The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-27
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lea, in 1918, 70 Take
Front Rank =. Praises
Red Gross.
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| ny sONV M00s Ot00ONs
American Headquarters. France. Jan.
81 (COntr0le Americaine) General
Pershing will sce you now. Mrs. Glib
son." said the adjutant. and / was
ushered into sunny room and con-
fronted by tall figure. = man much
younger than expected TO see.
For an instant General pershing
stood silent. then. with smilc. be bald
out his hand, and ! realised the adju-
tant had not entered with mn. ,gg
The man before me had the beartng
| that told OF supple Joints, perfect heart
action, and that spirit WAS In hls eyes
which IN always asking OF llfes "What
are you going to give me nextr while
his mouth In its maturity seemed 10
say Whatever may come Will find
me ready s.sa
realized that moment thai Csnssal
Pershing did not look ~ ! had expect.
cd.
Man Of Discrimination.
This man had gray eyes, with glints
II steel In them. and brown hair, all
| vered at the temples q stuhby mus.
tnche did not cover the Str0ng. linea of
the decisive mouth, which could thin
quickly into the determined lips Of
man who could say mo" and mean all
| he negatives In the English grammar.
an we'll M Say "go' and expect to be
!. obeyed without question. s3 gsF
| had brought a personal letter from
"A very intimate friend In the STATES,
and ] expect II was because al this
that the general granted me tho first
exclusive interview since he has been
in France.
Praises American Men.
The general smiled with pleasure
when told him that ] had been peg
sonnlly III many ~ the training camps
In the states, and venturcd that even
he would be astonishcd at the splendid
morale and wonderful physical hardl-
hood Of the American sclccttve army.
The men that are coming over hero
now can hardly be surpassed" he de-
clared proudly. At this moment voice
outside shouted to someone down tho
corridor Happy New Year" Zone can
hardly make the words ring true, gem
eral,' remarked.
Expects Much Of v. q.
They should he answered quickly
II look to wee this year place Amerioa
In hor merited place ~ the greatest
nation IN the universe. We may cx-
pect setbacks and disc0uragement Ct
the outset: mistakes may be made:
another commander may arise" cad
with an indescribable gesture General
PershinR seemed for the moment 80
brush himself of tho map Ut WAR
but whatever the obstacles or disAp.
pointment may. ] look TOR the end Of
the year to at least show America 20
be the greatest factor and fighter Tor
universal and everlasting peace"
Surely one may ring AL the bells Of
heaven with the chimes Of happy New
Year IL that comes true" said.
General. you know ! had special
reason for wanting to zee you.
He looked UP interrogatively.
Has Praise for Red Cross.
Il am sure you gathered from your
friends letter that | am over here try
ing to find out just how much good tho
Red Cross IN doing; how much OF .
factor it liz In the work Of winning the
war"
General Pershirs was silent for =
moment, and then he said:
You have been about over hero q
good deal. Mrs. Gibson. What do you
think Of it?' s
After thorough investigation OF
all Red Cross activities | am going
back with a message that America
cannot do too much for the extension
and perfection Of her Red Gross serv-
ice"
The general stiffened In his chair and
said:
And well you may, Mrs. Gibson:
well you may; for want to say to you
that no other organization since the
world began has ever done such great
constructive work with the efficiency.
dispatch. understanding. often under
adverse circumstances, that has been
done In France by the American Red
Cross In the last six months.
Advance Guard Of Army.
The work Of the Red Cross has been
miiitarized; 1t is the first great con-
army.
"As strange az it may seem. even the
nation with the most men and most
money in the world today cannot wave
q magic wand and see an army q
trained men arise.
When the American forces came
oF'f Hets ase s"sHs the tuousW ~ tn0
minds of all was: What can We do Inn
mediateiy that will seem Iaore than
promises 10 FranceT
The members Of my staff got 10,
sether and we decided that we could,
with the aid OF the American Red
| Cross, in another way help France to
| fight her battles until we were ready
| to take our place beside her out there
on the fighting line.
| Rebuild French hsmss. 81
money was poured OUT psefue651
where it was needed. thu AMeG
Red Cross said While 81
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