The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-11-30

Then two little arms stole up from
the shoulders and tightened about the
generals neck.
Il like stars better than eagles" she
declared 'and 1 like this day better
than Thanksgiving or Christmas or any
other day, because my daddy Is home
again"
Gen. Buck Memphis foremost mill
tary citizen. is the guest OF hts home
city. He arrived Friday night and.
after greeting the reception committee
Of business men who met him at the
the residence Of Mrs, Bucks parents,
Mr., and Mrs. Henry Clay Long, sos
jefferson avenue.
+ A military parade In the generals
honor was arranged for Saturday after
noon, to be followed by a public re-
eeption at the Goodwin Institute audi
torium. A banquet In his honor will
be given at Hotel Chisca saturday eve
ming under direction Of the Chamber
Of Commerce. and tickets are obtained
from Secretary Hayley.
Some Fighters.
American soldiers-boys brought from
counter and office and farm, unsea-
soned troopers who faced enemy fire
like veterans, and whose dash and irre-
siStible bravery broke the spirit of the
kaiser's war-tried legions-have won
the struggle OF freedom against slav
cry, of democracy against autocracy
1t was the coming Of Americas fight
ing men that turned the scale and as
sured WONDERFUL victory for the right,
This is Gen. Bucks brief summary
of what American soldiers have done
in the field and the effect their coming
had on the struggle that engulfed the
world.
Never in the history of the world
n ua aA N
that was done by Americas fighting
army" the general declared "They
went into the field like veterans,
charged into rifle fire and never knew
what II meant to halt
They never failed to execute COM
| mand--never failed to gain an objec-
| tive. AS q mater of fact my own men
of the Second brigade at Cantlgny went
so far in advance of their objective that
| their recall was necessary. Had they
| retained all the ground they captured
a larger operation than had been
planned would have been necessary to
straighten the line. Tnat is the way
| American soldiers fight.
| Gen. Buck, with the medesty that
| marks the true soldier, fiAtly refused
to discuss his own part In the war md
snpsciall at, the cagtufs aOf BssK .is ;.
with glory and the general won the
| war cross and his command of a di-
vision instead of ,br1gaue.
Charge Under Fire.
'"Time forbidesa description of that
! fight" he stated, But those boys Of
mine charged into a storm of enemy
fire and when they reached the town
we'll the Germans weren't there any
| longer"
| New York newspaper correspondents
have sent back the story of how the
general, armed only with q riding whip
and wearing a stiff linen collar, led the
| charge into the town.
| I'D hardly say that led the charge,
| the general smiled. That would have
| been useless waste of life. OF course
was with the first wave that struck
| the town. ! think that's all that Is
| necessary on that subject!
Gen. Buck stated that future condi-
tions alone can determine the length
! of time that it will be necessary to
| keep troops in Europe.
There are two ideas in my mind
relative to Americas part in policing
| the country and aiding IN the restora-
| ton and they are conflicting Ideas he
said. 1T Is a certainty that England
and France are In position to better
| garrison these countries than America
| is But on the other .ianG those cOun-
| tries have had more than four years
of war and are weary of conflict Our
| troops are comparatively fresh and II
Is question whether it may not be