Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-01-26
MANY PROMOTIONS
At CAMP DIX
Commander Tells All Men to
Send Ideas Along to
Him.

army there are likely to benumerous brains
that will evolve ideas of importance to
the military service, Major General Scott
has issued an invitation to any man to
freely submit his IDEAS in writing to divis-
ion headquarters through the proper
military channels. The invitation will be
posted in every barracks. Men who SUBJ
NIT ideas of practical use Will be gwen
ample recognition.
In manner that called forth the
praise of Colonel Cootes, chief of staff,
who was witness of their work. the
soldier fire department of the canton
ment at noon yesterday, checked a fire that
started in the quarters of colored officers
of the 350th Field Artillery. The building
is Just across the par de ground from divis-
ion headquarters, and many, seeing the
dense cloud OF smoke, thought at first the
blaze was in the official quadrangle of
offices. The fire, which started from an
overheated stove, was extlnguished with
q loss Of $500 to the building, while several
officers uniforms were burned.
The War Department plan for the
organization of strong cavalry forces at
mobilization points in Texas today took
frum Camp Dix several prominent officers.
Colonel Lincoln c. Andrews head OF the
division training school, opened here few
DAYS ago, is relieved of this command snd
ordered to report at once for service
with>one of the new cavalry brigades now
forming. Lieutenant Colonel G. G. Kim
ney, of the 153d Depot Brigade, has taken
command Of the training school. Colonei
Warren Dean also is relieved from the
command Of the postgraduate school
established here for officers, and Will De
succeeded bv Major George /. Adee.
Colonel s McP. Rutherford and MAJOR
Rawson Warren, of the Depot Brigade,
also are included In the recall OF old
cavalry officers to this branch OF the serv-
ice.
HUNDREDS RISE IN RANK.
Major General Scott yesterday an
nounced promotions by the War Depart
ment upon his recommendations of IA
captains TO the rank of major. several
lieutenants to captaincies and 500 heuten-
ants to he first lieutenants. Most of the
men promoted are Pennsylvanians and
New Workers with several from New
Jersey and Delaware, who were assigned
TO commands here following their gradua-
ton from the first Madison Barracks
training school. The new appointments are
effective january 23 and are as follows:
l55th Infantry Brigade-To be first
lieutenant, George L. Stevens.
S09th lnfantry-To be major, John A
Eldridge; to be first heutenants, Denton
B. Robinson, S. Barton Burchard, Guy E.
Whitman, Frank X. Sanders, 1r., John
Stebbins, d. Bernard Ryan, William A
Riheldatfer. Douglas w Brown, Herbert
J. Bush, NJ. Craig Barry, Edward b. Mel
lis, Drew j. Tolland, Preston ID. Fogg,
Dow G. Boof, Maynard c. Shaus, Orlando
IN, r.. 7
S. Mosher, Dudley n. Browne, VIII G..
Kinney.
Sl0th Infsntry-To be majors, Edwin
to be first heutenants, John B. Mcmillan,
Gordon oge, Edward F. Hyiant, Jr., Wal
ter E. Donohue, Kenneth Nj. Doty, Ray
mond L. Thompson, Nelson e. Delavan,
Charles o. Locke, Leland O. Harriok,
Charles T. Crouch, Roderick Dunn, Ed
win W. Leary, William kulka; TO be cap
tain. William o. Hill.
I56th Infantry Brigade--To be first
lieutenant, T. Ramsey Devereaux.
3IIth Infantry-To be major, Haynes
Odom; to be first lieutenants, Roderick
Piraie, John 4. Hillman, William j. Rob-
nson, Jr., Roy A. Schuyler, Frank r.
Curtis, John A Kennedy, Norman Duf-
held. Harold y. Drury, Herbert L. Van
ierbilt. John T. Eilenberger, Samuel B.
Balcom, William ). Lahey, Frank q.
Fripp. John A. Smoot, Nelson Decker,
Spencer e. Palmer, Charles H Reed
MACHINE GUNNERs ADVANCED.
307th Machine Gun Battalion-To be
irst lieutenants, John II. Barr, Jr., George
Baird, John S. Lewis.
3OSth Machine Gun Battahon-To be
irst lieutenants, Raymond y. Ball, Jesse
:. Neff, David B. OTIS
30oth Machine Gun Battanon-1o be |
irst ieutenants, Chester c. Westfall, Ed |
ward H. Gilman.
303d Headquarters Train and Military
oohce-To be major, Harry c. Taylor: 10
e captain, Charles L. Bricla; to be first
ieutenants. Alovsius V. Mcdonnell, Guy
B. Stephenson, Charles n. Wright.
3c3d Ammunition Train-To be major,
Frank Knox; to be captains, Rudolph O.
Siebert, George A. O'Donnell; to be first
ieutenants. ArlEond B. Wells, Edward G.
Kerr, Harry ]. Fry, Robert s Lambert
I53d Depot Brigade-To be majors,
Edward ID. Freeman, William FL. Smith;
% be first lieutenants, Charles W. Davi
.op. James p. Cotter, Mortimer j. Soue,
William H. McCallum, Raymond T..
Davis, Francis 3. Runyon, Thomas B.
Wheeler, Joseph p Dwyer, Harold s.
FOLEY, Don A. Lidall Stephen i. Pulls,
Richard Kosloske, Joel Corn, John IL.
dyland, Glenn G. Morrow, Stanley G.
Freck, John Liddle Wilfred NJ. Rose
rams, Allyne NJ Freeman, Carl p ohuart,
Alexander ID. Henderson, Norman y.
'eyeriil, Clan Ora aWford, Leslie r.. ,ochaf-
Ter, Joseph y. Carter, Lawrence A. John
on, Jesse A. Jones, Jr.. Lloyd %. Charters,
Daniel T. Kearney, Fred Il. McKelYey. |
Marshall b. Shantz, Waldorf F. Prish, |
iuvler Harpt, Robert L. Clear, James b. /
Nilsson, Walter b. Biercb, Roger H. Waiter
ohn T.. lankieek, Edward s. Gregory, Jr..
Hugh J. Ennis, John C. Mitchell, Ar !
hur B. Scott, Harold r. Young, George |
3. Corby, Donald c. Foster, Joseph B. !
Soonan, Chauncey Q. Kennedy, Lauris-
on Walsh, Warren y. Scanlon. William
/. O'Connor. Jr.. Howard r. Bacon. VIII /
lam W. BreslD, Harry w. Renner, Henry |
!. Wood, Philip 5. Dorlon, Jr, Frank !
{. Brewster, Arthur ID. Grouse, George |
y Hoax, Brunn Livingston, George w. |
Baird, James II. Mcintyre, Charles A. |
iamlin, John r. Lindsay, Charles w. |
tooth, James i. Steward, Sidney l.. Rob |
rts, Carl f. Ellmaker, Marvin b. Rob |
lson, George Il. Schanckenberg, A. Rob |
rt Patchen, Percival W. Gillette. Charles |
Y. Wiley, Edward i. Poole, Robert M. |
Jnderhill, Charles H. Peters, William An |
erson, Philip A. Van Arnan, Raymond II. |
Jarrett, Chester A Blauvelt, CLYDE c. |
,urch, Arthur NJ. West, John ID. Dowd. |
ames +. Kennedy, Lesley +. Robinson. |
,harles H. Haniin, Claude L. Barton. /
ohm X. Brennan, Glenn IT, Pickard. |
'hofnas J. Arnold, James s. Edwards, |
aldo dior Thomas III E2nbsncox /