Collier's New Encyclopedia

A complete general encyclopedia of 1921 — the world as it was understood just after the Great War, from Aachen to Zwingli, across twelve volumes and six thousand pages.

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ENOCH HERBERT, an American soldier, born in Missouri in 1859. He graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1881 and was commissioned 2d lieutenant of the 8th Cavalry in the same year. He became major and judge-advocate in 1895 and lieutenant-colonel and judge-advocate of volunteers in 1898. He was honorably discharged from volunteer service in 1901 and was made lieutenant-colonel and judge-advocate of the United States Army. He was promoted to be colonel and judge-advocate-general in 1903; brigadier-general and judge-advocategeneral in 1911; and major-general and judge-advocate-general in 1917. He saw service in the Philippine Islands; in Manchuria with the Japanese Army; and in Cuba, where he was Secretary of State and of Justice from 1906 to 1908. From CROWN May, 1917, to July, 1919, he was provostmarshal-general of the United States Army. In this capacity he had general charge of the carrying out of the draft laws and in this work performed distinguished service. In March, 1919, he acted as advisor to the Cuban Government on the subject of changes in the election legislation. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal "for especially meritorious and conspicious service" as provost-marshal-general during the war.

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