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Show ASSIGNMENT OF OFFICERS ON GENERAL STAFF WASHINGTON, June 5. A provisional' provision-al' assignment of officers of the general staff to department headquarters, to take effect August loth next, has been announced at the War department as follows: .) , Department of California MaJ. William Wil-liam P. Duvall, artillery corps; Capt. Frank Mclntyre. Nineteenth infantry. Department of Colorado Lleut.-Col. James F. Kerr. Adjutant-General's department; de-partment; Capt. Charles D. Rhodes, Sixth cavalry. Department of Columbia MaJ. Sedgwick Sedg-wick Pratt, artillery corps; Capt. David Du B. Galllard. corps of engineers. Department of Dakotas MaJ. James A. Irons.. Inspector-general: Capt. Dennis Den-nis E. Nolan, Thirteenth infantry. Department of the East Col. Thomas H. 3arry, Adjutant-General's department; depart-ment; Capt. Frank De W. Ramsey. Ninth Infantry; Capt. William G. Haan, artillery corps. Department of the Lakes MaJ. John T. Knight, corps of engineers; Capt. Benjamin Alverd, Twentieth infantry. Department of Texas Lleut.-Col. Fred Smith, Inspector-general; Capt. Peyton C. Marsh, artillery corps. Division of the Philippines Col. John B. Kerr, Twelfth cavalry; Capt. William Gibson, ordnance department. Department of Luzon Lleut.-Col. William A. Simpson, Adjutant-General's department; Col. William C. Rivers, First cavalry. Department of the Visayas MaJ. William Wil-liam A. Mann, Sixteenth infantry. Department of Mindanao Lleut.-Col. Henry P. McGain, Adjutant-General's department: Capt. P. E. L. Mlchle, Twelfth cavalry. It Is the intention to have the officers named reach their respective stations by August 15th, when the general staff law goes into effect. This will necessitate necessi-tate the officers assigned to the Philippines Philip-pines leaving this country early next month. Each - ranking officer assigned to a department will become the chief of staff of such department |