New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-03
ARMY AND NAVY NOTES.
General Woods Detail as Head
of Army Ends March 5.
From The Tribune Bureau. ]

THE CHIEF OF STAFF.-It will not
! be necessary for Major General Wood to
send in his resignation as chief Of staff of
the army or TO take any other steps to
| separate himself from his present billet
| as head of the General staff and chief
| military adviser OF the Secretary OF War
| and the President. General Wood will
cease automatically to be chief of staff
on March 8. The army regulations. which
have evidently been overlooked in discus
slons OF this subject specifically provide
that. without any reflection whatever
upon the officer detailed las chief Of staff
of the army. the detail will in every case
cease, unless sooner terminated, on the
! day following the expiration OF the term
of office of the President by whom the
detail is made" There is another pro-
vision that II az any time the chief OF
staff considers that he can no longer sus-
tain toward the President and the Secre-
| tary OF War the relations of absolute
confidence and personal accord and SYM
PATTY. 1t is his duty TO apply TO be re-
lieved
Under these circumstances. therefore
General Wood will cease TO be chief Of
STAFF on March g. without any official
action by the President or by himself. OF
course, the newly inaugurated President
may re-detai General Wood, in which
event he would serve the remainder OF
his four years tour OF duty. TO which
period the detail is limited. Should Pres
ident Wilson decide TO detail another
general officer as chief of staff, he is not
limited as to the grade. except that he
must detail a major general or briga-
der general.
General j. J. Pershing. son-in-law OF
Senator Warren. of Wyoming, has been
suggested as a possible selection in the
grade Of brigadier general That officer
would naturally have the support OF Sem
ator Warren, who in the next Congress
viii be the senior minority member on
the Senate Appropriations Committee and
an influential minority member on the
Military Committee.
Others suggested as possibilities are
Generals T. II. Barry. William II. Carter,
Arthur Murray and w. W. Wotherspoon,
all of the grade OF major general Gen
eral Murray will have substantial back
ing from Speaker Clark end is consd-
cred by many observers to stand the best
chance OF being detailed. If General
Wood is not re-detailed as chief OF STAFF
II Is expected he will succeed General
Murray In command Of the Western d.
vision. it being understood that that as
signment is his preference.
ORDERS ISSUED.-The following or
ders have been issued:
ARMY.
Name OF Captain COURTLAND NIXON. 30
Infantry, placed on list detacred officers. De
cemher g. and name Of captain JAMES \
HAKBESON. Infantry. removed thereToH
Captain Harbeson assigned 9TH Infantry, De
Cenbsr 4
Captain WILLIAM T. PATTEN, from assign
mont 5th Infantry. attached 20 18th Infantry,
Retirement captain HENRY p. DIXON. cav
Captain DAVID II. BIDDLE. 9th Cavalry. dc
tailed as Inspector constructor ORGANIZER
militia, 10 New York city. - -
First Lieutenant GEORGE A. LYNCH 18th
Infantry, detailed Observation-Disclosures OF
gan.2el militia District OF Columbia TO
Washington.
FRS Lieutenant WILLIAM n. POPE. 10th
Cavalry. detailed as professor military science
and tactics. 81 Johns School. Manlius.
Leaves OF absence: First Lieutenant WILL
IAN r. PEARSON. sd Infantry. one
month and ntteen days on relief from
present duties: First Lieutenant HENRY
= CARTER. medical corps one month;
Captain JOSEPH r. M'ANDREWs. quar-
terInastcr corps. four months on relief
from present duties: Captain FRANK H.
BURTON. quarteEmaster corps. one month
and two days. First Lieutenant BENJA-
MIN n. l.. WILLIAMS. coast artillery, one
month on relief from West Point First
Lieutenant ALBERT l.. LOUSTALOT.
coast artillery, one month nom December
II. Captain WILLIAM A CARLETON.
30th Infantry. one month from December
70: Captain ARTHUR l.. CONGER. 2lst
Infantry. two months on relief from pes
Ont duties: Captain LOUIS G. sCHERER.
quartcrmastcr corps. one month on relief
from present duties: captain CLAUDE g
FRIES. 27th Infantry two months on re-
lief from present duties: First Lieutenant
FREDERIC G. TEST. 22d Infantry, TWEEN
ty-one DAYS: Captain JOHN W. WRIGHT.
General Stnn. two months from December
10: Captain GEORGE u. SCHELTON in
fantry. attached 10th Infantry. four
months: Captain WILLIAM d SHILTY,
quartermastor corps. fifteen days.
NAVY.
Lieutenant Commander J. r. DEGREES, de-
tached the Ohio. December Il. home, await
orders.
chief Nlchinist W. T. ROBINSON. detached
the E,.na Mercedes Naval Academy
MOVEMENTS OF WARSHIPS.-The
following movements OF vessels have been
reported to the Navy Department:
ARRIVED.
Nov 3o-The Ajax at Charleston. the Justin
az san Diego.
Dec Tho Rainbow at Shanghai: the Ten