Ml t I U W .$'r,vn V i fif p I ! R. w tt r- i ?i Sctn 1LA PERSHING'S LIFE IS STORY f QF INITIATIVE AND COURAGE Won Honor While Fighting tniJSnnjc. Filinlnn. Mexicans r. , - , , and Germans Permanent Rank Classes A. E. F. General With Grant, Sherman and Sheridan "When Conirrcss conferred upon John J, joshing the permanent rnnk of gen eral he became the fourth to hold that coveted title In the army of the United State. The other three were Grant, Sheridan and Sherman. As the central American figure in the -would war, with the single exception of President Wilson, so much linn been written about rcrslilnc, and his life and history are so fresh in the public mind, that It Is difficult to tell the average American nnj thing new about the man who commanded the great armj on the battlefields of Kurope When some of Pershing's friends speak of his rise to n position 01 grem military Importance In world annals, they refer to a story quite cnmmonlj told' of Charles M. Schwab, the Iron master, who Is Fald to have remarked to his old Scotch gurdencr, a friend of his childhood '. "l'ou never expected to see me in this place, did ouv' And the gardener is said to have re plied: "You never expected it yourself Trained at West Point froVst'lW lu'TsheTad full share of active and valuable service! A terrible tragedy had come into In the army. Like his clussmntes, he i Pershing's life during his Mexlcnn boc immediately was plunged Into the Jn-dcr service through the loss of his wife dlan wars. He entered a campaign! nnd three of their little children, who against the great Apache chief, Ger6- were burned to death in their home nt nlmo, who for many years had keptjthe Presidio, In San Francisco, during the great aoulhwestern countrj nlmm. ,s absence. closed to immigration by his -kill and Hig m Dravery. In the Spanish War as an officer of the Tenth Cavalrj Tershing was pro mnlnl for eallantrv at the battle of El Caney to be a major in the volunteer j army, and after a short detail in a-u I S lngton In the llureau of Insular Affairs "XS was sent out to the Philippines as adjutant general of the Department ot Mindanao nnu .. .. J Tl- General Leonard wooa. wno n his superior officer in the 1 nuip pines at the time, selected Pershing to , organise and conduct n campaign j against the Moros, who for centuries had successfully resisted all attempts of the Spanish army to subjugate them Wins Laurels In Philippines Pershing had made a study of the conditions, and so well lnl he organized M iimIo fnrce. consisting of a battalion J of Infantry, a squadron of cavalry and a section of nrtuiery. mai iu i ?- the. Moros' strongholds wero cleared out and the island of Mindano was soon placed under Pershing's military gov ernorship. When he returned home In 1014 he was given but n short rest in San Fran cisco. Trouble began on the Mexican Gov. SprouVs Greeting to General 'Jack" Pershing "Pennsylvania joins the national metropolis in its greetings to, the commander-in-chief of the Amer ican Expeditionary Forces upon his return home. General Pershing did his full duty. He is the outstand ing type of the modern soldier and represents pre-eminently thc thor oughgoing, businesslike twentieth century warfare, which brought speedy triumph to our Ameriian cause. "There Is no false show about General Pershing, and to his ever lasting credit be it said that he has never endeavored to capitalize for himself or for his personal aggran dizement the splendid achievements of the men under his command He has commanded more troops than were ever gathered together under any American mllltnrv leader He laid his plans carefully and did his work quickly and thoroughly. All honor should be shown him, for honors will not spoil him." 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Chased Villa Into Alexico March, 1010; made major guieral Sep tember. 1010 Commander In hlef E F , Mnj, 1017, arrived in France June, 1017 General for life, September 3, 101 II border, and he as sent thtre In com mand of the Kighth Ilrlgade, charged with the special dutv of running down or driving off Villa. Armv officers be lieved that the ultimate capture of Villa was prevented only bv recall orders from Washington. When Pershing was chosen to com mand the Americnn forces In Frnnce he took with him man of the browned and hardened veterans of his Mexican cam paign, nnd thee men formed the nucleus nf tht fnmntia Vlrof Til. Ieln nt ttm American exnpHItlnnnrv fnrr-o. .toward his soldiers, however, but in the regimen ho imposed upon himself nnd In the objects he had marked for attainment. Pershing believed In teamwork, he knew that whatever success the Or mnUH ,in( uttnnw, was throuBh tll0lr unlflPj commnn(i of thc nrmie, ot thc Centrnl iowtrs So he wna not 0L,y -I, ... niiung, out anxious, to see the same principle adopted bv the Kntcnte ar- miCH. T. snnk ,s prvart ambition and ref,y tpn(Prefj tlc 8crviccs f tne i,t American soldier and all his armv equipment to General Foch at the mot ,.rjtjtui point in thc campaign, . Pei'Slling Is Home, , JJnfinn dYl3tts fthrt lailOfl UrreCtS tlllTl . . Cnnllnuwl rrom rare On mated nun on nis achievements as commander of the most remarkable mil itary force in the history of our na tion " The mavor devoted mtiih of his ad dress to welcoming the First Division and coupled with its record the first three American soldiers to fall on French soil In the war James R (Iresliam, of Indiana; N. D. Hays, of Iowu, nnd Thomas Enrich t, of Penn sylvania as typical of the heroism and part of the history of the "first diWsion to land in Frnnce and the last to leave " In concluding his (.peeeh. the mayor LVetS o0wh.; THE UNITED STATES OFFERS Nitro, West Virginia, For Sale BIDS TO BE OPENED SEPTEMBER 30, 1919 A complete, Industrial community, embrac ing; 737 manufacturing buildings, housing accommodations for 20,000 persons and tho utilities and civic improvements that consti tute thc conveniences of a modern city. LOCATED 16 miles northwest of Charles ton, W. Va., on the main line of the Kanawha and Michigan Railway, and fronting three miles on tho cast bank of the Kanawha river, & navigable stream that affords water com munication with world markets through the Great Lakes on the north and tho Gulf of Mexico and the Panama Canal on the south. This Is one of the world's largest SMOKE LESS POWDER PLANTS, includes many manufacturing units, all of which may be converted readily to commercial industries. The industrial community includes a SUL PHURIC ACID PLANT, with n capacity of 700 tons per 24 hours; a NITRIC ACID PLANT, capacity 300 tons; a COTTON PURIFICATION PLANT, capacity 225 tons; nitrating, collolding and drying plants; RE FRIGERATING AND ICE PLANTS; a box manufacturing plant; machine shop; thirty storage buildings; sixteen shipping houses, and numerous miscellaneous buildings. 9 The civic community embraces 1500 fur nished portable houses. 75 permanently con structed executive residences , hotels, board ing houses, dormitories, clubhouses, general and special stores, cafeteria, moving-picture houses, a 400-bed hospital erected under the Property to Be Sold Includes a CompleteManufacturing Community, the Various Units of Which Are Readily Adaptable for Use in Various Lines of Industries Sealed proposals will be received at the office of I. H. FRANCIS, CHAIRMAN OF THE ORDNANCE DISTRICT SALVAGE BOARD, 1710 MARKET STREET, PHILADELPHIA. PA, until 12:00 o'clock noon, September 30, 1919, at which time they will be publicly opened and read, for the purchase of the United States Government Explosives Plant "C," located at Nitro, West Virginia, which wsb constructed by the United States for the manufacture of smokeless powder. Proposal must Je for the purchase, either for cash or for parjt cash and part deferred payments amply secured, and must cover all right, title and Interest of the United States in all rcr.l There Is Included in the property to be sold the following: 1800 acres of land, more or lees; a SULPHURIC ACID PLANT in seven units with a rated capacity of 700 tons per twenty-four hours; a NITRIC ACID PLANT In four units designed to deliver 800 tons of nitric acid per day; a COTTON PURIFICATION PLANT of standard pulp mill design In four units with a capacity of 225 tons psr day, adaptable to the manufacture of wood as well as cotton pulp; Nitrating, Celloidlng and Dry ing units; a large machine shop; a -power plant of 85,000 rated boiler horsepower; a water system with a capacity of 60,000,000 gallons per twenty-four hours, including a purification works, sixty miles of distributing system and ippurtenances; sower, power and lighting facilities; a plant railway system, including EVENING PUBLIC brought forth the greatest ovation of the city hall reception by declaring: "Winning the war has made the name of General Pershing historic for all time." "Home, Sweet Home" Fills Air The welcome given him would have quickened the pulse of the hero of a Itoman triumph. Fresh from the capi tals of allied Europe where honors bad been heaped upon him, It remained for New York to show the first American to lead an army across the Atlantic that "Home, Bweet Homo" has a meaning deeper than "Hall to the Chief." No foreign throats could voice tho cheers, no alien hearts could pulse the greeting that was General Pershing's today. There was a hint of tears In thc welcome, for those who gave it knew that not even the plaudits of a grateful people could banish from the sad-faced soldier's mind thc memorj of his own life's tragedy. The general's wife and three daughters lost their lives in the burning of the Presidio, August 27, 1015.1 Forts Roar Welcome Dawn barely had broken when the I.cvinthnn loomed through the mists off Ambrose Channel lightship. Steaming slowly through the narrow passageway, the- great steamship was greeted by a convoy nj sit destroyers, while sea plancs circled overhead. The forts which guard the harbor boomed a gen eral's salute as thc ship, which once was the pride of Germany, crept past quarantine and nosed through the Nar rows into thc harbor under the shadow of the Status of Liberty. While thc guns still echoed, the whistles of merchant vessels from the seven sens, sturdy tugs, gayly decorated ferry boats, excursion craft of every kind and the sirens of factories on shore joined in a discordant salutation. Cheering Throngs Line Shores The shores of Statcn Istand, llrook 1 n, New Jersey and Manhattan were lined with thousands, whose shouts of greeting came faintly across the waters of tho bay to the familiar figure on 'he bridge. They made up the anguard of the vast army of wclcomers which already had packed Battery Park and overflowed into the streets beyond, waiting patiently until General Per shing had been greeted by Vice Presi dent Marshall and the secretary of war and was ready to cross the river to thc great city that was eager to pay him tribute. The great liner enme up to her pier nt S o'clock and ns she was being warped into her berth there was a tremendous volley of cheering from thc crowd assembled there. General Persh ?ig, smiling In appreciation, with hend bared, bowed repeatedly in response. Once he forgot his dignity In his en thusiasm at returning home and waved' his cap ns lie saluted the happv throng. At the pier vver many nignitanes of nation, state and city and It was there ho was welcomed on behalf of the nation. The Leviathan docked at 8 :43. General Pershing stepped ashore at 0 .20 o'clock. Waiting for him nt the end of the gangplank was Secretary linker with hands outstretched. Ilo hind Mr. linker were Senator Warren, of Wjoming. General Pershing's father-in-law, and Mrs. Warren, with Wil liam G. McAdoo, former secretary of the treasurv. Hack of this little group were General Pejton C. March, thief of stnff. a score of generals and mem bers of the mayor's committee of wel , come. Overwhelmed Hv Greeting After the first greetings wire over FACILITIES LEDaEEr - PHIL'AD12LPHIA 'NDAX Pershing's First Days at Home Are Crowded Today 8:43 a. m. Arrived aboard tho Leviathan, pier, Hoboken. 0 a. m Greeted by Secretary Bakir. , .. 10 a. m. Welcomed at City Hall bv Mayor Hylan nnd city officials. Addresses by Mayor Hylan, General Pershing and others. 11 a. m. -t Formal procession from City IWll to the Waldorf Astoria, where General Pershing will stay while In the city. 12 m. Luncheon at the Wal dorf. 0:30 p. m. Private dinner at Rltz-Carlton to General Pershing and staff bj Rodman Wanamaker. 8:30 n. m Party will attend Hippodrome performance. Tuesday 2:30 p m Central Tark: 50, 000 school children greet him. 8 p. m. Reception at the Elks' Club. 0 p. m Carnegie Hall: recep tion bv the George Washington Memorial Association. Wednesdav "Pershing Day" , 10:30 a m Parade and review of First Division, headed by Gen eral Pershing, down Fifth nvenue from 110th street to Washington Square. 7pm Central Park ; public concert. 8 p. m. Dinner to the general; speeches by Secretary of War Raker. General Pershing and Mayor nylan. Thursday General Pershing departs for Washington in the morning. General Pershing made this statement to the Associated Press: "There Isn't anything of consequence to say In circumstances like these. It Is overwhelming, overpowering. To say that I am glad to bo home Is superfluous. I accept this In the name of tho brave fellows who came over and served to the beat of their ahlllt), making success possible." General Pershing was escorted to the upper deck of the pier. A guard of honor from the First Division stood at present arms, while, a large detail of officers saluted. Along the whole length of the pier there was a double line of soldiers and welfare workers who had seen service In France. As the commander approached there was a fanfare of trumpets. Secretary Raker, who served as a master of ceremonies, escorted General Pershing to a platform, where he wel comed him on behalf of the nation. At the close of his address Mr. Baker handed to General Pershing his perma nent commission as a full general in thc Amerlccn army. The commander bowed his acknowledgments nnd then leaning over the platform handed the scroll to his son, Warren, who dis STAMMERING Don't be handicapped In business r at home br stammerlm, ulatUrlnt or hn lUtlnr In your speech, oa can oter come any defects br proper trnlnlnjt. Oar ne Corrective Course starts Monday, September 18. Call for fall particulars Central Branch Y. M. C. A. 1421 Arch Street supervision of the Federal Public Health Serv ile, a 24-room schoolhouse, a police station, bank and administrative buildings. The utilities include a power plant equip ped to furnish light and supply motive power. A transportation system, equipped with steam and storage battery locomotives, and consist ing of 18 miles of permanent, broad-gauge and 19 miles of narrow-gauge railways, ties the Industrial area together. A modern telephone system provides interplant and residential communication. Sewerage and water systems safeguard the health of the community and provide protection against fire. A pitch-surfaced macadam road ejrtends through th reservation. Nitro is in the center of a region rich fa natural resources. Surrounding coal fields supply the highest grade of steam and ccHnz coal. Natural gas is available from welft located in the immediate vicinity. A Mzh grade crude petroleum Is produced in thli territory. Labor skilled in Iron, steel, chemical, claw and kindred industries can be recruiter! from sections of West Virginia Immediately sur rounding Nitro. The United States recommends that parties interested in particular units of this project associate themselves for the purpose of sub mitting a bid for the entire property. To facili tate such bidding, government agents will put interested parties in touch with each other. estate appertaining to this plant and all equip ment, fixtures and personal property thereon and thereunto belonging, except that title to certain fixtures and personal property is re lerved to the United States, information re- fardlng which will be furnished prospective Idders on request AH proposals are' to be accompanied by a money deporlt in the form of a certified check made payable to the Treasurer of the United States in the amount of ?B00,000, The United States reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to accept that bid which it is deemed will best serve the Interests of the Unltod States. rolling stock; a box factory; a civic develop ment comprised cf houses for 29,000 persons; stores, school, hotel, 400-bed hospital, mlllc plant, laundry and ice plant. The plant is located on a navlgtible river and on the lines of the Kanawha and Michigan Railway, and Is in the natural gas and coal belt There are large stocks of mechanical supplies, chemicals and commissary tuppllei and a river fleet consisting of a steamer, der rick boat, barges, etc INFORMATION CONCERNING TUB PLANT AND FACILITIES and TERMS ANJ CONDITIONS OF THE SALE may U obtained upon application to L H, Francis. Chairman, Otdnance District Salvage Board, 1710 Mrki Street, Philadelphia, Pa., or to tho Ollcar it Charge of the Plant at NM? W, V played nil of a small boy's delight In the proceedings, Secretufjr Raker's Welcome In welcoming General Pershing Sec retary Raker said: "About two nnd a half years ago, by the President's direction, I bad the honor of designating you to lead the armies of the United States In .France Today you return, your mission accom plished, with victory written on thc banners of tho greatest army tho. na tion has ever had and with the price less foundations of liberty nnd freedom saved for us and for the world as the result of our participation In the world war. "Tho task entrusted to you required all the Imagination, all the energy nnd all the genius of a great commander From the first you had Uic complete confidence or the President nnd the sec retary of war. This confidence re mained unshaken to the end. "From the beginning you had all the support the people of the United States could give. You and your great nrmv embodied for them their country and their country's cause. They work ed with devotion and self -sacrifice to sustain nnd supply vou with troops nnd equipment. Their hearts went overseas with you, and their prayers for your welfare and that of your men were con stant. "Doubtless the confidence and affec tion of your fellow citizens were an In spiration to you in the hours of prep aration and in the hours of battle, and the superb exploits of the army un der your command were in turn an in. splratlon to our national effort. "Thc grent victories are now on. Your magnificent army has returned and the soldiers who once marched through the 'thickets of the Argonno arc citizens again, filled with high memories of great deeds and carrying into life the inspiration which member ship In that great company and sacri fice for that great cause engenders. Your return closes the history of the American expeditionary force. The President had hopes to be here personally to speak on behalf of the nation a word of welcome. In his en forced absence he has directed me to speak it. 'Tibld you welcome, gratefully, on behalf of the country you have served and on behalf of the people whose sons you have led. The confidence with which we sent you away you have sacredly kept. Wherever there is a soldier or a friend of a soldier there is a lover of liberty ; wherever there Is a heart which rejoices at the deliver ance of mankind from Its hour of peril you nnd your great army are remem bered and loved. You return not only to American soil, but to the heart of the country. President Writes Greeting "The President had directed me to read to you this message: " My dear Gcueral Pershing: " 'I am distressed that I cannot greet you in person. It would give me the greatest pleasure to grasp your I ! I ' I I - ' "I SSIIII- !- .- , ! !! I.I . , ' I ! -II - "If MJBBf apRfSpB wflHftH aaTatfHiiKXVKHaflHHfiiViVBHiHi.Bs B IB Ml Bl Bl BMifl wb Ml w EmmIBi IHDBkUBIIIBDHIK Turkish and Domestic Tobaccos BIejtidedMm r BiffilMBBi.laBllBBBB.BBBBBBBMK - a..,, ,. i jr i g . . BJW SEPTEMBER . 8, -1919 Pershing Led V. S. Army in Battle One Year Ago A Year Ago Today General Pershing was directing the American army participating In a victorious offensive against the Ger mans. Americans struck a new blow, along the Alsne, capturing Mus court. Allied armies virtually reached Hlndenburg line from Arras to Sols sons. Today - General Pershing returns to America as e conquering hero. Germany and Austria have ac cepted a humiliating peace. Bul garians received their terms and Turks are about to be given theirs. hand and say to you what Is in my heart and In the hearts of all true Americans ns we hail your returq to the homeland you have served so gal lantly. " 'Notwithstanding my physical ab sence, may I not, ns your commander- in-chief and as spokesman of your fcl-low-countrjmen, bid you an affection ate and enthusiastic welcome a wel come warmed with thc ardbr of genu ine affection and deep admiration. " 'You have served the country with fine devotion and admirable efficiency in a war forever memorable as thc world's triumphant protest against in justice and as its vindication of liberty the liberty of peoples and of notions. "We arc proud of you and of the men you commanded. No finer armies ever set their Indomitable strength and unconquerable spirit against the forces of wrong. Their glory Is the glory of the nation and it Is with a thrill of profound pride that we greet you as their leader and commander. "You have just come from the sea and from thc care of thc men of tho navy who made the .achievements of our arms on land possible and who so gallantly nssisted to clear the seas of their lurking penl. Our hearts go out to them, too. "It Is delightful to pee you home again, well and fit for the fatigues you must endure before we are done with our welcome. I will not speak now of our associates on the other side of thc bcb. It will be 'delightful on many occasions to speak of their praise. I speak now only of our per sonal Joy that you are at home again nnd that we have the opportunity to make you feel thc warmth of our af fectionate welcome." Secretary Baker then Introduced United States Senator Widsworth, of New York, who extended the formal welcome of the Senate, and Represen tative Mondell, mnjority leader in the House of Representatives, who spoke for his associates. Mr. McAdoo voiced the welcome of the city of New York and Mrs. F. M. Swacker greeted Gen eral Pershing In behalf of the governor of Missouri, his home state. Tho leader ,of "the army responded briefly. Salutes-Lafayette Statue 'After the exercises nt cltj, hall, General Pershing nnd his party rode through cheering throngs to the Waldorf-Astoria where he vvlll be the city's guest, In a ten-room suite while he -mains In New York. Appropriately enough, the commander rode' up La fayette street Into Unlou Square, past n statue of the heroic champion of the American colonies., General Pershiug arogo nnd saluted' or his car! swept, by, recalling to those who were with him his lilstorlc words "Lafayette, we arc here" as he placed a wreath upon thc monument In Ptcpgs Cemetery, in Paris. Preceded by the clattering mounted police, thc procession moved up Fifth avenue to the hotel, about which there was another surging crowd. General Pershing arrived there at 11 :40 and went lnmedlntoly to Ills rooms, accom panied by Secretnry Raker and his staff. While the greeting given Pershing all thc way1 up the bnv nnd nt the pltr at Hoboken was vociferous, It dwindled Into insignificance as thc patrol boat nosed Its wnj Into thc slip in the shadow of the towering skyscrapers of lower Rroadway, As the trim little craft was vlehtcd there rose n ronr of cheers sdeh as seldom, If ever, had been heard even In New York, haven of distinguished visitors from every corner of thc world ATLANTIC 9 POL A.R. I N" E YOU don't need to be told the value of lubrication. You know well that your motor won't run without oil. But we want to make it plain that every motor will run better and last longer on a regular ration of Atlantic Motor Oils. One of the four Atlantic Polarine, Atlantic Light, Medium or Heavy is the exact oil for you to use. Confer with the man who sells Atlantic Motor Oils. ATLANTIC MOTOR OILS Keep Upkeep Down i i h The Battery wall and the park back "J mi tt A wtt a it-.A tMirrniifirllAr ctfApilt. I 1 Wk 11. MB r.II 0 HI. FUWMMMW-'f ...--- -, i were Jlternlly Jammed with men and yh women shouting frantically in a ircnzy of enthusiasm. As the general stepped nl ashore a band swung Into the strains t f ,1... fOim Dn...lul llnnnnr " A tl VI Hit! OIUI UtrutlbItU ..... "j, escort of mounted nollce formed a guard v. of honor and the commander entered jAl nn nntnmntillf. with Rndmnn Wfllia- V 1' maker, chairman of thc mayor's com mittee of welcome, to be escorted to the City Hall, wjiere he became the official guest of the'clty. Ab the cavalcade passed Into Broad way It moved between surging throngs which pocked the sidewalks on bow sides all the way to City Hall Park. While hundreds of thousands Btood In the street, tens ot thousands more clamored their greetings from the great buildings which lined the way. Stream ers of red, white and blue ribbon were hurled from building to building, and i from thc windows came a storm of con fetti which quickly covered tho pave ment. When General Pershing stepped Into the automobile he seated himself us If v preparing for a comfortable ride. He was not- prepared, however, for the unprecedented ovntlon which was given him. As the cheers grew Into n, coniW tlnuous ronr, he arose and saluted nnd sat down ngaln. But he quickly found that this would not do unless ho was to appear deaf to such a welcome as few men ever have been given by the natlon'R greatest city. ? 4 HilisHBBnMHBHHEraiUMHWlfflMHiHlaHH ' ' - 4 Wgfii 1 1 H Mil Ji r'i.T Wtf 'I V$-mf H J, 8
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