| Show nt tz r ta V I 1 gm ram DUVALL IVA LL IS i ED MAJOR GENERAL TO SUCCEED question of seniority Is ignored by the president considerations that ruled interesting competition ended ni abington I 1 it t was announced at the aar tin I 1 t th othet day that the pi hit lins apt api jointed alrig gen Vill hirn 11 duvall mitor general in th tin army vice maj gin Wili wililam lim S command tn tle the alart i art ment of dakof i at st bt paul who lias bah bezi on account of oe BS and I 1 acut cot co william of the nineteenth infantry acting blest dent of the he war college it a brigadier genet genei it il vice gen duvall prom promoted oLed these appointments end a roost most in fo te resting competition in the army in ili both cases th ilent has ignored the of si and selected officers oell acerb by no means at the top of theli respective etive grade gen duvall stood blood number seven lit in the list of brig adler generals of the line and his relative rank in that grade was num nuin her ber fourteen iho six brigadiers of the line who were I 1 asad over through gen du all alls 9 api ointment ni acif gens funston carter bliss nany barty mills and ly but it Is stated its as a chilous tact fact that gen duvall was waa eltar alth r instructor or drill at west alst point to each of those officers crept flu blunston huh of them Is younger in ears th anbu vail except adl rl who is slightly older of the thor brig brigadiers adlers gens godfin godfriey y mer aber hill 1101 thomas and mor ton will each retire for age beffie gen duvall and gens davis dails and hodges within a few weeks after ward of the younger bilg adlers gen funston ft will retire in november 1929 carter in november 1915 bliss in december 1917 mills in may 1918 pershing in september 1924 gen duvall will anil retire in january 1911 it Is stated at the war department that hat the of gen edgerly of the cavalry arm who is in rank and beals to gen lunvall would ie strict the grade of major general to the cavalry for the other five generals have all blen been chaliy officers on the other hand gen duvall Is from the artillery and la Is the fit aliat st from that arm to hold bold the glade giado of mafoi general gene ial except foi fat the purpose of appointment in order to secure an ad vance grade upon retirement since binco gen schofield it in 1895 another consideration said to have influenced con cen duvall s preferment was the fact act that the infantry now flow has the lieutenant gene raley and some of the preceding lieutenant generals mere ere also ficklin tile the infantry which ariu anu moie moreover over has haa always been regularly represented la in the grade of major ahei isei cial at rho senior mentor was funston in to liliu him it was stated that he be Is so oung noting that although fill all the tha brig adalis now flow in might in turn I 1 in it 11 pointed to the grade of majot major iun bunston ton would still hive etva tho 0 oi 1 to as aa the senior rn in I 1 jor 1 lit I 1 it who ho would then be the rankin ri i of the army as thu the gradt of will lapse w with 11 dm in rich ala ai thair s in J UK I 1 1 0 I 1 lii hi sides ildea wiltse tin be 1 iad tin ir weight lu in bringing about 41 ma CV the selection Beler tion of gen duvall to this promotion personal considerations opre pot tit nt rot foi it Is 19 stated d that the president and toft taft regard gen duvall as one of the aalt bt of the general officers of tile the armi whose record of service both ln in line and the staff Is exceptionally fine lie la is now on duty at the witt wai department as assistant chief of staff and will probably continue ln in that office for an indefinite period gen duvall was nas bin in maryland and was appointed a cadet to the mil full gitary academy aiom that state tuly july I 1 1865 ile he was vias graduated juno june 15 ani was as appointed second lieu tenant lit in ohp fifth artillery lit in which arm he until appointed briga diet general from the grade of lieuten ant colonel march I 1 1906 during tho the spanish american war gen duvall as major and inspector general genera Iten lieutenant tenant colonel chief of ordnance lieutenant colonel twenty sixth in fantry and colonel forty eighth ln in fantry all ja in the volunteers from which he waa nas mustered out june 30 1901 |
