Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1913-01-07
SEVEN ARMY HEADS
ALL Of EMINEACE
TO RETIRE IN 1918
President Wilson Will Have
Naming of Six New Brig
adler Generals. = Taft Will
Name One Before Retiring
REAR ADMIRALS
REACH AGE LIMIT


Army viii be retired from active ser
vice under the age limit in 1913. ana
Woodrow Wilson, as president. VIII
have the naming OF the successors TO
I six of the seven. The exception in
I the list is Brig. Gen. James Allen, the
chief of the Signal Corps, whose sue
4 cessor will be the last officer 10 be
named for Brigadier Generalship Dy
I President Taft Gen. Allen will ce
Ga years cid on Feb Is next, and al
ready the army is busy specializing
/ who will succeed him as the head OF
that important arm OF the military
I service
The other six Brigadier Generals
whose successors will be named by
! President Wilson are Walter s. Schuy-
4 Ter. commanding the department OF
I California: Frederick A. Smith, com
handing the department Of Missouri I;
| Edgar z. SteeVer, commanding the
| department OF Texas; Ralph w. HoyJ,
! commanding the department OF the
Lakes; William T. Rossell, corps Of
I engineers. unassigned, and William Il.
BiXby, Chief of the Corps OF Engin,
GERS.
( These commands are among the
most important In the gift of the war
I department. Gen. Steever in particu-
/ lar has been much in the public eye
I in the last two years as the officer
! in charge OF the delicate situation on
( the American side OF the Rio Grande.
I Col Hugh l.. Scott. the second in com.
mand on the border, IL among thOs e
who have been mentioned as Cen.
Steever's successor. Col. Scott now
commands the Third Cavalry with
headquarters in San Antonio.
The greatest interest centres around
Gen. Aliens successor as Chief OF
the Signal Corps. The retirement vi
Gen. Allen IS matter OF great re-
greet in the war department. for un-
der him the signal corps has been
I developed into one OF the most ell
cient branches of the service. Under
( him the aviation arm was developed,
and there is no officer in any army
more familiar with the nedds OF the
/ air arm than Gen Allen.
Among the officers whose names
| have been mentioned as the success
sor OF Gen. Allen are Col George p.
! Scriven, Lieut.. Col, William A. Glass
/ ford and Major Samuel Refer. Col
( Scriven was formerly Chief Signal
( Ohicer on Governors Island, posi-
/ ton now held by Major Reber AL
three Of these Officers have great
many friends in the service. Major
/ Reber is known here as an authority
on military aviation. He is a son-in
/ law of Lieut.. Gen. Nelson \. Miles
I retired
I The first general officer 10 be retir
F ed in the Wilson administration viii
be Gen. Schuyler. who viii reach the
age limit on April %. 1913 After Gen
! Schuyler comes Gen. Smith, who will
/ be 81 years old on May i. During
! the mobilization OF the regular army
( in Texas two years ago Cen Smith
! and Gen. Schuyler in command Of
i brigades. Gen. Schuyler commanding
all of the cavalry.
| Both Gen Schuyler and Gen. Smith
/ are New Workers. and. with Gen. Hoyt
are the only officers of their rank in
4 the service who were born in New
/ York All three OF them were design
sted from New York for the Military
1 Academy
I Gen Steever follows Gen Schuyler.
+ He viii reach his retiring birthday
on Aug. 20 At present Gen. Steeyer
I is handling the border situation along
! the Rio Grande, and he has made him
4 self one of the most popular officers
/ ever sent 10 Texas for duty. Although
/ he is a Pennsylvania, il was the
/ Texas delegation in congress and the
4 people of San Antonio who urged
\ most strongly the naming OF the then
\ Col Steeyer Of the Fourth cavalry 10
/ succeed the late Gen Duncan
\ The next vacancy will be on Oct. 2,
| when Gen. Hoyt Fetires. Two days
[ later Gen. Russell will be retired, and
| then on Dec. q Gen. Bixby, the pres
II ent chief Of the corps OF engineers
\ viii be placed on the retired list.
AS in the army, so the navy in 1913
viii see the retirement under age
limit OF some OF its best-known OIL
GERS.
Five Rear Admirals. among them
the present commando in chief OF
the Atlantic fleet First Of the FIVE
to reach 90 years, the retiring age
will be Joseph b. Murdoch. until re-
Gently commander in chief OF the As
iatic Fleet. Admiral Murdoch .etires
on Feb. Is. and viii be followed on
March Z By Albert +. Willis. at pres
ent in charge Of the Rayy yards IL
March. Albert MeTtz retises, and then
on June Is comes the birthday Of
the best known OF the officers Wao
retire from duty IN 1913. Hugo Oster.
haus. commander in chief Of the ~
lantic fleet. Admiral OsterhaCs vii
Il relinquish the command OF the fleet
next week. and viii be succeeded by
Charles j. Badger. On June 2S Rear
Admiral George r. Ransom retires and
on Oct 10 Rear Admiral Aaron Ward
who until a few weeks ago was ~
command OF the first. or dFeadnOughr
division OF the Atlantic fleet
other 1913 retirement In the navy
include Capt. Frank II. Bailey and
Medical Directors James c. Byrnss,
/, Daniel y. Bertolette. Lucian G llene-
berger. and Charles T. Hibbett
ccMnUKIoN SERVICE STOLEN
h CHICAGO. III. Jan 6.-Nandals des-
I ecrated the altar and stole the com
munion service from the chapel Of
u the Episcopal cathedral OF saints 10