The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-04-10
BLISS MAY GET y
Coveted POST
Much Speculation in Army Circles
AS TO Probable Successor Of
MAi.sgen. wUtherspocn.


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While there VIII not be q vacancy
among the major generals Of the army
until next fall there is considerable
sneeniaiion IN ARMY circles a.. 40 whom
.ltf. 80 $500
VIZ Hb'eAh'qh Nflht'tlssTAVa go sne
fPEettfpAtNR sWYsr stars 8 Al gPInnehes
Of the service arn, intefpstellin the Sc
isrtlon hnh IN. ,infantfv AZ, nnrticnlar.
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49, I. 4 m s',l ", ,,,i,,,i. 80
ealQfe 1ignefAls sFNl,l'Anf pftln.Wother-
spssH ithsl oWsfsabto vereatf the
N9gsepsy on November ~ hFiretirins
t9thgR aBcRsTal Wpthslepeen was Sc
lected 10 sneceed Major. depernl Leon
Al tsaa a. ~ c l,l ~ nsSg az Anil
1871, $500 a - ssf 49, q
AZ wH6a"sEv iAlHeeV saw 1opins =
piigadifts generah srYRreFHptingl their
arm wiz be chosen for the Appoint
hlfnt There N ar qppafhatiy anthem
~. MINOR that BfiEhdler General tbs
kef' N, Bilfk, hqr ~ hpniIiihhd of the
Popt tDefA rthl eht,,' Will 10 the APP
nolnfee,. All signs seen 70 fsfnil under
me present sAnnlihietfhflon when 1t
egmes 70 Picking army appointments,
however, and, there WAS considerable
kuffflse swhen penefdl Biish FILLED to-
receive the ihtmeht of aeistahtI
ehiet OF stan laet week and that he
Was passed qyef IN tavqr 81 tbrlgadler
usnefel hneh Y. scott, The several
arms ot lfhe servlre are ffeprssented
nnlong tnq MAJOR generals a. pillows;
siAvaalryi iw TWO Generals Bell and Car
Ielri; lniqnfry, NO enerals Barry
and Mothefspooni Artlllery, Yne--Gen-
esal Murray, and the Mediealt Corps,
one--qeneraf wood, sfts.
Kapaas Senators for Funston.
IN. annaintment la.,. f,c,aha, ~ two
coast az ,eeoloSeIs ~ snn,esceed two
hriyaa Iefk W fenyy q IA ~ ftba n.
~ "a - All s,,,ho n, II, 1914 Vei,tIJ hss
hIIsS sthi' - "a w \ ,,,srah ns;ob
lssl "A. a AMI N vs. A M. q I,romn.
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,esn, X .ysn,n issn.tn+s }rr,, ensS.
nave snno,,nea5 n, ma S,rSss MAT theS
,,ra,,o.a y, eah, Itha eanfrm.tinn II
~ thS sshata ~ fth.v a. an, e. nj
mn eha tn tbe no,;cv ~ iumnioS oyer
GenersI Fnnston. tie se.;or brieadier
sverv time there is a vacancy AMONG
49, a,a;dr .,ase,,alsif' me- S,,sar te
nave erIistss ths ibte,s.t ma sunnort
~ manyT ~ ths senators ON hoth siSas
~ the bouse ana the foht promises L.
he a tliysiy 'anc ~ 81 :. XII ~ N
( nv ys,,ya - ! ~. 81, L.
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80, an, ~ sse,,h a., ',,s..r,.,as, f,snt
Col Harris IL Robert. Twehtysseondl
Infantry, has been promoted to be col.
onel Of infantry vice Col. John T. Van
OrsdAle, Seventeenth Infantry, just re-
tired. ri z 32Ssfh3't@'
According 20 report by the adjt.
taht general Of the army, Colonel Rob
erts would have been the senior lieu.
tenant colonel Of infantry, II lineai
promotion had always prevailed, the
having been commissioned some time
before the ten lieutenant colonels who
now top the list. Colonel Roberts will
be an additional officer in the grade.
This officer was ordered before a retf.
ing board at San Antonio In February
hut the findings Of the board have not
been published although il is under
stood that the report was in the mega.
tive .t4
1t IL announced by the war depart
ment officials that when the next va
cancy oeenrs hmong the infantry col
onels, there win be promoted, in addi.t
tioh TO the sesior in the grade, Lieut..
Col. William +. Blauyelt Tenth 1afan-
try, who new ranks mine in his grade,
and who was commissioned twelve days
after Colonel Roberts.
cslonsl Uhatfield "A slated. v 1
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