Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-08-10
56 LHEUTENANTS
TO TAKE DUTY.
WITH THE ARMY
FIRST ASSIGNMENT IS MADE 70
FILL VACANCIES As SECOND
LEUTENANTS IN ARMY.
MANY LlEUTENANTS IN NATIONAL
GUARD REGIMENTS At BROWNS
VILE ARE DETAILED.

An order has been issued from the
brownsville District headquarters. United
States army. announcing partial list OF
appointments of second heutenants from
the National Guard 10 Second Lieutenant
in the regular army. The order i in com
phance with telegraphic instructions from
the Southern Department of'August z and
s, and calls for tifty-six heutenants.
The special order announces the names
of ten second licutcnants from the Ma
tional Guard a. now attached 10 the
Fourth infantry At Brownsville. eleven a.
attached to the Twenty infantry at
Harlingcn. fourteen Ia the Twenty eighth
infantry ut Brownsville. and six 10 the
Third cavalry squadron at Mercedes.
These appointments include Frank y.
Strctton and Harold +. Eastwood from
the First Illinois cavalry 10 the Third cav
airy at Mercedes: Ncls II. Sodcrholm.
Thomas u. Munson. William ID. Rcthermael
Preston Il. Waterbury, Ralph :. Grger.
Walter Il. Thompson. from the Second
Iowa infantry to the Fourth infantry, and
Joseph W. Stephens and N. G. Richards,
from the Second Virginia infantry to the
Thirty sixth infantry.
This j. the first batch of appointments
Ia he made ost of those called for n short
while ago to fiji 1900 vacancies in the Of
fee of second lieutenant in the regular
army. The purpose of the transfers from
the National Guard, il was announced
when the order was gwen, j. 20 test out
the efficiency Of the men for regular army
service:
The following are detailed TO the Fourth
infantry al Brownsville:
Harold NJ Putnam. First Iowa infnn
try. Nes r. Soderhom. end Town infnn-
try; Thos Il. Munson, Second Iowa infan-
try. William B. Rothermael, Second Iowa
infantry Preston II. Waterbury, Second
Iowa infantry. Ralph =. Geiger. Second
Iowa infantry. Walter B. Thompson. See
ond Iowa infantry. Martin l.. Jensen, 4ib
Nebraska infantry. Letter B. Shapiand,
Fourth Nebraska infantry.
The following are detailed 10 the Twen-
ty-sixth infantry, at IIarlingcn, Texas
Thomas NJ Boyd, Third Texas infantry.
Van B. Harris. Second Texas infantry.
Edwin H. McManus. Second Texas ininn-
try. A. B. baltimore, Second Texas infan-
try. Walter {. Nye, Second Texas infan-
try. W. &. Rogers. Second Texas Infan-
try. Eugene q. kalkman, Third Mnneso-
10 infantry Aubrey :. kenworthy. 5th
Nebraska infantry. F1oy Il. Eller. 9Th Ne
braska infantry. Barnard A. Noteworthy,
5h Nebraska infantry Ernest J. Never,
9Th Nebraska infantry.
The following are appointed To the
Twenty eighth infantry. at Fort Rinegold
Rio Grandc City), Texas.
Allen W. Stradlng. Second Indiana IN
fantry. Ross o. Baldwin, Second Indiana
infantry. William r. kcpncr, Second In
diana infantry. Edwin ID. Patrick, Second
Indiana infantry. Keith X. Offutt, Second
Indiana infantry. Edward y. johnston.
Second Indiana infantry Hay Harrison.
Third Indiana infantry. Houston y. Mcr-
ram. Third Indiana infantry. james h.
Slack. First Minnesota infantry. Walter
X. Graham. First Minnesota infantry.
Harry y. Fisher. First Minnesota Infnn
try James f. Carnegie, First Minnesota
infantry. Cyrus Jennings, Second Mime
sofa infantry. Cyril H. SPiccr. Second
Minnesota infantry
The following are detailed to the Thirty
sixth infantry, at Brownsville, Texas.
Stephen q. Henry, First Louisiana in
fantry. Merrill Bernard. First Louisiana
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