Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-26


Is going to bo justified.
Character" said Gen1nl Perish
Ing. "other things being equal, VIII
decide the last battle"
The basis Of my confidence IN
General Pershing is that he has
character. strong, original. dynamic.
Every word and gesture reveals per
sonality. lie Is absolutely straight
forward and sincere, and his manner
Is simple and natural Yet under
meath that quiet simplicity you can
easily perceive will Of steel and
capacity for great fternncSs. hls
first appearance won Paris com
pletely and before he has had ume
to fight battle he has become a
military hero In the eyes Of the
French.
saw General Pershing first in the
reception room OF the beautiful Louis
XVI mansion In the Rus dc Nareu-
ncs which has been loaned him FOR .
town house when he goes to Paris.
That is seldom. Most Of the time
he lives In picturesque town In
eastern France. which iB the general
headquarters OF our army The name
Of the town is almost never spoken.
| II is simply alluded TO as G.. II. q
general headquarters)
Types Of American Army.
| Since the advent OF the American
| forces in France there has been 4
much closer cooperation among the
allies, a cooperation which reached
It's natural climax In the appoint
ment OF General Foch as general
ness is positively British. Tall,
slender as a Bublieutenanl, well set
up In his Khaki brown uniform, four
stars on tho shGylder and on the
collar the COLDER eagle OF his SUI
preme rank. General pershlng re-
ceives you in "A manner courteous
but glacial. lie Is entirely tho off
cial. conscious OF his great respon-
sibIlltics and determined TO keep ST.
lence concerning official matters
| His blue eyes are clear and cold, even
| hard. Above his strong jaw, indica
tive OF lmplacable energy. his lips
saber-straiRht. sa wear no smile.
DO not attempt to get from him
| any details OF his mission In France
or try to induce him to give you any
personal souvenirs or anecdotes OF
!
aide de- camp and interpreter has m
lnvariable reply to all such ques-
tions. The general has nothing tc
say Above all. never venture tc
ask a question concerning HIS pri'
yatc life. his Joys or sorrows. I'm
mediately the look In his cold eyes
becomes hostile, Before the question
is fairly out tho answer comes The
general does not think that would In
terest tho public
but IL by happy circumstance
you are privileged to enter the small
circle OF General Pershlng's friends
what a delightful metamorphosis
The man reveals himself simple
charming, plant, spontaneous. HC
Ia the Frenchman. cordial and com
municative, ready to lend himself
to the juvenile Eayety which SC
amuses the Anglo Saxon, The blue
eyes that we have seen flash 81
coldly are now at once mischievout
and tender His features are AMI
Imated, his smile ready.
His SacrificiaI Offer.
Everything interests him, science
art. literature, Music he loves al
most as well as paintings, and HI
tells you with what new pleasurt
every time he visited the Paris o
pre-war days he went each day to th'
Louvre galleries. Above all. he tell
YOU how profoundly happy he is t'
be in the war on our side Certainl!
that JOY is rooted In the satisfaction
of soldier fulfilling his duty, bu
General Pershlng IL more than
soldleE<@sHe IL an idealist called Il
accomplish a high mission, to serv'
an unselfish cause, TO help humani
- to secure and happy future"
\ General Pershing never appeareC
n bigger man than when he Offered
to brigade tho American forces i'
with the English and tho French anC
himself take the subordinate posi-
ton of commander without a rea
command The offer was made anC
accepted In the dark and panic-rid
den early days of the present Ger
man offensive. when II looked al
though the allied lines might h,
broken. and all the man power avail
able had to be mobilized.
That danger is happily past The
| Germans have struck and the blow
has proved little damaging, The
Americans are to he allowed to fiEh
under their own flag and their owr
officers. They will get fun credit fol
what they do But tho French and
English will never forget that Gen
eral Pcrshlng was unselfishly Will
Ing, when necessary, TO torego botf
for himself and the American army
every particle OF credit letting the
honors go to the allies From 4
man of that character great fight
ing, splendid victories may be eN'
pected. Under such commander
! our sons are well secured