New-York tribune., 1918-01-26
Many New York
Men Win Higher
Rank at Camp Dix
Major General Scott An
nounces Long List of
Officers Promoted

CAMP DIX, N. j., Jan. 25.-Major
General Scott announced to-day pro
motions by the War Department upon
his recommendation in the National
Army at Camp Dix Of fourteen captains
to the rank Of major, several lieutcn-
ants to captaincies and 300 second lieu
tenants 10 be first lieutenants. Most
Of the men promoted were New Workers
and Pennsylvanians who were assigned d
to commands here following their
graduation from the first Madison Bar
racks training camp.
The new appointments are made
effective on January %. The list fol-
lows:
f55th Infantry Brigade
To be first lieutenant, George E. Stevens.
309th Infantry
To be major, John A. Eldridge; to be first
leutenants, Denton B. Robinson, S. Barton
Burchard, Guy f. Whitman, Frank X. San
ders. jr.. John Stebbins, d. Bernard Ryan.
William A. Riheldaffcr. Douglas w. Brown.
Herbert J. Bush, M. Craig Barry. Edward
B. Nelis. Drew j. Tolland Preston D. Fogg.
Dow G. Boot. Maynard G. Schaus. Orlando
b. Collins. jr.. Harold G. Brewer. Lewis 5.
Mosher Dudley N. Browne. Will c. Kinney.
310th Infantry
To be majors, Edwin A. Vols. Jesse N.
Prime, George A: Lynch; to be first lieuten-
ants John B. McMllan Gordon koge, 1sechTd I'D
Nelson h. Delavan. Charles O. Locke Leland
Q. Harrick. Charles T. Crouch. Rodericls
Dunn. Edwin W. Leary. William Kulka; to
be captain. William o. Hull.
156th Infantry Brigade
To be first lieutenant. f. Ramsey Dcve-
reaux.
311th Infantry
:, TO be major, Haynes odom; to be first
leutenants. Roderck Praie. John A. Hill
man. William j. Robinson, jr.. Roy A.
Schuyler Frank r. Curtis. John A. Kennedy
L. Vanderbilt. John T. Elenberger. Samuel
b. Balcom, William S. Lahey. Frank G..
Fripp. John A. Smoot Nelson Decker, Spen-
Ger E. Palmer. Charles H. Reed.
3l2th Infantry
To be majors. Paul Debevoise, Charles NJ.
Butler: to be first lieuten1ants, Stanley B.
Wheeler, George r. Purves. jr.. Edward N.
Schieberling. John S. Crosthwaite. Maryland
II. Harris. Charles A.. Holcomb. Walter S.
oseph o"ss s"ei B. napP John IS A.
John f. OMaIley. Merrill E. Smith. Warren
S. Steel. Edward Walters. Clifford E..
Hughes, George l.. Lewis, D. Edward Macker.
l..
Captains, Gerald w. Dinsen, Jay c. Gray.
153d Field Artillery Brigade
To be captain. Barrett r. Small to be
first lieutenants. George l.. Briggs, Thomas
T. Clendenin, John X. Dunn, Edward Vain.
Robert p. Wetherad.
3O7th Field Artillery
TO be major Walter l.. Connell: to be
captains. William C.. Warren. jr. William
X. Drake. c. Wesley Gamble; to be first lieu
tenants. Harold II. Osborn. Edward II.
Thurston. David B. West. Charles Edwards.
jr.. Robert l.. Crawford. Sd. Archibald w.
Green. William G. Carey jr. Albert N: Tim
herman. Ezra a. Hale. Kenneth W. Banta'
Wells Drorbaugh. Paul c. Amberg. Freder-
ick S. Huntington. Edward f. Anderson.
308th Field Artillery
TO be major. George c. Haas; to be cap
tains, John A. Stevens. jr.;, Henry N Seud-
der: James J. Cooper. jr.. Frank B. Gawley ;
to be first leutenants. William l.. Callman.
William r; Tanner. Dayton c. Beverley. Le-
land w.. Fox. George d, Daisy. John e.
Bieerworth. Charles w. Tinghast. Carl II.
Wittenbcrg. Felix N. Frederickson. Frank V.