New-York tribune., 1908-01-07
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
T1co Nezc Generals To Be 4p-
pointed Soon.
TFrom The Tribune Bureau
eshiugtOu. JPrI

Washington, January B.
CRAWFORD AND DAVIS TO RETIRh.-Ihe me
appointment Colonel Medorem Crawford OF the
coast artillery corps to be a brigadier general
makes additional appointment in tha' grace .
be made by the President in 1908. as General CraW-
ford retires for age January q lie VIII De lol-
lowed by retirement of Brigadier General j. NJ
X Davis the 3lst inst Much interest attacleS
to these two vacancies of the present month be-
of the long list of candidates VINO nave Hieu
their applications with the War Department oI
made known their ambitions at the Nhite HOUSE
The list of candidates includes majors OF the hne'
in snticipation that the appointment may go 10
comparatively junior officers instead OF behs coh-
fined to colonels. The policy of the PresldehI dp-
pears to be in favor of the retirement Oh o'dei
colonies who have good records and who 90 not
come within the class who could be reureo as
brigadiers on account OF Civil War service Generai
Crawford was one of those officers. and there are
several who have equal claim in the same way =
gives them chance to go on the reureu h'' "
brigadiers. The President is not comfnltteo 70 80
a policy by any means. because he realizes lne!e %
something TO be said against appointing as prlga-
dfers those officers who on the verge Oh Ie'ie
ment and who will not remain long ehouSH 'ii ~
active list to perform any important duty a9 gen
eral officers This has led him to make some eA
ceptions in favor of officers who had not YET
reached the grade of colonel. and in those cases
the officers have justified the selection. althousA
among the army officers themselves uere -
much opposition to selecting any put cololei9 i'A
DOSitiOQ bTigadler
some that the discomfort resulting from the ap-
pointnnent of comparatively junior officers OFFSETS
any advantage derived to military adnnlnls'ra'ioi
by having Young brigadiers 1t is certain that none
of the older brigadiers will be assigned 10 oepai
mental command The President has come 10 ING
conclusion that work of this sort must pe pc
formed by officers who have the activity 10 per
form II and who will be long enough on the ac''N
list to undertake things and introduce Iel' ms
ORDERS IssUED.-The following orders have
been issued:
Mott, +.op Alto C. s1CKEI. 18th Cavalry, from ger
ersi hosntaI washington Barracks 10 his regiment
Fort og,eeope ,eron ALBION Med coFFEY from Van
RoEH K Ell 456 ca1ary
Navy General HOSPITAL Hot = ElG :: p FIAGG
aA surgeons to Philippines February 20
Second Lieutenant WARREN LOTT. Jr'' I''h ~
captsa eElsRh2n sEb%ARD ANDERSON cavalE from Army
and Navy General Hospital, Hot springs - pI~
First JAMES WILSON s2a5 aFtsry dee
artillery district of Charleston for assignment ~ "
First lieutenant WILLIAM PATERSON coast artillery
corps, from 13eth Company TO unassigned "S~
NAVY
Mdshipnlan W P. HAYES. detached the ST LOUIS u
Mdfhipman r A. THEoBALD detached the Chicago to
the Louis.
MOVEMENTS OF wARsHIPs-The following
movements of vessels have been reported 10 lne
Navy Department:
ARRIVED
Ia, a-The Abarenda at Rio Janeiro.
Jan 4-The BTutus Pic de Janero' the Nebraska at
Diego
Jan 4-The Preble from San Francisco for san Dego
Jan the Arethusa. from Para for PernahouSo; rs
s1er,iHs S ssD lFTn Francisco for Magdaiena Bay,
Ine fortune G Ifh feet at MagdaIena Bay. Pinta
stricken from navy list and ordered sold