Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-12-28
WANTS MACARTHUR PROMOTED.
Menoher Calls Much Honored Man
Best Firing Line Officer.

Washington, Dec. 2S.-Brig. Gen.
Douglas Macarthur, a long time chief
of staff and later a brigade commander
in the Rainbow division in France, is
given most enviable and glorious
record in a letter written to General
Pershing bHsAaj Gen. Charles T. Men
oher, commander OF the Rainbow divis-
ion during most Of it's activities in
France.
The letter reveals that General Mac
Arthur had been twice wounded, had
been repeatedly gassed had been deco
rated by both the French and Ameri-
can governments for personal galran-
try in action, and in addition had been
twice recommended for the French
Legion Of Honor.
General Menoher recommends that
Macarthur BE made a major general.
General Menoher's letter, which has
been made public here. is tribute to
General Macarthur. son Of the late
General Arthur Macarthur, who serveu
with distinction in the Philippine cam
paign, and who went to France as 4
major, leaving the post of official CEN
sor Of the war department in Washing
ton.
In his letter to General Pershing.
General Menoher says:
"I do not feel that my duty with the
Forty-second division has been COM
pleted without recording the services
rendered by the former chief of stan
and one of the present infantry bri-
gade commanders Of the division, Gen.
Douglas Macarthur.
"These services, rendered. constant
ly for over a year, and in the large
part amidst active operations in the
field, have been so soundly, brilliantly,
and Loyalty performed that in the
recognition of them see only fair
appraisal of the example of energy,
courage. and efficiency which Gen.
Macarthur has set to the Forty-second
division and to our entire army in
France.
"This general officer has stood for
the actual physical command Of large
bodies OF troops In battle, not of a
day, but days duration. and believe
has actually commanded larger bodies
of troops on the battle line than any
officer in our army with, in each in
stance, conspicuous success. He has
developed combined, and applied the
use OF the infantry and correlated arms
with an effect upon the enemy. hus-
bandry of his own forces and means.
and a resourcefulness which no other
American commander in the field has.
I'm the very first raid carried out by
the Forty second division, General
Macarthur. accompanied the assault
ing wave OF the American companies.
with the sole view Of lending his pres
ence where 1t was most reassuring to
the troops. then unaccustomed to ofthis
manner OF, endeavor. On this occasion
in the face of the determined and vio-
lent resistance Of an alert enemy, he
lent ACTUAL advice on tho spot to the
unit commanders.
TN July, when the division. divided
laterally between two French divisions
and in depth over two defensive po-
sitions, sustained the full brunt Of
the desperate German assault In
Champagne to break through Oh the
morning Of July 15. Gen. Macarthur.
still chief Of staff, conducted the cor
related and Joint defense with firm
ness and skill.
ION this occasion, despite the OBJ
struction Of a violent harassing fire,
the intensity of which cannot be over
stated, Gen. Macarthur personally In
sured the proper disposition Of tho en-
tire command for the defense and car
ried to them his own spirit Of unyield-
ing and irrefrngable resistance.
I'm the second battle OF the Marne,
when the Forty second division. push
ing constantly forward, forced the
passage OF The burcq and drove the
enemy to the veslc, nave no words
which can adequately convey the cn-
durance and relentlcssness with which
Cen. Macarthur directed the pursuit" !"