Omaha daily bee., 1907-04-10

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! Tho War department 10 engaged In re-
adjusting the assignments to duty OF gen
eral officers incident upon the abolition OF
the divisional commands on June 3d. the
transfer e Lieutenant General Macarthur
TO Milwaukee and the return OF Major
/ General Wood TO the United States II was
/ the intention to have General Wood return
at once but he has expressed "a desire to
remain in Manila until October, by which
time Secretary Taft will have again Wis
tied the islands Then General Wood will
go to Governors Island, relieving Major
General r. H. Grant. who will have his
headquarters at Chicago. No other changes
have yet been decided upon, and the on
GERS concerned have been invited to eN-
press a preference for command. The
newly appointed brlgadiers-G Generals
Thomas and Hall-will, for a while, remain
on their present duty.
( The reappointment OF Brigadier General
Charles r Humphrey u. S. A., to be quar-
] termaster general OF the army to succeed
himself on the expiration Of his present
term, April y, is received with much favor
throughout the army. II was due to Gen
eral Humphrey that he should be reap
pointed and It would be a itting apprecia-
ton OF his valusble services In and at the
head Of the qunrtermaster's department II
he were retained on duty as quartermaster
general at least until September ?. 1905
when he retires for age. General Humph-
rey has done much for the army He is
responsible, for instance. for the allowance
made for heavy furniture for officers quar-
tiers and for the authority to establish post
laundres and for the increase under the
regulations Of the baggage allowance Of
officers. He was largely instrumental in
obtaining an increase in the allowance OF
quarters which carries with Il increase in
Communication Of officers and for the allow
unve for light and fuel He simplihed the
paper work Of his own department and i'm
proved the Quartermaster methods gener-
ally He has introduced many notable inn
provements in the uniform and has fur
nished the army with the best shoes It
has ever worn. He has taken a keen and
abiding interest in construction work and
has had the plans and specifications of
barracks and quarters revised by compe-
tent architects introducing necessary mod
ern cOnveniences in those structures His
Teappointment is a good thing for the quar-
termaster's department and for the army
at large. The president Is to be commended
for his action in continuing the term OF
Quartermaster General Humphrey.
The two OF the three vacancies in the
grade Of brigad.er general which will occur
this month, that Of the nth instant by
virtue Of the retirement OF General Walter
T. Duggan and that Of the 18th instant
by the retirement Of General A. G. Markley.
have been filled by the appointment, an
nounced this week of Colonel Charles r.
Han, Eighteen infantry, to the former
position and Colonel Earl D. Thomas,
Eleventh cavalry, to the second position.
Colonel Hall stands number three on the
list OF infantry colonies. His appointment
was announced some weeks age In anti
clpatlon OF General Duggan's retirement
Colonel Thomas stands number seven on
the list Of colonels Of cavalry. Colonel Hall
will retire for age on April g. 1893, and
Colonel Thomas will have until January
4, 1911 to serve on the active list The
third retirement Of the month in the grade
Of brigadier general viii be that OF Briga-
der General John w. Budd on April &C.
The wholesome ana encouraging sign OF an
enduring policy manifested in the recent
appointments to the grade Of brigader gen.
esll represented by such selections as
those Of Godfrey, Markley, Hall and
Thomas is thoroughly appreciated through
out the service. The next appointment to
the grade later this month will be that Of
senior colonel also.
The instructions which have been sent
out from the War department for the guild
ancc OF the officers who will have charge
Of the composition Of the passenger lists
OF army transports-not only those plying
between San Francisco or New York and
Manila but those on the cuban route-at-
gy,NR
army appropriation law enacted at the late
session OF congress. The law puts certain
restrictions upon those who may be au-
thorized by the head Of the War depart
ment to travel on an army transport. 1t
is only under conditions such as the avail
ability Of accommoda lions by which people
not connected directly with the military
establishment such as officers and men of
the navy and marine corps, members OF
congress Philippine government officials
and civilian employees, with their respective
families, may be admitted to army trans
ports az passengers. The army officers and
others may, upon occasion Of necessity, be
accompanied by members Of their families,
and It early became necessary for Score
tary Taft to indicate to his subordinates
who might be included in the class Of
members Of the families" Of officers and
others It was realized that there might be
some advantage taken OF the fact by al
most anyone I'm times OF urgent demand OF
becoming attached to the family Of per,
son authorized to travel on an army trans
port and TO protect the government
from such a visitation the instructions
very carefully set forth that the member
OF the family must be a dependent one,
This has prompted some newspaper humor
at the expense OF the mothcr-in-law, the
habltual object Of the journalistic Joke, but
as a matter OF fact the mother~in-law or
the fourth cousin will be admitted to the
passenger list without question n the appli-
cant is a dependent member Of the family.
Personal, NOTES.