Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-30
EIGHTEEN OFFICERS
Of army PROMOTED
High Efficiency Record Basis
OF Selection to Fill
Vacancies.

Eighteen army officers with high
records of efiiciency have been selected
to MI the two existing and sixteen pro.
spective vacancies in the General Stan
Corps
The selections were made by q board
OF officers consisting Of Maj. Gen.
Leonard Wood. chief OF stan; Maj. Gen.
w. II. Carter. assistant chief of staff
Brig. Gen. Albert l. Mills commanding
the Department OF the Gulf: Brig. Gen.
Charles L. Hodges, commanding the De-
partment OF the Lakes. and Brig. Gen.
w. w. wotherspoon, president Of the
Army War College.
Men Who will Fill Vacancies.
The existing vacancies In the stan
corps were caused by the recent relief
Of Lieut.. Col. Walter l. Finley, 18th
Cavalry. and Capt. Michael ]. Lenihan.
25th Infantry. These two vacancies
are filled by the detail of Lieut.. Col. e.
st. J. Greble. Sd Field Artillery. and
Capt. NJ. E. Hanna, I'd Cavalry.
The sixteen other officers selected for
detail to the STAFF corps as vacancies
occur in their respective grades are
Col. 7. c. Woodbury., Sd Infantry; Col.
E. NJ Weaver. Coast Artillery Corps;
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fantry; Maj. c. Reichmann, gath In
fantry; Maj. c. H. Martin. LIST Infantry
Maj. ID. b. Devore, 18th Infantry: Maj.
H. c. Hodges. jr.. 22d Infantry; Maj. z.
F. McGlachlin. Goth Infantry; Capt. M.
c. Kerth. 23d Infantry: Capt. p. B.
Malone, 9th Infantry: Capt. H. L Lau-
bach. 23d Infantry; Capt. G. II. Jamer-
son. 10Th Infantry: Capt. z. Landon,
Coast Artillery Corps; Capt. 5. D. En-
bick. Coast Artillery Corps: Capt. c. c.
~ uvxA Ca ~
q. A. Youngberg, Corps Of Engineers.
Officers Who Will Be Believed.
All the colonels on the general stan
corps will be relieved from that duty be-
fore the end Of next year. Col. Mont
gomery NJ. Macomb, 9Th Field Artillery.
will be appointed brigadier general No
vember II next, on the retirement of
Brig. Gen. Albert L. Myer.
The detail OF Col. Stephen c. Mills. in
spector general, will expire August ID
1911: Col. George s. Anderson, 9th Cav
airy. October 2. 1910. and Col. Joseph w.
Duncan. 9Th Infantry. August 10. l9ll-
Lieut.. Col. Lea Febiger. 9th Infantry.
who stands number one on the list Of in
fantry officers Of his grade. Will PROB
ably be promoted within few months.
when his detail in the general stan Will
cease.
Inc detail OF MAJ. DdHici "A. koooS
9th Cavalry, will expire May q. 1911;
Maj. IIirst. March 8, 1911: Maj. John +.
Morrison. Goth Infantry. August Is. 1911;
Maj. Henry c. Cabell, 14th Infantry
August 15. 1911: Maj. William p. Burn
ham, 7th Infantry. March 10. 1el1: MAJ.
Samuel d. Sturgis, LIST Field Artillery.
March o. 1911: Capt. Peter c. Harris,
oath Infantry. March %. 1911; Capt Fred
w. Sladen. 14th Infantry. August 10. 1vll;
Capt. Fred 8. Cocheau. 18th Infantry,
August Is 1911; Capt. Joseph r. Tracy.
Coast Artillery Corps. March Is. 1911;
Cart. Samuel c. yestal. Coast Artillery
Corps, March 25. 1911: Capt. Fox Conner.
LIST Field Artillery. April 3, 1911; Capt.
Sherwood A. Cheney. Corps OF Engineers.
March is. 1911
try. Is number three on the list OF IN
fantry officers Of his grade. and VIII
probably soon vacate his place IN the
general staff by reason OF promotion.