The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-06-09
IS
RECEIVED BY
KING GEORGE
AT PALACE
American Commander and
Staff Given Audience
Also Visit United States
Embassy.
READY FOR WORK

LONDON, June 9.-Genera; Perish
ing was received today at Buckingham
palace by King George. He was pre-
sented to the king by Lord Brooke'
commander of the Twelfth Canadian
infantry brigade.
General Pershing was accompanied
to the palace bv his personal stali Oh
twelve officers. After the audience
the officers paid formal call AT tne
United States embassy.
General Pershings personal star
and the members OF the general staii
who will perform the preliminary
work for the first fighting force num-
ber fifty.seven officers and are accom-
ranied by a squad Of some fifty priv
ates and a large civilian clerical force.
Entertainments Planned.
The American residents of London
end various British organizations have
prepared an extensive program OF en-
tertainment for the American party,
hut It is doubtful whether much OF 1t
will be carried out. as General Perish
ing. before being informed OF the
rlans. expressed desire that there be
p minimum of anything in the nature
of a celebration OF social character.
The entire contingent devoted itself
to the hardest kind of work OF an or
ganizing nature throughout the jour-
ney. and the whole atmosphere OF the
mission is that of men embark1ng on
a grave enterprise with the deepest
realization of it's difficulties and de-
mands.
The Americans we're surprised to
learn of the elaborate arrangements
for their entertainment made by their
countrymen and women and also OF
the plans made to facilitate their work
The privates in tn contingent will be
the guests of the British army in the
barracks in the historic Tower OF Lon
uOn.
Officers Study Each Other.
Everything from automobile to
money exchange office was ready FOR
the convenience OF the Americans ana
soon the officers and men were scat
tered over the city on business and IN
sightseeing. At their hotel the Amer.
can officers met many British ana
Canadian officers. Everywhere from
the port of arrival to London the
American and British officers scrutln-
ized each other with professional m
terest, each sizing up the other.
While the Americans are keenly ih'
terested in their new surrounoinss
and the sights Of the country tney
are giving themselves TO the business
of war. There is no atmosphere oa
an excursion jaunt about the Trip ol
the American contingent II mas Deen
work and work OF the hardest Kino
with them since they boarded tne
transatlantic steamer IN clVihan
clothes after she had left her pier IN
an American port.
The officers in the contingent came
from various stations in the Unlteu
States and the business OF starr or
SANITATION, with its various Drancnes'
was begun only after they met on
shipboard. The days on the ship We're
given to staff work and studying the
French language.
Anxious to Get Busy.
General Pershing said to the Asso'
ciated Press that he and his ieiio"-
officers were anxious to get into mar
ness at their base in France as quickly
az possible -
General Pershing and his party at Liv-
crpool and the arrival IN l-ondoh iili'
cd a large part OF the leading news
IL
ments for the stay of the Americans
in England. plans for the future
biographies and portraits OF the Amer
ican general and pictures OF his re-
ception in Liverpool crowd the other
news from the front into second place
The editorials, while welcoming
General Pershing personally, dwell
particularly on the significance OF the
arrival of the American advance guard
as a symbol of perhaps the creates,
of all the great events In the midst OF
which we are livins-so visibly great
that none can pretend to foresee what
the full harvest will be for the English
speaking world and the sacred doc
trines it accepts" Emphasis is also
laid on the certainty OF ultimate vic
tosy which American cooperation Is
believed to insure. A typical expires
sion of this confidence reads: Ours
is the burden of today, but the burden
is made light by the knowledge thai
the cooperation of the United States
insures the glory of tomorrow"