Evening star., 1935-10-07
HIGH ARMY SHIFTS
SCHEDULED SOON
Gen. Craig to Begin Selec.
tions for New Branch
Chiefs.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Appointment of Gen. Malin Craig
as Army chief Of staff probably Will
result in a wholesale reshuf1ing OF
high-ranking officers.
Vacancies now exist, or soon will,
in a dozen positions to be filled by
naming new major or brigadier gen.
erals. Gen. Craig is expected to begin
soon the selection of the officers for
promotion or assignment as branch
chiefs.
Among the important positions to
be filled are the chief and assistant
chief of the Air Corps, the inspector
general. the adjutant general, the
commandant of the Army War Col
lege and commanding generals for
the Panama Canal Department and
the 5th Army Corps Area. with head
quarters at Columbus, Ohio.
In addition, pending retirements
will create three vacancies In the rank
of major general and three or four in
the rank of brigadier general.
Nine Corps Affected.
During the next year nine Of the
Army's 81 major generals will make
way for new men, necessitating not
only promotions from lower ranks all
along the line, but new assignments
which will include the command OF
the nine corps areas.
Gen. Craig, as chief Of staff, is slated
to recommend the men for promotion
or assignment to Secretary Dern and
President Roosevelt.
Mai. Gen. Benjamin D. Foulois,
chief, and Brig. Gen. Oscar Westover,
assistant chief, of the Air Corps end
their assignments in December. Fou-
lois will retire at that time, but
Westover remains on active duty and
is one of those mentioned for appoint
ment as chief.
Others mentioned include Brig. Gen.
Henry C. Pratt, former assistant chief
and now commanding officer of the
general headquarters air force at
Langley Field, Va. and Col Charles
H Danforth, commanding officer at
Langley Field.
Gen. Andrew Eligible.
Brig Gen. Frank M Andrew, COM
manding officer Of the general head
quarters air force. is eligible for chief,
but officials here expect his promotion
to major general and retention in
his command, which is considered OF
an importance approximating that of
Air Corps chiefs.
Maj. Gen. John F. preston'S as
signment as inspector general ends
December l. Among several officers
mentioned to succeed him are Col.
Marcellus G. Spinks, inspector general
Of the I'd Corps Area at Governors
Island, N. Y; Col. Walter L. Reed
and Col. Robert C. Humber, both on
duty in the inspector generals Office,
and Col Ernest D. Peek, district en-
gineer at Norfolk. Va.
Gen. Conley Mentioned.
Brig. Gen. E. T. Conley now Is
acting adjutant general and may be
promoted to head that division with
the rank of major general. Others
considered eligible for the appoint
ment are Col. Paul T. Hayne, now
on duty In the department: Col. Frank
c. Burnett, adjutant general of the
4th Corps Area. at Atlanta, and Col
John B. Shuman, adjutant general OF
the 9th Corps Area. at San Francisco
who served under Craig at that post
Vacancies also exist as commandant
Of the Army War College and a
commanding officer of the 5th Corps
Area, at Columbus. Ohio.
Maj. Gen. Harold B. Fiske also will
soon be retired and is expected to be
succeeded as commanding officer OF
the Panama Canal Department by
Maj. Gen. Lytle Brown. now on duty
in the Canal Zone. Maj. Gen. Frank
s. Cocheu, now on leave, also will
retire November 80, creating the Sec
ond vacancy among major generals Of
the line.