Show Resignation of Stimson I Expected This Week W WASHINGTON ASH Sept 17 UP Resignation of Secretary of War Henry L L. L Stimson is expected to be announced this week and there were reports Monday that General General Gen Gen- eral cral of the Army George C C. C Mar Mar- Marshall shall soon Don may retire Marshall Is JI in h hb his sixth year as chief of ot staff Stimson a Republican I Heart lican was nominated for tor the sec sec- Jul 10 the r on July 1940 1949 by late President Roosevelt Another t top p military figure expected ex ex- expected to retire soon loon Is General of ot the Army He Henry ry H. H Arnold chief of at the army air forces There has hM been speculation that Stimson would be succeeded by Undersecretary Undersecretary Undersecretary of ot War Var Robert P. P Patterson also a Republican who took that position In 1940 a. a as chief aid Gener Generals ls of ot the Army Dwight t D. D Eisenhower and Douglas MacArthur MacArthur MacArthur MacAr- MacAr I thur both have figured in informal dissuasion discussion of a successor successor to Marl Mar- Mar l shall Gen Carl Carl A A. A Spaatz and Lt G Gen n. n Ira C C. Eaker have b been n most mot frequently disc discussed as likely successors to Arnold President Truman indicated over over the weekend week end at at a a Kansas City press pres cone conference nce that there would be an announcement this week affecting af at top war department personnel personnel personnel per per- probably Stimson SUm on The he president has hu scheduled a press conference for 4 p pp Pi m. m ewt Tuesday EI Eisenhower genera generally Is regarded regard regard- ed hero here as ae more likely than MacArthur MacArthur MacArthur Mac- Mac Arthur to succeed Marshall The chief of ot staff start is la 64 years old the usual retirement age for army of 1 leers MacArthur was WM 6 65 years old last Janu January ry EIsenhower willbe will willbe willbe be 55 next month Stimson will win celebrate le his hi birthday next Friday Some persons believe Marshall may desire to remain in office at least leant long enough to hear the end of congressional Investigation of ot Pearl Harbor Marshall generally Is regarded as u the No 1 I American military figure of World War Var II n. n but he was moderately criticized by the c army board which recently reported on it its inquiry Into the events pr receding preceding Japans Japan's Dec 7 1941 att attack ck u |