general d.
vision of the Philippines for assignment
to duty in that division.
Brigadier General Frank D. Baldwin to
succeed General Funston in command of
the Department of Colorado.
Brigadier General Funston will be as
signed to the command of the Depart
ment of Columbia, relieving General Ran
dali not later than April /.
to the department of the lakes, will. for the
present, exercise command of the depart
men of Missouri, making such visits to the
headquarters Of that department as in his
judgment may be necessary to the public
service.
As soon after the arrival Of Gen. Randall
in the division Of the Philippines as practi-
cable. Brigadier Gen. Sumner will be re-
lieved by the commanding general Of the
division and proceed to Omaha, Nebraska,
to command the department Of the Missouri
Brigadier Gen. William H. Carter will be
relieved from duty with the war college
board on July 80, to report to the command
ing general division of the Philippines.
The travel enjoined Is necessary for the
public service.
BY command of Lieut.. Gen. Miles.
H. c. CORBIN, Major General
Adjutant General U. S. A.
Brigadier Gen. Wade will be promoted to
the grade of major general on the retire
ment of Major Gen. Hughes in April next.
He will relieve Gen. Davis of command OF
the division of the Philippines in July. In
asmuch as he has been already on duty in
the Philippines beyond theeusual two years
detail 1t is generality understood In army
circles that he will exercise command Of
the forces in the Philippines for a few
months only, and tha4 he will then be sue
ceeded in that duty by Brigadier Gen. Wood
now under orders to command the subordi-
nate department Of Mindafao.