The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-11-01
General PerShing Is Quick on
Trigger; Sibert a Tire
less Worker.
EACH HAS Big MANS JOB
Commander in Chief Forces Things
Along at Top Speed, While slbert
Watches Details and Insists
on Accuracy.

Field Headquarters, American EX-
pedltionary Forces, France.-TNo men.
both efficient, both trained in the same
school, both in the same line of serv-
ice. probably never offered stronger
contrast than Gen. John J. Pershing,
commander Of the expedition, and Maj.
Gen. William l.. Sibert, division com
mander Working as team, whip
ping our troops into shape for the
grueling struggle awaiting them, it
would be hard to find a better COM
bination. Each has hcroic-sized mans
Job and leading a great army in these
days offers many man-szed jobs,
writes Junus b. Wood in the Chicago
News
Pershing is of the qulck-on-the-trig-
ger style.
Sibcrt will be sure that the powder
is dry.
Pershng is of the dashng type,
nervous, always on the 90, lihg a sur
charged battery stirring everybody he
comes In contact with, forcing them
along at top speed. He tells what he
wants. II Is up 10 the staG he has
picked to see that it is carried out.
He'll be sure to know and they'll know
IL it isn't He gives u sharp glance at
company at attention, picks out
man whose eyes are wandering, tells
the company commander what is
wrong-a few crisp, pointed words
which are not fOrgOttcn-and the com
mander knows how to bring the 9th
ers up TO standard. He also realizes
that he had better Pershing fought
MOros, administered provinces when an
iron hand was necessary, rides day
and night in the field and In the Office
holds his conferences through the day
and reads reports most of the night.
Sbert a MethodcaI Worker.
Sibert Is deliberate, mcthodical,
tireleSs worker, watching every detail,
insistent that reports Of his under on
GERS be accurate, comprehensive, COW
ering every angle, of the type that Is
persistent and sure. His voice is sell
dom raised above its quiet, even tone.
He walks through the village street
from his headquarters to his mess each
day at the same gait and the same
hour. II may be mompntOus Incl
dent that VIII delay him minute. or
prevent him from being back at his
desk M the minute he calculated on
when he lnspects II company he stops
in front of each man. His comments
10 the commanding officer are fathcrly
In tone. Slbert helped build the Pan
anna canal. He is an engineer with
training for accuracy that figures
down 70 th0usandths Of inches.
Once when General Pcrshng was
making his flying trip Of inspection on
his first visit to the American army
zone. n smile twltchcd the corners Of
his stern lips. sergeant, one of the
old time "non-coms' who know army
regulations Ike his Hoyle, was drilling
platoon, mostly gawklng, raw re-
cruits. out Of the corner Of his eye
he saw the general and u following Of
officers strldIng across the field in his
direction
Attention. he shouted In stem
torian tones and the men made their
best efforts to assume II military polse.
"Rracr up, yer standin' Ike lot o.
old wmmen" growled the sergeant in
tone mcunt only for his men The
general, hnIf Il dozen strides ahead Of
the rest Of the party, caught It. His
iron gray mustache could not cover
the smile. He did not criticize that
company Instead he yoered Off to