The San Francisco call., 1908-10-25
COL. f. X. SMITH
WINS PROMOTION
Well Known Army Officer Is
Given Commission as
Brigadier General
Regular Troops Will Begin to
Leave Camp AtascaderO
Thursday
srEcIAL pIsrArcH no rHE cALL


CAMP ATAsCADERO, Oct. 24.-Last
night it was Colonel Frederick K.
Smith who commanded the Eighth in
fantry in the camp. Tonight Briga-
dier General Frederick X Smith, Sc
nior officer in the department of Cali
fornia, is receiving congratulations on
his promotion. which was flashed from
General Ainsworth. adjutant general of
the army, from Washington today.
General Smith viii probably return to
his station at Fort Mcdowell to await
the arrival of his commission, which
is by now speeding westward as fast
as the through mail can carry ii.
In the lack of other orders the new
general will probably assume command
Of the department by virtue of the
army regulations, but Colonel Maus
will probably remain in charge of this
camp until its final dissolution, which
viii begin on Thursday next. Who will
ultimately command the department is
still unsettled and will not be known
until orders from Washington make it
clear.
Although an officer of excellent rep
utation. Colonel Smith had not been
prominently spoken Of as possible tim
Der for the vacancy caused by the re-
tirement of General Philip Reade on
October 13. A member of the class of
1873 at West Point, General Smith has
had SO years of service. S5 of which
were as commissioned officer.
Is OLD INDIAN FIGHTER
He Joined the Twelfth infantry as a
lieutenant upon graduation and re-
ceived his promotion TO the grade of
first lieutenant and commission in that
regiment. During this period-1S73 to
1s9O-he saw much service against the
Indians in the south and southwest, and
this fitted him excellently for the post
OF adjutant general to General Shafter,
who he followed during the Santiago
campaign.
During his recent tour in the Philip
pines he put down the lawless and ia
natic Pilijanes on the island Of Maran-
duke, after they had started warfare
by attacking and seriously injuring a
government official. General Smith was
also president of the board which re-
vised and wrote the present infantry
drill regulations.
BEGIN TO BREAK CAMP
The first Of the regular army to leave
Camp Atascadero will be the engineers
who are scheduled to leave Thursday
for Fort Mason. Friday the Eighth in
fantry contingent for Fort Mcdowell,
anu the three batteries OF Ue4Q aEIllleTy
for the Preside OF San Francisco Will
I be entrained. Saturday the Fifth cav
airy viii entrain for Arizona and the
[ two troops OF the Fourteenth cavalry
viii leave for the Preside of San Fran
cisco.
1t is not yet settled whether or not
the Monterey troops will march back 10
their station. excepting one picked COM
pany Of the Eighth infantry, under
/ Captain Merch B. Stewart, which will
try to make a forced march Of 135
miles in five days.
! First Sergeant Bernard Schaaf OF
/ Company X. Eighth infantry, has been
appointed a second lieutenant of Philip
pines scouts, because Of special ability
I and worthiness. First Sergeant Seth
y Weld received a similar appointment
several days ago as a result of spe-
cially gallant act in the islands, for
which he received the rare distinction
OF medal Of honor.