Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-27
.PERSH|NC RECOMMENDS
.F0RTY-sEVEN PROMOTIONS
Tcddy's Son Among Number, and Is
Slated for Captaincy OF
Infantry.
LEUT.-CoL. Is HIGHEST GRADE
Commander OF Expeditionary Force
Makes No Suggestion as to Cen
cral Advancements-P ident
Expected to Follow Suggestions.
lsy Associated P,ess.l


WASHINGTON December 26--AmonE
forces recommended for prom otion By
General PershinE in a list made public
to-day by the War Department is Sec
ond Lieutenant Archibald r. Roosevelt,
son OF Theodore Roosevelt. who is pro-
posed for CAPITA lncy OF infantry.
Besides Lieutenant Roosevelt, one
other second lieutenant ct infantry,
Mahlon o. Bradley is proposed for 4
captaincy and Captain Enmert w.
Savage. infantry. is recommended for
promotion TO observation-disclosures.
These three officers are the only ones
in the combatan, services recommended
for advancement Of more than ono
grade. but First Licutcnants H. T. Rcsy
and 4. w. kcuncr. of the medical
corps. arc proposed for the rank Of
major. with few exceptions, the adj
vanccmcnts are 20 the National Army
no reason for The promotions was
given by General Pcr3hius, SO far as
MAS announced By tho department. The
highest rank proposed is lieutenant
| colonel. and az only promotions for
general officers require congressional
| action. it is expected that the promo
tions will be approved Immediately by
President Wilson.
Tho reco lamentations follow:
To DO lieutenant -colonels of infan-
try, National Army-Enmert W. Saw
age. captain OF infantry. and George
c. Marshall. Jr., major of infantry.
To BIO majors OF infantry, National
Arry-George A. Matile, major OF in
fantry. and Alexander NJ. Patch. Jr., and
Joseph D. Patch. captains OF infantry.
! To be captain Of MISREPRESENTATION o.
Bradley, second lieutenant OF infantry.
! To be captains OF infantry, National
ARMY. II. Gift. william Winters, \.
Fray and Il. Scott, second lieutenants
of the National Army. and A. r. Rooae-
welt. second lieutenant OF infantry.
To be first lieuteuants OF infantry,
National ARMY. u. Ward, II. ". Cor
don, NJ. NJ. Andrews l.. G. Spencer, j.
/ L.. eileen and A. j. @. Lucas. second
licutcnants infantry. officers reserve
corps.
To be observation-disclosures OF field ar
/ tillcry. National Army-John A. Crane,
major field artillery. National Army,
and Maxwell Murray and Alfred L. r.
Sands, majors OF field artillery.
! To be major field artillery, National
rny-Howard *. LouChry, captain OF
coast artillery.
! To be first lieutenants field artillery.
! National Army-W. s. Pritchard, Rob-
crit P. Newton, !. y. Greene. 4. p. Brax-
/ ton, 6. II. Boyd, Richard +. HardiEan,
I Howard r. Treat, Schuyler van Vech-
ten, W. *. Mcclure, II. w. Herring.
! Percy 7. Pearce, Julian r. Hume and
Robert J. w. Stone, second leutenants
I field artillery. officers reserve corps.
/ and II. c. Woodal and ]. a. Wilson,
/ second lieutenants field artillery.
! To be captains of enEincers-Iva
I1uic, D. W. Colhoun, ". s. Corkran
and II. W. Lewis, first licutenants OF
engineers.
| To be majors OF medical corps-H z.
/ Ross and \. W. Kenner, first licuten-
ants medical corps.
! To be captain OF medical reserve
! corps-M r. Lane, first lieutenant
. medical reserve corns