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The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1919-09-23
Closeup View
Of Gen. Pershing
(By Fuzzy Woodruff)

Easily the most talked of mar in
America today is John ]. P%ershing,
commander-in-chie of the American
Expeditionary Forces, who was ac-
claimed as a national hero last week
by hundreds of thousands in New
York. He is the most talked of man
in America in face Of the fact that
the president of the nation is making
a tour of the country unprecedented
and unique in it's annals.
The answer is easy. The United
| States as a whole knows so little of
Pershing, the man, and he occupies
such a commanding position in the
nations affairs just now that the
slightest information about him is of
vivid interest.
Persons who have watched the fate
of national heroes of the past know
that in the next few weeks Pershing
must watch his step more carefully
that did Blondin in his famous tight
rope walk across Niagara Falls. The
uncalled for wave of displeasure that
swept yer the country when Admiral
Dewey returned to a New York
triumph similar to Pershing's and
had the temerity to give his wife a
house and lot that his admirers had
paid for, is too we'll remembered for
persons learned in the ways of man.
kind not to know that Gen. Pershing
is now in more danger than he was
chasing Apaches, fighting bloodthirsty
Moros or combating the Hun horde.
It's pretty safe to say that political
leaders of both parties are waiting
with anxious eyes for the misstep that
will remove Pershing as a political
possibility. 1t isn't that they have
anything against the general. It's
simply hat they don't want to be
compelled to figure on an unknown
quantity.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1919-09-23
Antipathy Swept Away

1t is a tribute to the magnetic
power of the man to say that he had
not mounted and ridden one hundred
feet on his charger before that anti
pathy was swept away like a grain of
dust in the path of a tornado.
Though we were standing cat ease"
that is keeping one foot in place and
preserving silence, and were excel
lently disciplined, you could hear a
murmur all up and down the lines.
1t was almost in unison. 1t said,
"Dam-ain't he a soldier?"
Isaac F. M~arcosson, world champ
ion interviewer, said of Pershing,
"He is the most military figure of a
mar in the world today, not even ex-
cepting Field Marshal Sir Douglas
Haig."
Well, he's all of that and then
some. I'd be tempted to defy
antiquity and declare him the
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1919-09-23
Dangerous To Fool With

Right now, with the exception of
the fact that the general is a son-in-
law of Senator Warren, of Wyoming,
who is a Republican, and that the
general is high in the esteem of Presl-
dent Wilson, who is a Democrat, the
politicians have no indication as to
whether he has ever been a member
of either political party. So natural
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1919-09-23

ly they figure him dangerous to fool
with.
And if ever there was a man able
to sidestep the shell holes that beset
the path of a national hero that man
is John J. P~ershing. had he pleas
ure of getting a rather intimate view
of the commander-in-chief last April
when he inspected and reviewed the
Seventy-Ninth Division, just a little
more than a month before our de-
parture for home.
Now this review was the one big
event in the lives of every division in
that long period of inactivity from
the date of the armistice until the
date of sailing. Everybody from the
major general commanding the divi-
sion to the humblest private is put on
his mettle for the occasion.
The division prepares for the re-
view and insection for approximately
two weeks. During that time the
division commander is giving his
brigadiers things to stay awake at
night and worry about. The regi-
mental commanders are given a fair
ly uneasy time by the brigadiers. The
battalion commanders get theirs from
the colonel. The captains are not
overlooked by the majors. The pla-
toon leaders are hammered on by the
captains. The platoon leaders make
the lives of the section leader any
thing but a merry one. The section
leaders ride the squad leaders and the
corporals ride the privates.
Inside Dope On Inspection
An amending stream of letters
flows in from officers in divisions
that have been inspected by Pershing
These letters are replete with inside
advice on just what Pershing is going
to do, just what questions he is going
to ask, just what faults he is going to
find.
1t might be worth recording that
although all this advice was carefully
lived up to, it was like most advice
absolutely worthless. General Perish
ing did not one single thing that he
was expected to do. His method of
inspection was much like the method
of attack of any great general-vari-
ed and unexpected.
"Ill never forget the day of that
review. | was in the Third Battalion
of the Three Hundred and Fourteenth
Infantry, stationed approximately
five kilometers from the rest of the
regiment. Accordingly we had to
make an extraordinarily early start
to meet the vanguard of the regi-
ment at the place of assembly. The
reviewing field was about Is kilo-
meters from that point.
We had a 80 a. NJ, first call and
were to move at 5 o'clock. In tbs
meantime we didn't have anything t.
do but dress, grab breakfast, sling
equipment and form companies and
battalion. We were about five minu-
ties late getting under way and we had
a peppery little Irish major named
Gerald Patrick Murphy, who hated
being late for anything worse than a
private hates a bugler.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1919-09-23
The Major Was Mad

NAuJ~h "oS NAoN
He was popping mad that morning
on the delay in moving, and he start
ed out to make up that five minutes
in the 5 kilometer march. He put
himself at the head of the column and
set the pace. The arch va made in
the coolest rain | believe l ever felt
and it was all uphill-as a matter of
fact there is no downhill in France.
But we didn't make up five minutes
in five kilometers. We made up
about twenty. For when we reached
the village of Versainnes, where the
regiment was to assemble, we had to
wait that long before the head of the
column hove in sight.
The reviewing field was situated on
a plateau near one of the largest and
most handsome chateaux in all
France. 1t was an ideal spot for a
ceremony, except for the fact that
the mud was ankle deep, and the rain
kept pouring.
After the division had formed we
stood for an hour or more in that
soaking %downpour before the huge
car that bore the commander in chief
and the bevy of smaller motor craft
that bore his staff arrived.
Everybody craned necks for a first
view of the general.
Now at that time Pershing was not
a popular figure with the American
doughboy. For some strange reason
he was held personally responsible for
the months of weary waiting in ne
cafe villages along the Mouse with
tumble-down stables as the choice
places of %habitation. The doughboy
was miserably homesick, and he
blamed Pershing.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-07-23
BOYS ELK HIDE SHOES
$3.50 70 $500 values for S2.e5

$3.50 TO $500 Values for $2.e5
Boys Black Lace Shoes, Values 5000,
Sale Price. SSTo
Boys Black Button Shoes, Values $500
Sale Price $40
Boys Brown Lace Shoes, Values $3.50
sale Priee $40
CHILDRENS SHOES, SIZES 81
TO II.
$3.75 to $4.25 Values for $3.15
This includes,
Childs Patent Lace, Mat. Tor. .......... $3.75
Childs Patent Button, Cloth Top ........ 3.75
Childs Black Kid Button. ........... 400
Childs Black Kid Button, Brown Top -. AIS
$500 Values for $3.95
This includes,
Childs Patent Button ................ 5000
ChildS Black Kid Button. ............., BOO
Childs Dull Calf 800
Childs White Canvas Shoes, Sizes e1a to IL.
$500 Values for $2.46.
Childs White Canvas Shoes, SITS Values for
$3.50
Childs Patent Button, sizes ) to S, value
1928, sale price. $2.15
ChildS Patent Button, White Top, value
1928. sale price 27b
Childs White Elk, Button, value 1915, sale
price z.fo
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-07-23
$3.50 to $500 Values, $5.95

This includes Ladies' Dark Brown Calf Pumps,
Cuban heel $3.50
Black Kid Pump, French heel .......... $3.50
Black Kid Oxfords, French heel. ....,. 5000
Black Kid Oxfords, Cuban heel. ....... $3.50
Black Kid Oxfords. Cuban heel. ....... $3.50
Black Kid Oxfords, Cuban heel. ....... $3.50
Ladies Dark Brown Oxfords, French Heel 1900
Ladies Black Kid Pumps, French Heel. 1000
Ladies Black Kid Oxfords, French Heel $50
Ladies Dark Brown Kid Oxfords, French
Heel $50
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-05-21
ADYRRTlSRD LETTERS

Letters advertised at the Annapolis.
Nd. Postoffice, May 20. 1919 Persons
calling for advertised letters, should
mention that they were advertised, and
give date of advertisement III the
Capital 81 May "a:
Mems List Charley Burnett Myron
Barber. Mason CoFewell, VIM Jack
son. Edmund ]. James, Guiliiermo Ma
naliis, Guy M Medley. NJ Fl Ormand.
Preston Rowe.
Woman's List Mrs. Frank M. Bart
lett. Miss Meta Burrage. Miss Eugenia
Hamilton. Miss May Hamersly. Mrs.
Sarah Hepps, Mrs Alice Howes. Mrs.
Elizabeth Hall. Mira Mary jennings.
Mrs Harriet Lane, Mrs Strickland
Page. Miss Kate Richardson. MIS- Al
len Smith. Mrs watkins.
The II. Il Boughton Store, Bosson
Insurance Co
r. ]. LINTF1ICUM,
Postmaster
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-05-21

try viii he divided into is districts.
with headquarters for each AZ Bos-
ton. New York. Philadelphia, CAeye-
land. Riehnond. Atlanta Chicago. S.
.ouis. Minneapolis. Kaasas Cssy. pal-
las and san Francisco Each district
viii De given quota 81 associate
members t0 enroll
President Wilson's proclaufatiofa.
fixing the campaign week follows
The Boy Seouts of America have
rendered notable service to the nation
during the world war They have
done effective work in the Liberty
Loan and War Savings campaigns, n
discovering ana reporting upon black
walnut supply. in cooperating with
the Red Cross ana other war work
agencies. lii acting Is dispatch bear
ers for the Committee on Public In
formation and Ia other important
heids The Boy Scouts have not only
demonstrated their worth to the ma
ton hut have also materially contribu-
ted b deeper appreciation by the
American people of the higher concep-
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-05-21
VICTORY BUTTON
FOR Ali. SOLDIERS
]. IS WAR INSIGNIA

n h kgls 4
The War Departments viii issue q
button 20 ali who served Iii the Army
dugina the recent war as d slisli ngnish-
Ing mark 10 be worn With civilian
clothes. u II TO be worn ON thu lapel
of the coat and In called the Victory
Button II Is made In two materials,
silver for those wounded III pction,
DronSe Tor an others. This Victory
Button for the present will be Is
ard FIRST To those who haVs already
been honorabiy discharged; those still
in the service will receiys tbs button
upon discharge
ALI ofElcers, enlisted men lexcluding
members 81 the Students Army Train
ing Corps1, field clerks and members
0f the Army Nurse Corps, who served
hOnorably on active duty In the Army
uf the United States for period q
is days az any time between April 8,
1917 and November III. 1918, are en-
titled to wear thIs Victory Button.
10 obtain the button 3 soldier must
send his original discharge certificate
or q true copy thereof to the nearest
zone supply officer Or army recruiting
ofsicer. Officers To whom no DISCHARGE
certificate was issued may send their
discharge order or trme copy there
of. Al true copy must be executed by
q civil ofIicer who has authority to adj
minister oafhs, and 10 must DO full,
literal and complete copy Of the orig
ilaal and must contain al written or
nrinteti matter appearing on both
sides OF the discharge certificate or
discharge order
Necessary blank forms for prepare
tion az true copies Of discharge GER
flficates viii be furnished BY the War
department and may be obtained from
The supply Officer OF any military post
recruiting station.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-05-21

and discipline our great democracy
can provide il America Is e naaiTatain
her ideals. her standards and her iEl*
aaenee ii che werid.
The plan. therefores for Boy
Scout week during which universal
appeal viii be made 20 III Americans!
IS supply the means To put the Boy
scouts ii America In position to
carry forward effectively and contin-
aously the splendid work they arc do
ing Tor the youth OF America should
have The unraseryed support q The
nation
Therefore. /. woodrow wilson,
President Of The United States Of
America. do hereby recommend that
the period beginning sunday June 8.
ia Flag hay. june "A. be observed as
Hoy Scout week throughout tha Uni-
ted states for the purpose Of strength
ening work Of Hoy scouts Of America.
Il earnestly recommend that N
every community citizens commit
tee. under the leadership Of i national
citizens COMMITTEES, be organized to
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-05-21

ton * patriotism ana rood citizen
ship
The Boy Scout naoE snant should
nor only be preserved hast a1rength hen I
ed Ii deserves the ppOrt ot all
pubic spirited citizens fhe available
snsans for the BOY sc9at movement
has thus far snsiiced kor he oEganiza
ton ana training ot#onl5 small pro
nOrsion 0f the hoys o the country
There are approx lnatAly 100 300
boys ID the United STAGES between the
ages III IL and III CT aese nnly s55.
600 are earoiled as Inhers Of the
Boy scouts III America America can
NOT acqnit herself cnlmensnrately
with her power and lauenee IN the
great period nov facing her and the.
world unless the boys America are
given better opportuni les than here
tofore ID prepare thel selves for the
responsibilities Of citiz nship
Every nation dape DIS for its fu-
tuYe upon the proper Gaining and de-
yelopment Of its youlS. The Alneri-
can boy must hare best training
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-05-21
AMERICAN Chill DREN
DONATE TO RELIEVE
CHILD VICTIMS or WAR

American selo6I chiiaren, thr0ngh
the Junior Red Cross viii donate SIS
O00.O 900 this year % the relief o. child
victims 0f the Nar 0vsraeaa. 4 vas
announced al Asnegicah Red Cross
Headquarters Today. One 0k the glrss
steps ID the program viii be under
taking the support of the He'd Cross
Home far War Orphans On Mount Zion.
Jerusalem. where chiIdren orphaned
by the gar. whatever their nationality.
arc sheltered The Home which was
established several monthg ago BY the
American Red Cross Commission for
Palestine. and which the Junior Red
Cross will nov operate. u located IL
d building rented from the priests Of
the Holy SepEi chre.
IN ita work iu France the Junior
Red Cross will a. through French
administrative board, upon which yari-
Gus French mIn!steTiea and committees
wiiI be represented, thus avoiding mis-
placement 81 effort and the expense Of
maintaining an American peraonnel
Maj. Royal Haynes will act as Euro
pean representative for the Jnnlors,
choosing other forms Of chIldTen's re-
lief In various Allied countries.
The 9.OO0.00 members of the Junior
Red Cross LII public. private and pare
.chlai schools throughout the country
are nov raising their big fund 81 b
variety OF enterprises. ranging from
ambitious high school bazars to force
going the delights 81 candy. Mai
Isaymes has been informed he may
count an S6eaQOO ready l0r use by
July and the rest bsgoFe the New
Yeag.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-05-21
SauIp9 RoaE Hints

Save rawlings cut from new table
cloths before hemming. as they are
the best thing eiaat can be used IN
darning holes or thin places In the
old ones
Have several rag bags Of vaFying
skies III which 10 place pieces og dress.
materials. old cotton and linen for
repairing. etc # d q good plan to
have she bags made az the sanae kind
of material tlat taaey ars % c0nssin,
SO that when one ID In 4 hnrsY 70 time
viii be lost N searching Cor the right
oae.
A great convenience Tor The sewing
ExyOra II to tack j strip of cloth three
E0E four inches vide to one eide 6E the
waal On which 10 pin unfinished gar
ments and patieTns u use
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-05-21

cooperate IN carrying out i pfaeI +
for j definite recognition 81 tho
i've services rendered hy tht iAi
Scouts Of America for . suTys
facts relating To the hoyhoad
community, in order that viii
operation III churches. seheol
other organizations definitely
In work Tor boys, adequate pr
may be made for extending
Saaut program to larger liz
or American boyhood,
The Boy Scout noyefuen
unusual apportunity for yoliInf@
vice. Ii needs men 70 act as
teemen and as leaders 81 sfoil
boys hope that oil who can
list for such personal seryie,
as associate members and
possible financial assistance IL
worthy organization Of American
hood. Anything that il done
crease the effectiveness Of tho
scouts Of America Will nc 4 ses
contribution 10 the Welfare u tlt
ton.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-05-21
THE SALVATION ARMY
HOME SERVICE FUND

fl Ii the general characfe rizafion IN
der which the money needed by the
salvation Army for It's varied work IN
tho United States Il 70 be raisea and
allotted. The week 81 May 1896 has.
been sent aside for the intensive cam
palgn I'd accomplish this purpose. The
campaign Is 10 be nationally stimuli
taneous except iii certain instances
where local conditions warrant q shift
ing Of dates.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-05-21
BOY SCOUT WEEK
FRoM JUNE s TO Is
TAKES IN FLAG DAY
PrexEAeiA& JFIgNan Calls On AHaegicAas
10 Meav The t1r@am-
xaakaa

sAaa
PresiAsnf Wilson, III 4 proclamation.
recommended that llge period Begin
Ming June sfh ID Flag Day. June 18th,
Be obsreyed over the country g Boy.
Scpat weak for the purpose of
ssrenKlhsnimg the Boy Scouts Of
America the President urged that In
every COMMUNITY 4 citizens commit
tee be organized To cooperate In carry
ing CUT program for extending the
Boy Scout program "a q larger pro-
portion 81 American b0yhOOd
Under plans announced by James
E. West. chief scout executive. a ma
ion- eide campaign viii be conducted
Tor 1900, 900 associate members to act
as scOukmasters. assistants and other
leaders Of the scout troops The colr-
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-05-21

70 keep starch froEn sticking 60
irons rnb them ever with i plece og
WAX. then pat iiltie sait On paper
and rub them over and thsy vii
SHINE like new.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-05-21

Annapolis Banking & Trust Co.
Farmers National Bank
The Annapolis Bank Of the Eastern
Shore Trust Company
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-02-17

,n:rn r1rm,Moo You, who are readin,
JrEN EVENING" really wonderful vail
sales as this is final
ems Angora Knit rooues the point Of nothingr
skating sets, worth up manner, however, W.
lean Sweep Sale M medicine now Orr
.-.-............ w they are marked we
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-02-17
3LT W

k you will recall what oTnnr onrM rl1
ISIS any and all former SIUkc UFEN Ev
prices on all goods to
ter oul STOCK III tlliS l Lot of Ladies' Rul
re willing to take our styles of heels and toes,
le goods at the prices a pair; Clean Sweep sa
as they swarm our p'''e pau '''''''''
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1919-03-29
GROWTH ON TREE PUZZLES
To Produce Remarkable Formation,
Alaska Spruce Must Have Rotat-
ed, According to Experts.

A cross section of a great old spruce
Tree from Alaska tells the story OF
tree which executed spin. like bal
let-dancer. This cross-section shows
q most peculiar structure. which has
caused a great deal Of speculation
among the various foresters through
out the country. and very interesting
EXPLANATION is advanced In American
Forestry.
IL is known that a tree growing at
q slant forms on the lower side OF the
trunk a dense reddish wood known as
-rotholz-- This spiral in this case Is
of such sort, and as it is a continuous
formation, winding from the center 70
within half an inch from the circum'
ference, 1t is surmised that 1t was
growing in an inclined position on !ne
edge of a glacier. where by some sni1 7.
ing fl was caused to rotate. SO that al
tdes Of the tree were successiveiy Oh
the downward side Thus, as the Tree
grew, and its rotation continued SLOW.
~ the @rothoiz" developed INTO
spiral
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1919-03-29
HUNS FEAR NEGROES

German children every time they ap-
pear in the streets.
The German soldier also regards the
negro with great curiosity. According
to a discharged German soldier In
Rengsdorf, the German army. early In
the war, offered reward OF 4oO
marks for the capture alive OF each
negro. The discharged German soldier
said that throughout the war German
soldiers lived in great fear. and even
terror. of the negroes. and 1t was In
order to overcome this fear that re-
wards were offered.
One evening on the front a scouting
marty. consisting Of ten Germans, In
Guiding the discharged soldier. encoun-
tered two French negroes. In fight
which followed one Of the negroes es-
caped. the other being taken prisoner.
In the fight two of the Germans left
their comrades and ran to the pnetec-
ton of their own trenches, but these.
1t was explained. were young soldiers
and unframed The reward OF 4OO
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1919-03-29
WINS FAME AND
WAR DECORATION

camp and joined replacement pat
TALON in Queensland under the name
of Charles Melville, and soon after
ward was back in England training on
Salisbury plain IS Private Melville.
He was quickly promoted 10 be cor
poral. and one day was asked by ms
commanding officer:
Corporal, do you think you could
drill this company"
Having commanded a brigade. the
corporal put the company through its
PAGES like the veteran he was,
Recognized by Officers.
Back in France again, he was rec
ognized by officers who had known
him in Gallipoli as the daring and
brilliant soldier they had ca!leo
Fighting Mac" General Birdwood
with whom he had served at Ions
Pine. sent for him and gave him a
commission. Not long afterwarC
Colonel Mac Naghten was again sent
as an invalid TO England, where ne
was summoned TO Buckingham palace
to receive from the king decoration
as a companion of the order OF st
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1919-03-29
Anzac Colonel Wounded and Or
dered Home Enlists and
Fights Again.
IS RECOGNIZED IN France
General Sends for Him and Gives
Him Commission Decorated
With Order of St. Michael
and ST. George.

London.-The story of colonel OF
Australian infantry who was wound
ed in the Gallipoi campaign and sent
back to Australia. but who concealed
his rank and re-enlisted as a private
to serve with the Australians In
France, has added TO the esteem IN
which Australians are held in London.
Col. Charles Melville Mac Naghten,
the hero of the story. is hailed as
man of gallantry and grit.
He was the son of Sir Melville Mac
Naghten, chief of the criminal inveStl-
CATION department of Scotland yard
saws the Daily Mail, and was practic-
ing law In Australia when the war be
gan. He was the major in command
of the First brigade which landed at
Anzac Cove on Gallipoli peninsula
Within two days he was wounded
three times. After recovery in Eng
land he returned to Gallipoli and led
his battalion in their immortal charge
at Lone Pine.
Ordered Back to Australia.
After the evacuation Of Gallipoli he
served for a time in Egypt and was
sent from there to England, suffering
from wounds and fever. Surgeons re
fused him permission to return to &C
tive service, and he was sent to Aus
traIia as second In command of ar
Australian training camp.
One day he slipped away from the