Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-11-27
MAJOR-GENERAL HALLEcK.

Major Ii. w. Halleok, who has
been assigned TO- the command in chief Of
the army in Missouri, is = New Yor-
ker by birth. He entered the West Point
Academy in 1885, vas graduated in 1889,
ranking third in his class and entered the
army as Breyet Second Lieutenant of IN.
gncers, his commission bearing date july
(, 1890. lie remained in the Military
Academy until June Of the next year us
Acting Assistant Professor Of Engineering;
in 1871 he published work on BtumCu
and its Uses" was made First Lieutenant
in January, 1915, ahd published an able
work en- the Elements of Military Art
and Science" IN 1916. Shortly after the
Mexican War broke out Lieutenant Hal
leck was sent to California, and in Septeni.
Der, iS4S, he was breveted Capt.in "for
gallant conduct in affairs with the enemy
on the 10Th and Goth days of November
and na2ritoricus service in California, May
|, ES47.'
In California he was engaged in the
military government as secretary ofStatc,
under Ger. Kearney, Col. Mason and Gen.
Riley, from 1917 to December, 1919 AZ
.terward he became Chief Of the staff Of
ted naval and military operations on the
Pacific coast. He was also member of
the convention which met in lSi9 TO
fr' me the constitution Of the State, and
was on the committee which drafted the
constitution. He was made Captain OF
Engineers in July, 1853, and resigned his
commission August l. 1854, Stree Tic
breaking out of the present war the GOV
ernment has recalled him to the army,
and he returns now with the commission
o. a Major General, dating from August
18th OF the present year. Orders were
sent TO Ger. Halleck some time ago to
report for duty in Washington, where he
arrived two weeks ago, and has since left
to take command in Missouri.
-----.-------
BRIG. GEN. STONE Charles p. Stone Is
a native Of the State of Massachusetts, and
his first military career bears date 1871,
when he entered West Point rs q Cadet.
In 1915 he was seventh in class number
ing forty.tiye. In July Of that year he was
breyetted Second ] ieutenal Ol Ordnance.
and from August 1915. TO January, 1916
he was acting assistant teacher OF .Jhics,
&C., OF the Military Acedemy. yu the s.b
Of September 1917, he was br'ygnel First
Lieutenant for gallant and Werilui1us
conduct at the battle of Moiiuo del Rev,
and on the 18th of the same mouth was
breveted Captain for the same couauc.at.
Chapultepec He was made First Lieut..
in the army in February, 1858 and resign
ed on the l7th day Of February, 1855. Ju
the breaking out Of the present troubles
he took command Of the District of Col
umbia militia, and moved them up in the
nechborhoOd of his receut station. On
the foTmaIi.n of the new regiments Of the
regular army, he was appointed from tue
District Of Columbia 10 the Colouelcy Of
the Fourteenth United States Infantry
His commission bears date Mayl4 1861
Or the 18th Of the same month ho was
appointed by Congress a Brjgadier Gguor-
al of Volunteers, and held the comm ll
of the Third Brigade under Gen Bmls
His command WIS then temporarily sep
aIated from that of the Maio. General
commanding the Department Of tho She
nandcah and lie held the position I'm the
Of Edwards Ferry, with q
moderate force, with his headqu9r,ers %
Poolesville. lie has always been spoken
of as good soldier, bet this is the FIRST op.
portunity that he has had to exhibit 'ii3
gene.alship, although his bravery was
fairly tested in Mexico.
nan- Poetry is said to be the flower of
literature; prose is the corn, potatoes and
meat; satire IS the aqua forlis love add
wit is the spice and pepper love letters
lre the honey and sugar; letters contain.
ing remittances the appledumplings.
esApA cotemporary says "a female re.
oruit was detected by trying TO put on her
pants over her head