The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-09-08
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"Black Jack" Pershing .oaH home
today, the nations idol, commander
in chief, symbolizing the greatest Of
American armies, arrived on the
giant transport Leviathian' at S:45
o'clock this morning., and at 9:20
o'clock the general stepped ashore.
The first thing Pershing did was
to kiss his two sisters and shake
hands with Secretary Of War Baker.
Referring to the reception he re-
ceived coming up the harbor, PERISH
ing said: 1T is overwhelming, to
accept 1t in the name of the brave
Americans who fought in France"
Pershing landed at the battery at
1915 O'Clock and be was escorted by
Police and city officials to an auto
mobile in which he proceeued up
Broadway to the city hall. Thou
sands of persons lined the sidewalks
in the financial district and leaned
from office windows seeking to
catch a glimpse Of the returned com-
mander. Cheering ECHOED 10 tho
heights of skyacralsrs.& -,
More than two years ago. Persh-
ing sailed from this port with a
handful of men, the first Americans
of the millions that went over. Their
were :shroud dsd In the ut.
most: secrecy. AT that time the
allied armies were wearied and dit
couraged by more than three years
of warfare. A German victory seemed
imminent. Today, returned ais con-
queror the enemy crushed and stag
gering under anetgnomAniouB dictat-
ed peace.
General Pershing's return from
France at this time was birthday
present from h1basguvernmant;. he
will be SO years old next Saturday,
September 13. ,,."
With eight other "camYsfsns as a
soldier to his credit, Pershihg has
out bis ninth American par
ticipation in the Great War-and re-
;urns wearing the insignia Of a full
general, recently permanently
awarded him by congress.
He was two years and three
IL
he A. e. F..
Fresh from his Mexican campaign
when he and handful Of Ameri-
cans hunted the bandit Villa, Major
General Pershing on May 18, 1917,
vas ordered by President Wilson to
AXE a division Of regulars to France.
With his staff and clerical force,
oershing arrived at London, June 8.
He arrived in France june 13,
eaving the English capital just in
line to miss German airplane raid
n which 157 were killed and 43O
After a period Of training; PERISH
ng on March 20, 1919 placed the
American forces at the disposal of
General Foch. Brigaded with French
roops, the Americans helped re-
'ulse the Germans at Chateau
'hierry and near points-their first
cal engagement.
Broke St. Mihiel Salient.
On June 27, 1919 1t was an
ounced Pershing would send a regl-
lent Of infantry to Italy. Then fol-
owed a period ;of hammering the
nemy. At Pershing's direction the
americans broke and occupied the
t. Michel salient: - swE4
Until the close of tRA.AtrHggle,
'ershing was little heaE1ss ssCf Except
n general orders. Aft2r the ,armis-
Ice he visited all the battle kfbGnds,
'as guest Of royalty in Italy, Bel
ium, England and was honored +ev-
ry where in France. -.
Pershing's campaigns briefly were:
pache Indian campaign, New Mex
20 and Arizona, 1886: Sioux cam
aign, Dakotas, 1S90-91; Santiago
ampaign. Cuba, 1898; . campaign
gainst the Moros, 19O2-O3; with
urokfs Japanese army in Man.
auria campaign, 1905; fought
:oros in final defeat at Bagsay, June
913; commanded U. s. troops into
,exico after Villa. 1916; command
American forces in France during
reat War.