Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-08-19
Its Official Existence Has Now
Begun.
The Duties and Scope Of the New
Army Body.
Details as to it's Organization and
Membership.

tary methods has begun its ofnclal eX-
istence this week.
Az prescribed by the law the duties
of the general staff shall be to prepare
nlans for the national defense and for
the mobilization of the military forces
in time of war; to investigate and re-
mort upon all questions affecting the
efficiency of the army and its state of
preparation for military operations: to
render professional aid and assistance
to the Secretary of War and to general
officers an other superior commanders,
and to act as their agents in informing
and co-ordinatng the action of all diff
erent officers who are subject under
the terms of this act to the supervision
of the chief of staff; and to perform
such other military duties not other
wise assigned by law as may be from
time to time prescribed by the Presl-
dent"
The general staff will consist of one
chief of staff of the army with the rank
paw and allowances of a lieutenant gen.
eral; one major general and one briga-
der general detailed by the President
from officers of~the army at large not
| below the grade of brigader general,
|
rank, pay and allowances of the grade
to which detailed four colonies, six
| lieutenant colonies and twelve
| jors detailed from the cor
| responding grade in the army at large,
under such rules for selection as the
President may prescribe; twenty cap
| tains mounted, detailed from officers
! of the army at large of the grades OF
| captain or first lieutenant, who, While
| so serving have the rank, pay and al
! lowances of a captain mounted. 1t is
| proposed that appointments to the gem
/! eral 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 We're taken.
l. The general staff is organized as fol-
lows:
Chief of staff-Leut 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. Ran
dolph Chief of artillery.
| Colonels-Alexander Mackenzie, Corps
of Engineers; John b. Kerr, 18th Cav
| airy: Enoch H. CroWder and Col
Thomas H. Barry, adjutant generals
department.
Lieutenant colonels-William a.
Simpson, Henry p. Mccain and James
r. Kerr, Assistant adjutant generals
department. Frederick A. Smith, in
spector generals department; Crosby
p Miller, quartermaster generals de -
, | ,+,, ordnance
partment.
Maiors-John G. D. Knight ana
George w. Goethals, Corps of Engin-
GERS: Henry A. Greene and Edward j.
McClernand, assistant adjutant gener-
ais apartment; James A. Irons United
: States Infantry, inspector generals de-
partment; Sedgwick Pratt. Artillery
Corps; William A. Mann, 14th Infantry,
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, ord
nance department.; David Dub Gail
lard, Corps of Engineers; Benjamin
Alvord, goth Infantry; Joseph T. Dick
man, Sth Cavalry; Harry c. Hale, 2Oth
Infantry; Charles H. Muir I'd Infantry
Frank Dew. Ramsey, 9th Infantry;
Frank McIntrye, 10Th Infantry; Sydney
A. Cloman, 23d Infantry; Robert f. l..
j. Niche. 18th Cavalry; Hugh j. Gala
cher sub department.; John j. Pershing,
18th Cavalry: c. r. Menoher, Artillery
Corps; William c. Rivers, list Cavalry;
Peyton G.. March, Artillery Corps; Will
liam G.. Ham, Artillery Corps Charles
d. Shodes. 9Th Cavalry; Horace M.
, Reeve. 18th Infantry; Dennis f. Nolan,
18th Infantry: First Lieutenant John
, c. Cakes. Corps of Engineers.
, Although the general staff is now or
ganized as above, there will necessari-
lv be several changes in the member
, ship, Col. Barry will shortly become
a brigader general and Lieut.. Col.
Simpson and Majs. Greene and Pratt
will each be promoted to a higher
grade, and it is likely that the four Off
GERS will be relieved from duty on the
| staff and assigned to other duties.
! Their successors have not yet been Sc
lected.
A provisional assignment of officers
| of the general staff to department
headquarters to take effect tomorrow
| mas Dteil dllliOuilNtd ttl liiC w oA
partment, as follows:
f Department of California-MaJor
William p Duvall, Artillery Corps;
|. Capt. Frank Mcintyre, 10Th Infantry.
Department of Colorado-Lieut. Col,
Jas T. Kerr, adjutant generals de-
partment: Capt Charles d. Rhodes,
9Th Cavalry.
Department of Columbia-Major
Sedgwick Pratt, Artillery Corps; capt.
, David DUB. Gaillard, Corps of In
81 gineers.
Department of Dakota-Major James
a. Irons, inspector general; Capt. Den
mis- +. Nolan, Both Infantry.
, Department of the East-Col. Thomas
, H. Barry, adjutant generals depart
, ment: Capt Frank Dew. Ramsey, 9Th
Infantry: Capt. William G. Ham, Ar
tillery Corps
Department of the lakes-Maj. John
D. Knight Corps of Engineers; capt.
Benjamin Alvord, Goth Infantry.
Department of Texas-Lieut. Col.
Fred. Smith, inspector general; capt.
Peyton C. March, Artillery Corps