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The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1917-08-16

now that our Uncle Sam Is their new
overload. | think We can clean thsm
up. Ell. BllIf" Aud Lieutenant Brew.
ster, his friend. nodded and said. "fOu
betl"
The days were very fun now for
pershing aud brewster and their men
and all the other Americans who were
trying 10 lnstill lawabiding ways into
the fierce Moros. Il was hard task.
Some said that Il was impossible
They had to fight not only against the
savage Moros. but against treaeher'
Gus climate. m suited TO the white
man. even though he Is able 10 take
! all possible care OF himself, hut when
the white man has TO do his lighting.
now In swamp aud jungle, now on the
sides of steep mountains. now In the
hot tropical sunshine and now In the
cool OF the evening and the deep tFop-
zeal midnight against brave. willy.
fanatical enemy II Is not 20 be won
dered at that the fight dragged on for
years. Even men Ike Pershing. back.
ed by soldiers brave as any the world
ever produced. could not be expected 20
complete the JOB IN a short time.
The smoking room OF the Army and
Navy club IN Washington was well filled
when the news came that "PershIng
had done Il again" what do you
think OF Black Jack Pershlngsr asked
one member Of another. "Jelferson's
been up at the secretary's today, and
the old man told him that Pershlng's
NOT only cleaned up the Aloros. but has
GOT the blooming heather 10 elect him
one of their chiefs. What dye call
those ehiefs7 Say. Brown. you've been
Up against the MorOs. What do they
call those chiefs of theirsf Oh. yess
dattOs Much Obliged. We've got q
datto among Us now. boys. Pershing's
a datto. DattO Pershlng sounds well.
doesn't M"
And at that minute In the far away
Philippines Captain Pershlng-he had
his two bars on bis shoulders now
was walking through q Moro village
with brown skinned Moro maidens
strewing flowers IN his pathway. Was
be thinking OF the flowers aud the hom.
age that was being paid % himf Not
4 bit OF H. He was reheaEslng In hls /
mind the passage from the Koran /
which he was going 10 spring on DattO /
% heighten stii further that
iusky ehIeftain's respect for him!
Willy Pershingl He has had the wiz
10 see that these people can be paeined
~ well by getting inside their minds
~ BY shooting civilization into them.
He has done his share Of shooting.
with extraordinary courage that q 10
ear extraordinary fruit In Washing.
ON. Twice be went after the Moros-
n 1908 and In l91i-f3
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amusing themselves with games and
athletic contests.
One OF the braves spied the tall. ath-
letic figure OF Lieutenant Pershing.
He walked up to the soldier.
"Huhg he said. following Il with &
long string Of Indian guttuFals.
HE says he wants to wrestle with
the big white man." said the inter
prefer.
''ren him. said Pershing. nothing
doing. He 90 dirty
''All rights was the Indians retort
IF I'm too dirty to wrestle with IN
run him a foot race All he'll have to
do Is keep ahead OF me-"
Race him. Jack" said Lieutenant
Grayson. Its up to you to uphold
the honor OF the. white race"
Cant be done. You know my ankle
IS still weak from that spraln."
'grhey won't believe il. You can
beat the big buck anyway"
SO the race was run and was nearly
lost by Pershing. About ten feet from
the finish line his ankle gave way and
he rolled over in heap. But his pres
ence Of mind remained upright. and
with mighty effort he gathered HIM
self up into ball. turned a Somersault
and landed across the line a winner.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1917-08-16
CHAPTER um.
An OFFICER IN the Army.


VXTHETHER man remains In the
w army long enough TO win his
generals stars or whether he
leaves the service before he even I'm
ishes the course at the Military aeade-
my. he never fOrgets the day that sees
him enrolled at ''the Point" 1t is one
of the days OF days IN his life. II Is
all so new and strange and there are
so many rules to De observed and Gus
toms to be learned and things to be
seen that 1t is like beginning a new
life. Many country lad enters the
academy raw. green and unframed.
and II he has the pluck and stamina,
mental and physical, to finish the course
he energies a finished produet-'.an Of
deer and a gentleman"-tit to command
men.
So 1t was with John Pershing. But
he did more than finish the course; he
went through 1t with honor. He was
graduated as senior cadet captain,
which means that In military affairs
he ranked above all his classmates.
Others topped him in some OF the
studies which make up the curriculum
at the United States Military academy,
but il was his voice that rang out the
for his classmates on
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pEllSHIN(
The Romance OF a
Barefoot Doy nJhO
Rose to De the
Leader OF Americas
ARMY in FfdnCe in
the Great World
War
az cHARLEs n. LuRIR.

father and me- said Mrs. Pershing.
but sometimes it is a little hard to
get him away from his books. Seems
like he wants to spend most OF his
time studying. But reckon he'll grow
up well. for he can run and jump as
well as any OF the lads hereabout.
Fights sometimes. too. Why, twas
only last week that he pitched into
that Simmons boy for making fun OF
father. You know. father kept the IN
ion flag flying here when some of our
neighbOrs favored the south, and it
seems Mr.. Simmons spoke about it and
Bob Simmons laughed at Johnny on
account Of it. But Johnny says Bob
won't laugh any more. They do say
Johnny made him boiler quit in Just
a few minutes. reckon / don't want
Johnny to fight. but II he must fight
he might as well do 1t defending his
own father"
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asend your best brigadier Let him
take whatever force you think needed
Get him over the border as soon 40 you
ran. We've got 10 get Nilla'
orderly" says Major General Fun
,ton. 'tel General I'ershlng ! desire 20
see him az once
In few minutes the little red head
IA man from Kansas and the tall. gray
haired. sun Drowned soldier from the
neiehb0rlng state OF Missouri are Ia
deep conference. The sentry has or.
ders 10 admit no one There y work
10 bs done across the border. and Fun
ston, pbeying directions from Washing
ton, has hit az once upon the man 10
DO H. II Is BFigadieF General Perish
ing, the veteran Of lighting in Cuba.
In the Philippines. the man who served
as military attache with the japanese
army In Manehuria during the gigan-
tie struggle with Russia, the able sol
der. diplomat. lawyer. student u Ian
guages and International affairs
The president wants yOu 20 get
Villa" says Funston.
when shall start after himf says
Pershins
Who can sag that PeFshing would
not have got villa n Washington. not
desiring 10 make war on all Mexico.
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CHAPTER ].


Little tommy sees the Soloier@-
Y TITLE Johnny Pershing peeret
around thg end of the work train
Dad" be called. his shrill child'i
voice sounding above the ''thud, thud
thudr' Of the picks welded by the con
struction gang, "Oh. dad, kin I stay
from school tOday2 Company a Il
goin' to have a driIl. and want to see
them
John Pershing, construction fore
man. wiped the Precipitation from his
brow and climbed down from the EN-
bankment where the new side track
was being laid He approached the
boy. laid his hand on his shoulder and
asked. What does mother sayT'
..She told me to run over and ask
you"
~wen. If mother don't say mo- go
ahead"
With a whoop Of delight and evil
IDENTIFY anticipating his mothers con-
sent. little Johnny ran for home as
fast as his little bare brown feet would
carry him. His mother stood In the
doorway OF the neat little white cot
tage- She smiled. knowing that father
had followed the usual plan OF '-leav-
ing It to mother"
-Father says l kin stay If you don't
care. mother. Please let me see the
soldiers drillF'
well. / guess one afternoon from
school won't make much difference.
and you do love to watch the soldiers.
don't you. johnny"
II sure do. mother"
well. get your face and hands
washed and come in to lunch"
After lunch Johnny hied to the WI
lage square OF the little town Of La
clede. Mo. and took up his point Of
vantage on the band stand, where he
could see all operations
The drill over. Captain Johnson, at
tracted by the keen interest with
which the barefOoted little urchin had
every movement said, well.
sonny. what do you think Of my sol
diersY
They're pretty good drilers. cap
tain. but they don't step out smart /
enough"
@By Jovel Right you are. boyl
That's just what l was a-tellin' them
Are you going to be a soldier when
you grow upT'
That's what / want to be. but dad
says he has other plans"
Maybe he'll change his mind when
you get big. sonny. Plans don't allus
work out as expected"
But even little Johnny Pershing's
'lans. way back there in Missouri In
he sixties. were not formed with posi-
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government, and many a time PershIng
could be seen nights IN Washington
stretching his walks for miles and
miles toward the outskirts Of the city
while he wrestled with the problems
that confronted him. But be made
good" as he had done In everything
he undertook since fiis boyhood days.
II have heard OF these new white
men who have come to our lands to
take the place Of the Spaniards," said
Datto Bangbang OF the Moros to his
most intimate friend. "They are bet
ter fighters than the spaniards, Il Is
said. But they cannot prevail against
Us. Are not our krisses and barongs
sharp enough to cut them up7 Have
we not the great prophet with Us, who
promises us everlasting bliss hereafter
If we die killing the dogs Of unbcIiev-
ers? Let them GOMEZ
II have heard Of these Aloros.v said
"Biack Jack" Pershing. They're
tough customers. But they've got to
obey the laws aud stop their lighting
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cHAprER ~.


/ co the years go for Pershing In the
ID west There is some lighting.
much marching aud drilling, with
Official commentator for duty well
performed. But promotion Lays. The
can OF blackstone and Kent still tries
to lure him from the profession OF
arms. but II Is not until 1895. when ne
has just completed a years term as
military instructor az the University
Of Nebraska. that he wins his degree
of bachelor Of laws He has put In
all his spare time In the study Of the
law. He win make e good lawyeE,
for his keen mind Is used 10 reasoning
out closely the problems that confront
him But be has spent eleven years
in the army. Including the four years
as the Military academy. and Il Is
hard to break away from long assocla-
tions- He win remain In the service.
for awhile at least. be thinks HIS
men think well OF him. especially the
cOlored troopers of the Tenth cavalry.
I'm command OF whom be has acquired
the sobriquet OF Black Jack" He has
also served as an instructor at the
military academy.
In the meantime his belief that the
United States viii never become In
VOWED In another war Is In a fair way
to be disproved For a century OF
more the black cloud Of revolt has
hung over Cuba and the Philippines.
and the severity OF the Spanish gov-
eminent In the Pearl Of the Antilles
has evoked protests from the United
States. Then come the destruction Of
the Maine. the fevered debates Ia con-
gress. the declaration OF war. and ev-
cry regular army officer Is burning to |
get into the scrap IN Cuba OF course
BLACK jack Pershing was one.
IL Is on the day OF FL Caney. one Of
the hottest fights Of the short war.
that the colonel Of the Tenth cavalry
turns to his orderly. who commands
those troopers there on the rightT" he
asks.
That's Pershing. sir"
BY JOve, I thought so! He's the
mani See him go up that hill! I've
been through the civil war and I've
seen men under FIRE many a time, but.
on my word, he's the bravest and cool.
est man under Ore I ever saw In my
Iifel Washington shall hear OF this.
SIR
And Washington did hear Of II. 70
such good effect that Lieutenant Perish
ing, now major Of volunteers, went 20
he Philippines when that bunch Of un.
ruIy islands. needed cleaning up. In
the meantime be had shown his fne
administrative abilities as organizer
md first chief OF the bureau on insular
lffairs. It was hard work, almost like I
letting up a new department Of the {
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tiyeness, as Is the case with the plans
OF so many youngsters. True, be want
ed to be q soldier. What live lad In
the years just after the civil war did
not have his thoughts fired by the
stories Of fighting In the great strug-
gle7 In his dreams he saw himself
leading desperate charges against the
enemy7 But he also had dreams Of
being a lawyer and standing, like
Daniel Webster or Henry Clay, with
one hand thrust into his coat, moving
judges and juries with his eloquence.
He and bis mother and father Just
knew, Of course, that Johnny would
make a fine lawyer, because he always
stood wei in his studies In the town
school.
Mother" said the elder Pershing
one day. Il feel Pm getting a bit too
old to work on the road much longer.
Old Brainard passed me on the street
today and stopped to chat with me.
He wants me to buy out bis general
store and thinks could make It pay.
What do you say7y
After much planning between Mr..
Pershing and his wife and weighing Of
possibilities the step was decided upon,
and Johnny Pershing's father became
a merchant. Johnny's part in the mat
ter was that Of active partner-Eery
active, indeed, for to him fell the work
0f assisting in the store after school
and running on such errands as were
not beyond bis strength.
s1ohDny's a good boy and helpful to
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$500 -
the widespread and beautiful parade
ground on the proud day when the
cadets were reviewed by the secretary
Of war. This was in June. 1886. and
John became Lieutenant Pershing
United States army. He was then
twenty-sfx years old
He had been home to visit the
folks during his PuriOugh after be
had been at the academy two years.
His friends turned out to greet him.
Of course. and the rest OF the town
docked to see him arrive. Il isn't ev-
cry day that a man from West Point
arrives at a little place In Missouri,
and every one wanted to see as soon
as possible what two years OF Uncle
Sans training had done for Johnny
Pershing. They were not disappoint-
ed He had left Laclede a tall, why.
young fellow, without any especial dis
tinction: he returned a well set up,
strong chap, showing In his bearing the
results Of the rigid training Of the
gymnasium and fields. He had already
the assured bearing Of a military man.
He had become a wonderful equestri-
an, riding anything that the academy
held in the line OF horsehesh. He was
always first to get away when the
bugles rang out the notes Of the
Charger
OF course Johns first day home was
given toshis folks. No one else could
take the first happy hours OF the young
man on furiough. But the second day
found him wandering In the fields and
woods with his boyhood chum. Charley
Sturgeon.
There was so much to tell about the
life at the academy "TeIl me-" said
Charley, what do you think about
life In the army
Il don't think I'll stick to IT," said
John, although I'll try to finish the
course at the academy. ! think III
have to go back to my original idea OF
law. This country Is at peace
now. and it's going to stay at peace.
There won't be a gun fired in the next
years. The army is no place
for me in peace time. I'd start in as
a second lieutenant and I'D get to be
a first lieutenant only when the first
lieutenant died, and so on through all
the grades. I'm older now than most |
Of the men at the academy. and per-
haps ia be no higher than a colonel
when the time came for me to retire.
I believe the world is going to be too
peaceful In the future to make the
Irmy look very promising to me as a
,areer."
But Lieutenant Pershipg found plen-
y OF work to do as a soldier and that,
90, soon after his graduation. The
lpaches and other wild western tribes
we're often on the rampage. and the
IoIdier ordered to the western plains
md mountains and mesas had his
work cut out fog him. Persbing I'm the
avalry, the branch OF the service most
,ften used against the redskins, got
lis share Of the hard work. Il did not
Iways fxean lighting, however Often
here were palavers with the chiefs
nd matters could be settled without
'loodshed.
Even IN those early days Pershfng
bowed the quick thought that distin-
uished him in fields far removed from
be western states. Army. men tell
nth delight how one day Pesshing
ras sent by his commanding officer to
ttend council OF Navajo braves. IL
Tas O holiday. and the REDSKINS were
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Military academy at West Point which
had turned out SO many famous sol.
diers. II was narrow squeak for
John. since he won the appointment
by only one point A difference almost
too small to be measured would have
sent another man to .'the Point" aud
John would in all likelihood have be-
come city lawyer instead OF gen
eral
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cHApTER v
Making : Record Jump-RSmsnss and
Iraaady.

Il
THE news Of Pershing's promotior
4 TO brigndier general thrilled Wash
ington and sent a wave Of aston.
ishment through the nation. From cap.
tain to brigndier general Over the
beads Of S62 senior officers jumps the
man who was once undecided whether
he should become q lawyer OF q sol.
der. Unprecedented Jump and one
not 70 be repeated. IN all likelihood. In
the history Of the American army.
But the former soldier In the White
House has followed with admiration
and perhaps Just BIT Of envy the won.
derfui work Of the soldier IN the PIN.
ipplnes-
1--WE Just got 10 promote that man.
Taft says the law won't let me make
him a major or q colonel What shall
I do with him7 BY Godfrey. I've got
IL. I've got iti Hello. hello. give mo
Secretary Taft at once. Mr.. Taft. does
the law permit the president Of the
United States to make a general officer
Of any officer IN the United states
army7 II Il your opinion that Il does.
Good Have your man make out a
commission for Brigadier General John
]. Pershing a. soon as you can. send Il
over TO me. and IN sign Il at once.
Goodby."
Miss Warren" said Major Lampsoa
at reception at the home Of Senator
Warren Of Wyoming. "wfli you permit
me to present my friend Captain Perish.
ing5"
Il am delighted to meet captaln Per.
shing.T said MIss Frances Warren. II
have heard OF his work In Cubs ana
the Philippines and have desired 10
congratulate him."
This was the beginning OF the 70.
nance In the life Of General Pershlnr.
a romance that was destined 70 end ln
deepest tragedy. Miss Warren was
young. beautiful and belle IN wash.
ingtOn society. Her father. senator
from Wyoming. was one OF the leaders
In the national upper house. She had
heard the work OF Captain Perstlng
iauded by the senators when President
Roosevelt made the captains record
part OF an annual message 20 congress.
SO. like Desdemona, she loved him Tor
the dangers he had passed"
They were married on Jan. &c, 1905.
Three daughters aud a son were born
% them, and then came the end In Au-
gust. 1915. In a IRE at the PresIdio.
San Francisco. Mrs. Pershing and the /
three little girls were suffocated. The
son, Warren, was rescued. General
Pershing was then stationed at III Il
Paso. After a few days Of bitter grief
be returned to bis work IA the army.
more silent than before, with his face
ieeply graved with lines OF sorrow.
Only the boy and his army career re.
NAMED for him.
Again crisis faces the United States
n relation to Mexican affairs. There
rave been many serious situations in
he past three years. but none quite
- bad as this. villa has isroken loose.
las raided Columbus. N. ST.. and has
piled American blood shed in defense
+ the little border town. He has swept
through chihuahua, struck his blow
nd got away IN the night. All Amer.
ca ~ aname with the cry for venge.
nee. "Get him alive or deadg rings
be cry from one ocean to another
turns to Funston. IN com.
land OF the southern department !
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1917-06-06

should spare no effort to supply the
building industry with the cars
needed to transport materials. Gov
ernmentt, State, county and munich
pal authorities should encourage the
continuance Of all kinds of building.
Road and street improvements in
particular should go on undated.
Bad roads and streets are factors of
first Importance in the present high
cost of foodstuffs. Never before was
the improvement of highways so es-
sential.
The lumber, brick, cement, lime,
sand gravel, stone and other build
ing materials industries are basic
Neither Government regulations nor
railroad restrictions should be i'm
posed unnecessarily to interfere
with them. If any action is taken
which results in the prostration of
so fundamentally important indus
tries, there is real danger of sur
plus Of unemployed labor, a surplus
of railroad cars and a Gripping of
business that will seriously embar-
rass the Government in financing
the war.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1917-06-06
SOY BRAN SHOWS RAPID
ADVANCE IN CROP VALUE

Never in the history of this coun-
try has a crop gained SO rapidly in
value and Importance as has the soy
bean. For centuries soy beans have
been used as one of the staple food
products of Asiatic people. Yet 1t
is only quite recently that people
began to appreciate the Importance
of this food in diets for man.
Last year a progressive manufac-
turer of pork and beans mixtures
put out a mixture into which soy
beans entered largely. In Baltimore
alone there are at least four can
ners and other manufacturers put
ting up soy beans for human con-
sumption. The demand for soy
beans this coming fall and winter
for food purposes and the prices are
going to be at least good.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1917-06-06
AMERICAN ENGINEERS
Arrive in Paris Ready to go to the
Front.

Paris.-The United States Com
~'ission of Engineers has arrived in
Paris. The party consists Of Major
william Barclay Parsons, Major w.
J. Wilgus, w. A. Garrett and Capt.
A. B. Barber. Immediately on its ar
rival the commission called on Unit
ed States Ambassador Sharp, who
made arrangements for it's reception
by the Ministry of War.
The engineers were escorted
through the British lines by Col.
Henry w. Thornton, the former
American. who is manager of the
British Great Eastern railroad. The
Americans travelled from Boulogne
to Paris by automobile. On their
arrival here Major Parsons said that
he and his colleagues were keenly
dsirous of getting out where the big
guns were rearing and That they
would do everything in their power
to expedite their business in Paris
in order to hasten their departure
for the field of action.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1917-06-06
LOGAN ACCEPTS PLACE
ON STATE TAX BOARD
Sends Letter to the Governor
Agreeing to Serve the
State.

Frankfort, Ky.-In letter to
NJ. Logan has agreed to accept the
appointment to the State Tax Com
mission. He will resign as Attor-
ney General without delay, and AS
sistant Attorney Charles H. Morris
will be appointed in his place by
Gov. Stanley. Mr.. Logan's letter to
the Governor follows:
Il cannot thank you for any kind
ness in offering me this positio, be-
cause in making the tender you did
not do it out of kindness L appre-
ciate most highly, though, this en-
emplification of the confidence you
have in me and my ability. | hope
you have made no mistake. | am
chagrined in that your choice for
this position fell upon me, but graf
flied in that you thought me worthy
to fill it.
81 cannot refuse the appointment,
coming in the way it does. You
have made that impossible. Your
letter to me is call to service, and
cannot decline. | am accepting
the place in the same spirit that you
have offered it. 1t is true that |
must make a sacrifice, but If there
were not those who would make sac
rifices the State and nation would
suffer"