The Washington herald., 1918-09-01
Army and Nary NewS

The following nominations were sent
Ito the Senate:
To be major general IN the United
states army.-Mai Gen. Henry p. Nc
Cain. The Adjutant General
Major general 70 be major general
In the United States army.-Jesse
Mel. Carter. chief Militia Bureau.
Bngadier eenera:s 10 be major gen.
erals en- the United States army
William II. Johnston, Beaumont d.
Buck. william weigei. Robert L.
How're. Robert Alexander. John L
Hines, Grote Hutcheson. Walter H.
Gordon, Ell A. Helmick, william Las
sitter and william 8. McNsir.
Colonels TO be brigadier generals in
the army of the United States
Henry c. Newcomer. La Roy s. Up
TON. Peter W. Dawson, Howard L.
Laubach, Frank z. Bamford. George
! n. Estes. Briant H. Wells. Frank r.
watson. Leroy Elunge, Dennis z.
Nolan. Msnus Mccloskey. william \.
Cole, Guy ". Henry, William r.
Eunis. Beverly +. Browne, William
II. Burt. Edward d. Anderson, Will
lam J. Glasgow. John z. woodward.
.: J. Bayard schindel. Frank Parker,
oliver Edwards. Pegram whitworth,
Robert Z. callsn. Frank x. Fergus
son, Harley B. Ferguson, George A.
Nugant. Fox Conner, Raymond w,
Briggs. Edward H. De Almond, Mari
borough Churchill and Robert N.
Danford.
Colonies to be brigadier een.raI,
Ordnance Department. - John +.
Thompson, Golden LII. RugeIes.
samuel g. McRoberts. George w.
Trip.
To be assistant surgeon general.
with rank Of major general.-Bris.
Gen. Merritte w. Ireland.
Colonels to be brigadier generals,
the United States Army.-John w.
Heavey. Ulysses @. McAlexsnder
Lucius r. Holbrook. Amos A. Fries,
Preston Brown. and Frank R Nc
Coy.
Third lieutenants to be second
ilieutenants. - Robert Donohue, El-
mer Fowler Stone. Fletcher Web
ster Brown. James Alexander Frost,
tr, Lloyd Vineyard Kielhorn, Carl
Christian Won Paulsen. John Elliott
Whitbeck, and Gordon Whiting
MacLane.
The Quarterfaster Corps announces
the establishment Of q new branch in
tie clothing and equipage division,
which Is to be known as the research
and Specifications branch. This
branch VIII connect the procurement
OF supplies with their consumption
and actual use. and will also pass on
all specifications submitted by pro-
curement officers.
1t Is intended that this branch shall
keep in touch with the actual con-
sumption OF supplies furnished by the
clothing and equipage division, and all
the camps and the various reclamation
VIII be visited by representatives Of
the branch. in order to make certain
That the supplies furnished are adapted
70 the use to which they are put and
are OF the proper quality.
The new branch will investigate ali
suSgestions, will examine into the var
ious supplies and determine whether
they are Of suitable quality. and will
pass on all specifications submitted by
the division to the equipment board
No departure from specifications in
case OF emergency will be made with
out the approval OF the research and
specifications branch.
The establishment Of this branch is
expected TO prove OF great value not
only 70 the Quartermaster Corps hut
also TO the manufacturers ana con-
tractors who are supplying equipment
for the Army.
Reports current that Officers Of Tn.
army have been Instructed not 70
buy their uniforms in this country for
service abroad are not based on any
orders or suggestions made by the
War Department.
The Adtutant General has written to
Charles +. wetzel. Of New York,
president Of the National Association
OF Merchant Tailors. who BROUGHT the
runnor to the attention Of the gov
eminent. that there is no foundation
for such q report No such orders
are contemplated by the General staff.
Col. Moor n. Falls Is relieved from
his present assignment and will pro-
ceed to Camp Sheridan. Ala. and re-
port in person to the commanding
general. that place, for assignment
to duty with the SIxty-seventh Infan-
try.
The War Department has ac-
cepted the offer Of Edward SEVERN
Clark. of Cooperstown, n. Y, to
use the Mary Imogene Bassett Hos
pital and Pathological Laboratory
at Cooperstown for the period Of
the war and one year after. II will
become a general hospital, where
special attention will be given to
THE stars incline. but do not compel"