New-York tribune., 1903-04-09
ARMY GENERAL STAFF.
MEMBERS SELECTED.
Names Of Officers Chosen an
nOunced at the Wn Department.
- rELEeRAPR no - rRIRUNE.l


Washington April S-Nothing else has been
awaited in the army with such intense interest
as the personnel Of the General Staff. The COM
position OF that body was announced to-day by
the War Department and the officers designated
to furnish the initial organization recognized
ss the best in the service. The only branch of
the army not represented by one or more officers
is the corps OF chaplains- While their work is
not military. they have maintained that they
should be represented in Washington the ad-
uninistrative body. which is bound TO have more
or less say OF the management Of army af-
fairs
No possesses q very definite idea of Just
what function in military administration will
be discharged by this General Staff. a differ
enoe OF opinion prevails to just how far the
officers composing il may go. and the report Of
the board TO select forty-two officers for
vice with the General STAFF made no comment
on the duties they TO perform There is also
a difference Of opinion TO the amount Of har-
rnony which the General Staff will contribute
10 army administration. There those who
share Secretary Roots hope that the General
staff viii prevent controversies and petty jeal-
ousies. snd there others who believe that
the new plan only adds to the machinery OF the
service. and that there Will still be friction
The names announced follows:
cOLoNELs
THOMAS E BARRY adjutant generals department
JOHN 8 KERR 18th Cavalry.
JOHN L CHAMBERLAIN, inspector generals depart
ENocH f cRowDER. Judge advocate generals DEPART
LIEUTENANT COLONIES
WILLIAM A SIMPSON. HENRY P. MCAIN and
FREDERICK A SMITH inspector generals department
CROSBY P MILLER quarterrnastcr generals depart
CHARLES sHALER. ordnance department
MAJORS.
JoHS c, D KN1eET and GEORGE ". GoETHALs.
HENRY a GREENE United States Infantry and Ed
wED J. MEESAHD SS.1HIs United States Cavalry
JAMES Irons United States Infantry. inspector
sFDGwICK PRATT. Artillery Corps
WILLIAM A MANN. 14th Infantry.
WILLIAM P DUvALL snd MONTGOMERY y. MA
WILLIAM D. BEACH. 10th Cavalry.
JOHN e MALLORY. Infantry.
ya1o- SAMUEL REBER, Signal Corps
CAPTAINS
WILLIAM VI. GIBSON ordnance department
DAVID DU B. GALLARD. Corps OF Engineer
BENJAMIN ALvORD 2Crh Infantry
JOSEPH T DICKMAN. sth Cavalry
HARRY c. HALE 2oth Infantry
rFzARIEs p MUIR I'd Infantry.
rRANK DE W RAMSEY. 9Th Infantry
rRA%K MDlTTRE. 18th Infantry.
evTNFY a CLoMAN. 2Sd Infantry
RoBERT z L NICHE, 18th Cavalry
HUGH J GALLAGHER, subsistence department
JnF5N : PERsHING. 18th Cavalry.
r ? MENOHER. Artillery Corps.
WILLIAM C. RIVERS. 1st Cavalry
-rv-ox G MARCH and WILLIAM G. HAAN. Arti-
le-y Corps
rzsRIEs D. RHODES. eth Cavalry.
170PACE NJ REEVE. 18th Infantry.
r,F>5NlTs z NOLAN. Both Infantry.
F=-s- Lieutenant JOHN C OAKEs, Corps OF Eng1nee's
The officers selected will be supplemented by
g number Of general officers The present de-
tails VIII not go into effect until August 10,
-ben the law creating the General Staff becomes
o,e-arive II is not intended TO change the sta
ions or assixnraents- OF any officers detailed on
the General Staff for the present, nor u1H Iney
e-e rea5ed on general staff work In the above
list some Of the officers have not yet Feached tne
g-ade 70 which they have been assigned but
+bev will be promoted before the law goes INTO
e4ec+ The board made its selections from the
e47ciencv records Of 7S0 officers