Evening journal., 1918-03-13
Find SEVEN Sc! EN- MAJOR
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TROOPS AT HOME

WASHINGTON. March t3.-Seven gen
eral officers or the army 1--WE OF them
now commanding National Guard and
National Army divisions in this coun-
try, have been found physically unit
FOR overseas duty by a medical exam
ming board, and in the case Of the dl-
yisonsl commanders viii be assigned
10 other duty. This is In line with
the announced policy Of the War De
partmeht to send to France only gem
era. officers who arc prepared to stand
the physcal ordeal which a command
on the battle line entails.
The officers with the recommenda-
sion Of the examining board were an
nounced yesterday by Major General
March. acting chief OF staff, as follows
Major General Thomas H. Bar. y,
regular army, 30 be relieved from conf
mand Of the seth National Army hi
vision. Camp Grant, ILL., and assigned
10 command the Central Department,
Chicago, relieving Major General w
II. Carter. u. S. A., retired.
Major General Charles G. Morton,
regular army. to be relieved from com
mand Of the 29th ((National Guard Di-
vision. Camp Mcclellan, Ala, and as
signed TO other duty.
Major General Edwin st. ]. Greble,
national army, to be relieved from
command OF the seth National Guard
Division, Camp Bowie, Tex, discharged
from his commission IN the national
army and assigned to other duty with
his regular army rank Of brtgadier
general.
Major General William H. Sage, ma
uonal army. TO be relieved from COM
mand Of the Seth National Gugd), Di-
vision, Camp shelby, Miss, discharged
from his commission In the national
army and assigned TO other duty with
his regular army rank Of brigadier
general.
Major General Edward II. Plummer'
National Army, TO be relieved from
command OF the Eighty-eigilth lNation-
Al Army Division, Camp Dodge. Ia,
discharged from his commission In the
National Army and assigned TO other
duty with his regular army rank OF
brigadier-general.
Maior-General William A. Mann, Ma
tional Army 10 be discharged from his
commission in the National Army and
10 remain on his present duty as COM
msnding the Eastern Department with
his regular army rank 70 Brigadier-
General.
Maior-G General Richard NJ. Blatchford,
National Army, TO be discharged from
his commission In the National Army
and remain on his present duty COM
manding the Department OF Panama
with his Regular Army rank OF Briga.
dier-General.
General officers who are 70 replace
the divisional commanders have not ye
been selected. So far as could be learn
ed. and they may not be until the medi
cal board has examined many other OF
flcers who would be in line for servic
in France as divisional commanders
they pass the required physical test.
Major General. Mann commanded thl
Rainbow Division" when IL went q
France, but later was relieved Of ths
command and returned 10 this country
Shortly afterward he was given com.
mand Of the Eastern Department, re-
lieving Maior-Generai j. Franklin Bell
now commanding the Seventy-seventh
National Army division at Camp Upton
New York
All division commanders whose
camps are located In this vicinity are
now being examined in Washington
and the process VIII be extended 20 al
other divisional commanders as soon as
possible, including those now on in
spectiOn tours in France. Major-Gen-
sral Leonard Wood. now in France
where he recently was wounded in the
army by the explosion Of a handgren-
ade. viii be examined upon his return
70 the United States.