El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-10-12
I'd LIEUTENANTS
SCARCE ARTICLES
Only a Few More in Army
Than Colonies; Col. Smith
Is Promoted.

There are only a few more second
lieutenauts in the United States army
at present than there are colonies. This
is because Of the recent promotions as
"a result of the increase Of the army.
most of the second lieutenants having
secured their bars as first lieutenants.
1t is not true. as recently stated. that
there are no longer any second lieu
tenants I'm the army, but in some
branches OF the service they are very
few and far between In the entire
army Of the line there are 173 colonies
and only ISIS second lieutenants left
go in the infantry. % in the coast artil-
lery corps one in the field artillery
and two i'm the cavalry
These figures are CLEANED from the
September issue of the war depart
meut's roster Of army officers. just re-
ceiVed. The roster shows that Lieut.
Col. F. Y. Smith. so well and favorably
known 10 Fl Pasoans. has been pro-
NOTED 70 colonelcy and given COM
mand OF the sixth infantry. in which ne
served as lieutenant colonel AT Fl PaSo-
First Lieut.. o. r. Nichaelis IS At the
ron OF the list OF first lieutenants and
next I'm line for a captaincy-
CavaIry and ArtiIIery-
The new roster, when compared with
the previous list issued August 20
shows many changes in the !ineal rank
Of officers of cavalry field aTLIerE'
coast artillery and infantry oil me
The August list showed - colonies
of cavalry and there are now % ID
place OF - lieutenant colonies there
are now - and 20 majors IN place OF
So There are SIS captains OF cavalry
instead Of Us as previously In August !
there were 245 first Heutenants. now /
there are 31a. and only two second lleu- :
tenants are in the SEPTEMBER rs, I
aeaiust 226 in that OF August ne I
coIonels OF cavalry now run from g. r. /
Hunter down 10 r H. Beach henten-
ant Colonels from y GRAY TO |-
Fleming. majors from o. 3 1ieyer GOV
to G. W Moses. captains from c. r.
Srodrer- down TO r Talbot 1r-; firSt
1ierrenants from W. H. Westmoreland
l1ov-n 10 A. NJ Jones. The only second
lfeutenants Of cavalry are C. Grant and
In the field artillery there are now
Is roronels in place of seven. as for I
ne~Iv. "A lieutenant colonies in place /
,f 1O- Il majors in place OF l6- Is can
-afrs in place Of S4- 120 first Ieuten-
ms in Mace Of 50. and only one sec
md lieutenant in place OF IS The colo
1els Of field artillery run from J. = )
rre1le down 10 V T. snow n-nteIlAlt
,01o-a1s from G. G. Galley down 10
n ,rrC1oslzev- majors from r II. Mac
Master down TO r. H. Gallup. captains
rom O.. =. Stuart down TO 4 ) rer-
.ins. first lieutenonts from r G. Kirk iI,i-
wood down 20 r O Jones The only
acord lieutenant is G. r Bradburn-
Coast Artillery and Infantry
Coming 10 the coast artillery corps.
-,s-s NOW are q colonies in place OF
O. as formerly 90 Lieutenant colohelS
4 place OF IS. 50 majors in place OF oo'
se rap+afns in place of ESQ PSI first
a7+a-arrts in place Of 240; and 81
scond lieutenants in place 81 -5g, a.
7rmerly. The colonies run from h II Z
ud1ow down TO " F. Ellis, EenlenanI
11oneIs from J. P Hams to J. Hasooa'
.sio-s from C. T Patterson down 70
L Hughes: captains from j. ". =
bbott down to O. r. Schraoer- 1lrSl
en- enants from T. 2 Iltus Gown 20
n Van NaikenhurEh. and second
ar-e1snrs from F. D. Riley down 10
/. Flanigeu-s2-
rresr number Of changes there are
wv - colonies against 46. as for-
Il * lieutenant colonels against
IL majors against 49, SIS cap
f0S AGAINST 55I. AS first Eeutenants
Mace OF 50o. and 1913 second Ieuten-
rs En- DIace Of 4s2 as formerly The
,lonels Of infantry commence with q
NrcCunnegle and end with E V
NTH lieutenant colonies from G x
uncan to C n Moore, majors from
. Thine 20 2. Brown: captains from
r Bridges to F. I. Field. first leu
rants from O. T. Michaelis to L X
,de~hflI. and second ieutenants from
OK. TaussiC down 70 B James-s5-
Promotions Held Up
The secretary Of war is not only
unfolding the appointment OF Brig
In. John l. elem. L. : A, retired. 10
major general. but those OF all the
tired officers who would be promoted
.der the same provisions OF the army
INFORMATION act This includes Brig.
ms Oswald =. Ernst. Peter c Hams
.d alexander G " Pennington who
n be advanced TO major generals. and
Us James Jackson and J. W Pope 10
fgadier generals. Il Is understood
at the secretary objects TO the prtn-
Die Of the legislation. although he ad-
tS that there are a number Of worthy
ses provided for by it,
All promotions in the army below the
ade Of lieutenant colonel are being
ID up pending the adjustment OF
out 200 transfers The board in the
ifted states. which has been con-
citing examinations for transfers. has
mpleted its work and as soon as the
port comes from the Philippines or