New Britain herald., 1919-09-08
PERSHING HOME.

New York, this morning, saw the Egest welcome of the many that We taken place in that city within D past six months when General hn J. Pershing, personal embodi- knt of the victory that was ours, pped from the Leviathan to home pres attended by his staff and cial family with him for over two hrs in the land of battle.
 The city has planned many testi- nials to the General himself and Army that he represents. He will feted by rich and poor, child and lit, and, incidentally, will be given gets of New York at the head of 1t of the First Division, with which is closely allied. although his au- rity extends to all. The First Di- lon was, before organization of the ce that served during the war inst Germany, our Regular Army, oh of which was with the General bn his expedition into Mexico. It tn organization that deserves much dit for it's activities in France, ng the first to cross the pond and ong the last to come back. It's el time abroad probably is longer Tn that of any other division. Also, Is stated that the replacements of First Division amounted to one dred and twenty-five per cent. of original mem bers, meaning that Ire was a wound of major caliber every man in the original division, one-quarter more.
 he General has a long history of itary activity in his past. His ting has led him into many rters. He has also travelled as an : erver with forces of other coun- s He was graduated in 1885, at age of 26 years, from West Point immediately went into the Sixth airy as a Second Lieutenant, see-
 his first action against the ches and the Sioux Indians. Op- lions in Cuba, the Philippines and tral Mindanao followed As an erver he was with the army of soki in Manchuria and again took t in fighting against the Moros in #3. His next experience was with
 United States punitive force oh searched Mexico for Villa be years ago, when he was made a or General.
 Though his experiences in action e largely made up of guerilla ts, he was chosen as the head of American Army in France and sd, in great secrecy, for that coun- in May, 1917, to lay the path for large Army to be sent from Amer to take part in the highly tech- l and thoroughly modern trench fare of today. It was a system fighting that he was unfamiliar D, and he often expressed his wish lrive the Germans into the open, wing we'll that the American wa to the best advantage in this e. Nevertheless, he adopted, suc- fully, the plan as it had been de- y1n hxy 1a ice, ting for several years. At times units did drive the Germans from r trenches and it was shown then
 the Generals theories were very ect. The American Army, once it
 it's opponents on the run, kept h from digging in" again until
 had retreated much further than
 been customary in operations the French and English. More T, our adaptability to trench war
 was also proved. American di- 1ns smashed the toughest salients he Hindenhurg Line; points that, lad been said, were impregnable,
 when they started the enemy aing, they kept him running in a ner that the other Allies were ple to initiate
 he success of the American Army Affected and symbolized by Gen. Pershing. His powers of organi- Vh are great, his facilities in btation great. Both traits, we h, are thoroughly American and honor those traits in General shing. While we applaud him. we
 in mind the millions of dough- who made his present position Sible. who gave their energy and lives in making America pre- inant. We welcome General