Salt Lake Tribune | 1914-11-15 | Page 6 | Funston

FUNSTON. Brigadier General Frederick F. Fun-ston, Fun-ston, after having been overlooked a number of times since he attained his present rank, is to be appointed major general, the highest grade in the United States army. Brigadie;- General Uugh Scott will become chief of staff upon tho retirement of Major General Wotherspoon and Brigadier General Tasker H. Bliss is slated for command of the mobile army. These selections have been made by President Wilson and the promotions have been earned. General ruu--ton has had a picturesque pic-turesque cxre-T. Early in life he decide.! de-cide.! to become a suluier. but a youth who was able ti pass a better examination examina-tion secured tiie i-pi.i.ii'.tni'T.t to Wtt Point and run-tnu uni-hed his education educa-tion at tho University of Kauris. His career since the S; ani-h-American war is familiar to all newspm or readers. Just now he is under orders to return with his brigade from Vera Cruz., Mexico, Mex-ico, nhore he has been stationed for pii months or ino-e. His selection for the I .est was h-ghly cni oliii.e'it :i ry, for had war with Mexico resetted Fuuston and j his brigade would have hem in front. FeT men r.a'.i.:e th" ambition of their early youth anl Fun-ton is one of tit tn. Tiie n.. 'Mi who bcs'cd him in the evandi.ari'.n ft.: tiie YVe-t Point cadet-!. i;. i slid in the army, or was at li-t accounts, but he will he more than or. inu.'iiy lu.'Viv if he over rca.'iv-i tiie rank of minor g.-n-Tni, soon to be ei.ufc-.-cd l.pit; I'l-llMon. 20 Ol.c wiil IflL.'i.v the laf.T I. i-i g.o.i for tune. Tii.'.-e u- a d isc-.-; ::on to pe.ic fur. at him for soicc time alter the war iri t-c lMiili.;ire- on a 'Count of trie e' "' aga-.t i-ri-l.i i'.' 11- w ; nper cor-rr cor-rr -p.. i. ii.-,,:-. I ! e i -u in l out to 1 c :. r. al i.-r. I., v.. i-r. ii nd jeer i,.,,; !;ib-. trv i.L...,...Tj,'.,r',