Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 41, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 August 1917 — U. S. GENERALS ARE ASSIGNED [ARTICLE]

U. S. GENERALS ARE ASSIGNED

Army Leaders to Command All New Guard and Selective Divisions. Washington, Aug. 17. —Assignments of all major and brigadier generals for the national army and the National Guard camps were announced by the war department. Maj. Gen. George Bell, Jr., will be in command of the Illinois National Guard division at Camp Logan, Houston. Tex. Major General Barry will go to Rockford and Gen. J. E. Kuhn to Camp Meade. Maryland. Gen. Leonard Wood, now in command of the Southeastern department, has been assigned to Camp Funston in Kansas. *' All six of the present army departmental commanders are assigned to take command of new divisions. Maj. Gen. J. Franklin Bell sent to a national army division on Long Island consisting of troops from metropolitan New York. Maj. Gen. Clarence Edwards will command the New England National Guard troops at Chwlotte, N. C. Maj. G&r. James Parker will take charge of the Wisconsin and Michigan National Guard division at Waco, Tex. ( Maj. Gen. Hunter Liggett will command National Guard troops from northwestern states at Palo Alto, Cal. Tests at the Forest Produces laborabtory at Madison, Wisconsin, indicate that by the use of four additional nails in each end an increase of 300 per cent, in the strength of canned food boxes is secured. ' '