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Show WASHINGTON, Dec. 17. Rearrangement Rear-rangement of some commands in the Avar department was indicated today by the detachment of officers designated desig-nated by Secretary Baker to sit in lire department's war council. It became definitely known today that Major General Goethnls, builder of the Panama canal, has been offered the place of quartermaster general to succeed Major General' Sharpe. Provost Pro-vost Marshal General Crowder is the only office assigned to the war council coun-cil who will not be detached from his present office. Brigadier General John D. Barrettc of the coast artillery corps, recently at Camp Upton, has been selected for chief of coast artillery, succeeding General Weaver. |