Evening journal., 1918-06-29
EIGHT MORE MADE
MAJQR-CEhERlLS
Forty-three Brigadiers Gre
ated TO Officer the Rapidly
Expanding Army
VANDERBILT
IS ON THE LIST

WASHINGTON. June 29.-President
Wilson sent to the Senate yesterday
the names OF eight new Malor-Generals
and forty-three Brlgadler-G Generals OF
the National Army to MI vacancies in
the military service. Most OF the men
advanced are serving in France. and
the selections are those OF General
Pershing. Officers in this country
were selected by General March. Chief
OF Stan, and in both cases the lists
show that the capabilities Of the Of
flcers and not their seniority in the
service governed his selection.
General Pershing's list includes two
National Guard Colonels-Cornellus
Vanderbilt Of New York and John H.
Sherburns-to be Brigadier-G Generals.
The others are all Regulars. The fol-
lowing are the new Major-Generals:
Mason NJ. Patrick. Edward NJ. Lewis.
William J. Snow, William r. Smith.
Peter K. Traub. William s. Graves,
James G. Harbord, Charles p Summer
al.
List OF the Brigadiers
The Brigadier-Generals are:
Charles C. Wilcutt, Jr., Andrew
Moses, Edward b. Christian, Robert C.
Davis, Edwin B. >Winans, Henry ].
Hatch, William p. Jackson, Wilson B.
Burtt Samuel d. Rockenbach, Corne-
Illus Vanderbilt, ~ c., Meriweather l.
Walker, Charles A. Hedekin. Otho b
Rosenbaum, James j. Morrow, Edward
l.. King, George C.. Ssffarans. Harry G.
Bishop, Hanson E. Ely, Malin Craig.
Charles w. Kutz, Alfred w. Bjornstad,
Francis lie J. Parker, Merch B. Stewart,
George " Moseley Albert j. Bowley.
John e. Stephens, Douglas Macarthur,
Oliver l.. Spaulding, Jr., John H.
n. c., Ewing Z. Booth, Lu-
rius l.. Durfee, James ]. Hornbrook,
Richard c. Marshall, Jr., Harry A.
Smith, John n. Hodges. John j. Bradley,
Herbert NJ. Lord, o. NJ. c., Howard r.
IIickok. William Crulkshank, jefferson
r. Kean, Medical Corps, George II.
shelton. William D. Connor.
In making up his list OF Major-Gen-
erals General Pershing showed his es-
OF the services Of his former
Chief OF STAFF, Brigadier-General James |
G. llarbord, who was recently assigned |
10 command the Marine Brigade. IL |
was a part OF this brigade which fig |
lred in the fighting about Chateau
rhierry, which has brought new hon
Dr. to the Marine Corps. General |
March also has shown his appreciation |
Df his chief assistant. Brlgadier-Gen-
sral William s. Graves. who has been |
closely connected with the develop |
nent OF the field army, first as se3re-
AIRY TO the General STAFF under Gen
rails Scott and Bliss and later as first
assistant TO the Chief OF Staff under
General March.
II is regarded as possible that Cen
raj Graves's promotion will mean his
arly assignment 10 service in the field
lstoad Of with the General staff.
Among the new brlgadiers the selec-
lon OF Col Macarthur, now Chief Of !
taf OF the Forty-second rainbow |
vision and press censor OF the War ,
apartment during the Mexican border (
'ouble and the FIRST months OF the |
ar attracted attention The officers ;
'p14h bNti III thD VI SahiNotivh % liD
alnbow Division, the first National /
uard force TO go TO France and later c
the trenches, where he was deco Z
tied by the French commander for {
lllantry and was wounded In action
on him his Advancement. as he was
sior Of the Engineer Corps when war
as deslared.
Officers here viewed the list Of pro- S
lotions as a strong one. IL was ap-
aren't that the policy Of selection for
Ierit regardless OF the relative rank y
{ an officer, now is firmly fixed !
the army.