The Springdale news., 1917-04-20

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 Officers Have Moving Day.
 The first day of May this year will be moving day, not only for civilians, as always has been rhe case, but for some of the ranking oiii- eers of the United States army. Gen. Leonard Wood will leave Governor island. New York. where lie has for some years been In command of the most important army department, to go 10 Charleston, $. C., to take com mand of and 10 organize more thor oughly the Southeastern department.
 Maj. Gen. J. Franklin Bell will move to Governors island to take command. relinquished by General Wood under order Brig Gen. Clarence Ransom Edwards will report at Boston, Mass. to take command of the Northeastern department of the army's activities. General Edwards May day move will be a long one. as he will come aw y from the Isthmus of Panama, where he has been 1T military command of the Canal zone, to the New England coast.
 
 General Woods career is well known to the American people. He was sur geOn in the army and when he became I colonel of volunteers In the Spanish war President Mckinley made him Brieadier General Curiously enough, seemingly 99 out of every 100 Ameri- can citizens think that Theodore Roosevelt gave Wood his then almost unparalleled promotion from a colonel of volunteers and Il captain of fegu- ars to the rank of brfgadier general of the United States army. General Wood has medal of honor for con- spicuous personal gallantry in the face of the enemy.
 Gen. Clarence R. Edwards, who takes the high command in the New England states, is less known to the American people than General Wood General Edwards for years was bureau chief and while his field was a large one, It was removed in a general sense from the area of military supervision, al though it was directly under the war department.
 This soldier who has suddenly come into the limelght of military opera tions was born in Cleveland, O., 57 years ago. H. graduated from the United Ssltes Military academy In the class of 1883. Instead of en- tering the academy in June. as most of his class did, he took advan- tage of provision of the law which enabled him to enter in September Therefore he had something more than two months less military training at the academy than did his classmates The nickname Sep" short for Sep tember, has stuck to him through the years of his army life. He Is popular personally. and n tall. handsome man.
 Served Under General Lawton.
 When Henry w. Lawton was killed in the Philippines at the head of his troops Edwards, then captain of in- fantry, was n member of his staff. He came to America with the body of his commanding officer and immediate ly thereafter he was made chief of the Af ffoi tl quarters in the city of Washington. At that time William H. Taft was secre- tary of war. He was from Ohio. as was Edwards and he knew the qualif1- cations of the soldier. It was at Taft's recommendation that Theodore Roose- welt put Edwards at the head of the bu- reau which looked after affairs con nected with the "noncontiguous pos sessions of the United States"
 For good many years Edwards served In the position of bureau chief. He was given the rank of brigadier so long as he kept his place as head of the bureau. If Edwards had been ordered back to duty with his troops he would have been compelled to take the rank which would have been his if he had continued In service with the army ill field or barracks When the time came for change in the head ship of the bureau President Taft made Edwards a brigadier general of the line, thus making his hold on the title of general permanent
 Edwards Excellent Record
 Since he became brigadier general serving with troops, Edwards has done fine service, according to the reports of the war department. He has been instrumental i'll placing the defenses of the Panama C; nal in good shape so far as the money allowance of congress would admit Edwards Is known as a great organizer. He saw battle serv- IyI.t r. fe fVA.