Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-01-25
SOME OF GENERALS
 WHO LEAD US. TROOPS
Many New Major Generals Made to Lead Americas Armies
 in France.
('Special)

of the vastness of the task under taken by Uncle Sam's army, Presl- dent Wilson, in his capacity of com mander-in-chief, has created more than two score of major generals since the commencement of the war. Of many of these it is expected that great things will be heard ill the near future. Of some of them, such as Generals Pershing, Mann, Wood and others, the people had already learned much before the war, but Tn the cases of the majority of them side of the service.
 Most of these new officers of high rank range in age from 4o to 60, and have all seen extensive service ill the cause of "Old Glory"
 One of the new major generais who has probably seen more active service than any of his contempo- raries is Maj. Gen. James Parker, who recently was relieved from the command of the 32nd division and ordered to Camp Custer to command the 85th division. A brilliant cav airy leader, General Parker received the Medal of Honor for distinguished bravery in the Philippines. He Aas also seen extensive service on the Mexican border.
 One of the most versatile Of the new major generals is Maj. Gen. Eben Swift, who received his promo ton early in the war and was as, signed to the command of Camp Gordon at Atlanta. General Swift has had both infantry and cavalry experience. He has assisted in the risings, and won additional distinc' ton in the Porto Rican campaign He has compiled several military histories, a subject on which he is a recognized authority.
 Mai Gen. Joseph E. Kuhn, who was head of the Army War College at the beginning of the war and Was later assigned to the command of Camp Meade, Maryland, has a world wide reputation as an engineer off, cer. During the Russo-Japanese wal he served as observer with the Jap anese forces, and had the unique ex' perience of acting as observer Wltl the German forces on both the west ern and eastern fronts in the early period of the present war in Europe. l General Kuhn is renowned llngulst, l being equally conversant with the l French, German; Russian and Jap anese languages.
 A soldier who has served his coun- try we'll is Maj. Gen. Clarence Ed wards, who at the commencement of ] the war was given command of the thoa Cfo later was transferred to the command of Camp Greene. at Charlotte. Gen eral Edwards has received more than one brevet for bravery ill the presence of the enemy. For num- Der of years he was head of the Bureau of lnsular Affairs, and he has had a wide administrative eX. l pcrience.
 1 For two years military attache in Berlin, Gen. Henry T. Allen. another of the major generals created since the commencement of the war. knows all the wiles of Prussian militarism. X military stlategist of high attain ments, ne served on the staff of the Russian forces during tic war with
 Japan, and also saw extensive serv' ice in the Philippines.
 Another soldier who has served his country we'll is Maj. Gen. John Buckman. who has high reputation as an expert in explosives. General Buckman has been member of the torpedo board and an instructor in chemistry and explosives at the school of submarine defence.
 A famous infantry leader is Maj l Gen. Augustus Blocksom, wno last l August was assigned to the command of the Thirty-fourth divisicn at Camp 1 Cody. General Blocksom has several times been promoted for distinguish ed services in the field. He fought Indians ill the old days and was ill command of battalion during the Spanish-American war ill Cuba, where he was wounded at the battle of San Juan Hill.
 l Peyton March, another officer who i has been advanced to the rank of major general, is renowned as an expert artillery officer. He served on the staff in the philippines and was u. s. military attache with the Japanese army during tho war be- tween Russia and Japan.