El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-08

commonly told Of Charles N. Schwao,
the fronmaster, who is said 10 have
remarked TO his old Scotch gardener
a friend Of his childhood;
you never expected 10 see me IN
and the gardener is said to have
replied
Sfiu Captain at over 10.
As late as the time OF the RUSSO
japanese war in 1904. Pershing, over
40 stiu was a captain in the regular
army His associates say he never
grumbled, but always kept plugging
at his Job. Reams and reams have
been written habout how he look 2
prominent part in the pacification OF
The PhfllDnine island and how presi-
dent Roosevelt made him nrisadier
general jumping him over the heads
Of exactly So other men who were
senior TO him on the service roll.
When PershinE took the punitive
expedition into Mexico after the ban
dit villa, he became the only living
officer in the American army who bad
commanded any body Of troops so
large as a brigade in anything ap-
preaching action. il IS true that the
late Gen. Funston commanded more
than brigade on the Neracruz eNpe-
dition, but Funston's troops never got
into action
Trained In Indian Wars.
from West Point in 1885 he had MS
full share OF active and valuable serv-
ice in the army. Like his classmates
he Immediately was plunged into the
Indian wars He entered a campaign
against the great Apache chief Geroni-
mo, who for many years had kept the
southwestern country almost closed 20
inmi Migration by his skin and bravery.
II was in those campaigns that many
OF young American army officers re-
2 ~ "A ~
combat with the willy Sayages which
proved OF peculiar value in certain
phases Of the highly scientific modern
warfare in France and Belgium They
we're taught the art OF scouting, OF
trailing and OF perfect seif-reliance
European soldier and many mid
night raid by the Americans into No
Mans Land doubtless found its incep-
ton in the brain Of one OF these one
time Indian fighters Of Pershns's
It is recorded officially Of Pershine
that at the beginning Of his career. for
instance. he was complimented by
Gen. Miles, his commanderinchief in
the Geronimo campaigns. for march
ing his troop, with pack train. over
rough country, 40 miles in 90 hours,
bringing in every animal and man I'm
good condition" Until he reached
command rank Pershing always was a
q
war department show more than one
honorable mention for his conduct
during his 10 years service in the de-
partment OF Arizona. In the Spanish
war rs an officer Of the Tenth cavalry
be was promoted FOR gallantry at the
the volunteer army and after a short
detail in Washington in the bureau
OF insular affairs was sent out 10 the
philippines as adtutant general or the
department OF Mindanao and Jolo.
Turning Point in Career.
That was the turning point in Per
shing's career. He began TO take his
profession OF arms more seriously
and 10 display the powers OF concen-
rratIon upon difficult problems that
stood him in good stead in the great
campaigns that were to follow in
Europe Attracted by his earnestneEs
and soidierly qualities. Gen Leonard
Wood. who was his sunerior officer at
the time. selected Pershing 10 or
against the Moros who for centuries
had successfully resisted all attempts
Of the Spanish army to subiugate
Up 20 that point something OF n
parallel may be found in the careers
of Wood and Pershing. Each had
made brilliant regulations as Indian
and each had been picked by
president Roosevelt for extraordinary
promise Of military ability. Roosevelt
had made Wood a hrigadier general
in 1901 and he made PerahinC. then
captain. brigadier general IN 1906 TO
the absolute CONSERVATION OF the old
line Of the army because & involved
the jumping" OF both officers over
many hundreds Of their seniors.
Justified Confidence OF Wood.
Pershing justified the confidence
that Wood had imposed in him in his
Moro campaign There was a sultan
Of Bacalod with unknown thousands
Of followers eutrenched in the
and mountains OF the tropi- I
cal Islands behind heavy forts OF
palm wood, logs, and giant creepers