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Dec. 5, 1917. GEN. TASKER BLISS 'LEWISBURG BOY United States~Chief of Staff Brother to Camp Librarian R. P. Bliss. In last week’s Trench and Camp, we mentioned the names of generals in France and this country who were Pennsylvania boys and among the more noted men was General Tasker H Bliss, chief of staff of the United States ar my, now in Europe with the American mission, headed by Colonel House. General Bliss is a brother of Camp Librarian R : P. Bliss, of Harrisburg, and from hinf we gleaned a few in teresting facts, concerning the career of the man who stands next in author ity to the president of the United States when it pertains to military matters. One of Twelve Children. Sixty-four years ago, Tasker H. Bliss saw the light of day at Lewisburg, Pa. He was born December 31, 1853, and was one of twelve children, being eight years older than his brother at Camp Hancock. There were six boys and six girls in the Bliss family, nine of whom are living today. General Bliss’ father was Prflf. George R. Bliss and his mother's name was Mary Ann Ray mond. The father was a Baptist preacher, a graduate of Colgate Uni versity, and he assisted in organizing Bucknell University, where he served as professor of Greek and Latin for 19 years. For several months he was acting president of the university and in this beautiful little Pennsylvania town, Tasker H. Bliss spent his boy hood and youngmanhood. In the earlier _days, Bucknell Uni versity was known as the University of Lewisburg and here Tasker was educated until in his junior year, he was appointed tto West Point. He finished his instruction at the United States Military Academy, the eighth man in his class, and as a conse quence, was commissioned as second lieutenant in the First Artillery, his regiment being stationed in Savannah Ga. After serving ten years, he be came first lieutenant and after being transferred to the commissary depart ment, was promoted to captaincy, be ing stationed in Washington. D. C. For four years he served as instructor in French at West Point and one year in mathematics. At the request of the secretary of the navy, he was assigned to Newport to organize the department of military strategy in the Naval War College, and served one,term as adjutant of the ar tillery school at Fortress Monroe. When relations with Spain were rather stren uous, Cdptain Bliss served as military attache to the embassy in Spain and when war was- declared, was the last man to cross frontier,.. .During the war, he was attached to General Wilson’s staff and was promoted to lieutenant-coloner, serving as chief of, staff to General Wilson during the war. I When the war with Spain ended Colonel Bliss was detached to go to Havana, where he served as chief of the customs department and re-organ ized it for the new Cuban administra tion. When he became hrigadier-gen erab he w..s sent to the Philippines, to command the District of Mindanao, and saw a great deal of active service in restoring order among the Moros —the head hunters of the Filipinos., Soon after returning from his Phil ippine service, he was made comman- j d r of the department of the south and > was in command of the cavalry divis- ; ion Later he served at Washington j us assistant chief of staff and when j General Scott retired a few months, r-o General Bliss became chief of the entire armv- He is the highest rank ing officer in the- American army am is one of only six men who were made Bliss married Miss Ellen Anderson, of Rosemont, near Phi.a delphia. and he was two children, a boy and gir.l. Captain Goring Bliss his son. is with the U. S. Engineers General Bliss is very reticent in his manner and is a man of few words He is devoted to military matters and has played a prominent part in de veloping the United States army and bringing it to a state of efficiency. | Billy Armstrong Clever Boxer Villv Armstrong, boxing instructor of ,2 Twenty-eighth Division is one of the cleverest boxers who ever donned tie omrnd mitts Mr. Armstrong came lhe r.’±n Hancock from Montreal, Can- he had been instructing the a - da ’ mm in the art of self-defense. l a s Jack Scardefield, r ’’pi v Armstrong the boxing director of me Twenty-eighth dwision, was one of he famous lightweights of a few years in 1*1(11 Armstrong won the cham a*>’ of the West by knocking out mm Parker at the Denver Athletiq Club He i’ n native of San Francisco a town He ,f fnmous bv the number of famou- whFh have been born and raised fighters winning the Pacific Coast there. AfH- Wegtern title hc a Tanie Bast ami fought Dal Hawkinr h a tn the spring of 1902 was matched m meet Mysterious Billy Smith who a’ retime "was cutting a wide swath among the lightweights They fought a P»"O11S twenty-round draw. . f In 1903 he toured the country with the Jeffries-Fitzsimmons combination; the an vears he has been boxing in-j structor at the Montreal Amateur Ath- TRENCH AND CAMP letic Association, which is Canada’s pre mier club. He is the originator of the boxing bill now being so successfully carried out in the different training camps of the Am erican army. In the short time that he has been at Camp Hancock he has be come very popular with both the officers and the men. He knows the fight game thoroughly, both from the fighter's and the referee’s standpoint, and he will as sure the fans of an absolutely square deal. 109TH M"GBAT'frLOSEB to hi th infantry The officers of the 109th Machine Gun Battalion could not find the range of the 111th Infantry, Volley Ball court so were returned on the short end of the score in three match games with Colonel Ream’s infantrymen. Re/ prisals are promised when the two teams meet in a return game to be played on the 109th Battalion’s court for the team led by Major Foos has the range of their own court figured to a nicety and they are confident that the defeat will be wined out. B - —| Mess Sergeants If you would be popu lar with your troop, get them Kenny’s High Grade Coffee and Kenny’s Che-on e Tea. C.D. Kenny Co. 976 Broad St. Phone 601. DRINK Seaboard —AND— Milo AT ALL SOFT DRINK STANDS “THEY ARE BETTER” WHEN DOWN TOWN ON A LARK DROP IN “THE IDLE HOUR” 1148 BROAD STREET. 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Note the following new arrivals: Sheep-lined Coats in all sizes $12.50 to $20.00 Overcoats, sizes 34 to 48 $32.50 to $50.00 „ French Coats, sizes 34 to 48 $27.50 to $40.00 Heavy weight Uniforms and Army Regulation Sweaters. MILITARY OUTFITTERS. “Sweets to the Sweet” Candy is an ideal gift to make those who have shown you courtesy during your stay in Augusta—inexpensive, yet appreciated. NUNNALLY’S Delicious Candies will be doubly appreciated. Packed in beautiful Christmas packages. Priced from ' , Forty cents to fifteen dollars. Watson Drug Co. 912 Broad Street. Phones 637—638. Ferdy—Hooray! the war’s gonna end in six weeks! William —What do you mean the war will end in six weeks. X Ferdy—l had a letter from my broth er. He’s joined the army—and he nev er held a job longer than six weeks. Page 11 11 I i I Awl I ‘ V Cl II S! ii * hl