The Hattiesburg news., 1917-09-21
CONTRAST
IN OUR GENERALS
GENERAL PERsHINe is QUICK ON
TRIGGER; SIBERIA TIRE.
LESS WORKER.

peultlonary Forces, France--Tw,
men, both efficient, both trained i
tne sameaschool, both in the san,o
nne OF service, probably never Of.
iered stronger contrast than Gen. .John
.. Pershing, commander of the exna.
dition, and maj Gen. William I, q.
pert, division commander. WORKING a.
team, whipping our troops into
shape Tor the grueling struggle await
ing them, it would be hard to find a
hetter combination. Each has a he.
foic-sized mans job and leading a
great army in these days offers many
man-slzed Jobs, writes Junius b. Wood
IN the Chicago News.
Pershing is of the quicls-on-the.trig-
ger style. e
sibert will be sure that the powder
is dry.
Pershing is of the dashing tyne.
nervous, always on the go, like a sur.
charged battery, stirring everybody he
comes in contact with, forcing them
along at top speed He tells what he
wants. 1t is up to the staff he has
picked to see that it is carried ont
He'll be sure to know and they,ll
know if it isn't. He gives a sharp
glance at a company at attention.
picks cut man whose, eyes are wan.
dering, tells the company command
er what is wrong-a few crisp. Doint-
ed words which are not forgotten
and the commander knows how to
bring the others pto standard. He
also realizes that he had better. Per
shing fought Moros, administered
porvinces when an iron hand was
4 necessary rides day and night in the
6eld and in the office and holds his
confefeneces through the day and reads
reports mosSt OF the Icght.
siBERT A MfETHoDicAL WORKER.
Sibert is deliberate nlethodicai,
tireless worker Watching every detail,
insitent that REPORTS of his under
officers he accurate, comprehensive.
covering every angle, of the type that
is persistent and sure. His voice is
seldom, raised 9sbove its quiet, even
tone. He walbks through the village
street from HIS headquarters to bia
mess each dayS at the same gait and
the same hour 1t may be mo-
mentous incident that will delay him
minute. or prevent him from being
back at his desk at tine minute he
calculated on, Whom he inspects 8
company he stops in front of each
man. His comments to the command
ing officer are fatherly. in tone. 81.
< bert helped to build the Panama ca
nal. He is an engineer with a train
ing for accuracy that figures down to
thousandths of inches.
Once when General Pershing was
making his flying trip Of inspection on
his first visit to the American army
zone, a smile twitched the corners OF
his stern lips a sergeant, one Of the
old.tine "non-coms" who knew army
regulations like his Hoyle, was drill
ing platoon, mostly gawking, raw
recruits. Out of the corner Of his eye
he saw the general and following
of officers striding across the field in
his direction.
Attention" he shouted in stem
torian tones and the men made their
best efforts Ito assume q military
poise.
,sBrace up, yer standin' like lot Q
old winmen," growled the sergeant
n 4 tcne meant only for his men.
1ba general, half a dozen strides
mead k tnesrest Of the party, caught
Il His iron gray mustache could not
cover he smile. He did not criti-
eize thai company Instead he yeered
off to mother with q less exacting
drill segeant, g
pERa4ING WAS INTERESTED.
on tie same field q sergeant who
had wa honors in bayonet fencing
vas drIing company in the art.
General Pershing was interested. He
wanted to see that. 1t appealed to
his love for action.
"a cobnel Of marines who accom-
apanied i'm carried a natty bamboo
cane. hat was just what the gen
eral nseed. He took the cane Then
IA the elfication Of the officers, also
such OF be men as dared glance up
from thee work, the general gave Z
demnnstttion OF fencing, the.life and
death atss of battlefield. With the
little cantin his right hand he Jab-
bed, lunge plunged jumped forward,
ski4spad sieways, each thrust impal
ing aA imSinary foe.
cvici0us, Vigorous, that's what's
wanted, hdsaid Get the man and
On Is the iEt one There1l not be
time in a bNtIe to practice the fine
points OF feiing.
There are wo big jobs with two
biz men to them The dashing
pershing andshe nletlodical sibert
make team ut will be hard 70 beat
when their m8piue once starts.