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Show DEATH OF GEN . LIGG LIGGETT LIGGET'r LIGGETr LIGGETTIn LIGGET'rIn TT TTI ' I In the lecent leceni recent death Lieutentant-General Lieutentant General Lreutentant-General Lreutentant - Hunlei Huntel Hunter L\ggettthe L ggettthe LIggett Liggettthe \ the nation nabon loses one of its fOl foiemost foremost emost soldiers , described LIggettI as as"the as"the as"the asthe I "the the " ablest field stiategist shateglst stiategrst of the American AnlerIcan Army developed developedby by the VV World orId orIdVar \ War \Var Var Z\Tar Z Tar \ . " I The dead general was born at Reading Readmg , , Pa . , Maich Malch March 21 21,1857 211857 , 1857 , and was graduated flomVest fiom flom from \ West \Vest Vest Por Poijifc POInt rt in 1879 Plomo- Plomo Piomo- Piomo Plomobon Piomotron Piomo-tion Piomo tion - I bon tron was slow in III the days of his early service , and he did not notuse notlise I Ilise lise use to a lank rank above that of majoi maJOl major . until after he was 52 years yearsold yearsold yearsold old , in 1909 . He became a brigadier-general brigadier general - of theVar the \ War \Var Var yearsI Col- Col College College Col College - I lege the same year He served as major-general major general - in m 1913 , and andwas andwas andwas was made pI preside piesident eSlde)1t eSlde1t ) ; it of the Wiar W " 1ar ar College the same year . He Heserved Heserved Heserved served as a majorgeneral and heutenant-geneial heutenant geneial heutenant-genelal genelal lieutenant-general lieutenant general - duung dUl1ng duirng the theWorld theWorld theWorld World WorldVar \ War \Var Var , and was commander of the First American Amencan Army Armyin Armyin Armyin in Fiance dUllng during dm ing the closing closmg days of that stl stiuggle struggle uggle , , at the thehead thehead thehead head of moie mole mlo1 e than a millionmen million m11hon men , being bemg ne\t ne t ne"t net nett \ " to General GeneralPershmg GeneralPershing General"Pershmg GeneralPershmg -Pershmg Pershmg Pershing - " in rank in the A . E F . General Liggett was a veteran of Indian campaigns campa1gns , the theSpalshAmenrican theSparshAmenrrcan theSpaish-Amenncan theSpaish Amenncan Spalsh-Amenrican Spalsh Amenrican Sparsh-Amenrrcan Sparsh Amenrrcan SpalshAmenricanTar - \ War \\Tar Tar \ , the rthe PhIlIpp Philippine me msuiectio.n msuiection mSUlectIOp rnsuiectrop . , , and par par- - ticipated participated in the Second Marne TvIarne campaign , also the St . Mlhlel Mihrel Mlhleland Mihreland Mihieland and Meuse-Aigonne Meuse Aigonne Meuse-Algonne Algonne Meuse-Argonne Argonne - offensives of theVolld the \ Woild \Volld Volld World VolldV \V V \ War r . After Afterpeace Afterpeace Afterpeace peace was tiwas declared he reverted to his legular regular army rank ra11k of ofmajorgenelal ofmajorgeneral ofmajor-gejieial ofmajor gejieial major-genelal major genelal major-general general - , , and letired lebred retired in m 1921 . . In recognition recogmtIon of f his brilliant services , he was given the theregular theregular theregular regular army rank of lieutenant-general lieutenant general lIeutenJ.nt-general lIeutenJ.ntgeneral lIeutenJ.nt lIeutenJnt . - - on the retired list III in in1930 1930 . Some people aie ale so modest that they can't cant ' even face the thenaked thenaked thenaked naked truth . A m movie vIe actress ctress ma married rIed her husband itwice rtwice twice , just dust to be besure be.sure .sure sure . of him . Now will , this double require a divoice divOlce divorce later on ? ? . isgolf Swearing Swearmg is unknown amongthe among the Sioux Siou , : c Indians . . So is is-golf is golf -golf golf - - . . . We V reserve Judgment J " 6 " * ' on returning prosperity until we 4 ; et weet 1936 quotations on Senate seats . . 1 A f ' Brooklyn y n judge " decides s that ithat ! at motorists must not mustw run w will rulinwill willbe c1ud runS vel e1 rune1 ' , dogs . Maybe ln 111 in time the rulin ruline ruling wiu will be extended to tomn in in- in inv - , peo peoN e . J Ji i . v . 1 , 1 io1Tett i OlTe orrecc < : ; t this uns sentence : ; "I I "In In " n their efforts pffnr + o to i cvery covery recovery ? , J11emberq members of Congress - wIlllefrain will refrain speed re re- re . - . Sa ileS _ gunng during the 1936 sessIOn S- S ! . " . from playing poli- poli poliIf p li- li li.tnks - If IfileS .tnks tnks . - - ' 1 . |