Bisbee daily review., 1919-07-17
DINE PERSHING G AN ] ] I AF r

LONDON, July 16.-The government gave dinner in honor of Gen. John J. Pershing and his staff tonight The guests included Field Marshil Sir Douglas Haig, who presided; General Sir Henry Seymour Rawlinson, com mander of the Fifth British army; General Henry S. Horne, commander of the British army in France; Lieu tenant General Wm. Riddell Byrd wood, commander of the Australian and New Zealand troops in France
 General Pershing and his staff were presented to the king and queen at a garden party at Buckingham Palace this afternoon The American ambas- sador, John w. Davis, and other mem 1 bers of the diplomatic corps also were l presented. General Pershing convers- ed for some time with the Prince of | Wales. -.-...
 Earlier General Pershing was the guest of the American Luncheon club at the Hotel Savoy. General Per ! shing was loudly cheered when he entered the dining room. He thanked the club for its hospitality to him and | the American soldiers and paid high | tribute to the British for their part in the war
 Tt must have been with a sense of | great satisfaction" said General Per shing, that you Americans living in England learned of America's entry | into the war and with what interest you watched the coming of our expedi- tions, the first the naval contingent under Vice Admiral Sims, who quickly realized that the difficulties demanded an increase of craft for destroying submarines and unity of command l give him and the navy thanks for their attitude toward the army and feel safe in saying that never before was there such complete unity of action between these branches of the service
 q won't undetake to tell you what i the army did. But I want you to know that it's personnel was imbued with patriotism and devotion to the cause of liberty and filled with an aggressive determination to carry out the will of our people at home When that first division entered the battle line and fought a brilliant battle at Cantigny, its success set an example for the future campaign and later had I which had been fighting for three years and gave them new hope
 Then came our efforts in the great counter offensive at Chateau Thierry and Soissons, where with the allies we took the initiative from the enemy and maintained it to the end of the war. l need not recall what the American army did at St. Mihiel. nor how it fought an historically decisive battle in the Argonne forest which cut the enemy's line and made further resistance impossible.
 "But peace has victories no less than war. Now that the end has come it is for us to look forward to a slution of great questions at home and abroad. While carrying on this work and preparing for peaceful years to come we must insist that our late enemy fulfill every obligation peace has imposed upon him. It must not be understood because we are not leaving large army of occupation that we will not insist on fulfillment to the letter of all the conditions
 General Pershing said that the American army was rapidly being sent home, only about 100000 being left.
 ''It would do you good if you could see those magnificent troops. Their fine morale and splendid decipline have been a great pride to me and other officers in the high command g said General Pershing. "They are re- turning home with a broadened view of life and its obligations and are de termined to fulfill their duty as Amer {. ican citizens They are enterinO ou q new life with the same patriotism with which they fought the war and made such glorious record"