Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-06-09
1913 ACCOMPANY
GEN'L PERSHING
Officers, Enlisted Men and 9th
err Attaches-Departure Well
Concealed from Public

Washington, June S.-Major General
Pcrshing. whose safe arrival in Eng
land IS recorded in the foregoing dis
patch, has with him 19S officers, enlist
ed men and other attaches. The party
sailed more than a week ago without
any publicity being given to their de-
parture despite the fact that it was
known to some American newspapers.
Here again, as was the case with the
French and British missions, the news
papers loyalty co-operated with the
government in a voluntary censorship
to safeguard the passage of the Amer
lean officers
In official quarters the departure was
so We'll surrounded with secrecy that
within the last few days many govern
ment officials had been asking when
General Pershing would sail The party
made the trip on scheduled time. 1t
was learned today that the government
had advices yesterday that the vessel
on which they crossed was on time, re-
ieVinG any anxiety that might have
been felt.
Reports from Paris yesterday said
sites for the camps Of American troops
had been selected. Presumably Gener-
al Pershing will inspect these and
r7aEc complete arrangements for the
reception of his troops. No informa
ton as to the composition Of the Amer
lean force or when it may he expected
to reach France has been given out be-
yond the original statement that di-
vision of regular troops supplemented
by Il regiment of marines would be
hc -
Personnel Of Stats
In announcing the personnel Of Gen.
Pershins's staff, the war department
tonight made public the first general
orders of the commander of the AM
erican eXpcditionary force, dated
Washington, May &c. The orders name
the generals staff as follows:
Personal staff, Captains Nelson f.
-illsetts, field artillery and James NJ
Collins, cavalry. and First Lieutenant
Martin c. Shallenberger, infantry
aides de camp.
General staff corps: Maj. James c.
Harbord, cavalry, chief Of staff: Mai.
John McPalmer and Dennis f. Nolan
general staff corps, assistants
Adjutant generals department., Col.
Benjamin Alvord, adiutant; Maj. John
l.. Hines, assistant
Inspector-Generals department: Col
Andrew Brewster, inspector, Majors
Fox, Conner and Robert l.. Clark. as
sistants.
Judge advocate generals depart
ment: Lieut.. Col Walter A. Bethel.
judge advocate; Major H. A. Bayne,
assistant.
Cuartermaster corps: Colonel Daniel
E. Mccarthy, quartermaster: Lieut.
Coils. David S. Stanley and Harry f.
wilkins; Majors Charles f. Stanton
and Samuel d. Rockenbach, assistants.
Medical department: Colonel Alfred
f. Bradley, surgeon; Col. Marriette W.
Ireland. Major George p Reed and
Capt. Henry Beeuwkes, assistants.
Corps of engineers: Colonel Harry
Taylor. engineer; Captains Ernest
Graves and James r. Taylor. assist
ants; Major Townsend f. Bold. ayia :
ton officer.
Attached-Lieut. Col. Robert Fl.
Dunlap, u. S. NJ. G.: Majs. John Fl.
Parker. Gath Infantry; Logan Feland.
L. :. Nj. c.; and Robert Bacon, quar-
termaster corps: Capts. Arthur T..
Conger, goth Infantry: Hugh A. Drum,
infantry Raymond w. Briggs, quarter
masters corps, Milosh A. Hilgard.
quartermaster corps, William o. Reed,
cavalry, John S. Chambers, quarter-
master corps. William Q. Reed, caval-
ry, John S. Chambers, quartermaster
corps, David H. Scott Fifth Cavalry;
Gabe Filleul. Gustave Porges, F. r.
X Moro 7
quartermaster corps: First Lieuts.
George S. Patten. Jr., 18th Cavalry;
Richard p. Paddock, Birdseye Blake
man-Lewis, r. NJ. Glaspey and w. F.
Repp. signal corps; Second Lieuts.
Orva E. Beesley and Edwin F. Ely,
quartermaster corps