Evening star., 1917-01-11
DEPARTMENT CHANGES.

Changes in the classified service of
the War Department are announced as
follows:
Appointments: Office of the Secre-
tary of War-Ralph A. Hayes, private
secretary, at $4,000.
Office of the chief of engineers-Wil-
liam S McFall. Paul p. Shenfelder,
Francis II. Reid, clerks at $1,000; Will
liam B. Ward. clerk at $500.
Office of the chief of ordnance
George L. Bowen, clerk at $1,000; Sam
uel Schwarts, craftsman at S1.400; S. ].
Goodwin, messenger at $3.50; Willis A.
Hansen. craftsman at $1,000; Frederic
G. Holmgren, automobile expert at
s2.40G; Milton Miller. laborer at $3.50;
Worden p. Dyer, apprentice craftsman
at $3.50; David l.. Springman, apprentice
craftsman at $3.50; Abraham NJ. Ehrlich,
clerk at 1000
Office of the quartermaster general
Edward w. Richardson, laborer at
$3.50; Robert B. Bennett. clerk at 5000:
Ferdinand H Ogletree, craftsman at
s1,400; George W. Ross, laborer at $500;
John a. Lauxman, clerk at $1,000.
Militia bureau-Clarence Smith. clerk
at $1,000; Charles NJ. Dolan, clerk at
$1,000; Charles ]. Hoppe. clerk at 81 900.
Office of the surgeon general-George
A. Scheirer, clerk at $1,000.
Office of the chief of staff-Edwin
Salisbury. clerk temporary at $1,000;
Morton Walker. clerk Temporary at
$1,000; Ernest E. Peace, laborer at $500
Office of the chief signal officer-Don-
aid Douglas, aeronautical engineer, at
s3.600; William r. Ridley, assistant
messenger at s720.
The adjutant generals office-Theo-
dore w. Bisiand. Bernice V. Brown.
Grover C. Thompson, Lorenzo n. Cooke.
James S. Perry. Joseph A. Abbott,
Ennos l: Eakin. Grin c. Grower. Ell
bert F. shannon. Lohren v. Applegate
Leonidas F. Summerall Everette E.
Neal. Enoch r. Matthews. Roy Carter
Hannum, clerks at $1,000.
Promotions: Office of the chief of en-
gineers-Madge E. Leavitt. clerk, $500
TO $1,000; Stanislaus G.. Neuman, clerk
$1,000 TO $1,000; John H. Sturgeon clerk,
$1,000 to $1,000; Theodore r Vogel hull
craftsman at $4,000. to designer of
bulls. at 1000.
Office of the chief of ordnance-CHf-
ford A. Frazier. clerk at $1,000, to
$1,000; Clate II. Low, clerk at 5000, to
$1,000.
Office of the quartermaster general
Fred NJ. Fogle. clerk. $1,000 to s1,4Oo:
Victor l.. Garrigus, clerk, s140O to
sl.6oO; Robert b. Bennett. clerk, $500
TO $1,000; Charles L Clifford. electrical
engineer at $1,000, to electrical and
mechanical engineer at s2250; Arthur
r. Ella. clerk, 81, 900 to $1,000.
Office of the chief signal officer-Jo-
seph NJ. Cooper. assistant messenger at
s72o, to messenger at $40; Clarence ].
Lawless. assistant messenger at 1920, to
messenger at $840.
The adjutant generals office-Clerks.
$1,000 to $1,000. Harrison f. Geren, Ev-
erett l.. Cline, William +. Dalrymple.
Riley ]. Ratteree. Gail Strader Theo-
dore J. +. Cmbeck. John Simmonds,
Earl 4. Church, Darwin G. Rich, Mau-
rice +. Shaner. David II. James, w.
Chauncey Morrow, Howard NJ Brock,
Morris r. Davis. Dayton A. Gordon,
Richard L. Whitescarver. Louis Sila
Edwin A. Soergel. Charles L. Peverill
Ernest NJ. Biron. Harris p. Moore, Louis
+. Payton. Harold j. Zeringer, Chris
tian 7. kar. Earl l.. Riley and Paul T
Cheek; Walter Prichard, clerk at 1920,
to sl,400.
Resignations-Office of the Secretary
of war, Claude A. Gordon: office of the
chief OF engineers, Martha L. Moore
Office of the chief of ordnance, Clyde f.
Dautrich, George l.. Peoples. John B.
Simpson and William A. Strauch
office of the quartermaster general,
Howard NJ. McLarin and Jack Y Field
man: militia bureau, Thomas NJ. Big
gerstaf; Office of the chief of staff A.
W. Schwabel and Edwin Salisbury: Of
fice of the chief signal officer William
II. Roeck and Thomas A Wickham; the
adjutant general s Office. John l.. John
son, Gail Strader and Homer F. Phil
lips.