The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-02-11
BLACK JACK HAS
GLOWING RECORD
Pershing Has Seen Serv-
ice Against M any
Enemies.
BORN UPON A FARM
From a Small Town in Linn
County. Missouri, to the
Idol of Nation.

General John J. Pershing i7 TO nc
the guest Of Tulsa today
A welcome never before eNcelled In
the history ~ the city promises 10
begin promptly at o'clock when the
veterans OF the Spanish American
war line up near tho generals train
and Black jack himself emerEes
from his private car 10 greet then'
American Legion mombors Will then
aesume "A leading role along with the
Missouri society and the mayors
welcoming committee. Back through
tho renowned officers life can be
seen n clear trail leading up to Just
such an honor az Tulsa " today
prepared 10 show the man all ad-
miro.
Much has been written since the
day II first became known thht the
general would visit Tulsa ana the
wonderful reception to be tondorcd
him, bat back of IL all the story ot
his life Is still more wonderful man
any celebration u great city coh'h
tender "A great fighter
Four stars adorn the shoulder or
General Pershing A superb, up
standing figure--erect aud immacu-
late, broad shouldered aud tall, a
physical model of military bearing
for soldiory the world over. IA sight
which instantly spells soldier to the
popular mind--thus might one hriet-
" describe Tulsas distinguished
visitor today
Few leaders In war history have
better known tho military machine
they operated IN all its infinite de-
tails as the commanding officer OF
the American oxpeditionary forces
in France when Mai. Gen. John j.
Pershing landed at Liverpool on juno
4. 1917, some one OF the diStin.
guished British military men who
greeted him pointed to tho 20 orI
more officers with him and asked;
"Is this your personal STAFF, gen
eral2"
mo" answered Pershlns, this h
my general staff"
And with General Pershing today
are some of those Same officers
who stepped off the liner Baltic" at
Liverpool nearly three years ago.
They are: Brlg. Gen. Dennis Nolan,
who WAS chief OF the military in
telligence section OF the A. IL. +.
Brig. Gen. Fox Conner. chief OF staff
to PershinR; Col. Henry Beenwhere,
Col. J. G.. Quekmevcr. Capt. q. V, III.
Moseley and five others OF his orig
inal staff.
lie picked Nhem years ago in the
Philippines and some OF them
served under him In the campaign
along tho Mexican border. How well
they have endured the trust and re-
sponsibility is now q matter OF his-
tory.
General Pershing ana his staff ar
rived In Boulogne on June .. 1917.
Pershing stepped off the channel
steamer at $50 o'clock, standing
there with the first detachment OF
American troops come to relieve
France of the invading Hun, amid
the laundering boom of guns up and
down the coast and the screeching
of the thin railway locomotive
Whistles. hundreds of French Poilus
waved their hats In the air and
shouted Till their lungs we're hoarsc.
The first Americans had arrived at
last. British, French and Belgian Of
ficers eagerly grasped Pershings
hand. Brief speeches Of welcome
we're made. Some soft hearted folks
wept BLACK faces OF French coloniala
from Africa and lndo-Chlna stood at
rigid attention while tho American
commander passed into the town.
Not long after his arrival. Per-
shing, anxious to establish headquar-
ters. boarded "a train for Paris. A
brief delay WAS caused by the order
lies and soldiers belonging with the
general staff who could hardly he
priod loose from tho enthusiastic em-