The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1917-05-01
MANY TO GET STARS
NATIONAL ARMY WILL NEED
NEARLY 200 OFFICERS OF
GENERAL RANK.
TO BE NAMED BY PRESIDENT
Selection Of a Lieutenant General, "
That Rank Is Revived, May Cause
Heart. Burnings Leonard Wood,
Medal OF Honor Man, Heads the List.
BY EDWARD 3. CLARK.

| oJ Gb"Nnc o. SINnN.
Observation-Disclosures the National
army is raised and the regular and
| National Guard services are expanded
! to their full war limit there will be
| the need of between 30 and 40 major
/ generals and about four times that
number Of brigadier generals.
/ II has been said In previous letter
! that congress may revive the RAM; of
| lieutenant general of the army. This
rank on the active list was abolished
when the last Civil war veteran to at
tain the rank of major general was re-
tired from the service Congress, as
n matter of sentiment, allowed each
veteran officer of the '61-G5 days who
had reached the major general rank
to become lieutenant general on the
active list before retirement. Then
the rank passed out of existence.
If the lieutenant general rank shall
be revived by congress, ms seems likely
to be the case because of the size Of
the armies which we are to raise, there
will be heart-burnings in the matter
ubi'ss lllt Bthelul Va
the United States army, Leonard
Wood, is given preference. The presi-
dent Of the United States can name
any man that he chooses rs lieutenant
general Of the army. He can take a
man from civil life II he wants to. OF
course he will not, but inasmuch as II
Is In his power to pick his man 1t may
be that pressure will induce him to
name some junior major general to
the high command.
The major generals Of the line In
the United States army today are
Leonard Wood, J. Franklin Bell,
Thomas II. Barry, Hugh L. Scott,
Tasker Bliss, John J. Pershing, Hunter
Liggett and few others. In addition
there are men in the staff departments
holding the rank Of major general.
Many Who Will Be Promoted.
Within few months Clarence II.
Edwards, james Parker, Charles ].
Bailey, George Bell, Jr, Frederick 9.
Strong, Harry f. Hodges, John r. Nor
rison, William l.. Sibert and Francis
N'llluh, III bllEuhltI EtleEulS, VIII
be advanced to the grade of major gen.
eral and be given command of troops
In the field.
In addition to the major generals
and the brigadier generals who will be
made major generals, there are some
scores of colonies and lieutenant col
onels who will be advanced and he CIV
en- the right TO wear the star. There
are n good many colonies and even
some men of junior rank In the United
States army who, have seen longer
service than some Of their superiors.
Promotion to general rank has been
largely by selection and II is for this
reason that so far rs length Of service
Is concerned some of the officers young
er In years are older in service than
their superiors In rank.
The Army Register gives only the
briefest outline of the services Of the
officers under the colors. After name
here and there appear in black type
the letters M. H." There is no officer
in the United States army who would
iot HiNS 1T i'uSl oHt Sltp VI MS DIV-
motion II he had the legal authority to
write m. H." after his name. II
means Medal Of Honor and It CORE
spends in glory to the Victoria Cross
of Great Britain, TO the Cross Of the
Legion Of Honor Of France, and to
the cross or medal which is given In
the German army for the highest pos
eible service.
Wood and Bell Have Medals
Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood has a med
al Of honor and so has his immediate
Junior In rank, Gen. J. Franklin Bell.
Wood received his medal for cQnspi-
cuous personal gallantry in the field
against Indians when he was a SUI
eeon In the service. Bell received 5his
medal for conspicuous personal gal
lantry in the field In the Philippines
whore single I'M nded no caDt,irad Ave