Show S Selected HA held several sc of the iA most mot important American ann army positions during the ilie War var a Salt Ln Lake Laic c man Brig Gen Gall Frank T. T has been selected select select- ed for one ona of the high executive tive positions of peace t times y J v r 4 5 I BRIG rUG GEN FRANK T. T TUNES IHNES was I B yesterday designated b by Secretary of ot War Newton T T. Baker to be the I head of oC tho the inland and coastwise water water- ways Wn's service which is to be established under the now transportation act The he service I Is to assist In tho the development of ot the thc inland water lines lIne an and 1 routes This Thia Information was received from Washington Washing yesterday General Hines nines Is admirably fitted 1 for the position and his his' appointment Is gratifying to tho the many friends In this city where ho he was born and reared re When hen tho the United Unite Slates States enter the conflict t General Hines was in Athens Greece his services being loaned to the Grecian government by the United States His duties were to p supervise pervis the tho question of ot armament for Cor that cou country n try Following Americas America's entrance General General Gen Gen- eral oral limes Hines then a captain of artillery was ordered to Naples r to assist In Intran tran transporting Americans from that part of the world to their homes After his return to tho the United States he ho was detailed to the em embarkation service and performed his assignment so well that he was mado made a. a assistant chief chic embarkation officer and later placed In tn charge o of or the service It was under his direction that the hundreds tun re s soC of oC thousands of American soldiers were ere transported overseas o and returned with such wonderful results Ho lie was promoted promoted pro pro- meted several times and at th the close clos of oC the tho war had reached the ran rank It o of brigadier general His HJ detail by the secretary of war warto warto warto to the new position I I. I Is another acknowledgment of merit for tho the Salt SaIl Lake man Inui and soldier S I |