The Washington herald., 1918-02-09


been ordered to this city and as
signed to duty with the General
STAFF. He will have charge of the
distribution of trained artiIlerymen
among new recruits and the utiliza-
tion OF artillery equipment. His
position practically will be chief
of field artillery. That title will
not be given him. however, as no
legal authority exists under pres
ent laws for such a position.
Gen. Snow was born in New York.
December 16. 1868. and was ap-
pointed to the Military Academy at
West Point from New Jersey in
1886. He is a graduate OF both the
artillery school and the Army War
College. finishing at the former in
1898, and the latter in 1908.
Upon his graduation from the Mil
itary Academy in 1890. he was as
signed to duty with the First Ar
tiIlery. He was made a first lieu
tenant in 1898 and assigned to duty
with the Seventh, Artillery and made
a captain in the Artillery Corps in
1901. a major in 1911, and a few
years later was made a colonel, and
was promoted last year to his pres
ent rank.
Commendation for his conduct
and efficiency has been expressed
to Chief Gunner's Mate J. AgraZ.
Of the navy, by the Navy Depart
ment. Agraz is in command Of one
of the armed guard units aboard
the Colonel Z. l. Drake, a merchant
vessel plying between this country
and Europe. w. c. Badger. master
of the vessel, wrote TO the depart
ment praising the work of the
guard and the letter Of commenda-
tion from the department followed.
1t said:
"The department has read with
great pleasure a letter from W. c.
Badger, master of the Col. z. L.
Drake, expressing his appreciation
of the assistance you rendered him
as commander OF the armed guard
on that vessel He states:
During this time 1 have care
fully observed his conduct and have
always found it most praiseworthy.
The discipline maintained by his
men has always been of the high
est, watches carefully kept, and,
when in the presence of enemy sub
marines, his actions were cool, de-
liberate, and efficient. his men at
all times being well in hand
The department commends you
for your conduct and the efficiency
of the guard under your command.
which reflects credit upon the
United States Navy"
Lieut.. Col. Douglas l. McKay,
h1
been on duty here in the Office OF
the chief of ordnance for some
time, has been transferred to duty
with the Army War College. Gen
eral Stan for duty.
Maj. Gen. Clarence r. Edwards,
commanding the Twenty-sixth divi-
sion now in France, is suffering
from an attack of pneumonia The
crises has been passed, however.
and Gen. Edwards is on the road to
recovery. Gen. Edwards is we'll
known in Washington. He was
stationed at the War Department
here for some time.
While here he served as chief OF
the bureau of insular affairs with
the rank OF brigadier general He
was appointed to that post in June,
1906, and was reappointed in June.
1910. When war came with Ger
many he was placed in command of
the Twenty-sixth division.
He was born in Ohio on New
Years Day. 1889. He went 10 the
Military Academy from Ohio in 1879
and was assigned to duty as sec
ond lieutenant in the Twenty-third
Infantry upon his graduation in
1883. He rose TO a captain in 1885
and was holding this rank. on duty
with the Tenth Infantry when he
was made chief OF the Bureau OF
Insular Affairs in 1906. He was COM
missioned brigadier general in the
army two years after his reappoint-
ment as head of the bureau in 1910.
During the Spanish-A merican War
he served with VOLUNTEER forces,
reaching the brevet rank of lieu
tenant colonel in the Forty seventh
United States Infantry. He was
mustered out in July. 1901. and re-
turned to his regular command.
First Lieut.. Toby A. Greco. Medi-
cal Reserve Corps, has been dis
missed from the army. He was
court-martialled and found guilty
of being absent without leave and
sentenced to be dismissed. The War
Department approved the sentence.
Lieut.. Greco was regularly ap-
pointed in the Medical Reserve
Corps and formerly accepted the ap-
pointed. He was ordered to this
city from Philadelphia and assigned
to duty at the Walter Reed General
Hospital.
Jokingly he was told that he was
to be sent to France and to pre-
pare for vaccination and anti
typhoid innoculation. on the pre-
text of going into another room
he left the hospital and went to his
home in Philadelphia.
Later he claimed he was not sub
ject to military discipline because
he had not actually taken the oath