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PETER EDWARD, an American army officer, born in New York, N. Y., in 1864. He graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1886, and then entered the cavalry arm of the service. In 1914 he took charge of the Philippine Constabulary Service, with the rank of colonel. He was made brigadier-general in 1917. In 1907 he was assistant professor of modern languages in the United States Military Academy.

From 1917 to 1919 he served with the American Expeditionary forces in France and participated in the battles of Seicheprey, St. Mihiel and many others. In 1918 he became a major-general.

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