Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-09

Who will retire from the army next Saturday
Maj. Gen. John F. Weston. now in COM
mand Of the Department of California.
at San Francisco, will be placed
on the retired list next Satur-
day by operation OF law. on account
Of age He will be succeeded I'm that
command by Maj. Gen. Thomas II. Barry.
formerly in command of the Army OF
Cuban Pacification. The vacancy in the
grade OF major general, caused by
Gen. Weston's retirement. will be filled
BY the promotion of Brig. Gen. William
Fl. Carter, commanding the Department
of the Luzon. Col. ]. G. d. Knight,
Corps of Engineers, on duty in this city
as a member OF the river and harbOr
board will be promoted brigadier. vice
Gen. Carter promoted. He will retire in
that grade next January on account OK
age. 1t is generally understood that Gen.
Carter will become chief Of staff of the
army on the relief Of Maj. Gen. j. r.
Bell, next April.
Born in Kentucky.
Cen Weston is one of the best known
and most popular officers in the army
He is a native of Kentucky, where he
was born in 1915. He was sixteen years
old at the outbreak OF the civil war. and
volunteered in the Union cause Entering
as first lieutenant Of the Attn kentucky
Volunteer Cavalry, he was honorapi!
regiment. He was awarded medal Oh
honor for bravery in action near
Wetumpka, Ala. during the war Winnie
in command of a small detachment Oh
the 4th Kentucky cavalry ae me
naShoa,s laden with supplies for the
Confederates.
Ills progress was blocked by an un.
fordable river. Accompanied Wy nNe Oh
his men he swan across the river anu
nan,nred two leaky canoes, with which
he managed to get all his detachHeht
ACROSS. After a skirmish with the enc
nv he succeeded in reaching WetuihPha
and found a Confederate supply Vessei
anchored in midstream BY rCse ne
lured the captain ashore and captured
him. He then rowed out 10 the vessel
and took possession of the prize.
Takes Part in Indian Wars. "
He entered the regular army in August,
1857, as a second lieutenant Of the 18th
Cavalry. and participated in the Indian
wars under Gen. Custer. During that
service he was known to the Indians as
"Yellowhead," on account OF his profu-
sion of golden hair After eight years or
service In the CdNdhy Hc was ~
"a the subsistence department as cap
tain in November, 1878. and in Decem-
her 1900, became cOmmissary general.
with the rank of brigadier general. Dur
ing the Spanish war he served as
volunteer brigadier general, and had
charge of the subsistence department OF
the army which participated in the San
tiago campaign
Becomes Major General.
A.. 6,,o x-aorc nf sarvice at the head
of the subsistence department he was
appointed a major general of the line in
October. 1905. and placed in command
of the army in the Philippines. He held
that responsible command for nearly
three years, when, his health failing, he
was ordered to the United States and
placed in command of the Department OF
California. He has not been in good
health for several months past but in
sisted on being permitted to serve out
his full allotment of years, and remained
In active service until the age law forced
MN to retire. He has been on duty at
san Francisco nearly two years.