Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-26
LEAD 0. 5. ARMY
Eany High Commanders in
/ Military Service From
This State
ERSHINC HEADS LIST
|dmiral Sims, Generals March
and Bliss Natives-Cuard
Officers Prominent

Pennsylvania is well represented
bong high commanders of the United
ates Army, according to records on
in the office of the adjutant gen.
q at Harrisburg.
The State claims prominent recogni.
Pn In the supreme command of the
nerican forces on land and sea in the
Pr gone, the records show. as both
neral Pershing and Admiral Sims are
ltive Pennsylvanians. General Tasker
Bliss, who represents America in
y Aflied war council and General
pyton c. March, chief Of staff. are
20 Pennsylvanians.
In the present fighting on the west
ont. officers from this State, in the
pennsylvania National Guard. now
Twenty-eighth Division, are striving
aid General Foch in trapping the
fman forces facing the Allied attack
Fcllowing is the list of commanding
1cers OF the Twenty-eighth Division
% keystone Division-who are now
Fitting in France
Dftgadier General William q. Price Jr.
cster. commanding an artillery brigade.
Colonel Norris z. Finney. Harrisburg.
n command Of trains with the twenty
Colonel .o, Frederick 4; Snyder, williamsport
Colonel Asher Miner. Wilkes barre. in
1mand Of the 1osth Field Artillery.
%.r1s D,o9s dSmmsndo. Ml1nsd p ngSwn Phlsdslphis
r.. in command OF 1oeth Infantry Az
soionei George II, Kemp. Philadelphia.
Colonel Edward G. Shannon. Columbia.
merly commanding Fourth Regiment. N.
Colonel George e. Rciards sf iss 1n5sntTy 81 CITY
mer.y commanding Sixteenth Regiment.
1 now In command of 112th Infantry.
q; formerly in command of Tenth Regi-
There are many other well-known
nnsylvanians with the American ex-
dttionary forces. Among them are
Major General Hunter Lggett of Reading.
nmanding First Army Corps
Major General Charles r. Menoher. com
nGing % M.as e brigade. Twenty.eighth Division.
Major General Charles S. Farnsworth.
nmandings division General Farnsworth
born in Blair County.
srisadier General Edgar Jadwin. engl-
dajor General Andre W. Brewster. N. A.
Colonel isfantry5 ts <. E Z. FFeAn'rew' NJ
sSriscdisr Saaoas, sis General Dwight E: Autman N.
Eolonel John NJ Carson. quartermaster' 8
co!onel Charles W Kutz. engineers.
Eo!one! George NJ. Hoffman. engineers. a
Colonel Edwin p. Rricker ordnance.
Eo,onel Upton Birnie; A. E. F.
c,ohci ,9mo1 Inomas Il Emerson. engineers, N.
Colonel Stanley d. Embick. signal corns
Eutenant colonel coast artillery. A. r.. F..
c0ionel Manus McCloskey. field artillery.
;clonsI Raymond ". Briggs N. A. tmajor
artillery. artillery. A. T.. F. "
Pennsylvania officers in training camps
In service in Washington and other
Ices in America include
Srisadler General Joseph A.. CASTOR. bri.
sstor Generai william F2rreSs B,sc, Ga c,,s, .,
pfissdisr Gsneral George Blnkely (colone
Brisadier General % Wiiiism iHW,e' A. reS Mann com
nder \, eastern department. Governor,
lsj9r General william P. Rurnham. N
fcclonel Infant infantry, ,,,,Iamp Camp Gordon, Ga.
s,Gr 9rsI d,t genera w. Wliiam william L. seibert. or
colonel Douglas McCaskey. Of Lanca ste,
sIsyn.1 sIsy 1Af%S gsSrss wa, MSKnaSt Scsss
;Sions! Josseh P. Tracy. adiutant 'Tsen sen
olonel Francis J. Rooster. cavalry. Camr
% %snt. 'cha shareston S sme'ef southeastern de-
Eel0nss Xssms' 1sosT 4. strauO' coast artillery
e'9W4sil Win AZ JSng S,'; Hams. coast artillery
Eoi9nel Henry II. Whitney. coast artillery
H. @. Wright. N. Y.
olcnel Samuel A. Kephart. coast artil
cldTnsI Tsft Grant eSspes canal e. Tasan infantry
ofonei iprEssa Elmer w II. Clark. infantry, N. A.
utenant colonel infantry. Camp Lewis
Colonel william E.. Welsh, infantry N
(major infantry. Camp Pike. Ark.
Sionel James A. Irons. infantry. Camr
pionel Howard L, Laubach. infantry. N
lieutenant colonel Infantry. Camp Lee
olonel John X. Miller. infantry. N. A.
qtenant colonel infantry. Camp Upton
sicnel Samuel w. Miller. infantry. Fort
elonsi Edgar T. Collins. infantry. N. A.
A3or Infantry. general stan corps. CamI
SloneI George l.. Byroade. 15lst Depo
gAde. Camp Devons. Mass.
6lonel Ulysses G. Worrilow. infantry. N
(msjor infantryl, Camp Lee. Va. -,
lieutenant colonel Infantry. Camp Sher
oionel william Brooke. infantry. N. A
utensnt colonel infantry).v Camp Grant
olonel Sam Rutherford. cavalry. Leor