The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-15
ROBERT r. STEINER NAMED GENERAL IN
 NATIONAL ARMY Name of Alabamian Was Among 200 Which Go Be- fore the Senate for
 Confirmation

Washington. August 14.-Nomina- tions of nearly 200 general officers in the national army. including officers of the regular army and the National Guard, were sent to the Senate today by President Wilson.
 From the 37 new major generals to be created for the duration of the war and from the existing major generals of the regular army will come the army, corps and division commanders of all the forces being raised, regu- lars, National Guard or national army. Similarly the brigade commanders will be selected from the list of more than 100 new brigadiers.
 Concident with this announcement of high command came the statement posite National Guard division com posed of troops from a6 states and the District of Columbia. was in pro cess of organization under command of Brigadier General Mann. at pres ent chief of the militia bureau of the department. but who heads the list of national army major generals.
 DISCUSSION NOT PERMITTED
 These will be the first National Guard troops to be sent to France. No discussion is permitted by the censor skip regulations, however, of the time of their mobilization or departure for the front.
 The list of general officers shows that the seniority rule has been fol lowed closely except where men in line for promotion were found want ing by the board of officers which made the recommendations to the President The rule laid down by Secre- tary Baker for selection of general officers directed that two major quail. fications govern the board-evidence during their army careers of skill in leading troops in action and in train ing soldiers.
 The list of major generals takes in virtually all of the army brigadiers and includes the only two National Guard officers of that rank, Generals O'Ryan of New York and Clements of Pennsylvania.
 The list of brigadiers is made up from the existing list of brigadiers of the National Guard with score of advanced in rank and of regular army colonels from each arm of the serv : ice To fill out the list of coast ar t:llery appointments two lieutenant colonels were advanced to brigadier rank.
 FOR WAR ONLY
 All of the commissions are for the duration of the war only and are Tn the national army, although the offl- cers may be assigned to any part of the fighting forces. regulars, guards men or selective draft troops It IS understood however. that wherever 8 National Guard brigade from any state Is retained in it's present form it's present brigadier will be continues in command.
 With the exception of the two new National Guard major generals men toned, it is indicated that all National Guard divisions will be commanded hy regular officers. The entire guard force now IS merged lnto the army Ot the United States however. and may Le used in any way the government thinks best.
 1t Is possible that troops of any of the three branches of the service may be used in making up any tao tical unit such as a division or . corps. From the fact that the com posite division has been designated the Forty second, however, it is assumed that plans call for the organization of 40 new divisions. Is of which vii correspond closely to the l6 National Guard training camps, 6 others to the 16 national army eantonments and tn, remaining eight to be made up oI the expanded regular army supple mented with selective draft surplu. hattalions where necessary. Brig. Gen. Robert F. Steiner Ala bama; Brig. Gen. Walter A. Harris Georgia; Brig. Gen. Cecil c. Vaughan Jr.. Virginia Brig. Gen. John A Flu len and Brig. Gen. Henry Hutchings Texas; Brig. Gen. Lawrence D. Tyson
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