Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-31
FOR MORE OFFICERS
President to Fill Two Hundred
Army Vacancies.
SYSTEM OF PROMOTION
Appointees Will Take Places of
Those Who Are Now on
Detached Service.

Detached Service.
| AS a result of 1egislati enacted at
the last session of Congress the Presi-
dent will be enabled to fill two hundred
vacancies in the line of the army caused
by the absence of that number of Off
GERS on detached service. This is posi-
BILE by a regulated system of promotions
! in accordance with law. There are at
present 72S officers employed on de-
tached service. OF that number. seventy
are required to complete the army Or
ganization: 293 are engaged as instruct
Ors at military educational institutions:
DAB are employed in internal admins
tration. such as recruiting. and as mill
tary attaches and aids to general Off
GERS, and 122 are on details away from
the army. included in the last mentioned
number are siXty-four officers with edu-
cational institutions. twenty-five with the
isthmian canal commission, sixteen with
the Philippine government, five with the
organized militia and four with the Dis
trict government.
OF the entire number, however, only
two hundred are affected by the legisla-
ton of the recent Congress. The list is
distributed among the several grades
from first lieutenant to colonel, inclu-
sive, as follows: - first lieutenants, 70
captains. % majors, 0 lieutenant colonies
and S colonies. The number in each
grade has been distributed among the
cavalry. artillery and infantry. in proper
ton to the commissioned strength of
each branch.
Now on Detached Service.
General orders issued at the War De-
partment today designate the two hun
bred following named officers as detach-
ed from their commands for duty, the
usual period Of which exceeds one year."
and as being subject to the provisions of
section q OF the act approved February
2, 1901:
CavalryLCo1. Cunliffe H. Murray,
14th. Lieut.. Coils. William d. Beach, 18th,
and James Lockett, 4th. Majs. Guy
| Carleton. 4tf; Thomas B. Duggan. 18th;
Henry T. Allen, Sth; Stephen LII. Slo-
cum, I'd; William w. Forsyth, 9th; Will
lam f. Flynn, 18th, and Farrand Sayre.
9th. Capts. Robert L. Howe, 9th;
Charles D. Rhodes, 9Th; James G. Har-
bord, 18th: Erwin L. Phillips, 18th; Wal
ter c. Short, 18th; James H. Reeves.
14th; Frank Parker, 18th; Nathan l..
Averill, 9TH; Alvord van p. Anderson.
| 9Th: Elvin R. Heiberg, 9Th; Matthew 70.
Hanna. I'd; Frank r. Mccoy, 3D.: MaGn
Craig, LIST: Guy v. Henry. 18th: John D.
Long, 10th; William H. Winters, 81:
Daniel Van voorhis, 10th, and Charles
H. Boice, Sth.
First deuts. Christian BRAND. 18th;
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Johnston, 9TH: William A: Austin. 4th;
George NJ. Lee, 7th; Rowland B. Ellis.
14th; Selwyn d. Smith, 9TH; BENJAMIN
g. paws 10Th Greed F. Cox; 1 1nth Kerr
Symington. LIST; William G. Meade. 18th;
Irwin L. Hunsaker, 9Th; Ronald E. Fisher,
14th; Peter J. Hennessey, 18th; Isaac s.
Martin, 10Th. and Francis A. Ruggles. 3d.
Field Artillery-Col. Edward T. Brown,
9Th. Lieut.. Col. Charles g. Treat. 4th
Majs. T. Bentley Mott, 4th, and William
L. Kenly, 9th. Capts. Dwight E: Ault-
man. O.; Thomas E. Merrill. 1st; Fox
c. Williams, I'd; Walter ". Cotchett. I'd.
and Morris E. Locke, 3D.. First Leuts.
George r. Allin, 9Th Pelham D: Glass
ford, I'd; William H. Dodds. jr.. 1st;
John s: Hammond 3d. and James w.
NJ. Weaver and Charles G. Woodward
Lieut. Coils. Aderbert Cronkhite and
Seorge + ;tra Bartlett n Mas H Oscar =
Blakely and Gordon G. Heiner. Capts
Benjamin M. Koehler, Andrew Moses.
James B. Mitchell. Henry ]. Hatch. Cliff
ton c. Carter. Richard T. Ellis, Harry
lison L. Gilmer, Samuel G. Shartle, John
L. Roberts, jr. Clifford c. Carson. Henry
r. Casey, Clarence M. Condor, James D.
Watson, Marion S. Battle. Arthur L.
II RI1f1
First Lieuts. William NJ. Colvin.
John L. Holcombe, Thomas Duncan.
Henry w. TOrney, Joseph J. Grace, Wal
ter J. Buttgenbach. John G. Hotz Clar-
enee A. Mitchell and ThoR Raspn D. Waodbury
Sd: Charles St. J. Chubb, both; VIII
liam p. Evans, 25th; Francis II. French.
2sth. Lieut.. Coils. Reuben B: Turner
10Th; Daniel A: Frederick; 18th; hun
25th. Majs. Robert l.. Hirst, 18th; Ed
win A. Root, 10Th; Henry c. Cabelb 14th;
William p. Burnham, 10th; BENJAMIN G.
Morse. 9th; John P. Finley, 18th; sam
uel E. Smiley. ID: Edward NJ. Lewis. 10th;
William Weigel. I'd: Thomas G. Hanson,
sth; Herman Hall, 10Th; Ulysses G. Nc
Alexander, 18th.
capts: Edmund l. Butts s 3D.; Henry afG.
George G. saffarans. I'd; Hanson f. Ely,
10Th: Lewis S. Sorley, 18th: William M.
Morrow, 21st: David p. Cordray, 18th
Harrison J. Price, I'd; William Newman
list: Marcus B. Stokes. 10th; John H.
Parker, 2Sth; Howard L. Laubach. 2id;
Frank S. Cocheu. 18th; Ora E. Hunt,
3Oth; James P. Harbeson. 18th: Ulysses
G. Worrilow. 18th; Walter S. McBroOm.
7th; Benjamin T. Simmons, 4th; Girard
Sturtevant, 9Th; Isaac Newell. 22d;
George S. Goodale. 23d; Fred l.. Munson'
9th: Rufus E. Longan. 18th; Edgar T.
Conley, 18th; Monroe c. kerth, 23d; Will
liam f. Nesbitt, 4th: Daniel q. Berry,
22d; Robert c. Davis. 18th; Edgar A.
Fry, 18th; Raymond Sheldon, 18th; Sam
uel T. Ansell, 18th: Halsey r. Yates.
18th: Ephraim c. Peyton. 18th; James w.
Furlow, 4th: Joseph w. Beacham. jr 9th:
First Lieuts. Milo c. Corey. 30th: Fred
w. Bugbee. 18th: Charles F. Andrews.
18th; Harry D. Mitchell. ID; Cad Nor
gan, 7th James Regain. 18th: George *.
Wilson, 11th; Edward X. Massee. It'll:
William B. Wallace. 2c.h; Henry G:
Stahl, 9th; Walter Krueger sd: Thomas
IT. Duke, I'D; William ST. j. Jervey. jr..
10th: Daniel A. Nolan, 9Th; Charles f.
Swartz. 10th: Robert u. Goodwin, 4th:
Iohn II. Green. 18th: Henry NJ. Nelly.
10Th: Gulielmus V. Heidi, 10th: Hugh
NJ Kelly. 18th: Samuel NJ. Parker. 10Th:
Francis H. Farnum. 24th; Campbell X.
Hodges. ith: f: Llewellyn Bull. o1st:
Truman W. Carrithers. 18th; Arthur
t.