Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-05-02
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General Carter Finished soldier.

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General Carter Finished soldier.
General Carter has seen active serv-
Ice in the Indian campaigns and In the
Philippines and has distinguished him
self on several occasions. He has serv-
ed on the general stan Of the army and
has thorough knowledge of the rout-
Inc work OF the desk man" at Wash
ington.
General Carter's abilities as cGval-
ry commander are expected TO show
up strongly. Preliminary operations
in Mexico fall mostly on the cavalry
and, In fact. throughout rny trouble
the cavalry would play an Important
part because of the nature of the coun
try and the guerrilla fgh:ing character
istic of Mexico.
General Carter w8s born ut Nash
vile, Tenn. In November. ISL. He
graduated from West Point In 1878
and went to the Eighth infantry MS
second lieutenant In November. 1874,
he was transferred to the Sixth cayal-
ry and saw service In the west, becom-
ing first lieutenant in 1870.
lie was regimental quartermnster
ard acting adjutunt when the Sixth
cavalry. was fighting In the Apache
campaign In 1881. At Cibicu creek the
lieutenant distinguished himself and
won medal of honor for rescuing
wounded man under heavy fire.
General Carter was n captain in the
Sixth cavalry in 1889 In 1907 he went
to Washington as major and assistant
adjutant general He was made lieu
tenant colonel in May. 1898. AS chief
assistant to Adjutant General Corbin
during the war with Spain Colonel
Carter's abilities as an organizer won
him commendation. The cavalry Of
ficer lnbored at his desk In Washing
ton just as hard as he would have
worked II he were with his regiment in
the field.
Has Seen Some Service.
He was colonel in April. 1902, and
brigadier general In the following
July. He returned to the line in 1901,
being sent to the Philippines to take
command Of the department of the
Visayas. Here he had to deal with the
Pulajan insurrection In Sainar and
handled the situation with good judg-
ment, energy and firmness. He re
turned from the Philippines in 1906 to
take command of the department Of
the lakes. On being promoted to major
general he assumed command Of the
central division. with headquarters at
Chicago,
Major General Carter was in COM
mand of the "maneuver" division that
mobilized In San Antonio, Tex, in
March. 1911, shortly after Madero be-
gan his fight for the presidency Of
Mexico General Carter made Il good
record for himself In handling the
troops at the border on that occasion.
The bill that established the general
staff of the army was drawn up by
General Carter while he was assistant
adjutant general In Washington. The
successful working out Of that scheme
was due In great measure to General
Carter's foresight and abilities and
hard work in arranging the details of
the plan. With the establishment Of
the general staff General Carter was
appointed to serve on 1t with Lieuten-
ant General S. b. NJ Young and Major
General Henry C. Corbin, The exeeu-
tive ability that he had previously dis
played came into full play in his new
duties.
While on active duty with his cayal-
ry regiment General Carter wrote two
valuable books upon the cavalry
branch. While detailed in Washing