Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-08-15
WILSON NAMES
BLOCKSOM FOR
PROMOT|ONTO.
mAJ.-GENERAL.
ALSO OTHERS.

General Augustus Z. Blocksom. who
only few weeks aeo was promoted from
colonel To brieadier general. yesterday was
nominated Nv President Wilson be n ma ior
general. among a li>i of other brigade
commanders who were promoted. the list
being headed by General James Parker.
commander of the southern department
General Block~om late yesterday after
noon received hi~ first unofficial infurma-
iion Of his promotion. Confirmation by
the senate Of the promotions. which J. ex-
pected Ia be made within the course of
few days. will eniiile General BlockSom to
add his second star.
General Robert l.. Billiard was also made
a major general.
\ total OF thirty four brieadicr gener-
ais were promoted to be major generals.
and n long lit of colonies of the REGULAR
army were nominated To he brgadier gen
erals.
Adiutant General Henry Iut-hne> Of
Texas was nominated for brieadier gen
eral in the regular army. n was BrigaderI
General John A. Hulen. commander of the
Texas troops.
Brigadier generals promoted follow ::
William A. Mann. Eben Swift. Edward II.
Plummsr, Edward =. Glenn. Augustus T..
Blocksom. Henry A. Greene. Francis H..
French. Charles j. Bailey George Bell Jr..
Frederick = Strong. Harry T.. Hodges.
Clarence, II. TowpSiev. Edwin II. J. fire
BILE. Francis j. Herman. John I. Biddlc.
George r. Bartlette. Henry G. Hodges.
Joseph T. Dickman. Charle~ G. Treat. Adel-
bert Crankhiie, Henry +. Allen. William
H. Sage, Clarence H. Edwards. John ".
Ruckman, Chase w Kennedy, Omar Bun
DIV, Harry c. Hale. Richard NJ. Blatchford,
Samuel d. Sturgis. David G. Shank. vii
liam NJ Wright. Robert l.. Bullard. Joseph
=. Kuhn and Pevton c. March. all Of the
regular army.
The following colonies were nominated
to he brigadier generals:
William J. Nicholson. Robert &. Van
Vhet, George X Hunter. Wilber +. Wilder.
Robert \. Getty, James A. Irons, John ;.
Mallory, William ID. Beach, Manuel ".
Miller. LLOYD II. Brett. Frederick ;. Folse.
William C. Rafferty,. James Il. Erwin, Viii
liam 8 Scott commander OF Officers
Training Camp nj Leon Spring,l. Charles
l.. Phillips. LYMAN W. V. kennon. Joseph
"a. CASTOR, Charles III. Barih, Guy Carrie
ton, Edward Burr. George ". Mclver. VII
liam H. Affair, Thomas B. Dugan. Ira II.
HAYNES, William G. Langfitt (former de-
pariment engineer officer. Samson i. Fai
son, Frederick Perkins. George III. Gamer
on, Robert d. Walsh. George ". Read. VII
liam III. Johnston. j. u. O'Neil. :. VI. Foote.
Siephen NJ Foote. Willis u. Richardson.
Everard F.. Hatch, Harry Taylor. Henry
ID. Styer. BENJAMIN c. Morse. Grote Hut
cheson. Carl Reichmann. Andre ". Brew
ster, John ID. Barrette. Charles II. Mrir.
Daniel b. Devore. Beaumont B. Buck. VII
liam r. Martin. Robert A. Brown toiiicer ~
charge militia aftair~l. Willard n. liol-
brook. Robert +. l.. Michie. Evan NJ John
son. Lucien q. Berry. Mason NJ. Patrick.
John +. Mcmahon. Charles T. Menoher,
BENJAMIN 4. Poore. james H. McRae. Wal
ter II. Gordon. Frank l.. Ninn. Peter T..
Traub. Charles - Ballou. George r. Dun
ran. Julius A. Penn, Edward NJ. Lewis,
Richmond =. Davis. Ernest IIInds. Charles
n. Martin. William Weiecl. Thomas g..
Hanson. Herman Hall. Marcus u. 'ronin.
Charlie :. Farnsworih, james 7. Dean.
Edmund WIitenmicr. Michael j. Lehman.
Harry l.. Her~ey. Frank II. Albright. Fred
erick ID. Evans. John l.. HAYDEN. Henry
.Jervev. Charles H. McKin~try, William v.
.JudSon. James ". McAndrew. William q.
Haan. William l.. kenly, Edward +. Ne
Glachln Jr.. William LaS~iter. George LeR.
Irwin, William :. McNalr. William j.
Snow. Henry d. Todd .Jr.. Ciint {. IIearn.
Frank g. Mauldin. George q. Galley, An
drew Hero Jr.. Leroy :. Lyon. George
Blakeley. Frank ". Coe. William H. Smith
Charles r. Summcrall Harry &. Whitney
Lieutenant colonels james 4. Shipton and
Gordon 4. Heiner.