The herald., 1917-07-26
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IoyOWN to his men variouSly as
w "Fighting John KITCHENER
M pershing and BLACK jack the
ubo commands the first American
g sris,on in France is the ideal tyre Of
,mo,icop soldier. The grim lines Of
=. ,outb indicate the qualities which
40 made him successful in war. The
p,,sbinc smile when il iIlumineS his
.,o hints Of those other qualities
-hirb have endearcd him even 10 his
FOES
y,ior General PershinC-he won his
ro stars for the conduct Of the eXpe-
EsOn into NexiCO-iS q ChivalrouS sci
Er He is the type who fights relent-
l.sslv until he has beaten his enemy
and men helps him. His fellow Off
g-S say that ne attained his present
.,v hecause he "Soldiprcd hard, ~ and
ska pretty good sign that he has
hl-ly won his rank when he is 81 gen
srgy well thought Of by the O;siccrs,
mp- the heads Of SCI Of whom he was
sdrlpcpd from the grade of-Captain To
ast Of brigadier general by President
Roosevelt.
The Ideal American Soldier.
General Pershlng began To BE- the
Neal soldier on the day he entered the
United States Military academy at
YES, Point. He graduated as senior
adet captain, which is the highest
INK which can be attained at the
ladeny.
he was Immediately appointed sec
and lieutenant in the Sixth cavalry
md under Gen. Nelson A. Miles, plung-
n Into the thick Of the fighting against
he Apoches. He had not been in the
zdde full year when General Miles
wnplimented him in orders for
marching his troop, with pack train.
wg rough country, 40 miles in 46
hours, bringing in every man and ami
nal in good condition"
In Mexico General PerShing more
nan lived up 10 the record of q dash
ng cavalry leader which he establish
dts q second lieutenant In 1887.
The campaigns against Geronimo
rGght Pershing his first lessons in real
w. The kind Of fighting he learned
non the Apache and Sioux campaigns
rOOd hin In good stead when he
tackled the MoroS. How modern
lmles fight. or did fight previous to
Be present war, he learned in Cuba
md as military attache and observer
uA the japanese armies in their war
Iganst Russia.
IN 1889 the young Lieutenant Per
sllg won cOmmendatiOn again from
General Miles when. as commander Of
Troop A Of the Sixth cavalry. he took
'H men, rescued a hand Of cowboys
Who had been captured by one hundred
hostile Indians, captured a number Of
horse thieves who were among the In
ans and returned with his party TO
ioT Wingate, without having fired
NOT lost single man or killed an
hdan That Is typical Of the man.
De Is the true American soldier. He
does not kill when he can win with
wt
The experience Pershing gained
nsatihg Geronimo and other Apache
os's caused him to be sent 10 the
NAO'as In command OF the Sioux
NO's IN the wars against the rebel
a0~ Sioux. After this period of fight
ne became military instructor in
NE University Of Nebraska. where he
WA The degree Of LIB. and in the
any nlneues he was sent to West
iant as an instructor.
VaIor at FL caney.
"hen the Spanish-American war be-
IN me young lieutenant became res
ave and begged TO be sent back to the
% he was assigned to n negro
',Anent and won cOmmendation In
HOes Tor his work Mt FL Caney. 4
-o'e Substantial reward for his valor
ane after he was sent to the Philip
nisSon. '''1 '0'"
: was In the Philippines that BLACK
80 fershing did his greatest work
- Won glory for himself and the
~afrcan army. A little more than
'aS ago the United States faced
uenendOus problem in the Philip /
- Almost inceSsant warfare haA
aeO between Christians and Mos /
:. ~ n the archipelago since Magellan |
Naih during the voyage in which |
sA Tans hrst circumnavIgated the
- spaniards, British and Ameri- |
~ - 20 FAR had failed to settle the |
~e'n' Its entire weight was shift. !