The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-03-14
BY J. A. sreekons.

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Out Of the extraordinary confusion Of
the short session or Congress which
came to a close Saturday, March (,
the army emerged with 407 additional
officers. Two hundred and thirty off
these are provided for i'm the Senate
amendment % of the army appropria-
ton bill; sixty in the river and har-
Dor bill for an increase in the Engin-
eer Corps and there will probably bel
about seventy-ive in the amendment
Of the Army appropriation bill for the
REIMBURSEMENT of promotions in the
line. These seventy-f1ve will be extra
numbers such as are found in the
Navy. This is due to the wording Of
the amendment, which specifies that
officers who are promoted by the OPT
GRAFTON of the legislation shall be ad
ditional officers in the grades tol
which they are advanced. The Of
| ficers so promoted will not create any
vacancies when they retire, but their
numbers will cease to exist. This as
far as can be estimated will imme-
diately add seventy-five officers to the
army. Only one-fifth of the other of
ficers provided for in this sessions
legislation will be added to the army
Immediately. In both the extra off
GERS for the line and the Engineer
Corps it is provided that vacancies
shall be filled one-fifth in each fiscal
year until all are filled.
President Taft signed the river and
harbor bill Monday, Feb. 81, and there.
fore the commissions of the Engin
eer officers who are promoted under
the measure will be effective on that
date. 1t has not been decided yet Just
how many vacancies will be created
under the Engineer bill Immediately.
1t will be impossible to divide the
different ranks up equally which are
specified in the amendment.
inner the amendment 70 there will
: be 445 promotions in the army. TINS
will include seven to the rank of Cor
onel, sixteen to the rank OF 1t. Col,
e forty-four to the rank of Major, l4o
to the rank Of Captain, and 23O to the
rank of First Lieutenant.
, The vacancies created by the bill
will be, seven in the rank of Colonel,
' nine in the rank of 1t Col. twenty
eight rank of Major, 1O2 rank of Cap
tain and eighty-four in the rank OF
First Lieutenant. The vacancies will
be divided among the different arms
L of the service as follows: Infantry
= four Colonies, four 1t. Coils, thirteen
. Majors, forty eight Captains and IS
LIST Lieuts.j Cavalry, one Colonel, two
= 1t. Colonies, seven Majors, twenty
four Captains, twenty 1st Lieuts.
Coast Artillery, two Colonies, one LIT
IS Colonel, 6 Majors, twenty-five Cap
u tains, and nine LIST Lieuts Field Ar
IL tillery, two 1t. Colonies, two Majors
eight Captains and six LIST Lieuts.
a A tentative list of those who will b,
d promoted is as follows:
s. Lieutenants Colonies, F. H. French
N G. Mcclure, W. C. Butler, ]. S. Rog
q ers, ]. F. Guilfoyle, C.. H. Watts, s
E. Allen, E. d. Hoyle, G. Adams.
\ Majors, E. w. Howe, S. w. Dun
ming, j. M. T. Particle, c. NJ. Truitt
G. Bell Jr., J. S. Park, F. B. Mccoy, c
R. Moves, r. M. Blatchford, ]. H. Bea
con, w. T. May, L. ]. Hearn, w. K
N Wright, A. P. Blocksom, ]. A. Gas
ton, H. L. Scott, L. S. Mccormick, H
] L. Ripley, ]. G. Galbraith, ]. B. Erwin
]. w. Ruckman, /. A. Haynes, w
IT. Wake, I. N. Lewis, H. L. Hawthorne
as J. D. Barrette, E. A. Millar, ]. ConH
I'd lin.
ed Captains, E. Wittenmeyer, NJ
by Lenihan, NJ L. Hersey, F. H. Albrigh
Ia F. D. Evans, J Baylies, f. C. Carna
'l- han, A. A. Cabaniss, e. A. Lewis, {
p. Tayman, j. w. McAndrew, r. l
lie, Chrisman, p. c. Harris, M, McFa
ct land, w. T. Wilder, W. r. Sample, v
of r. Dashiell r. A. Helmick, r. w, Ros
ell w, c. Bennett, F. H. Sargent W
m Chase, G. B. Hagadorn, H. r. Lee,
TO " Bookmiller, E. T. Cole, w. A. Phi
,rt lips, ]. R. M. Taylor, F. E Lacey Jr
s. A. Cloman, G, Crawford, w.
TO Graves, F. d. Webster, ], d. Leitch,
'e- Burkhardt, Jr., j. E. Normoyle, R. A
1t exander, w. o. Johnson, ]. r. Linz
Nv say, F. w. Sladen, H. Fl, Bandho't
ry H. T. Ferguson, H. G.. Learnard, ],
ed Wholley, P. Murray, P. A, Wolf,
G, Lyon, G. D, Moore, G. o. Cross,
ed B, Hughes. r. A. Brown, W, A. HI
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