The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1919-09-12
PERSHING GIVEN ROUSING VEL
COME AT NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, Sept. 11.-America
welcomed General John j. Pershing
home this week.
Honored by foreign rulers and
Governments, the Commander In
Chief of the mightiest army that ever
fought its way to victory under the
Stars and Stripes returned to his
own folk to meet a greater honor
than any foreign potentate or power
could confer-the thanks of the
worlds greatest democracy to the
man who planned the decisive blow
in democracy's supreme fight against
| tyranny.
The stern-faced soldier, who had
maintained his iron self-control amid
the shambles of Meuse and the blood
drenched forest of Argonne, was not
proof against the tribute of praise
! and gratitude which was roared
from hundreds of thousands of the
Threats and hearts of his fellow
| citizens.
His voice trembled with emotion
as he responded to the greetings ex-
tended by Secretary of War Newton
D. Baker in his own behalf and that
of the President, as we'll, as the well
coming addresses of representatives
of the Senate and House, the state
and city.
AS his car passed slowly through
the cheering multitudes, which JAM
med Broadway from the Battery to
City Hall Park, General Pershing
attempted in vain to maintain his
composure. At first he replied to
the cheers with the stiff salute which
I military etiquette demands, but he
soon was carried away by the storm
of applause which swept in great
gusts about him
Rising to his feet he waved his cap
about his head with boyish gesture
which told how deeply he was stirred,
while the grim lines of his bronzed
face broke into smile which was as
infectious as it was rare.
After the General walked down
the gangplank at Hoboken he re-
ceived the first reward which CRATE
full country has offered to him. In
the name of the nation Secretary of
War Baker handed him his commits
sion as full General in the American
army, a rank held previously by only
three menu. S. Grant, w. T. Sher-
man and "Phil" Sheridan.
Commanded the military opera
tons against the Moros in Central
Mindanao, October, 1902, to June,
1899, until June 1903.
Standing behind him, completely
hidden by the imposing figure of the
General, was little boy, trying to
look dignified and soldierly. He was
Sergeant" Warren Pershing, the
Commander in Chiefs only surviving
child. When the General received
his commission he turned to his son
and handed him the document, with
an injunction to keep it safe The
Sergeant" kept it safely all right,
but later on, in the great crowd at
the City Hall, he became separated
from his father, much to the dismay
of the General.
Pershing's Campaigns.
Here is the fighting record of Gen.
eral John J. ,Pershing:
Served in the Apache Indian cam
paign, New Mexico and Arizona,
1886.
Took part in the Sioux campaign,
Dakota, 1890-91.
Commanded the Sioux Indian
scouts until August, 1891.
Served with the Tenth Cavalry in
Cuba, 1898.
Was in the Philippines, November,
1908.
Accompanied Kuroki's army in
Manchuria, March to September,
1905
Was in charge of the victorious
campaign against Moros which end
ed in rout Of enemy at the Battle of
Bagsag, June 10, 1913.
Commanded United States punt
tive expedition which went into Mex
leo after Villa, March, 1916.
Sailed to take command of A. E.
F. in France, May %, 1917, and there
directed the American offensive.
From Cadet To General.
Here is the way General John ].
Pershing rose to the rank of General
and the command of the American
expeditionary force in France:
Was. graduated from West Point
in 1886 when 26 years old.
Second Lieutenant, Sixth Cavalry,
July 1, 1886.
First Lieutenant, Tenth Cavalry,
October 20, 1892
Major, chief ordnance officer of
volunteers, August IS, 1898.
Honorably discharged from vol
unteers May IL, 1899.
Captain, First Cavalry, February
2, 1901.
Transferred to Fifteenth Cavalry
August 20, 1901.
Brigadier General, September rs,
1906.