Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-15
PENNA. OFFICERS GIVEN
HIGH RANK In ARMY
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Jersey; William G. Price, Frederick
w. stillwell. Albert ]. Logan. Christie
pher T. O'Neill and Richard Coulter
Jr.. Pennsylvania. and John A. John
ston. of Pennsylvania. late brigadier
general United States Army.
Charles S. Farnsworth, appointed
brigadier general, was formerly at
tached to National Guard headquar-
ters as ector-instructor and is in
charge of the school of fire at Fort
Sill. He lived here for several years
George B. Duncan. appointed briga-
died general. is connected with Har-
risbuug families.
Charles p. Summerall. appointed
brigadier general, has been active in
militia affairs at Washington and
especially interested in PENNSYLVANIA
artillery.
Carl Reichman. appointed brigadier
general, was adjutant of the Second
army corps at Camp Meade in 1898
and has frequently lectured here.
Henry ID. Styer. appointed brigadier
general, comes from Bucks county.
Robert f. L. Michael. appointed
brigadier general. was on Miles staff
in the Spanish War and has visited
here.
Gen. Clements Lives mt Sunbury
General c. NJ. Clements lives at
Sunbury and commands the Pennsyl-
vania division; General Price lives at
Chester and is in command of the
Pennsylvania artillery brigade; Gem
eral Stillwell lives at Scranton and
commands the First brigade; General
Logan at Pittsburgh, Second brigade;
General O'Neill, Allentown, Third bri-
gade, and General Coulter, Green's
burg, commands the Tenth infantry,
which served in the Philippines and
which for several years has led the
National Guards. All served in the
Spanish War and have long been
identified with the Guard.
The seniority rule has been fol-
lowed generally although there are
numerous instances where men have
been passed over. The commissions
for brigadier general were distrib-
uted proportionately apparently among
the three arms of the service-the
infantry, cavalry and artillery
some or the new majors general
were colonels year ago, and only
| recently received their promotions to
be brigadiers. All the commissions
! however, are for the duration of the
war only.
appointment of Coulter n Surprise
Six brigadier generals, from Penn.
sylvania, four of whom. William G.
| Price, Frederick w. Stillwell, Albert
j. Logan and Christopher T. ONeill
have held similar rank in the Pennsyl.
vania National Guard, and their nom.
ination is simply to give then
the same rank in the Federal service
| The surprise, however. lies in the
nomination of Colonel Richard Coul.
| ter Jr.. of the Tenth Pennsylvania
| regiment, to be brigadier general. Nc
intimation was given in advance ot
this action.
Inquiry at the division of military
affairs brought the information thar
Colonel Coulter's promotion was
| recognition of his ability as a com.
mander. The department paid hin
a high compliment on his record ant
said that he was the type of man tn,
Government needed in this emer.
gency. 1t was said that he probabl,
would be assigned to a brigade out
side of Pennsylvania, since there II
no room within the State forces foi
| him unless some of the other briga
diers should fail to qualify during tn,
training period.
| General Coulter for more thar
| twenty years has been Identified will
the Twelfth regiment He is a son O
Fighting Dick" Coulter. of the Mex
lean War. and is related to the lat,
General r. C. Drum, formerly adju
tant general of the army. AS a lieu
tenant in the Greensburg compan!
he served through the Philippine in
surrection and there distinguish,
himself for his courage and ability.
An incident which brought the lat
Fred Funston into public notice wa
the swimming of a river in the fac
| or Filipino fire. But ii is said tina
Lieutenant Dick Coulter swan tn
river ahead of Funston and was oil
the opposite bank in command of tn
situation when Funston arrived. Coul
ter's promotion to the rank of brig
adler general will probably give tn
command of the Tenth into the hand
or the lieutenant colonel, his brother
Gen. Johnston u West Pointer
Another Pennsylvania appointe,
brigadier general is John A. Johnston
He is we'll known in Pittsburgh. hav
ing married daughter of the lat
Captain ]. ]. Vandergrift. of that city
A graduate of West Point, he serve
through the Spanish American Wa
and later resigned from the Army
Afterward he was appointed by Presi
dent Taft as one of the commissioner
of the District of Columbia. Som
time ago he made a request of tn
War Department to be restored to ac
tive duty and the request was grant
ed. giving him the rank with whicl
he retired.
Surprise was occasioned by the fail
ure of the President to include in tn
list of major generals George n
Woods. adjutant general of Ohio. VIII
was appointed by Governor Cox to b
major general of the new division O
the Ohio National Guard. His an
pointment to this rank in the Fed
eral service was strongly urged b,
Governor Cox and other infuentia
persons of Ohio. but the War Depart
ment evidently took the view that h
had not had sufficient experience 1,
command of a division to warrant tn
appointment.
Brigadier General William A. Man,
was born in and appointed from Penn
sylvania. He graduated from Yves
Point in 1875 and was made secon
lieutenant of infantry. He serve,
continuously on the frontier in Da
kota, Montana and Wyoming, 1877
and 1892, including escorting partie
of the Northern Pacific Railroad. an
participating in the Pine Ridge cam
paign against the Sioux Indians 1,
1s90-'91. He was made captain O
infantry in 1896; was with the Fiftl
army corps in Cuba. participating Il
the battle of Ell Caney July 1, 1895
and in the trenches before Santiag
until the surrender; in Philippin
Islands. taking part in active opera
tions against insurgents in Luzon
acted as adjutant general of tn
Visayan military district and of tn
first separate brigade of the Eight
corps; in engagements at San Bias
Janiuay and Dumarao. Island of Pa
nay: at Romblon Island of Romblor