New-York tribune., 1908-10-25
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS
Colonel Frederick II. Smi.h Made q
Bngadier General.
lFrom The Tribune Bureau
washington. October a


APPOINTMENT PLEASES ARMY. Y.-Ths ap-
pointment Of Colonel Frederick A. Smith. ssh In
fantry to the grade OF Brigader general in tbs
Mace of General Philip Reade. retired meets with
satisfaction throughout the army That officer ta
now In command OF Fort Mcdowell. California
and is No 10 thssIist OF infantry eoionels He
Is native Of New York and a sTaduats OF tbs
Military Academy. In the war with Spain he was
a chief commissaTy Of volunteers. and since tbsr
served a tour OF duty in the inspector zensrar.
department General smith will retire by operation
Of law in May 1913 There were many Applicant.
for the place and much interest was taken IN tha
candidacy OF some OF the prominent officers. IN
Guiding Colonel H. l. Scott superintendent Of Ii.
Military Academy. II recently pointed out 70
the President that the appointment should 90
infantry colonel. for the reason that OF ths
fourteen brgadiers. after General Rsade's retire
ment, only four had come from the infantry, which
IS the largest branch OF the army, and the nam
bers have been expressing their discomfort that
the infantry has been inadequately represented
as compared with the cavalry with its seven
origadiers. and the artillery with two brtgadiers
to the credit Of that arm. the remaining officer of
that grade. General Funston. being considered az
from the volunteers II is expected that General
Smith Will be assigned to duty in the philippines
ORDERS IssUED.-The following orders havs
been issued:
Following officers Of organized militia of
structon garrison schools designated;
Fort Wayne-AajOr ELl@Eftf y Erte5LO&s Firss
Brigade and Captains VICTOR N DUMAS ana
JOHN F. ROEHI. 1st Infantry. al OF Aiehisaa
Fort fradv-Csptaiu CHARLES D. MATHEWS First
Lieutenant IA MEL. ". PARNEL4L. and second Lieu
tenant GEORGE H ADAMS, ali o 81 iatantEy. ana
First Lieutenant JESSE D AEsALSs corps OF ensS-
Fort Myer-Captains THOMAS . O-HALl<9HASt
SAMUEL FEsIAND GEOHt+t- =. 1OLSSslN ana
THEoDoRE HEIeP m s9d R.E11snt Ts SS'2s aS9 Fas
Lieutenant DANIEL B. MII4l@EH. j.. 1st rSssiInent~
an ~ District OF Columbia National Guard
Fort Esnss4SapJsla LEACH and AI0Szo
+. WOODsIDE, all % coast artillery Aassaenlset's
u, NyIg 1rtan-First Lieutenant ROBERT JOHN
SON Cd Regiment. District q Co41In0iA +'a'oAa4
~ 80 IS~aIIt,y-Captain EDWARD a AEYERDING. First
Lieutenant OTTO BURR and Secoaa L1els s.t ans
ROBERT V MAI>MGREN- al OF 1st Ffeid ArtiLerS.
Il lseo1s s,--4 Iieutenant CHARLES D KELLER.
Trfsutrv. Oklahoma National 5uard
Fort VfTams-First Lieutenant WILLL1N a !" Nv
F0i' n ~ Infantry Maine National Guard -
Fort Thomas-CaptaiB JOHN 3 PAINE II AH'1-'''
West Virginia National Guaro z--f-os-. -.
csptsfn WILLIAM D CONNOR, CORPS OF s-nsile7Is -
r-ist 4is1tsnant EDWARD D HUBER. Medical C9sps::
Srna general hospital Washington Barracks 70 FORK
- sF2eeIn GaIanant JOSEPH HERRING 1s,h Infantry 70
Preside Of san Francisco for re-eNAiiiia'''1 Ii ~
eecon5 lieutenant CLAIRE r BENNETT s,n InreaI.s'
10 Fort I,savenTortl for exauatnation TOT PIOllO
MOVEMENTS OF wARSHIFs-The foho"lns
movements of vessels have been reported 10 th'
Navy Department:
oct e3-Tha Castfue a navy yard New forA
SAILED
o- 9a-Tb. soIace from Honolulu Tor san Diego; -
80 Sas.tne from Newport for navy yaTa. ~ AOl--
The Celtic commissioned at navy yard 0os'oN