Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-09-23
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on. q post-village of Lincoln county,
Few Mexico, 10 miles west of Lincoln.
AFTER the Indian campaigns were
|ver," said Colonel Hardeman, Gen
|ral Miles instituted a system of
naneuvers whereby certain detach-
nents Of troops, Stimulating Indians,
bought to pass from place to place,
rom fort to fort. undetected. while
ther detachments endeavored to cap
lure them. Jack Pershing was sent
but to capture a 'raiding' party. His
Utility to follow trails, his skill in
handling men and horses, his know
ledge of the country, made it easy for
i'm to distinguish himself. He effect
ID the capture Of a 'raiding party COM
handed by one of the most clever
captains in the service"
Such praise from Colonel Hardeman
nay sound like hyperbole.
Here is what General Miles, In a
book written by him of his personal
tecollections, has to say of Jack Perish =
ng In connection with the maneuvres.
This series of practical maneuvres,
considering their initiatory or expert
mental nature, were in the main very
satisfactory and the experience gained
we're of incalculable value. The re
Dults of ten distinct field maneuvres,
lowering an area of hundreds of miles
n extent. may be stated in brief as
follows:
ION five different occasion raidins
parties were overtaken and captured
by Captains Chaffee Qater the famous
General Chaffee), Wood (Major-Gen-
bral Leonard Wood and Stanton, and
deutenants Scott Cater the famous
General Scott) and Pershing, notwith-
Jtanding that every device was adopt
ID to annoy and deceive the pursuers
BY dispensing. destroying trails by
having herds of cattle driven over
hem, by false maneuvres. etc.
Captain Wallace started from Fort
Bayard, New Mexico, captured the
command sent npursuit of him, and
wedding the troops in advance. sue
Peeded in reaching Fort Stanton, New
Mexico. but was captured by Lieuten-
mt Pershing endeavoring to return.
Praise, indeed, from General Miles!
COWBOY MURDERERS AT BAY.
II recall an incident which gives an
dea of the courage of Jack Pershing,'
Colonel Hardeman said to me. There
VAS trouble between some Navajo In
Rians and some cowboys at place
hear Fort wingate. The cowboys shot
beveral of the Indians and then fled
% an old cabin about 40 miles from
he fort The Indians pursued them
Ind surrounded the cabin. A deadly
light started the cowboys barricaded
d the cabin. trying to repulse the In
Hans. and the Indians a Gordon thrown
hbout the refuge, bent on taking the
abin by storm and killing or slowly
orturing to death all of its occupants
"This was the situation when wore
q the affair reached Fort Wingate
lack Pershing was there-had gone
here to take command of a troop, act.
hg a. It's commander. indeed, though
10 was only q second lieutenant, and
hcu6h the troop usually has a first
lieutenant with It. Colonel Eugene A.
Sarr. In command at the fort, selected
Jack Pershing's troop to go out and
lrrest the cowboys. Jack Pershins
was given the order mad he started
Immediately.
Coming up to tho cabin Jack Perish
ng first talked with the Indians. He
old them that he had come to arrest
he cowboys and that he would see
hat they were brought to Justice for
he murders which they had commit
ed. but that the Indians must not in
terfere nor take the law into thei,
bwn hands. The Indians knew Jack
ershing, knew him for a man of his
vord, and after some discussion they
gave their promise not to harm the
cowboys. They waited about though.
Nothing short of "A Maxim gun could
have dispersed them
HOW JACK "GoT" HIS MEN.
Jack Pershing deployed his men
bout the cabin, then walked up to
he door of the place and forced an
blMPlE COMBINATION