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der who represented the sacrifices of ali
Americans Of every race and color in the
World war.
General Hartford was among the
American generals who took part in the
ceremony and he was deeply impressed
with the manly bearing and simple dig
nifty Of the chief. Plenty Coos. who has
an instructive admiration for men Of
deeds, was also attracted by the general
and a friendship sprang up which made
the choice OF General Harbord as the
emissary of the government for the cere-
monies singularly appropriate and &C
ceptable to both principals.
Adopted Marshal Toch
General Harbord is said to be the first
white man to be adopted into the Crow
tribe by the chief at his own home at
Pryor. Seven years ago Marshal Ferdi-
nand Foch, generalissimo of the allied
armies in the last phase OF the World
war, was adopted into the tribe with
similar impressive ceremony at Crow
Agency with Plenty Coos again as the
bestower of the rites of initiation.
General Harbord had a brilliant part
in the American operations in France
both as an organizer and combat leader,
although the need Of his services in Or
ganization cut short his field service.
During the first year after the United
States entered the war, as chief of staff
to General Pershing, Hartford played an
important role in the preparation for
Americas fuller participation.
In the critical days Of the last German
drive, General Harbord was placed in
command OF the marine brigade which
was shortly afterward thrown in with
nfhnr A ~ nrfNo frrOnC IN atan1 tho tide
Toward the end Of the more than a
month Of constant fighting in the
Chateau Thierry campaign, he was raised
to the command of the Second division.
One of the most important recent con-
tributions to the literature Of the war Is
his Leaves from a War Diary" giving
many interesting sidelights on the con-
duct of the war.
While the Americans were still press
ing forward to make good the gains Of
the first shock troops, General Harbord
was called to take charge Of the service
of supplies, leaving behind an enviable
record as a division commander.
Dawes His Assistant
AS chief of the S. o. s.. Hartford had
as his right hand man the present vice
president, General Dawes. According to
original plans, General Dawes, who is also
a close friend of Mr.. Connolly, was to
accompany General Harbord or his west
ern trip, but the vice president was un-
able to come.
Like Chief Plenty Coos. General Har-
bord won his spurs through service and
he has the distinction among the lead
ing American officers of the World war
of having risen from the ranks. Although
educated at the Kansas Agricultural COL
lege, he entered the army In 1889 as a
private, advancing to the highest non
commissioned rank within two years. He
was commissioned a second lieutenant in
the Fifth cavalry in 1891. Serving in the
Spanish American war, he was afterward
made chief of constabuIary in the Phil
ippines n spent many years OF active
service in keeping the savage tribes of
those islands under control.
General Harbord's first service in the
army was in the west. AS Private Har-
bord, he arrived at Fort Spokane in Jan
uary, 1889, a few months ahead Of the
changing of Washington territory to the
state Of Washington. He was also sta
toned at Fort Occur d'Alene In Idaho
and while there was commissioned Sec
ond lieutenant, being number one in
the class appointed from the ranks that
year. He was assigned to the Fifth cav
airy and served in Indian Territory, Kan
sas and Texas. His experience was en-
tirely with Indians Of the peaceful kind
according to the general, the affai at
Wounded Knee in which Sitting u was
killed being about the only Indian en-
counter in the west during his service
there.
In the Spanish-American war, he was
a major in the Second Volunteer cavalry
known as Torrey's Rough Riders. This
was q similar organization to Roosevelt's
and Grigsby's Rough Riders, being re-
cruited from cowboys, range riders, sher-
ifs, n outdoor men of every variety
used to riding and shooting. Jay l.
Torrey, the colonel, formerly a lawyer
was at that time one of the leading
wyoming cattle men, having the M Bal
brand from which the name of the tow
of Embar, Wyo., is derived. While Grigs-
by's men were largely from Montana
Torey's included Wyoming, Colorado and
Utah men.
Among its officers were Bob Calvert anc
Lewis Davis, early day sheriffs; George
Shannon, broncho buster and afterwarc
chief Of police in the Panama canal zont
and Walter Shoup, q son of Senator
Shoup of Idaho. The regiments service
was limited to fighting typhoid at Jack,
sonville. Fla, but General Harbord 90
: to Cuba on the staff Of General Wooc
I when he became military governor.
: Accompanying General Harbord OF
this trip which includes a tour OF tn,
I Yellowstone park as the guest of F.. b
= Connolly OF Billings, are Colonel j. May
= hew Wainwright. congressman from tn,
lTwenty-ffth New York district who wa