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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-31
Enoivs 4rn,y IN Detail

Few leaders in war history have
better known the great military
machine they operated in all it's in
finite detail or have superintendent
its assembling with more personal
care than has Pershing known and
watched the American Expedition
ary Force in France. Few men have
been called upon to accept greater
military responsibility in ''handpick-
ing" subordinates for colossal tasks
When Major General Pershing
landed at Liverpool on June 8. 1917,
some one of the distinguished British
military men who greeted him point
ed to the forty-odd officers in PERISH
ing's party and queried:
us this your personal staff, Gen
eral?"
NO. answered Pershlng, "this is
my general staff"
And to-day, returning home on
the same steamer with Pershing, are
the majority of the forty-odd cap
tains, majors and colonies who
stepped off the liner Baltic at Liv-
erpool more than two years ago.
He "handpicked" them years ago in
the Philippines, and some of them
served under him on the Mexican
border. He took them to Europe as
members of his general staff. They
were captains, majors and colonies
but they are now brigadier and
major generals, and how we'll they
have endured the trust and respon-
sibility is now American history, not
only on the Marine, st. Nlihiel and
Meuse-Argonne, but throughout the
length and breadth of the A. f. F..
for 1T took an able general staff to
direct every move made by that best
composite physical specimen in the
world to-day-the American DOUGH
boy.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-31
Landing Memorable One

General Pershing and his general
staff arrived at Boulogne on June
49, 1917, Pershing stepping from
the cross-channel steamer to the
boulogne dock, thus first setting
foot on French soil at $40 a. m.
Few who witnessed the scene ever
will forget it. The harbor that
morning brought to those who OBJ
served it the magnitude of the
world war. Within thirty minutes
three hemispheres met. A few
moments before Pershing's ship
arrived a steamer laden to the
rails with coolies from the Far East
was warped into a berth just across
the basin. Then whistles blew and
guns doomed somewhere down the
harbor and hundreds, mostly
French, British and Belgian SOL
diers, knew that the United States
was arriving. Veteran French
poilus stood in line at rigid atten
ton under the roof of the dock
station. Allied flags hung
lazily in the breeze just above their
heads. Pershing's steamer came
slowly into the basin. Grouped on
the forward deck was Pershing and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-31
Then Comes France

Following. the Mexican expedition.
Pershing was sent to For Sam
houston as commander Of the South
ern Department. 1t was there that
he received his orders to proceed
to France. 1t was from there that
within a few hours after the orders
were received, he had sent tele-
grams and cablegrams by al the
four winds, gathering together the
men he planned for his European
staff. What Pershing and his staff
did IN Europe is now matter Of
record.
A soldier to the core. a strict dis
ciplinarian who knows how to see
that his orders are obeyed, Black
jack Pershing is not military
martinez. Not even his most bitter
enemies (and he has a NUMBER Will
say that he yields his power over
subordinates just to see them vince
An Illustration of this lies N the
camaraderie between the general
and his personal aides. a general
may make the life of an aide A
blessing or a misery. The personal
side of General Pershing is delight
1ul. declare those who know him
well and have seen him under most
every condition that confroats
man of his rank.
He has fondness for ltHa chill
oren and has often. during the war.
stopped to interrogate. in fasherlv
way, French youngsters in some vii
lage or other back Of the front. When
the army was adopting French or
phans under the auspices Of the
Stars and Stripes" the official
newspaper. Pershing did his share
by adopting six. With each adop-
ton, the editor of The STARS and
Stripes would plead with the GEN
eral to allow him to print a story
about the orphan so honored On
each occasion the general declined,
asking that his namc he placed in
the list, bat that it should receive
no play up And there never was
play mp in the official newspaper
Gil the subject.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-31
idolizes HIS Son

General Pelshing idolizes his
small son. Master Warren Pershlng.
VINO came to France 20 visit his
father several months ago. If it
Was possible Warren accompanied
ms father everywhere he went in
france and Germany. and during
the strenuous series of troop re-
views held in Germany some months
ago the sturdy little youth became
a familiar figure to war correspond
ents who witnessed Amos every
function.
The commander in chiefs fond
ness for children may be akin TO
the respect and kindness ne habit
ually showed toward American
women welfare workers whenever
he encountered them in Europe. He
seldom failed to stop and chat with
them and or many occasions he went
much out Of his way to homo them.
II he happened to be making
speech to the troops after review,
as ne often did through The Amcri-
can Expeditionary Force during he
spring, and women were present he
would always add some kind re-
marks about the good worl. done
by'American women in France. On
more than one occasion he per-
sonally rounded up the feminine
oniookers and took them with him
on the reviewing stand to see the
troops pass.
With men, however, BLACK Jack
Pershing is not an easy mixer"
He IS not u handshaker and his
friends predict that he would never
make q successful politician.
1T isn't politics he's Interested
in,' those who know Pershing best
will tell you He is interested more
vitality in being just what his career
has dictated, soldier, and thas IS
exactly what he is.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-31
Npuer an Orator

Pcrshing is not an orator. IL
everything goes, he would be called
a poor speaker. But what he lacks
in word rhythm and verbal emphasis
he makes up with sweeping arm
length, fist-clenched gestures. He
impressed we'll enough on young
virtually untried leaders Of TROOPS
that day that the honor of the en-
tire United States--its honor past,
present and future-and that Of the
American army depended on them
alone
"You are going to meet savage
enemy flushed with victory" he
said in substance "Meet them like
Americans. You are leading men.
Be an inspiration TO them. Let your
deeds inspire them. When you hit,
hit hard and don't stop hitting You
don't know the meaning of the word
defeat. And when you get into il
-. forget all that you've learned
out OF books. Use your heads, and
hit hard
There was no oratory in that
speech. 1t was just good, sound
and raggedly expressed advice. but
If ten wildcats to every man present
had rushed snarling into Chaumont-
en-VlXen at that moment it would
have been a safe wager that said
wildcats would have been licked en-.
semble.
The eXultant enemy, however
changed his mind about smashing
through the Mondidier sector. and
after SIX weeks Of "holding on" in
a sector harassed by an average of
10000 German shells a day for
SIX weeks, the LIST Division went
ahead and took Cantigny, the first
French village to be reconouered by
American troops in the European
war.
If General Pershing's parents had
decided on the day of his birth to
train him for the military position
ne holds to-day they could not have
planned better. His father was a
Missouri section foreman, and in
the stratum of life to which young
rershlng belonged as a STRIPPING
ne received no undue coddling but
was allowed to grow rugged bow
WIN all the barefoot, swimmin'
hole and play privileges of the
ordinary country lad. When he was
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-31
Left Farm al Z sveuty.t,to

Pershing left the farm at the age
OF twenty-five. In this schoolroom
work he led his classmates. Later
he taught school. but being force
fully ambitious. he entered COM
pctltive examination for West
Point and won. During his entire
career at the Military Academy he
won IN things military He was a
lrst captain, the highest military
honor that can be had among
cadets. He was also accorded the
highest personal honor in his class.
that of class president, end he re-
mains to-day president of the West
Point class of Sc.
From the moment Pershing was
graduated from West Point he be-
gan career which proved the most
thorough and broadest training for
the position of commander in
chief Of American forces that could
be desired. His career might read
in tabloid
Farmer boy, school teacher, SOL
der, Indian fighter lawyer, diplo-
mat, organizer, administrator-all
of which friends who have worked
with INN and for him will tell you
to-day spell-commander in chief
Pershing has not been a diplomat
IN exactly all that the word implies.
! But his career has proved him a
diplomat in dealing with problems.
whether they were Sioux Indians,
tlllplnos or learned military people
in Europe. The stories of the for
mer have been told The story of
the latter will come forth in time
The first ten years of Pershine s
military life were spent on the
Western plains. Living in drearv
army posts, fighting and pacifying
Indians, he attracted considerable
attention as a ''shave tail' or sec
ond lieutenant. He handled his pla-
toon of calvary when argument
failed. But, with diplomatic argu-
ment wherever SQssible, among the
redskins he settled many a problem
and saved many All American life.
From the West he went to the
University of Nebraska and while
acting as military instructor there
he took law course, eventually
being graduated a full fledged
lawyer. 1t was Pershing's diplo-
matte handling Of himself during
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-31

France at the time of the armistice
last November have lost an oppor-
tunlty to see the commander in
chief and tens of thousands of
them have seen him many times.
Every army institution, school,
training camp, port and even log
saving camp in the eastern region
of France have been personally in
spected by Pershing.
Neither the Inspector General of
the A. Z. +. nor his subordjnates
in all parts and manner of places
in France have been able to tel!
the commander in chief much of
anything new about his war ma
chine.
Coodby Zero
Once battle began, the most i'm
portant feature of staff work
ceased until the troops reached
their detectives or the struggle
took turn not dictated by fixed
plans. Once the guns started to
roar, the Zero hour" had passed
and the boys had gone over the
top, those who planned battles were
licensed to go to bed and gain their
much needed rest.
During the battle of the Ar
gonneMeuse, when the Germans,
lighting with all their fanat;eal
strength to hold American divisions
back from the important strateg-
&c railway to the north, succeeded
in slowing down our advance to !;
marked degree, General Pershine
was a constant visitor in the battle
zones. Rushing from one division
headquarters to another. he watched
the struggle with as much con-
Germ as had characterized his
building up of the organization
then locked in death struggle with
the enemy. On more than one &C.
caslon deep mud and traffic con
gestion behind the lines precluded
passage of the big automobile in
which the commander in chief did
most all his travelling. Once he
had started there was no turning
back, and lowly motorcycle side
car with any stray chauffeur who
happened to be handy "taxied''
the General over shellholes,
through quagmire, into traffic and
out again to his destination. The
big car would wait until he re-
turned.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-31

How Pershing first met Colonel
Roosevelt, in Cuba, is a little anec-
dote here told possibly for the
first time. He has been credited
with meeting Colonel Roosevelt in
another way, but one who was near
has told me that it happened like
this:
Pershing was quartermaster and
sdjutant of his regiment. On the
left of the Tenth happened to be the
Rough Riders, commanded by Roose-
welt. Mules were precious property
in Cuba just then and Pershing had
lost two of them. Colonel Roosevelt
also had lost some mules They
both found two mules wandering in
the underbrush, and they found
them at the same time. 1t was in
tensely dark, too dark for variance
IN military rank to make much diff
ference. Roosevelt was sure he had
found his mules and so was Perish
ing. | am informed that the con-
versation which followed there in
the darkness would not, even in
this enlightened age, look pretty in
print. Two strong wills FLASHED and
a duel Of words was the inevitable
result. Gentlemen seldom resort TO
tisticu1fs, and both Roosevelt and
Pershing were gentlemen. But Gen
eral Pershings fellow officer who
told me the story pointed with some
pride to the fact that Pershing got
the mules.
1t was there in Cuba, TOO. that
Pershing was cited in an official
document for GOODNESS under fire,
the same GOODNESS he has displayed
at times even as commander IN
chief Of American forces in France.
From Cuba he went to the Phil
ipplnes for time and then to
Washington. where he was the first
to organize a Bureau Of lnsular
Affairs. Then he returned to the
Philippines in command of troops
in Mindanao. Here, as on the
Western plains, he argued with the
hostile natives until diplomacy
failed and in that event admins
tered the chastisement they needed.
In both diplomacy and fighting
he performed the task Of disarmine
and subduing the tribesmen so well
that Brigadier General Sumner,
commanding all American forces in
Mindanao in 1900, recommended
him for a brigadier generalship.
The recommendation however, was
not approved and Pershing re-
manned in the Philippines for six
years before he returned to Wash
ington for service on the General
staff.
The Russo-Japanese War gave
Pershng chance to see more Of
the Far East. He was detailed as
military attache to Japan and as
observer with the japanese army in
the field. Upon completion of this
work he returned to the United
States Via Europe.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-31

his connection with the university
that allowed his to step up
ward again. He made the acquaint-
ance of many influential men
and his reward was his appointment
as instructor in tactics at West
Point. About that time the Spanish
American war broke out. He asked
for permission to rejoin his regiment
Tenth Cavalry-and accompany it
to Cuba.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-31

first line. AS prepared to enter the
dugout OF an officer | heard sounds
from within which indicated that
waiting outside was more prudent
The conversation was onesided and
voluble and forceful. 1t was inter
spersed rather often with red
blooded American explosives which
added force. 1t was "Black Jack"
Pershing telling a certain chief of
staff that American troops moved
only IN one direction and that was
forward" 1t would not have been
prudent or fair to have listened too
closely, and whether that certain
divisional chief Of staff had ordered
his troops to execute a small rear
ward movement will never be known
50 far as The Tribune correspondent
is concerned. One thing only is GER
tain, if they moved at all it was
forward.
talked with divisional officers before
an expected action. The famous
LIST Division, first in many things
during the war, was the first to
gather its officers about the COM
mander in chief and hear ''before
the battle" lecture. 1t was in the
hectic days of the early spring of
1918 when the eXultant forces of the
Kaiser had crushed British army
and Hooded down across the Picardv
plains through and below the impor-
tant city of Montiidier. French
Colonial tlrallleurs had been rushed
IN to stop the enemy. They had
succeeded, but French attack
against their diminished STRENGTH
was imminent.
Into Picardy
In the emergency the 1st Divi-
sion had been ordered from the
comparatively quiet trenches of the
FOUL sector and rushed by train and
forced marches to Picardy. It was
evident that a bloody battle would
follow. Division Headquarters had
stopped for brief period in the
village of characterization and
the troops were billeted in fields
and villages within radius of a
few miles. Just before orders were
given to advance on the last stage
OF the march a "hurry call" was
issued demanding every officer re-
port at Chaumont-en-V Vixen at =
stated time. Hundreds of officers
including brigadier generals and
colonies, gathered in the ward of
the chateau, where Headquarters
were established, at the appointed
hour. Accompanied by General R
+. Billiard, then division COM
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-31

The Commanding General Of
The American Expeditionary
Forces Will Soon Be
Back Home

1p1hn feV days General John j. Peyshn9, commanding
the American forces av the States
after absence than gears corre-
spomdent Vho met him his arrival since
seen much OF INN at headquarters and in the field gues
on intimate picture of Americas great soldier.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-31

happened one late afternoon in
October at the headquarters of a GER
tain American division located in
dense little wood not far from the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-31

4 n broad shouldered and tall
almost to a statuesque de-
gree--a physical model of military
bearing for soldiery the world over,
figure whose sight instantly spells
soldier to the popular mind-thus
might one briefly describe John j.
Pershing, commander Of Americas
armies. Thus may one see him back
in the United States again after more
than two years abroad while Amer
lea played her greatest role among
nations.
1t has been common talk among
military folk in Europe from the
time Uncle Sans legions first ar
rived in France, more than twenty
seven months ago, that America has
produced a race of men infinitely
more nearly physically perfect than
any other nation of the world. More
fitting, therefore, has been the mill
tary figure of John ]. Pershing
among leaders of armies in the
European war-an outstanding fig
ure among them all.
And "Black Jack" Pershing's
physique tells the story of Pershing
-vigor, stamina, power of leader
ship and organization, nerve to act
and assume responsibility; soldier
of soldiers, whose square jaw spells
strict discipline and commands
eternal respect; man whose very
presence, without any knowledge
of past records, radiates a feeling
of capacity, whether it is fighting
Spaniards in Cuba, pacifying Moros
in Mindanao, hunting Villa in Mexl-
co or building an American Expe-
citiolfary Force and whipping Ger
mans in Europe.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-31

Old enough he went on the farm
and there laid the foundation for
the marvellous physique which at
his present age has been the COM
ment of European military circles.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-31

mander, General Pershing emerged
from the chateau and, grouping the
officers about him, made talk that
those who heard and live to-day
will never forget
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-31
By Wilbur Forrest

a SUPERB, outstanding figure
IA erect and immaculate,
( n broad shouldered and tall
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-09-18
THE RIGHT WAY TO DO 1T

The police OF New York City arc
showing how IN acute wage question.
involving public service, may ~ han
died without injurJ to tho public or to
any pe-sons directly con>"rned. TIE
policemen are making an trlort TO have
their s,!sries raised t" MAXIMUM OF
$4,000. At he present lime the max
imum Is about $1,000, In the greater
city policemen and hremen arc graded
in acco .dans> with the 90 th OF ser
vice. the graduation rates running from
sl,lOo TO $1,000. A graduation from
$1,000 to $4,000 is asked. Officers or
both organizations have let It DO dis
,inc,ly undcrsto that strike talk Is
barred from the discussions Of their
wage questions. The policemen and
fremen Of New York City have no in
tention Of striking. and no intention Of
attempting to hold UP the public On
the contrary, they rely upon the
strength Of their case TO secure for
them proper wage increases and APP
parcntly they have the sympathy Of the
public with them.
There is nothing in the wage ques-
ton. as affecting public employees. that
cannot be fairly and eQuitaoly ad-
iusted if men arc willing u meet and
confer IN u friendly spirit. The Amert
can public does not ask its servants. as
a rule, 70 work for mean and scanty
wages. It is willing TO pay decent liv-
ing prices in all cases But the Ameri-
can public has a right to dcmand fair
treatment from its servants, and It does
not get fair treatment when a body OF
public servants whose work IS neces-
sary for the safety Of life and property
descr, their positions. abandon their
duties and turn a great city over to the
dcprcdations of rioutous and criminal
mobs.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-09-18
LESLIE CANDIDATES
IN THE MAJORITY
IN ALLEGHENY co

IITTSEURGH. Sept. Ii Returns
from more than thr""-fuurlhs Of the
districts in Allegheny county tonight
indicate TIA. Tia" Leslie candidates. rir-
ais OF IN" party. are in the majority in
publican party. are in the majority in
receiving nominations for county offices
at yesterdays PRIMARY cl""tion. lndi-
CatIanS w'r" that y. G. Gumhcrt and
cart. Robert :. CAIN. both Leslie men.
were assured Of tn" Republican nomina-
Indicated nominations were:
For register Of wills, William Con-
Nor IincumbcnD: clerk Of courts John
Douglas, Jr.. anti-L"Sle; county treas
urcr Joseph G. Armstrong. Leslie:
county recorder. John y. Graham. Les
lie; rrothonotary. John Nogt: county
controller, John y. Moore.
Democratic nominees. il seems assur-
ed are:
For county commissioners. James
Houlahcn and John J. Gallagher: pro-
thonotcry. J. 4. Ticrnan: clerk OF
courts. Frank =. E"atty. r"Wniy treas
urcr. T.. d. Stamhaugh: county con-
trollcr. BRADLEY Mex. Burns: register
Of wills. +. y Gay: recorder Of deeds.
Michael NJ. Flynn.
Among non-partiean nominees arc
II. Walton Mitchell for Orphans court
judge. and Thomas c. Jones, M"k""s-
port, for county court judge.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-09-18
A LESSON IN ECONOMY

According to Mark Sullivan, editor Of
Golfers. there are good many ways
Of beating the high cost OF living. Mr..
Sullivan is not just exactly a poor man.
He doesn't have to figure whore his
next meal is coming from or how he Is
gazing to pay for his next suit Of
clothes, but he has discovered plan to
save much good material and TO beat
the proltcer. He writes In the Chicago
Tribune as follows:
Excepting one suit have not piece
OF woollen clothing in my possession
that is less than five years old. When
on" Of my suits begins to look worn.
take It or send it 70 u tailor l know in
Unlor square New York. I tell him to
turn II inside out. He turns 1t inside
out. puts a new Inning in it and sends
mo home the equivalent Of new suit
for cost that is less than third or
the price OF new suit.
senator Mcdill Mccormick. OF I'LL
nois, sent 4 trunkful Of clothes to this
tailor and had them turned. He tells me
that his experience is the samo as my
nvn-thn, these turned clothes. origin
ully bought before the war began. arc
better in quality and appearance than
any now clothes n" can buy now at any
price.
Senator Calder. OF New York. has
had several Of his suits turned by thiS
same tailor I told Frank Nnndcriip OF
my cxpcricncy and showed him some OF
nv turned suits. and he asked me the