The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-12
MANY CHANGES
 IN THE ARMY Gen. Robert ?, Hughes Placed
 on Retired List LUDINGTON MAJOR GENERAL
In July Next General Wade Will Sue ceed to Command of the Division
 of the Philippines, Which h.
 cludes All Forces. aLaaaa

Washington, April 11-several impor- tant changes in the army occurred today, Major General Robert P. Hughes having reached the age of 64 years, which marks the limit of service on the active list, was placed on the retired list. He was recently relieved from duty In command of the department of California.
 The vacancy in the grade of major gen. era1 caused by General Hughes retire. ment was today filled by the promotion of Brigadier General Joe c. Brecklnridge, inspector general of the army. That offi- cer will be immediately retired and Brig adler General Marshall I. Ludington, 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.
 Made Appointment Permanent.
 The appointment of General Wade will be permanent until his statutory retire. ment in April 1907. General Wade is now III cDInHdIu ol the uepdTltntnl ol 1u1Oll. On the statutory retirement of Major Gen- eral George w Davis in July next Gen. eral Wade will succeed to the command of the division of the Philippines. which includes all the military forces in those islands
 Col. Peter D. Vroom of the inspector generals department will be appointed 4t. adler general on the retirement of Gen eral Breckenridge. General Vroom will then bc placed on the retired list and Gel. George ID. Burton will be appointed inz spector general with the rank of briga- dier generai and will retain that of-' flee until his retirement in January, 1907.
 Humphreys Succeeds Ludlngton. | On the retirement of General Luding- | ton, Col Charles F. Humphreys will be | appointed quartermaster general of the i army, with the rank of brigadier gen- eral. General Humphreys is on his way 1 home from the Philippines, but is not ex- pected 10 assume active charge of the quartermaster's department before the middle of next month. In the meantime Col. William s. Patten will act as quar- termaster general. The promotion of Gen. eral Wade to the rank of major general will result in the successive promotions to the rank of brigadier general of the following named officers:
 Col. 8. ". Groesbeck, judge advocate; Col. Jared A. Smith, corps of engineers; Col. Albert E. Woodson, Third cavalry; Col. l.. II. Fucker Eighth cavalry; Col Theodore A. Baldwin, Seventh cavalry; Col. J. B. Rawles, artillery corps; Col. John R. Myrick, artillery corps; Col. W. P. Rogers, Thirteenth infantry.
 All of the above named officers will be suecesslvely retired and the permanent appointment of brigadier general given to Gen Peter c. Haines, corps of en- gineers, who has gone to Panama with other members of the Isthmian canal commission to arrange for the transfer of the canal property to the United States in anticipation of the ratification of the canal treaty by the Colombian con- gross.
 The changes already indicated will be followed by q large number of promotions l to the rank of colonel and all subordinate | grades of the army
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