The sun., 1918-10-04
PRESIDENT GIVES up
FIGHT FOR CROZIER
Withdraws Held Up Nomins.
ton for Reappointmnnt as
Chief of Ordnance.
GEN. GORGAs TO RETIRE
Maj.-Gen. ireland to Head
Medical Corps-Harris to
Be Adjutant-Geheral

WARRINGTON, Oct. 3. - President
Wilson notified the Senate to-day ths.
he had withdrawn the nomination 70,
the reappointment as chief OF ORDINANCES
Of Majot-Gen. William Croker, submitted
to the Senate on December 10 last, whicN
the Senate failed TO act upon. Ger
Crosler is now in command OF the North.
eastern Department.
Major-Gen. Merritte W. Ireland. Me-.
icai Corps. was nominated to-day By IN,
President 10 be Surgeon-Genersl Of th.
army for the period Of four years Be.
ginning October 4, 1918, vice Majo"-
Gen. William C.. Gorgas, to be retirel
on October s. Surgeon General Gorga-
is in Europe now with Secretary Bake
and there have been reports that he vii
remain there as the medical represent
tive OF the United States Army at ths
Intersllied War Council.
Brigadier-Gen. Peter {. Harris VS.
nominated to-day by President Wilson
10 be Adjutant-Cieneral of the arm! With
the rank OF Major-General. for fon-
years, beginning September l, 1915, He
succeeds Major-Ger. Henry p Mc,,sr.
who recently was appointed to command
a division.
Eleven New Major-Generals.
Eleven Embellishments were nom
mated to be Major-Generals for the war
period. They are: Guy Carleton rs
Rosey c. CaoelI, William II. Hay.
Frank l.. VIM, Edmund Wittermye-,
Mark L. Hersey. Henry Jersey, Clement
A. F. F7agler. Charles D. Rhodes. Joseph
D. Leitch and Hanson f. Ely.
Other nominations for Temporary pro.
motions included:
Brigadier-Cenerals, Qusr'crrsste"
Corps, Colonels John NJ. Carson. lIar'r
Il. Wilkins. Albert Il. kniskern Charles
e, Krauthoff and John +. Hadden.
acknowledgements, Medical Corts!
Coionels James D. Clennan, john N.
T. F'inney, William S. Thayer.
Brigadier-Generals, Engineers: Colonies
Herbert Deakyne. James F. McIndos,
| Sherwood A. Cheney, Avery D. Andrews
Charles D. Dawes.
Brisadier-C;eneral Of Ordnance: Coz
Charles c. Jameson.
Brigadier- General, Signal Corps, Col,
George 8. Gibbs.
Brigadier-Gseneral. Air Service, Col,
! William Mitchell.
w. .. Scott . Brisadier.
! William s. Scott, a Colonel Of rcgIsp
cavalry, now serving as Brigad!er-Ge
eral, was nominated to be BriSa3er-
General in the Regular Army.
Colonies we're named TO be Erigadcs
! ~ "a
Rivers, John w. Heard. Farrand SaEre,
George O. Cross. William C. Rivers,
Francis J. Rooster. John d. l.. Hart.
man, Edward Anderson, William T.
Littebrant, William o. johnson. Janss
r. Lindsay. Daniel W. Ketcham. Vernon
4. Caldwell. George D. Moore. Harold
P. Howard. John B. Bennett, Melville S,
Jarvis, Herbert o. Williams 4Aioer c.
Dalton. Edward Sigerfoos. Harrison =
! Price. Walter c. Short. George G. Far1'
! hardt. Robert w. Mearns, Edward !,
Munson. George II. McManus, william
r. Smedberg, Jr., Mathew =. Smith
! Paul B. Malone, Frank S. CocheU
| William E Welsh. John W. Barker,
Louis NJ. huffman, Benjamin T. ST.
mons, Frederick Is. Shaw, William y
! Cochran. Clarence II. Mcneil CHar,'1
b. Drake. Reynolds J. Burt, Rufus r.
Longan. William NJ. i'asset:. Herr" ".
| Hutner. Marcellus .. Spinhs Wi'HaD
X. Naylor. Charles f. kiibourne, CaNr'
bell King. Percy +. Bishop. John w.,
Kilbreth, Jr., Hugh A. Drum. DAME! r,
Craig. George 8. Simonds. Stus;t
| HeintEelman.
| Orval p. Townshend, Daniel W Hard
Robert I. Rses Brice T. Disdue. Arch's
bald II. Sunderland. Lauriu L, Larson,
Denis II. Currie, James II. Bryso',
Lesley J. McSaIr. George r. AN!7, Fo =
ham D. Classford. William BRIDE,
Charles 9. Blakely. Sanford r. sta"'
berry, Charles I. De Bevoise, Villa; Il,
Rose.
Naval and Coast Guard Promotiond
| Commaudant Berthoif Of tho ros-'
Guard was to-day promoted TO be a 0: =
modore. TO rank with a RricsdeT-Ge A"
ersl. Chief Engineer McAllster a. a
/ Same t!uro was promoted to the RANK -
Captain in the navy and rank with \
Colonel IN she army. Both PROMOTE !
are for the war.
| Medical Directors Robert n. Kerrei'
and Albert y. y. Mccormick and pa''
Director Charles 3 williams OF the na''
were nominated 20 tho rank o. Nn,'
Admiral for temporary service
Eight Captains o. the na'H c""s
nominated TO be temporary Rcer Ne
mlrals as follows
Newton =. McCulIy. Henry 7 Er''',
Andrew T. Long. Thomas Wash'-s'o }
Guy Hamilton BurraGe Aside" -,
Robertson. Carrie L. Rr;ttats
Samuel 5. Robinson.
Naval Promotions Listed,