Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-27
THE ARTILLERY CORPS
EFFECT OF LAW INCREASING
AND REoRGANIzING 1T.

The officials of the War Department are
busily engaged in putting into execution
the provisions of the law which has just
gone into effect increasing and reorganzing
the Artillery Corps. The four principal
features Of the law are: ]. Separation of
the coast and field artillery. 2. Increase in
the coast artillery. 3. Increased pay for
artillery experts. 4. Regimental organi-
zation for field artillery.
The chief of artillery will cease to exer-
else supervision over the field artillery on
July /, 1908, and thereafter be designated
as the chief of coast artillery. The coast
artillery personnel will consist of a chief,
of 700 field and company officers in the
same relative proportions as in the infantry
and cavalry, and in numbers in each grade
equivalent to those required for fourteen
regiments, and of 40 companies, instead
of 126, as now authorized both the strength
and the organization of the company being
made variable so far as relates to duty
sergeants, corporals and privates.
-. Field Artillery Personnel.
The field artillery personnel will consist
of six regiments. each regiment to consist
of six batteries, organized into, two bat
talions of three batteries each.
The total commissioned strength of both
the coast and field artillery is fixed at 96T,
an increase of 296 officers, excluding chap
lains. The enlisted strength of the coast
artillery is fixed at 1921 an increase OF
o,O43 over that now authorized, and in
the field artillery personnel the enlisted
strength is fixed by the proposed bill at
o.0l0 men, an increase of 93S over that at
present authorized.
This law provides increased compensation
to 1,734 of the specially trained men while
actually performing high-class duty in
which they are expert.
Officers.
BY virtue of the law the following named
are colonelS Charles Morris, G.. G..
Greenough, G. s. Grimes, ]. NJ. X. Davis.
w. F. Stewart, Walter Howe, r. d. Potts,
S. w. Taylor, II. R. Anderson, R. II. Pat
terson. J. D. G: Hoskins, H. L., Harris, j.
A. Lundeen, Mordorem Crawford, G. N
Whistler, A. S. Cummins, A. B. Dyer, L. II.
Walker, H. M. Andrews, C. D. Parkhurst.
The following named are lieutenant
colonels: NJ. NJ. Macomb, ]. p. Wiser, G.
Homer, G. l.. Anderson, Lotus Niles, w. H.
Coffin, Albert Todd, E. r Brown, Adam
Shaker H. H. Ludlow, w. r. Hamilton, c.
w. Foster, Clarence Deems. j. V. White,
E. NJ. Weaver, E. d. Hoyle, Granger
Adams, Frederick Marsh, C. G. Woodward,
E. E. Gayle.
The following named captains become
majors: l.. N. Lewis, s. D. Sturgis, E. S.
Benton, H. L. Hawthorne, C. Dew. Will
cox, ]. D. Barrette, E. w. Hubbard, J. X.
Cree, l.. G. Berry, ]. E. Mcmahon, C. Y.
MeHO06T, l.. b. MOL, w. W. o. oleNtfS n.
P. Davis, Ernest Kinds, Writ Robinson, G.
F. Landers G. w. Gatchell o. /. Straub, II.
c. Schumm, A. NJ. Hunter, ]. L. Hayden,
p. c. March, E. T. Wilson, E. Nj. Blake,
w. E. Ellis, w. L. Kenly, w. q. Ham, 5.
s. Jordan.
The following-named first lieutenants be-
come captains: d. W. Hand, r. F. Woods
A. c. Thompson, jr.,. T. B. Steele, E. L.
G. o. Hubbard, ]. NJ. Wheeler H. S. Ker-
rick, w. R. Harrison, f. ]. Miller. p. s.
Golderman, c. L. Lanham, G. F. Connolly,
L. t. Boiseau, s. S: oConnor. w. Mex
Lambdin Philip Yost, E. n. Macon, E. A.
Stuart, ]. S. Johnston, E. T. Donnelly, J. s.
Hardin, L. E. Bennett. G. L. Hicks. ,jr.. l.
s. Edwards, G. NJ. Brooke, H. X. Taylor
C. N. Jones, H: c. Williams. Alden Trotter
F. s. Long, ]. P. Spur, A. u. Faulkner, F.
w. Ralston, P. K. .Brice, G. T. Perkins.
John McManus Augustin Mcintyre, S. Y.
Britt, L, F. Buck. J. B. Murphy. A..
Moore, F. B. Edwards. G. R. Greene, G. Z.
Manning, T. H. Koch, II. c. Merriam, r.
w. Briggs, c. NJ. Bunker III. w. McCauley,
r. w. Collins, s. D. McAlister, r. ]. Ar
mold, c. c. Lansing, A. g.. Clarke, s. g.
Shartle. M. II. Barry. g. M Apple. C. G.
]. z. Wyke. c. o. collars John
Storck, E. H. Yule, H.. E. Mitchell, w. C.
Metcalf, R. B. Mcbride, w. r. Vance, ]. NJ.
Coward. J. L. Roberts, IT, c. R. Lawson
J. p Hopkins, L. T. Hillman, Upton Birnie,
IT., A. H. Sunderland. c. Deems. jr., r. II.
Fenner 8. L. ]. sFrohwitter, E. p. Nones,
A. P. s. Hyde, c. c. Carson, H. E. MITCHELL
F. c. Doyle, ]. P. Robinson, w. A. Coving-
ton, F. w. Griffin. E. G. Abbott. s. N. Eng
lish. A. Hasbrouck, J. M. Dunn, Carol
Power, ]. L.. Long, r. 8. Welsh. r. M.
Mitchell. F. L. Dengler. r. H. Williams.
w. ". Crotchett, A. M. Mason, ]. J. Lpop.
r. T. Taylor, l.. 8. Ryan, X. C. Masteller,
Tflman Campbell. All the second heuten-
ants, with the exception of one. who has
failed to pass his examination, will become
first Neutenants.