Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-09-09


home of General Pershing comes
the report from Chicago that busi-
ness circles of that city are inter
ested in a report that he will short
Iv become associated with Brig.
Gen. Charges G. Dawes in busi-
ness venture, retiring from army
life as soon as he completes his re-
port to the war department,
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There may be more in this re-
port than may appear on the sur
face. General Pershing and Gen
eral Dawes have been close friends
for years, and were closely asso-
ciated in the world war, although
little was heard of General Dawes.
The friendship of the American
commander and the former secre-
tary of the treasury dates back to
the plains of Nebraska OF the early
9O's. At that time Dawes was
young civil engineer in the small
capital city of Lincoln, and Perish
ing, then only few years out of
West Point and holding the COM
mandant of the University battal-
ion.
Incidentally, Pershing's person
ality and efficiency at the Uni
versity of Nebraska made him so
beloved of the student body and
faculty alike, that the name "Per-
shing's Rifles" was given to the
battalion's crack company, and the
name has remained to this day.
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In those days as young men
Pershing and Dawes were close as
sociates. Eventually they drifted
apart, Pershing being shifted with
the fortunes of an army man, and
Dawes, who became interested in
financial enterprises, in which he
showed unusual ability, gravitat-
ing to Chicago, from which city he
was later made secretary of the
treasury. But, though their paths
divided, Pershing and Dawes never
completely lost touch with one
another, and when the Great War
came, and Pershing went ahead of
the army he was assured was COM
ing, his old friend Dawes, who had
not let banking and finances make
him forget all his past knowledge
of engineering, undertook, on re-
ceiving the emergency commission
of colonel, to recruit the Seven
teenth engineers. He came to At
lanta and directing brisk re-
cruiting campaign, quickly filled
the ranks of his engineering regi-
ment and was off to France TO help
win the war by building railroads
and the other needfuls that he
knew must go ahead of the army.
The Seventeenth engineers gave
good account of themselves;
there were many Southern boys in
their ranks. But httle was heard
thereafter of Colonel Dawes. How
ever, he was a big factor on the
other side, if not conspicuous; he
was taken from his post as head
of the engineering regiment by
Pershing and, being given the rank
of brigadier general, made chief
purchasing agent for the American
Expeditionary forces.
1t is entirely possible that
Dawes, the business man, by his
new association with Pershing,
whom he had known chiefly there
tofore as a companion, discovered
in France unexpectedly great or
ganization ability in his old friend
which he now proposes to let that
old friend use in the business world
to his own advantage. Pershing
has won laurels, but little else.
Perhaps the business world holds
for him the Something else"
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1HeGS 10 De no uOuSlHS CilS
early morning prayer in House of
Representatives. at Washington.
Divine blessings cannot be invok
ed on the House without quo
rum, Chairman Gillette ruled the
other morning, following point
of order raised by Congressman
Thomas L. Blanton, Texas, that
quorum was present.
Republicans and Democrats
alike are not coming in for then
morning blessings" declared Con-
gresham Blanton, as the sergeant
at arms was instructed to bring
in the absenttees.
Here's sad news for the grape
juice disciples of "the late" Will
liam Jennings Bryan. Imbibers
in the favorite prohibition bev-
erage are faced with the prospects
of paying three or four cent more
per bottle for it. According to
commission men, grape growers
of New York state have formed a