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Show GEN. LIGGETT IN CITY TODAY Famous General, Commander of Western Department En Route East Lieut Oc-n Hurler LisKMt, com-tn.indinK com-tn.indinK pencrai of the western de-' Ipaitment with hendquartors at San J Francisco was scheduled to nrrive la, Ogden shortly ettr 2 o'clock today ! from Salt Lake en route east LleuL ; j Gen Llgjcett inpctfd tho force at! Fort Douglas while at Salt l ake General LigKeit was onr of the lead ! ing figures for America In the reennt j world war and i well known in the west. Hp has been commanding; officer of-ficer of the western dppartmont since ! the United States entered the war in 1917. Since that time he has figured 'conspicuously in war work, being sec- ond in France only to General Per ( J shing. General Liccrtt commanded the first I ! army, with headquarters In Souilly, France, when the first army included most of the A. E F in F'rance and I threshed the Huns in the Meuse-Ar-i Ronne offensive He also took part In j t he St. Mlhiel drive and in the fecond ,campalgn on the Marne. With the slsnins of the armistice General Ugsett was sent to Germany i where he was commanding officer cf the American army cf occupation with j headquarters at Cobleu. Bert Crites. sheriff department I chauffeur, drove the general's car in France. |