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William X. Nay
lor, assistant chief Mai Cen r. II Muir
of staff of c.
Gen. Heintzelman has been granted
ieaVe of absence from July | to
July Is, when he will go to Fort Ben
nlns Tor a short course prior to sail
ing for his new station, Honolulu, in
september. Col. Naylor Will stand
renewed from his general staff duties
as or July l, and will proceed to his
new station. Fort Sam Houston. Sc
lection of officers to fill these vacan-
cles on the general staff Will in all
PROBABILITY be made by the Secretary
or war between now and July /,
On his return from the Philippines
Brig. Gen. Johnson Hagood, it is un-
nerstood, will assume command of
,he End Coast Artillery district, re-
Heving Brig. Gen. Hugh A. Drum
who has just been assigned to duty
as assistant chief OF staff, Ga. Gen.
HHagoods headquarters will be at
Fort Totten, y. Y.
Gen. Holbrook left Washington May
q for an inspection of cavalry activi-
ties throughout the middle west and
IT is expected that he will return
about May 25. He will inspect the
following posts in the order named:
LIST Squadron, Srd Cavalry, Fort Ethan
Allen, Vt: 1st Squadron, 18th Cav
airy, Fort Sheridan. Ill; 2nd Squad
ron, 14th Cavalry, Fort Des Moines,
Iowa; 18th Cavalry, Fort D. A. Rus
sell, Wyo., and the Cavalry School
and troops stationed at Fort Riley,
Kans.
Graduation exercises of officers at
tending the fourth line and staff Off
GERS course at the Chemical Warfare
School, Edgewood Arsenal, We're held
May 9. Col. Frank w. Rowell, in
charge of the training section, office
of the chief of infantry, made the
principal address to the class. He
was accompanied to Edgewood by
Warfare Service. on duty in the train
ing division, office of the chief of
Chemical Warfare Service. The fol-
lowing officers attended this course:
Majs: Rufus +. Maddux, Chemical
Infantry; Capts. George s. McCul-
Tough. 3rd Infantry; Harold NJ. Ta
que, 18th Infantry; Arturo c. Narona,
Lieuts Russell G. Atkins. 9Th Infan-
try: John c. Macarthur. 10th .nfan-
try: Jesse +. Canary. Signal Corps :;
Phileas A. Racicot c. w. Q. r. G.;
Second LieutS. John j. Dubbelde, jr.,
saith Infantry; Thomas S. Timberman,
5th Infantry; James a. Whelen, 3rd
Cavalry.
of section l, y. r. 615-5. competitive
examinations will be held at the va
rious posts and stations to fill va
cancies in the grades of master of
technical sergeant (supply. bakers
and cooks and motor transportation)
and staff sergeant (supply, bakers
and cooks, motor transportation and
packmaster). The examina tions pre-
scribed are of two kinds, Viz, educa-
tional and professional. The for
mer will include common arithmetic
through decimal fractions, geography
of the United States, elementary alge-
bra and logarithms for motor trans
portation only, spelling, elementary
history Of the United States and pen
manship. In order to qualify pro-
fessionally, each candidate must dem
onstrate orally and in written work
working knowledge of his branch
of the QuartermaSter Corps.
Candidates should submit their ap-
plications to take the examination so
that same will reach the office of the
Quartermaster general not later than
August I. They should also inclose
statement of their service, including
the noncommiSsioned grades held and
commissioned service if thu. hare
had any. In forwarding the appli
cations of the enlisted personnel TAX
ing the examinations, commanding
officers will furnish a statement with
respect to the moral fitness of the
applicant to perform the duties of
the grade for which examination he
IS taking. Quartermasters az the va
rious stations will supervise the
examinations in accordance with in
structions prescribed by the eXamin-
ing board which will shortly be ap
pointed by the quartermaster general
of the Army.
Lieut.. Col Robert Sterrett and
Majs. Rudolph W. Riefkohl and
Frank r. Scowden, all quartermaster
corps officers, who have been on duty
in Paris, France, for some time. have
been ordered to the United States.
Col. Sterrett. chief of the graves reg
istration service, will report for duty
in the office of the quartermaster
general Majs. Riefkohl and Scow-
den, who have been attending the
t,cole de L1ntendenCe, Paris, Will
graduate from this course about Sep
Tember |, the former going to Fort
Hamilton, n. Y, and the latter to the
Second Corps area as quartermaster
OF the First Division.
Maj. Gen. W. II. Hart, quarter
master general, has detailed the fol-
lowing quartermaSter corps officers
as members of the board of review
for the office of the quartermaster
general This is in accordance with
General Circular No. 4. United States
bureau of efficiency. The board is
composed of the following officers:
coils. Il. B. Hacker, F. w. Van Duyne,
William Elliott, Lieut.. Coils. E. II.
-Agnew, K. J. Hampton, Majs., f. G.
1,ullum, D. K. Mitchell and Capt. ].
Moultrie Ward. Mr.. Harry E. Davis,
chief clerk, office of the quarter
master general, is also member of
7his board.
Mai Gen Charles NICK. SaltZman,
rhief signal officer, returned to Wash
ineton May from a short inspection
Of signal corps activities through the
middle west.
Brig. Gen. kenzie W. Walker, chief
cf finance accompanied by Col. Fred
erick w. Coleman, f. D., attended a
meeting of finance reserve officers
held at the Hotel AStor, New York
s,ity, May 8, in connection with train
ing activities for officers in the Sec
ond Corps area
Forty-eight representatives of the
National Guard, representing forty
5our states and the District of Co
i1nmbia. gathered in Washington
NAV for the opening meeting of the
conference of adjutants general. All
states were represented with the ex-
ception of South Carolina, Virginia
An organization meeting was held,
Ayhich was addressed by Maj. Gen.
~..rua q Richards, chief of the