Show Officers Of s to be Retired Washington Jan 1 The first year yer of or the new century will be b marked by many mn retirements in the army and ad navy for statutory reasons mainly on account of age The retirement in the thea army a includes three heads hes of staff de departments departments viz Judge Jud Advocate Gen General Generl General eral erl Lieber General Generl Wilson chief of engineers and General Gener Buffington chief of ordnance each eh of whom holds the rank of brigadier general One brigadier general of the line lne General Generl H C Merriam erra commanding the de department department of the Colorado Colordo and six col colonels colonels colonels of the line lne will wIl retire letre during the theyer year yer In the navy naY two rear re admirals of the theline line Kautz and ad Schley and nd d one chief of bureau Rear Real Admiral Hitch Hitchborn Hitchborn born will be transferred from the ac active five tive to the retired list during the pres present pre present ent year yr y r |