sentences:  From 26 April to 19 May and from 22 May to 14 June 1917 he served as Minister of Military Affairs, and then from 26 June as Chief of the Army's Staff Service until November.In early 1918 he was placed in command of II Army Corps, and retired from the Army on 23 July 1918.He was promoted to Major General in 1917 and Lt. General in 1918.