Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-04-14
Gen. Edwards on
Harding O. K. List
Bundy Is Dropped

Washington, April 13-President
Harding approved today list of IL
new major generals and 26 brigadiers
as prepared by Secretary Weeks and
it will be presented to Congress soon
Clarence r. Edwards. who command
ed the 18th division in France, heads
the list of major generals. His name
did not appear IN the list sent to Con-
gress by President Wilson, confirma-
ton of which was held up.
Besides General Edwards the briga-
diers promoted to be major generals
are:
James w. McAndrew. John L.
Hines. Henry T. Allen. David c.
Shanks, Adelbert Cronkhite. George
w. Read, William M. Wright, Charles
H. Muir, Charles T. Mencher, William
G. Ham and George Bell, Jr.
The name of Brig. Gen. Omar Bun
dy was dropped by Secretary Weeks
from the list of major generals as
prepared by Secretary Baker and
submitted to the last Congress.
Colonies recommended. for promo
ton to brigadiers were:e
ter, w. H. Gordon, George b. Dun
can, William Weigel, Ernest Kinds,
Ulysses G. McAlexander, Mark L.
Hersey, E. A. Helmick, Robert L..
Howse, William Lassiter, William r.
Smith, Fred w. Sladen, Harry H.
Bandholtz. Hanson E. Ely. Dwight E.
Aultman, Johnson Hagood, Dennis E.
Nolan. William d. Connor, Fox Con-
ner, Preston Brown, Malin Craig,
Hery d. Todd, Jr., A. ]. Bowley. Will
liam Fl. Johnsto nand Robert Alexan-
der.
The last three names on the list of
brigadier generals were to fill new
vacancies which have occurred this
year.
In addition to the nominations for
promotion to permanent rank, Secre-
tary Weeks announced the appoint
ment of a number of assistants to
the heads of the staff corps with the
temporary rank of brigadiers. They
are:
Assistant to the adjutant general.
Col. James T. Kerr.
Assistants to the quartermaster
general, Colonies John NJ. Carson and
George f. Downey.
Assistant to the chief of engineers,
Col. Harry Taylor.
Assistants to the chief Of ordnance,
Colonies William S. Pierce and
George w. Burr.
Assistant to the chief of the air
service, Col William Mitchell.
there would be two additional va
cancies this year in the grade of
major general due to the retirement
of Major Generals Morrison and
Dickman and that they would be
filled by the promotion of Brig. Gems.
Charles ]. Bailey and Samuel ID.
Sturgis.
Secretary Weeks said he had care
fully studied the record of every Off
Ger eligible for promotion to either
of the general grades and that he re-
GREETED very much that he was
limited to II major generals and 90
brigadier generals. He would like,
he said, to have promoted at least
100 officers on their records.
Asked as to the reason for drop
ping Brig. Gen. Omar Bundy from
the new list of major generals, Mr..
Weeks said he was convinced that
Brig. Gems. Edwards, Bell, Bailey
and Strugis weer entitled to promo
ton ahead of General Bundy.
The only names that appeared on
former Secretary Bakers list of brig
adler generals that did not appear on
Secretary Weeks list were those of
Colonel Robert c. Davis and Lieut..
Col. Hugh A. Drum. Six names ap-
peared on Secretary Weeks list that
were not on that submitted by Sec
rotary Baker. They were Colonies
Wiegel, Helmick, Brown, Bowley,
Johnston and Alexander.