The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-08-04

tion and numbers of the Moros without
being seen.
AT last General Pershing announced
that if the Moros did not surrender
within four days he would storm the
position. Two days later ninety Of
the men came down the side of the
mountain and surrendered. Hunger
mad shattered even Moslem fanaticism
ana thoughts of heaven had given
away before the pangs of empty stom.
achs. They were disarmed and set at
liberty. The same afternoon 80 more,
men and women both, struggled into
camp and gave themselves up. By
nlghtfall almost five hundred of the
MoroS had thrown themselves on the
mercy of the Americans.
When the Four Days Were Up.
AT the end Of the four days General
Pershing ordered an advance. The
crater itself was found to be deserted.
but band Of almost one hundred men
had hidden in the jungle. They tried
to break through the Gordon of troops
so fierce was the fighting that Captain
Barber was wounded by shot fired so
close to his body that it burned his
clothing.
Those of the band who were not
killed We're driven back into the crater.
and although they attempted several
times in the night to break through
the line, not man escaped. All the
available troops surrounded the piece
of jungle in which the Moros were
hiding. and 1t was only q question Of
time before they would be annihilated.
At this juncture an aged datto ap.
pealed to General Pershing, declaring
that he could persuade the rebels /,
Always willing to spare,
blOOdshed where it was possible, Per
shing told him to do his best, but
made it perfectly plain that the sur,
render must be unconditional.
For two hours the datto paced bac
and forth In the jungle calling in :,
native dialect to his people. AT
hey answered and he persuaded III
% surrender. Only forty-fve ",
eft. They marched down the noun
,ainside and laid down their arms scy
sral automatic pistols among them |
md were sent to Jolo, where they |
vent aboard the cutter Samar and
we're taken to Zamboanga and spent
some time in the Calaran prison.
It broke the back Of the Moro DOW.
r in the Philippines. The dattos new.
r became menace again.
Became Major General.
In January, 1916. having endeared
himself alike to the hearts of the FIJI.
'inos and Americans in the islands,
General Pershing returned to the Unit
d States and was placed in command
f the Eighth brigade of the regular
rmy. with headquarters at Ell Paso.
here he remained until the Villa raid
n Columbus, n. NJ, when President
wilson placed him in command of the
ying punitive expedition into Mexico.
hat this expedition did not turn out
D be more punitive was not General
ershlng's fault
General Pershing was under orders
nd In communication with the war de-
artment all the time, and the way In
hich he handled the Mexican problem
let with the full approval Of President
1ilson. Pershing can be diplomatist
3 well rs soldier.
General Pershing's men regard him
the most kindly manner. Were he
command Of French troops they
ould doubtless can him Papa" Per-
ling, as they do the great marshal Of
rance. but he IS over American boys.
Id to them there is more endearment
the terms ''Black jack and "Flght- ,
6 John"
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