The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-12
GENERAL HUGHES RETIRED
Breckenridge Goes Up to Fill
 the Vacancy.
He Will at Once Be Relieved, as Will Ludington, Wade to Come Next and Hold Post
 Till 1907.

Washington. April 11.-several import ant changes in the army occurred today.
 Major General Robert P. Hughes, hav- ing reached the age of GA years, which marks the limit of service on the active list. was placed on the retired list. He was recently relieved from duty in com mand of the Department of California.
 The vacancy in the grade of Major Gen eral caused by General HugheSs retire. ment was today filled by the promotion of Brigadier General Joseph c. Breckin- ridge, Inspector General of the army That officer will be immediately retired, and Brigadier General Marshall I. Lud- ington. Quartermaster General of the army, will be promoted to the rank of Major General. General Ludington will in turn be retired and the vacancy thus created will be filled by the appointment of Brigadier General James F. Wade to the grade of Major General.
 The appointment of General Wade will be permanent until his statutory retire ment in April, 1907. General Wade Is now in command of the Department of Luzon. On the statutory retirement of Major General George w. Davis In July next General Wade will succeed to the com mand of the division of the Philippines, which includes all the military forces in those islands.
 vroom to Succeed Breckinridge.
 Colonel Peter D. yroom of the inspec- tor Generals Department, will be ap- pointed Inspector General with the rank of Brigadier General on the retirement of General Breckinridge. General vroom will then be placed on the retired list and Colonel O. B. Burton win be appointed Inspector General with rank of Brigadier General and will retain that office until his retirement in January, 1907.
 On the retirement of General Luding- ton, Colonel Charles r. Humphrey will be appointed Quartermaster General of the army with the rank of Brigadier General. General Humphrey is on his way home from the Philippines but is not expected to assume active charge of the Quartermasters Department before the middle of next month. In the mean time Colonel William s. Patten will act as Quartermaster General.
 The promotion of General Wade to the rank of Major General will result in the successive promotions to the rank of Brig adler General of the following named of ficers: Colonel s. W. Groesbeck, Judge Advocate; Colonel Jasd A. Smith. Corps of Engineers; Colonel Albert D. Wood son. srd Cavalry; Colonel L. 1T. Rucker. sth Cavalry; Colonel Theo. A. Baldwin. 7th Cavalry; Colonel J. B. Rawles, Ar tiliery Corps; Colonel; John R. Myrick. Artillery Corps; Colonel w. P. Rogers. 18th Infantry. All of the above named officers will be successively retired and the permanent appointment of Brigadier General given to General Peter c. Haines, Corps of Engineers, who has gone to Panama with other members of the 18th milan Canal Commission to arrange for the transfer of the canal property to the United States fin anticipation of the ratifl- cation of the canal treaty by the Colom- bian Congress.
 The changes already indicated will be followed by a large number of promotions to the rank of colonel and in all the su- bordinate grades of the army.