The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-09-22
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AUTOBIOGRAPHY

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AUTOBIOGRAPHY
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and that n ~ wsuld nake Wood col.
Gel 4 would acospt the lientensnt-
cosooeacy. 0eoaral Alssr thouxht thi.
an ect q fonlinh selhahnssntton nm
my pofe-tnafeaA q its b>inr Wat a.
". u wiseet act could have per.
foamed- He told Ne 10 accent the
coionsacy, and that Wood would do
tne rk anyway: bot snsvsred tina,
l Az not wfsh what I did not aarn.
ana NAT above all I ala not Win To
noa any position where any ono e,sa
u,o u work. He laughed m msI n
htus and said I WA foolish. lint + 40
not mink he really minded. ana Ia
promaned to do - wished. True, 10
nir I'D. he secured the appoIn tment
OF wood ~ colonel and of mrr.If q =
nsunam coloael Of the First United
S@oss Volunteer Cavalry. This waa
soon nicknamsd, both by the nubiio
anu oy the rest Of tho army. the
Tough Rtaers. doubtless because the
on0 or tho men from the South veat
en nnnh ooanfry and were skfIIed IN
The w1h horssmsnship OF the rrest
platns. sea'
naisnp H. RseIrsp<.
Weed instantly began the work a,
rsnaAg the regiment. He ffrst assam.
osed several old non-commfssiooed or
noeso q experienee. put them I'm once
ana gnys them blanks for reoui.ition,
ior Ne nun equipment OF . cavafry re-.
imsne He selected San Antonio a,
SN gn1herfng place. as It was In .
1000 horse country, near the Gulf
rom some port on which We would
NV 70 embark. ana near an old ar.
sen1 and IN Old army post from which
We sot . good DEAL or ntuff-some OF
IL prscffcsly condemned. but which
we nnd sery1ceable at q pinch, and
moon better than nothing. He organ
lIed = horse board n Texas. and be
xnn puroAaafng al horses that were
np mo big and were sound. A day OF
Two sfter b vas commissioned he
wrueo oat IN the once OF the Secretary
OF War. under m suthority, tehsxrams
10 Tho Governors OF Arizona. New
Mox1cn, Oklahoma ana Indian Terrific
~, In substance Is follows:
Tho President desires 10, raise -.
voiuntsers In your territory % form,
part or regiment OF mounted rife
men to- be commanded by Leonard
wood, Colonel: Theodore Roosevelt
l1sutenent Colonel. He desires thai
the men selected should be young
sound. good shots and good riders. and
that you expedite by all means IN
Your power the enrolment OF these
men.
(Signed) r. A. AIGFR
Secretary OF War
As soon as he attended to a few
more odds and ends. he left Washing
ton, and the day after his arrival IN
san Antonio the troops began to ar
rive
The Value Of Black Top Boots.
For several weeks before / Joined
the regiment, TO which Wood went
ahead OF me, continued as Assistant
Secretary OF the Navy. trying 10 get
some Conference OF plan between the
War Department and the Navy De
partment: and also being used nv
Wood 70 finish getting the equipment
for the regiment. As regards finding
out what the plans OF the War Depart
ment were. the task was simple. They
had no plans. @cven during the final
months before the outbreak OF hostill
Ties very little was done In the way OF
emcfent preparation. On one occa.
sion, when every one knew that the
declaration of war was sure TO come
IN q lew days. I went on military bust.
neAe TO the Office of one OF the highest
line generals OF the army. man who
At, that moment ought TO have been
working eighteen hours out OF the
;weuty-four on the vital problems
ahead OF him. What he was actually
doing was trying on a new type 81
snsrt-lookinE uniform on certain on
listed men; and he called me- in To ash
my xtvice as TO the position OF the
pockets in the blouse. with a view "a
making IL look attractive. An aide al
this Eeneral-funnily enough a good
lighting man in actual service-When
7 consulted him az 90 what my uni
FORM for the campaign should be. laid
special stress upon my purchasing a
pair OF black top boots for fun dress
explaining that they we're very enfec
tive on hotel piazLas and in parlors
! lid not intend 70 be in any hotel {. il
could possibly be avoided and as
things turned out, 7 had no fulLdress
inform. nothing but my service uni
form. during ny BRIEF experience in
NuN army
HsrosuAry PAerfotism
suppoee that war always does bring
o4t what - high~st and lowest IN hannah
nature. I've contractors who furnish
100 materials 20 the army or navy In
Tine Of war stand on n level % irfar.y
90 cue degree above that 81 the Larti-
rlYants in The white slave traffic them
elves But th-rs ~ conduct fsr ~hof'
- this vhi~h yet seems iusNplicabI. o.
any man who has iu him any spirit az
df~iDtsrestsd patriotism combined with
any power ~ imaEiuafior. Respectable
utrn. who I suppose lack the irnagina
ttgu Thoroughly % realize what th~V = .
doing. Try 20 make money out o. me ~
lions n-cerNtIss ln war 90 the very
time that other men are making every
sanrifiee, financial and personal. for ~
- In the closing weeks 90 tny Fe--
vice a. Assistant rerrsfary cf the navy
~ we're collesstinH ships for aIviliHrr
rlrpOssa Some men. ~ cost 90 fFsir
own purses. helped as freely ard uIfh
efficiency ofheTr treated tie affaf- rs