New-York tribune., 1918-03-13
7 Generals
Fail to Meet
Physical Test
Officers Relieved Of Active
Commands and Will
Remain at Home
All Commanders
Face Examination
Maj. Gen. Mann, Who Led
RAINBOW Division" One
of Those Rejected

general officers of the army, five of
them now commanding National Guard
and National Army divisions in this
country, have been found physically
unfit for overseas duty by medical
examining board, and, in the case of
the divisional commanders, will be as
signed to other duty. This is in line
with the announced policy of the War
Department to send to France only
general officers who are prepared to
stand the physical ordeal which COM
mand on the battle line entails.
The officers, with the recommends
ton of the examining board, were an
nounced to-day by Major General
March, acting chief of staff as fol
lows:
Major General Thomas II. Barry,
Regular Army, to be relieved from
command of the 86th (National
Army Division, Camp Grant, Hi
nois, and assigned to command the
Central Department. Chicago, reliev-
ing Major General W. H. Carter,
Z. S. A. (retired).
Morton Relieved
Major General Charles G. Morton,
regular army, to be relieved from
command Of the 10Th (National
Guard) Division. Camp McClelland,
Ala. and assigned to other duty.
Major General Edwin St. j. 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 brigadier general.
Major General William II. Sage,
National Army, to be relieved from
Guard) Division, Camp Shelby, Miss,
the National Army and assigned to
other duty with his regular army
rank Of brigsdier general.
Plummcr Reassigned
Major Genera, Edward II. Plum
mer National Army to be relieved
from command of the 8Sth National
Army Division, Camp Dodge, Iowa,
discharged from his commission in
the National Army and assigned to
other duty with his regular army
rank of brigadier general.
Major General William A. Mann,
National Army, to be discharged
from his commission in the National
Army and to remain on his present
duty as commanding the Eastern De-
of brigadier general.
Major General Richard M. Blatch
ford, National Army, to be dis
charged from his commission in the
National Army and remain on his
present duty commanding the De-
partment of Panama, with his reg
ular army rank of brgadier general
General officers who are to replac,
the divisional commanders have no
yet been selected, SO far as could b.
learned, and they may not be until th'
medical board has examined many othe
officers who would be in line for servic
in France as divisional commanders i
they pass the required physical test
Command "Kainbow Division"
Major General Mann commanded tn
"Rainbow Division" when it went t,
France, but later was relieved of tha
command and returned to this country
Shortly afterward he was given com
mand of the eastern department., re
ieving Major General j. Franklin Bell
now commanding the 77th (Nationa
Guard) Division at Camp Upton
All division commanders who's
camps are located in this vicinity ar
now being examined in Washington
and the process will be extended to al
other divisional commanders as 500,
as possible, including those now on in
spection tours in France. Major Gen
cral Leonard Wood, now in France
where he recently was wounded in tn
arm by the explos on of a hand grcn
ade, will be examined upon his return
to the United States.
Major General Hugh l.. Scott, forme
chief of staff and now commanding tn
18th (National Army Division, Cam
Dix, New Jersey, was examined yester
day, and Major General Clarence F
Townsley, commanding the Both (Na
tional Guard) Division, Camp Sewer
South Carolina, was before the medica
board to-day.
While the new duties to which III
four divisional commanders are to b
assigned have not been determined, i
is known that they will be given ser
vice in training new troops that are t
go to France. Highly trained officer
are greatly needed for this work in tn
United States, and the demand for thei
services will increase as soon as tn
new draft incrcments are called out.
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