Salt Lake Tribune | 1918-10-04 | Page 3 | Ireland Takes Gorgas's Place

IRELflNH TAKES GORGES PLACE List of Promotions in Army and Navy Announced by President. WAPHTM1TOM, Oct. H.-Mnjor General Merrlttn V. Ireland, medical corps, was today nominated by I'reMldcnt Wilson to h Nun;con Kcneral oT the army Tor the period of four years. bclnnin October i. IPIS, vico Major General William C. Gorans, to be retired on Ucioher &. BriK-adirr General Tetcr C. Harris was nominal ed today by I'rcaident Wllbon to he adjutant genera) of tho army, with the rank of major general, for a period of four yearn, beginning September I, 1 91 S. He succeeds Major General Henry F. McCain, Mc-Cain, who recently was appointed to command com-mand a division. Surgeon General Gorgas 1 Kurope. It is said he may remain there as the medical representative of the United States army at tho Interallied war council. coun-cil. General G'ugas enrned a world-wide reputation as a sanitarian whtm the Panama canal zone was swept clear of plagues. H appeaia possible that be will have great tasks of a similar nature before be-fore htm In cleaning up the territory recaptured re-captured from the enemy. Kieveu brigadier genei a Is were nominated nom-inated by President Wilson today to be major generals tor the war period. They are Guy Curlrton, He Hosey C. Cabell, William 1 1 . Hay Frank ! Winn. Kd-mund Kd-mund Wittenmver, Mark U Hersey. Henry Jervey, (.'lenient A. K. Flagler, Charles IX Rhodes, Joseph D. I.eltch and 1 lanson K. Kly. Klght captains nf 1 1 10 navy were nominated nom-inated to be temporary rear admirals, as follows : Newton A. McCultv, Henry V Bryan. Andrew T. Long. Thomas Washing ton, Guy Hamilton Burrage. Ashlev II. Robertson. Rob-ertson. Carle B. Hrltiain and Samuel S. Robinson. Medical Directors Robert H. Kennedy and Albert X. D. McCormlck and Pay Director Di-rector Charles S. Williams of the navy were nominated to the rank of rear admiral ad-miral for temporary service. WiHIn ni S. Scot t . a colonel of regular cavalry, was1 nominated to be brigadier general in the regular army. Colonels were named to be brigadiers for the war period, as follows: Tyree R. Rivers, John W. Heurd, Far-rand Far-rand Say re, George O. Cross, William C. Rivers. Francis J. Koestcr, John I . I Hartman, Kdward Anderson, William T. I.lttlehrant, William (J. Johnson, James R. Lindsay, Daniel W. Kelcham, Vernon A. Cald well. George D. Moore. Harold P. Howard, John B. Rennet. Melville S. Jar-vis, Jar-vis, Herbert O. William. Albert C. Dal-ton, Dal-ton, Kdward Sigerfoos. Harrison J. Price, Walter C. Short. George C. Bernhardt, Robert W. Mearns, Kdward K. Munson, George H. McManus, William R. Smed-berg, Smed-berg, Jr.. Mathew C. Smith, Paul B. Ma-lone, Ma-lone, Frank S. Cocheu. William K. Welsh. John W. Barker. 1-oulfi M. Nut tenia n, Benjamin T. Simmons. Frederick R. Shaw, William B. Cochran. Clarence H. McNeil. Charles T. Drake. Reynolds J. Burt, Rufus E. lonsan, William M. Fas-sett. Fas-sett. I ienrv W. Hunter, Marcellus G. Splnks, John W. Kilbreth. Jr.. Hugh A. Drum, Daniel K. Cratg. George S. Sf-monds, Sf-monds, Stuart Heintzelman. rval F. Townshend, Daniel W. Hand, Robert I.. Reese. Brice F. Dique, Archibald H. Sunderland, I-aurln K. Lawpon. Denis H. Currie. James B. Bryson, Lesley J-McNair. J-McNair. George R, Allin, Pelham D. Classford. William Rrydon, Charles 9. Blakely. Panford B. Stanberry, Charles I. de Bevoise, William H. Rose. Other nominations for temporary promotions pro-motions included: Brigadier generals. 1 u art erni aster corps Colonels John M. Carson, I larry K. Wllklns. Albert D. Kniskorn, Charles B. Krauthoff and John F. Madden. Brigadier generals. medical corps Colonels James D. Clennan. John M. T. Finney. William S. Thayer. Brigadier generals, engineers Colonels Herbert Deakyne, James F. Mclndos, Sherwood A. Cheney, Avery D. Andrews, Charles D. Dawes. Brigadier general of ordnance Colonel Charles C. Jamieson. Brigadier general, signal corps Colonel George S. Gibbs: Brigadier general, air service Colonel William Mitchell.