Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-14
GENERALSSELECTED
FOR NATIONAL ARMY
President Sends to Senate
Names of Men Who Are
to Command.
81 NEW MAJOR GENERALS

who Will hold commands In the new war
Army, were sent to the Senate today by
President Wilson. They include all the
National Guard general officers.
Among the nominations were the
names of Brig. Gen. w. L. Harvey,
\. q. D. c.. and Brig. Gen. George H
Harries. formerly of the District Ma
tional Guard, and now of the Nebraska
National Guard. TO be brigadier gem
erals.
The following thirty-seven major
generals were nominated:
William A. Mann, James Parker. Eben
Swift. Edward H. Plummer. Edwin F.
Glenn. A. p. Blocksom. Henry A.
Greene. Francis H: French. Charles j.
Strong. Harry F. Hodges. Clarence p.
Townsley, Edwin St. ]. Greble. Francis
J. Herman. John F. Biddle. George T.
Bartlett. Henry c. Hodges. jr.: Jo-
Adelbert Cronkhite. Henry T. Allen.
William H. Sage. Clarence r. Edwards.
John w. Ruckman, Chase w. Kennedy.
Omar Bundy, Harry C. Hale. Richard
NJ. Blatchford. Samuel d. Sturgis.
David C. Shanks. William NJ. Wright,
Robert L. Bullard, Joseph E. Kuhn
and Peyton C. March, all of the regu-
lar army. and Maj. Gen. Charles NJ.
Clement of the Pennsylvania National
Guard and Maj. Gen. John F. Organ
List of the Brigadiers.
The following were named to be
brigadier generals:
Col. William ]. Nicholson. 11th Cav
airy; Col. Robert C. Van Vliet, 31th In
fantry: Col. George K Hunter. cavalry
inspector generaD: Col. Wilber z.
Wilder. 5th Cavalry: Col. Robert n
A. Irons "a infantry: Col. John S. MAI
AGy, 2sth 1nfantry;s CoiT william D
Beach. detached. cavalry: Col. Samuel
w. Miller; detached; infantry; Col
FreSeriek M e fo1ts Iss cavaIrv COL
William C. Rafferty,. coast artillery;
Col. James B. Erwin, 7th Cavalry: Col
William S. Scott, 18th Cavalry: Col.
Charles L. Phillips. coast artillery: Col.
Col. Joseph A. CASTOR. 9th Cavalry;
Col. Charles H. Barth, ed Infantry;
Col Guy Carleton. cavalry. unassigned: :
Col. Edward Burr. Engineer Corps; Col
Col. William H. Allaire. 10Th Infantry:
Col. Thomas b. Dugan. 9Th Cavalry:
Col. Ira A. Haynes. Coast Artillery: Col
William c. Langftt. Engineer Corps:
Col. Frederick Perkins. detached infan-
try; Col George H. Cameron. 25th
Cavalry; Col Robert D. Walsh. de-
tached cavalry: Col. George w. Read
cavalry: Col William P. Burnham. 5Sth
Infantry: Col William II. Johnston in
fantry: Col. Joseph O'Neil. 21st Infantry:
Col Stephen NJ. Foote. Coast Artillery
Corps: Col. Wilds P. Richardson, in
fantry, unassigned; Col. Everard Z.
Hatch, 4th Infantry; Col Harry TAYLOR.
Corps of Engineers: Col. Henry j.
Styer. 14th Infantry; Col. Benjamin C.
Morse. 44th Infantry: Col Grote Hutch
eson. cavalry. unassigned: Col. Carl Reich
mann. infantry. detached officers list:
al A1- -
John d. Barrette. Coast Artillery Corps:
Col. Charles H. Muir. 33d Infantry Col
Daniel B. Devore. 10th Infantry: Col
Beaumont B. Buck: infantry, unassigned:
signed: Col. Robert A. Brown, 23d Cav
airy Col. Willard A. Holbrook, 18th Cav
airy; Col Robert r. l.. Michie cavalry:
Col. Evan NJ Johnson, 5th Infantry
Col. Lucien G. Berry. Field Artillery.
detached officers list: Col Mason NJ.
Patrick. Corps of Engineers: Col. John
Z. Mcmahon. 10th Field Artillery: Col.
Charles T. Mencher, 5th Field Artil-
lery; Col. Benjamin A. Poore Sth In
fantry: Col. James II. McRae, infantry:
Col. Frank l.. Winn. infantry. unas-
signed; Col. Peter f. Traub. detached
cavalry: Col Charles C. Ballou. infan-
try. unassigned: Col George B. Dun
can. 26th Infantry
Col. Julius A. Penn. 4sth Infantry; Col
Edward NJ. Lewis. 45th Infantry: Col
Richmond p. Davis. Coast Artillery
Corps; Col Ernest Kinds. Field Artil-
lery: Col. Charles II. Martin. 55th In
fantry: Col William Weigel, lst In
fantry; Col Thomas c. Hanson, in
fantry: Col. Herman Hall. 47th Infan-
try: Col. Marcus d. Cronin. 4lst Infan-
try: Col. c. S. Farnsworth, 57th infan-
try Col. James T. Dean. infantry;
Col. Edmund wittenmyer. infantry; col.
Michael j. Lenihan, 6oth Infantry; Col
Mark l.. Hersey. 5Sth Infantry: Col
Frank H. Albright, 25th Infantry; Col
Frederick D. Evans. infantry: Col, John
l.. Hayden. Coast Artillery Corps: Col
Henry Jervev. Corps of Engineers: Col
Charles II. McKinstry, Corps of Engi-
neers: Col. William V. Judson Corps of
Engineers: Col. James w. MrAndrew.
Coast Artillery Corps: Col. William L.
Kenly. Field Artillery. detached officers
list: Col. Edward F. McGlachlin. Junior.
Field Artillery: Col William
Lassiter Field Artillery, unassigned;
Col George Ie r. Irwin. sth Field Ar
tillerv: Col William S. McNair 9Th Field
Artillery: Col. William ]. Snow 4th Field
Artillery: Col. Henry y. Todd. ir.. de
c. Hearn Coast Artillery Corps: Col
Frank G.. Mauldin. Coast Artillery Corps:
Col George G. Gatlev 18th Field ArtiI-
lery: Col Andrew Hero. jr., Coast Ar
Field Artillery Col George Blakeiy. Coast
Corps Col. Frank W. Coe, Coast !
Artillery Corps; Col William r. Smith, !
Coast Artillery Corps: Col Charles p |
field artillery. unassigned
Col. Henry H. Whitney. Coast ARTILLERY |
Corps: Lieut.. Col. James A. Shipton. |
Coast Artillery Corps. detached officers |
list: Lieut. Col Gordon C. Heiner. Coast |
Artillery Corps.
From the National Guard.
Brig. Gen. Robert R. Steiner. Alabama |
National Guard; Brig. Gen. Walter a. |
Harris. Georgia National Guard Brig. |
Cen. D. Jack Foster. Illinois National /