The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-08

TT was in the Argonnc. The battle was
i raging fiercely. The enemy fire was
pouring in upon the Americans from both
TANKS The general ordered the colonel
to send his men right thru the center.
ITO 60 in, as you suggest. sir. would be
akin to murder" said the colonel.
"You understand your ORDERS said the
general.
"Very well, SIR" said the colonel. and.
calling attention Of major and captain
who stood by and heard the orders. he
added: II will not send the men in, shall
lead them in"
The colonel was right The general was
wrong. The colonel had proposed to attack
first on the left flank and then on the
right, to escape the deadly ''infilading"
fire.
An inquiry by military efficiency board
proved 1t. The colonel obeyed the superior
officer. But the inquiry showed he had
done it against his best judgment. The
colonel knew his business. The general was
mistaken. The general was ratified. The
colonel, notwithstanding the heat of battle
kept his head.
THE colonel was William Ingiis Of Seattle.
1 now republican candidate for the
United States senate. The incident related
Is illustrative Of his executive ability, the
thorUne0 W4gh which he masters subjects
IN which he becomes interested. Tho civil
ian. he had given conscientious and indie
fatigable study to military tactics, and in
the great world war he enjoyed the distinc-
ton OF being the only national guard colonel
to command body Of regulars
Ingfis is natural student. He evinced
that M . youth. He was the eldest of q
family of six who settled in Seattle in 1880
The father was in poor health at this time
and in extremely moderate circumstances
financiaily. The responsibility of being a
bread winner fell upon young Ingiis, and
ne, seeing duty then as clearly as he saw
It later, assumed it without murmur. But
he was ambitious to study, to get an edu-
cation. to learn. BY the closest struggle.
he was able to finish grammar school and
high school and 60 to the university. earn
ing his way thru all these institutions, and
at the same time acting as the main support
OF the family. No work was too humble
for him; no work was TOO arduous. He sold
papers; he was an errand boy; he worked
In the woods and on the water front
And he was intensely studious. This trait
he has held all his life. There are few men
In this state better posted on history and
international law. 1t was his early study
Of history and international law that caused
1ngiis to prepare himself, thru the national
guard, for the defense of his country. and
it was thru this early preparation that he
was able to answer his country's call and
give such a splendid account of himself.
In private life, he has been engaged in
various business enterprises, and prior to
the war was in the hotel business. When
war broke out, he was ready, however, to
give up an enterprise in Seattle which,
had he conducted it thruout the war, would
have netted him between $4,000 and $780,
900. The prospects of making money, how
ever, did not deter him from the line of
duty and from the first line of service in
France. He gave up the hotel, and took
hold Of Washington's own regiment, the
Second Washington.
There was a bond of affection between
these soldiers and their colonel that grew
out of years of personal contact. Many
of them knew Col. Inglis in athletic work,
the colonel having been for sodBe years
director of the Seattle Athletic club Many
of them were the sons of former comrades
of his in the national guard. Today, he
has the earnest support confidence and
respect of the men whom he led and with
whom he served.