The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1917-07-10
AMERICAS FUTURE GREAT COM.
WANDER PROBABLY AMONG
NEW GENERALS.
PROMOTIONS SEEM JUSTIFIED
Personal "reminiscences Of Morrison,
sIbert Morton, shsnks, sturgls,
sundy and Hsie-Their Careers
VIII BE Watched With Interest.
Nv EDWARD q. CLARK.

who were designated by the president
for promotion recently probably Is the
name of an American HING, Joffre,
pctnin or Nivelle.
The American people will watch the
careers of these general officers of
their army. There probably will be n
personal interest In them that was
shown by the people of Great Britain
in their general officers during the
first year of the hostilities in France.
The British knew that commanders
were to be made and unmade by the
force of battle events.
Your correspondent knows personal
ly many of these newly made major
generals and brigadier generals. With
some Of them he has close personal
friendship dating back to West Point
days. Several Of the men soon to see
service in France were classmates Of
mine and majority of those named
were students ut the academy during
the time of my cadetship.
There Is perhaps not one of the new
" appointed general officers whose
army record does not give justification
for his advancement. Opinions on
this, of course, will differ in the army,
but in the main the list is one which
shows more careful selection and an
avoidance of that army devil, favorit-
ism.
'r',o t'.,co new major generals of the
I"..,. .thn !. rio.rison. William l..
3 u..t and O. rIoS G.. Morton. all were
nj the ro"G.'ry to:erher, although no
two Of .. danted in the same
wear. ...... ...s an 81 man. Nor
ton an s,} man and Sibert an "a man.
Let MS take them in the order of rank.
John +. Morrison was known at the
academy ms Babe" not because he
was habyish but because he was small
of stature. n characteristic of physique
which has not changed with the years
except II little literally,
Mai Gen. william l.. Slbert was a
classmate of mine M the Military
academy, and for years he has been
one of NV closest personal friends.
Sibert. because of his size. was known
as "Golinth." SO soon, side by side on
the battle front of France. will appear
two Amarican major generals who re.
ceived their cndet nislspomes for dia.
metrical,y opposite physical reasons.
As n cndet Sibert stuck TO lob I'M
I'll he finished II. md II made little diff
ference what II was. He was perti.
nacity In person and he was one of
the most brilliant students the acad-
envy ever had known. One of the rem
sons probably WHY Sibcrt WINS pro-
NOTED over the heads of other officers
was the knowledge of the offlcials of
the war department that he had been
insistent from the beginning of his
career in putting into instant operation
the things TINT he Ind learned
Mai. Gen. Charles q. Morton. who
has received his promotion With Nor
rison and Sibert, had a nickname AT
the academy, which was dropped as
soon ms his young IRRESPONSIBLE class
mates graduated. Morton was known
as "Beak," for, with the usual way Of
youth. which Is not ALWAYS kindly. nj.
though probably meaning M 10 he
Morton was given the name because he
had. and doubtless still has n bis
nose.
Morton q hsrd Student
For years Charles q. Morton has
been more or less of marked man IN
the army because Of his constant and
hard study of army problems.
or the IS colonies who were pro-
NOTED TO be brigadier generals two
were classmates OF mine nj the acad.
emy-Dnvid c. Shanks and Samuel n
Sturgis. Shanks is n yirginian. He
is an outstanding mountaineer can
see his face and his tow bend today a.
they appeared on the day of his renort.
| Ing mt the Military acndemv IN tho
year 1880. Shanks is one of the army,
fayorites. He was popular as n code,
and there ia every evidence ~ b,s na,,
ularity In the army.
Brig. Gen. Samuel ID. sturrls IN q
son of General Stureis of Ciyil wa,
fame, who, after the war. commanded
| the Seventh cavalry. One of Somuel