Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-11-23
General Pershirg Is Quick on
Trigger; Sibert a Tire
less Worker.
EACH HAS Big MANS JOB
Comm snder In Chief Forces Things
Along at Top Speed, While Sibert
Watches Details and Insists
on Accuracy.

Field Headquarters. American Ex-
petIitiOnary Forces. France.-TwO 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
nnnder. Working as team. whip
ping our troops into shape for the
grueling struggle awaiting them, It
would be hard to find q better COM
binatiOn. Each has n heroic-siZed mans
Job and leading u great army In these
days offers many man-siZed jobs,
writes Junius L. Wood In the Chicago
News.
Pershlng is of the quick
ger style.
Sibert will be sure that the powder
10 dry.
Pershing Is Of the dashing type.
nervous. always on the go. like n sur
charged battery. stirring everybody lie
comes In contact with. forcing them
along at top speed He tells what he
WANTS. Ii IL up to the staff he has
picked to see that IL Is carried out.
He'll he sure to know and they'll know
n II isn't. He gives sharp glance at
Q company at attention. picks out
man whose eyes are wandering. tells
fhe company commander what Is
vrOng-a few crisp. pointed words
which are not forgOtten-nnd the COM
nander knows how to bring the 9th
erS up to standard. He also realizes
that he Ind better. Pershing fought
NorOs. 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.
Sibert a Methodicai Worker.
Sibert Is deliberate. methodlcal.
ureless worker. watching every detail
nsistent thnt reports Of his under ON
GERS he accurate. comprehensive. COW
cring every angle. OF The type that Is
persistent and sure. His voice Is sci
dom raised above its quiet. even tone
He walks through tho village street
from his headquarters to his mess each
DAY at the same gait aud the same
hour. It may he moinentOus Incl
dent that will delay him q minute. or
prevent him from being back at his
desk ut the minute he calculated on.
When he inspects company he stops
IN front Of each man. His comments
to the commanding officer are fatherly
n tone. Slbert helped build the Pm
ann canal. He Is nm engineer with a
trimming for accuracy that figures
down to thOusand,hs OF inches.
Once when General Pershing was
making his flying trip Of inspection on
his first visit to The American army
sone. n smile twitched the corners NJ
his stern l!ps. A sergeant, one of the
-ol,l-time ''non-coms" who knew army
regulations like his IIoylc. was drilling
. platoon. mostly gawking. raw re-
eruits. Out Of the corner Of his eve
he snw the general and following of
officers stridIng ncross the field In his
direction.
Attention." he shouted in stem
torlnu tones and the iacn mnde their
best efforts to assume n military poise
"lsrncc up. yer stanflln' Ike n lot a.
old wIiumcn.' growl"d The sergeant in
q tcnc In,nnt only for his mon. The
genera. ln.f dozen strides ahead Of
the rest OF the party. cauGhr Il. His
iron gray muStarhp could not cover
the smile. II" did not criticize that
company. Instead he verrcd off tn