New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-19
Military Men Think He Will
Be Appointed as Chief
of Staff.
SWEEPING CHANGES
MADE IN STATIONS
General Barry Goes from Gov
ernor's Island to Philippines
Many Other Details.
From The Tribune Bureau. 7

Washington, Dec 1S.-That Major Gen
eraI william w. Wothersopon will be the
new chief Of STAFF. in place Of Major Cen
eral Leonard Wood, is the conclusion OF
military men who have analysed to-days
orders providing for a wholesale shirt OF
general officers General Wood. IL is be-
lieved. will b. assigned TO the command
Of the Department Of the East. with mead
quarters at Governors Island. General
Wotherspoon is now assistant chief OF
STAFF. Who will succeed him in that post
is sill matter OF speculation
Following are the changes ordered to-
day:
Major General Thomas II. Barry is re-
reved from the command of the Eastern
Department, and will proceed on the
transport leaving San Francisco on or
about March 5, 1911. to Manila. and as
sumo command of the Philippine Depart
ment. relieving Major General j. Frank
lin Bell. who will proceed on or about
April Is, 1914. TO Texas City. Tex. and
assume command Of the ID Division at
that place
Major General William II. Carter is re-
Teved from the command OF the I'd Di-
vision and will leave San Francisco on
or about March for Honolulu and as
sumo command of the Hawaiian Depart
nent. relieving Brigadier General Fred
erick Funston. who will proceed TO Gal
weston and assume command Of the 5th
Brigade.
Pershinq to San Francisco.
Brigadier General John J. Pershing on
his arrival in the United States Will as
sumo command Of the Sth Brigade, with
station at the Preside OF San Francisco.
Brigadier General Ramsay d. Potts Is
relieved from command of the Sth Brig
AIDE. and will proceed TO Vancouver Bar
racks and assume command Of the TIN
Brigade.
Brigadier General Clarence II. Edwards
is relieved from command of the etH
Brigade, to take effect on February l.
1874. and will proceed TO Honolulu ana
assume command Of the lst Hawaiian
Brigade. relieving Brgadier General
Montgomery NJ Macomb, who VIII pro-
coed to Washington and report TO the
chief Of staff for duty as president OF
the Army War College, relieving Brig
adler General Hunter Liggett,
Brigadier General Liggett will go to
Texas City and assume command OF the
Fourth Brigade.
Brisadier General John p. Wiser is re-
lieyed from command Of the Fourth Bri-
cade and will proceed TO Fort Miles CAL
and assume command Of the Pacific Coast
artillery district.
Brieadier General Thomas F. Davis IS
relieved from command Of the Fifth Bri-
gade and is assigned TO command OF the
Sixth Brigade.
Brigadier General Charles J. Bailey will
proceed to Fort Totten, y. Y, and. as
sumo command Of the North Atlantic
coast artillery district.
Orders a Surprise.
These orders come as more or less Of a
surprise. and something Of shock,
doubtless, 20 at least two of the officers
directly concerned Major General Barry,
commanding the Eastern Department
with headquarters al Governors Island,
who will relieve General Bell in command
of the troops in the Philippines, and
Major General William II. carter, who is
achieved Of the command Of the Second
Division at Texas City, to take the place
of General Frederick Funston, in COM
mand OF the troops in Hawaii, have been
mentioned repeatedly to succeed General
Wood as Chief Of Staff, as has also Major
General Arthur Murray, now commanding
the Pacific Division.
The assignment OF those officers to duty
beyond seas. TO take effect in March and
April, respectively, appears to eliminate
them from the slate. Army officers who
Il .itr
from the orders the probability that Gen
eral Wood will succeed General Barry at
Governors Island in April when General
Woods tour Of duty as chief OF staff ex-
pires. II has been known for some time
that General Wood desired TO have the
Eastern Department as his command
vhen he should be relieved from duty In
Washington.
OF more Importance to army Officers