The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-11-18
GEN. BLISS'S CAREER COVERED WIDE
 FIELD.

Gen Tasker H. Bliss whose death occurred in Washington last week, had notable career during his 45 years of service to his country, rising to the highest rank, General, and Commanding Gen. eral of the Army. His was than purely military career, embracing duties at times more civil than military in their nature.
 His active service carried him through two wars and the Philippine and Mexican disturbances. Com missioned from West Point in 1875 his first ap- pointment was to the artillery corps where in five years he earned the strips of first lieutenant and appointment to the military school He be- came adjutant of the school upon graduation where he served until 1885
 He next acted as recorder of a special Presi- dentia board to report the military value of in- terior waterways, and later served three years as professor of military science in the United States War College He also served aide de camp to Lieut.. Gen. schofield Commanding General of the Army, and later inspector of rifle practice. He was raised to a captancy in 1892 which fol- lowed by three years of routine Army duty after which he was placed special assignment with the War Department.
 In 1897 he went to Madrid as Military Attache of the American legation there and left there with the American Minister in 1897 when all represen- tatves of the United States were handed peremptory passports by the Spanish authorities. He was ap- pointed Major, Lieut.. Colonel and Chief Commissary NAiiiS+'SsA broke out and served through the Porto Rican campaign Chief of Staff to Maj. Gen. Wilson commanding the First Division of the First Army Corps there Later he served a board of officers selecting camp sites for American troops in Cuba From 1898 to 1902 he acted Collector of Customs in Havana, as Chief of the Cuban Customs Service rising to rank as Brigadier General of Volunteers Upon leaving that service he made Brigader General in the regulars and attached to the Army War College Board. After this he appointed special envoy to Cuba and negotiated the treaty of reciprocity between the island republic and the United States after which he returned to regu- lar duty, assuming the presidency of the War Col lege. His next active assignment to the Philip pine service and after that he took the Cali fornia department. In 1911 he commanded the pro- vsional brigade in Southern California at the time of the Mexican troubles. Upon demobolzation of the brigade he was made Commander of the West Department, and in succession, Eastern Depart ment, Southern Department and the cavalry dvi sion
 He was promoted to Major NGeneral in 1915 and in 1917 made a General-temporary rank-and Com manding General of the Army, having previously been made Chief of the General Staff In 1917 he made member of the Allied Conference where he remained until the end of the year, when he was retired at the age of GA, after 42 years of service
 This however did not close his military actvi ties. He continued active duty with the rank of General and Chief of Staff until 1920. During those years he member of the Supreme War Council in France and active member of the American Commission to negotiate peace. He was in the confidence of President Wilson who relied to large extent upon him for guidance in the military provisions of the Versailles treaty In 1920 Gen. Bliss relinquished active duty following the completion of his duties with the Peace Com mission and appointed Governor of the Ma tional Soldiers Home in Washington.