Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-19
RETIRED OFFICERS
GIVEN WAR RANK
Bliss and March Become Full
Generals as Result of Re-
cent Legislation.

In accordance with the provisions of
the act of Congress approved June 81,
last the War Department today an
nounced the advancement of all the
officers of the Army on the retired list
to the rank in which they served tenn
porarily during the World War. Heading
the list are Maj. Gen. Tasker H. Bliss
and Mai. Gen Peyton c. March, former
chiefs of staff of the Army during that
period, who consequently have been ad-
vanced to the rank of full general
There are about 700 names in the
list of retired officers thus advanced in
Guiding more than 100 who have been
advanced to the various ranks of
general.
No Pay Change.
Gen Bliss and Gen. March will re-
ceive the retired pay of $4,000, the law
having authorized no change in paw
with the advancement in rank. OF the
various officers who served as full gen.
erals during the World War, Gen. Per
shing was the only one who retained
that rank after the armistice. Gen.
Bliss succeeded Gen. Hugh l.. Scott, as
chief of staff just before the outbreak
of the war.
Brig. Gen. John Biddle, who has
been advanced to the rank Of major
general, retired, was acting chief Of
staff until the appointment of Gen.
March, who served from March 4, 1918,
to 1921 Aside from his military duties,
Gen. Bliss was a member of the Amer
lean Peace Commission that met at
Versailles and concluded the terms that
ended the war with Germany.
Others Are Listed.
Other general officers on the list
were advanced as follows:
To the rank of lieutenant general
Maj. Gems. Hunter Liggett and Robert
L. Billiard.
To the rank of major general
Brig. Gems. George T. Bartlett, Richard
M. Blatchford and Augustus P. Block
som, Col. Beaumont B. Buck, Brig. Gen.
william P. Burnham, Coils. George H.
Cameron and Guy Carleton, Brig. Gems
Edwin st. j. Greble, Henry G. Hodges,
ir.; Henry Jervey and Chase w. Ken
needy, Col. william C. Langf1tt and
Brig. Gems. William A. Mann, James
Parker, Frederick S. Strong, Eoen
Swift, Peter E. Traub, Charles q. treat
and Edmund Wittemyer.
To the rank of brigadier general
Coils. Frank H. Albright, William II.
d. Anderson, Lieut.. Col. Lincoln G. An
drews, Coils. William II. Arthur, Chaun-
cey B. Baker and Frank E. Bamforo,
Mai. Charles W. Barber, Coils. John =.
Bennett. Iucien G.. Berry, Henry r.
Birmingham, George Blakely, john j.
Bradley and Robert A. Brown, Lieut..
Col. Beverly F. Browne, Coils. Edward
Burr. Vernon A Caldwell and Edward
r. Chrisman,. Lieut.. Col Marlborough
Churchill, Coils. william B. Cochran,
Charles Crawford, James j. Hornbrook,
George K. Hunter, Mai. Charles c.
Jameson. Coils. Arthur Johnson, Jeffer-
son r. Kean, Charles Keller and Daniel
w. Ketcham, Lieut.. Col. John W. Kill
breth. Coils. Albert D. Kniskern. Francis
] Rooster. Charles w. KutZ, James r.
Lindsay, P. d. Lochridge, Rufus E.
Longan, THEODORE c. Lyster, John s.
Mallory, William F.. Martin, Frank @.
Mauldin, Nathaniel F. Mcclure
George w McIver, Charles H. Nc
Kinstry, Clarence H. Mcneil, ROD"
lar. samuel w. Miller Jay j.
Morrow, Benjamin C. Morse,
Peter Murray. Henry c. Newcomer
George o. Cress. Marcus d. Cronin,
william r. Dashlell William C. Davis,
Frederick r. Day, James T. Dean, Dan
iel B. Devore. Charles B, Drake, Lucius
l.. Durfee, Frederic D. Evans, William
M. Fassett, Adrian s. Fleming, Freder-
lex S. Foltz. Joseph A. CASTOR, George
w. Gatchell. Charles Gerhardt, Robert
N. Getty. Thomas G. Hanson, John
D. L. Hartman, Everard E. Hatch, John
l.. Hayden, Charles A. Hedekin, Gordon
G.. Heiner, Robert N Noble, Joseph p.
O'Neil, julius A. Penn Frederick Per-
kins, Charles L. Phillips. Palmer E.
Pierce, Guy II. Preston, William c. Raj
ferty. Thomas H. Rees, John H. Rice,
Charles Richard, James A. Ryan,
Farrand Sayre, Benjamin T. Sim
mons, Alfred A. Starbird. Henry D.
Styer, John r. Thompson, Orval P.
Townshend Robert C. Van Welt
Charles C. Walcutt, jr.. and Frank D.
Webster, Lieut.. Col William I. Wester-
yelt, Coils. Charles B. Wheeler, Henry
H. Whitney Harry E Wilkins, John s.
VIM and Francis A. Winter, Mai. Rob-
ert E. Wood and Col. William T. Wood