The Washington herald., 1917-12-25
BAGLEY AMONG .
| 1S9 NAVY men
RAISED IN RANK
Skipper Of the Inflated
Jacob Jones Is Made
Commander.

President Wilson yesterday approved
the promotion of 1s9 officers Of the
navy to higher rank. Twelve new rear
admirals, chosen by the naval selection
board. were approved.
The new admirals are:
Thomas w. Kinkaid. William s.
Smith, Spencer s. Wood, Joseph L.
Jayne. Charles ". Dyson. Clarence s.
Williams. John d. Mcdonald. Hilary
r. Jones, william H. Shoemaker.
Joseph Strauss. Edward w. Eberle,
and Robert z. Coontz.
In addition, fifty-one promotions to
the rank Of captain were made and
123 to the rank of commander. Among
these Is David Worth Bagley. lieuten-
ant commander, whose destroyer. the
Jacob Jones, was torpedoed and sunk
by a German submarine in British
waters less than q month ago. Bag
ley is the brother-in-law OF Secretary
Of the Navy Daniels.
Selection Difficult.
The men promoted to rear ad-
miral are all prominent in the navy
and were in line for higher rank.
The selections were especially DIM
cult at this time of war. however.
deserving promotion and the few
vacancies available. The selection
board, headed by Admiral Henry T.
Mayo. commander-in-chief Of the
Atlantic Fleet, held sessions over a
period OF more than two weeks be-
fore its final choice was made.
OF the men made rear admirals,
Thomas w. Smith is at present in
oh NJ "A arrt2Aarso-
ment station at Annapolis- Will
liam Strother Smith Is attached to
the Naval Consulting Board, of
which Thomas A. Edison is presi-
dent Charles w. Dyson is in
charge Of designing for the Bu-
reau of Steam Engineering. Clar-
ence s. Williams is chief of stan
to the commander of the First
Force, U. s. Battle Fleet. Hilary
P. Jones is commander Of a divi-
sion OF the cruiser force. William
r. Shoemaker Is a member OF the
General Board and formerly was in
command OF the Utah. Joseph
Strauss formerly was chief Of ord
nance, at present in command OF
a battleship. Edward w. Eberle
is superintendent OF the Naval
ACducIuy z. SOOnIZ
commandant OF Pugeat Sound Navy
Yard. The others are all at pres
ent in command of various battles
ships.
The promotions follow:
IL recr admirals-Thomas W. Kin
kaid. William s. Smith. Spencer =.
WOOD, Joseph L. Jayne. Charles w.
Dyson. Clarence S. Williams, John ID.
Mcdonald. Hilary F. Jones, William
H. Shoemaker. Joseph Strauss. Ed
ward w. Eberie and Robert E. Coontz.
To captains-Clark D. Stearns, Rob-
ert K Crenk. Henry B. Price. Stephen
". Graham, William P. Scott, Joseph
NJ. Reeves, Roscoe C. Moody, Frank
Lyon. John McC. Luby. Hutch 1. Cone.
Robert W. McNeely. George E. Gelm,
Frank H. Brumby, James P. Morton.
George L. P. Stone, Harris Laning.
Franklin D. Harms. David W. Todd.
John ". Klemann, Henry V. Butler.
Walter r. Gherardi. James ]. Raby,
William H Standley. Kenneth NJ. Ben
nett. Edward H. Watson, Rufus T.
Johnston, Thomas T. Craven. Daniel
W. Wurtsbaugh, Ralph Earle, Gate
wood S. Lincoln, Ivan c. WettengeI.
Charles N. Tozer, Wat T. Cluverius.
Duncan NJ. Wood. Leigh c. Palmer.
Albert W. Marshall. Thomas A. Kear-
ney. Dudley w. Knox. Edward Nc
Cauley. jr., William L. Little1eld, Earl
T. Jessop. Arthur Grenshaw, Anon
Bronson. ir., Harry E. Yarnell. Arthur
Macarthur. David E. Theleen. Arthur
J. Hepburn. Thomas c. Hart, Cyrus r
Miller. Orin G. Murfin and Luther N.
Overstreet.
To Comma Williams.
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