The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-05-24

No iir"''S ~ r'i SillIh ~. 'N'F =
Nor. rrrfcr, ll'l.ySi"al Ni''''li''m. u
,if;H-fnur. ':":l.r;iit l'."-hInG - ="
<trLIgh and slender - wis ~ w:,"m W.
lett VIZ: r".nt- H.. - tail, :'"w"rtui
at trau". without un "un.r' -; AT any
wh"r.. on his body ant as hard as
hr"nx" HIS eyes ar" keen ami young.
although his hair is gray. Has iar'. -
marked win 4 few deep ~':,r-'iH" .!n''S
for tragedy has entered i!> ii;' ~ All
tin. world knows iii" Inns 4" n"t sIS''l
c.Sr I." hnw"rar. ';'aT f'"rShinG looks
younger than his yours. much younger
than mos, at hi; published photographs
lis voic. - ;h;,t If I, young man amd he
speaks rri$r!y without "y'r h"Stta''nS
for e, word
Thrr" is rot a rariri. - pose about
rrr<hiug H.. has n''.:r' called cold. nUI
I did nnr find hlu 50. When told him
had 4 son IN III" army. h" h"";'in" dcH'd-
lilly .,"r,lal VIVA; Was III" boys mann"
His rrElm"nto Whtu dsd h. reach
Fv?nr. Had seen him" Tho COM
nrandsr IN cli,t Of tho American army.
ON his way 10 nm a!ln'd war ""unci W'ih
uru who hav" til" at" ~! civilization
IN their hands. had t'n" L" ask qu">-
TONS about rulSt'i mon. Lincoln used
To do things Xix" thai
Weeks later. was III" guest. with
50 :crat "th.,~ correspondents OF IN" IN
t.lISi..nr., ii pari.n"nt Of th' army i'll
motor Juuru"y INTO our war H"n'. our
passes w"r. for lhr"" days only and
three districts were I" l." visited. TN"
stopping place was III" town alluded 10
aS IT, Fl. G.. III" nhart q! ihc American
cXp,d;tinrary force III France. w" were
20 meet the commander III chief inform
ally, but there WAS /" h': no interview.
TIL. prospect was pleasing. but not very
exciting. and IN that II matched mp
pretty we'll with Ii" rest nf the trip.
When tho intelligence" department. M
yites correspondents. especially women
correspondents. ~ party. N"u I'm ne
sure that il is :, very staId and con-
scrrativH affair.
Hes A Reasonable Man
We Travelled by train from farlE |"
our first point u hI- camp wh"r" "ur
engineers had done some wonders al
construction. and which WAS now 4 COM
r.i.;.lv equipped school wl"r" th"uS-
ands Of soldiers w"r" being trained in
bombing. trench mortar work and Other
skilled branches. NJ thr station W" were
mt by Il hand>uu:c and dipIopaN"
vn,,ry intelligence officer in 4 big Ii
innuSin.. Under MS rhaprrnnace wo
w.r.. a. So, as much III tn" war zone as
waS considered good Cor rs. TIL" SEC
nnd day hrnugh; Us 10 q. II. e anu Cen.
I'rrShing.
Then was I glad that had seen him
in the palace in the Eu" dc Nar"nnrS.
Encaus., now | knew something about
him. knew Il" liked "and"r ami
Straigh; talk I knew also that win IN
intl.X!hlc Will he possessed u reason
abb. mind You can arru" with Il nan
,,k,. that. l dii arSu" with Ton. Frr"n-
uts, an the subject Of Wha; women cor
respondents ought =" h" permitted 10
So. ard 20 know. I told him what i
wanted 70 lakr back 10 the mothers OF
American SOld!irS.
cannot repeat our conversation. he
caus,. It was confidential. vii! SIMPLY
sax thu, General PcrShing proved tho
rnsSuu,h!sna%S If his mind hE greatly
extending our facilities on THAI trip. ana
turning our prim li,t!" party int" AN "X-
r,rIrr"r wholly worth Will" from inc
rruur:.r's point of view Later | shall
60 into details abou; that trip up IN"
line This artirlr is concerned with
General p"rshlnE.
In The plain bare room which Is inc
commander privat" headquarters. ana
in which tn. great campaigns which our
mon will fight are b"irE planned, f"n-
"ral P"rshing apprars even NOR" oEnh-
mr,. and f"rc"ful than IN his luxurious
Partisan hum" | hay" seen generals
who wore their uniforms aS II me-
s~werc business clothes. hu; not :" H"ncr;Ll
prrshinr II H.. wor.. business clothes
he would runrrivc - make them look
like Il uniform . His khaki is the most
immaculate. tho ,n"St correct. the m"Sr
military thing ~ IN" way ri garments
thar hny,. rv.r h.hcld. HIS boots look
as though he E"T"r wor" thr same pair
= second tins. Yet thor. is nothing
stiff or rigid in his appearance 1'
nu,s his clothes an 4 perfect nasrulin"
figure. tina; is all II" holds hlnrscu
like an absolute fit and athletic man.
Pershing Exhalts Health
General pcrshinS rxhHI's health He
takes daily cold baths. on" of his young
aids told me- and often in tn" dead OF
winter runs and exercises in tn" oTen
air clad only IN ;hin hathrohe. To
hiring every ulan in the army UP ~ ms
,, nhvsiral standard IS the commanders
oynrrssrd anh1 ion 7" max" th"m SUI
rrcnely healthy. efficient fighting mHn.
and To- return them !" th"ir m"th"rS
} morally rs we'll A. physically SOUND. IS
General PrrShin='s conception or ms
r..srnusrhi;i,v aS h"rd az III" American
army.
II Is always crsstiuC to know how
! W.. annrar in h.. '.y"S of strangers. ana
| IN an artirl" published in q we'll known
! French ma gaZinr shows the strong APP
! oaal that Cen. r"rShinE has made I" the
! ina Sinatinn Of our allies. AcrnrdinE 7"
III. French writer. thor" mr." w" mrn IN
the American onrhnud"r-'n-"hl"t "r''
! nr them hnclo-SaXo the "thrr 4
! E:rerirhman In iii9 tn" ancestors al
| General rn-shinE cmiGrnt'd from .NSar"
! to America, and Alsac" IN tn" eyes Of all
i Fr"nrhm"n is and always VIII "'
rral""
;. II hv raro Favor YOU ar" received ny
; General prrShin. III his rarIS kon"
. voi meet ,hr Ar:l"-SrN"n. says this r"-
: porter There his GOODNESS =; positively
! British. Tail. slender as 4 Suhlirutrn-
! ant, we'll sot IN IN his Khaki brown uni
/ form. four stars az III" shoulders and