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Show THE HELPER TIMES. HELPER. UTAH r A! Gen. John J. Pershing. From pnlntlng bjr Joseph CnmmtnKi rhnae In I'nrla, 1910. at the time were. In order of rank: secretary 'what my wife said about It (?).' Leonard Wood, General Hell, Thomas II. Barry, Hugh L. Scott and "Affectionately, Tasker II, ISIiss. "F. K. WARREN." . I v It" V" fath- er-in-law) consequence, only 1 happened to think of It at this moment." replied: 'Well, I'll ask my wife about it today and pee whether she knows, and will let .von know.' lie then said: 'If you don't mind, do so." "And then he proceeded to discuss quite fully some matters on which I to go to work upon my arrival at the Capitol. "I hope you will wire me of my promptly upon receipt telegram so that 1 may tell the Fpeclal 1 uppro-jiriath- Scandinavian. In whole or in part prohibited.) WNU Serrice staff accordingly and prepare to sail as soon as possible. The thought of the responsibilities that this high position carried depressed me for the moment. Here In the face of a great war I had been placed In command of a theoretical army which had yet to be constituted, equipped, trained and sent abroad. Still, there was no doubt in my mind then or at any other time of my ability to do the Job, provided the government would furnish men, equipment and whole-hearte- "Dear Jack: "This Is what happened: Last night about ten o'clock, the secretary of war rang me up and wanted to know if I would call In and see him this morning, and I responded that I would If I could reach him at nine o'clock. This Is the first time he has ever asked me to call for a consultation. "When 1 reached blm he said In the most distant and careless way: Oh, hy the way, before I discuss the matter about which I asked you to call do you happen to know whether Pershing speaks French?' (This Is the first time your name was ever mentioned between the secretary of war and tne, direct.) "I said I was not certain about that; that I knew he was a linguist along the lines of Spanish and. to some extent, Japanese, and all of the Philippine dialects (a pardonable exaggeration by one's that perhaps my wife know, as she might speaks French a little and rends It readily: "lie s;ild: 'Well. It Is of no served. Including the my r Secretary of War Newton D. Baker culled upon for a recommendation, and after consultation with him I selected the Sixteenth, KIghteenth, Twenty-sixt- and Twenty-eight- h of Infantry and the regiments Sixth field artillery. These, together with two other artillery regiments and the necessary auxiliary units, were later organized as our first division. Surprised by Developments. 1 had scarcely given a thought to the possibility of my being selected to be In supreme command of our forces abroad, as nfterward developed, although my old friend, MaJ. Oen. J. Franklin Hell, had written me that he thought my selection almost certain. After I left the Philippines, In 101,', where he was In command, he and I had kept up an Intermittent correspond ence In which we freely exchanged confidences on army matters. In one of his letters early In April, 1!M7. General P.ell spoke of the possibility of our sending an army to France and gave n list of the general olticers who might be considered for the supreme com mand the ch.inces for nn nnrt ft fjiiifar Piii-hp nredirted much to my surprise, that nil the others. Including himself, would be passed over and that I would be selected. I was the Junior on the list of major generals, hence I could not fully accept General P.ell 's view hut he was so strongly convinced that he was right that be request ed an assignment under my com tniind. The major generals senior to me CHAPTER II In Washington May 9 and the next morning called at the oflice of the chief of staff. MaJ. Gen. Hugh L. Scott.. He spoke of my assignment, which, as had been my Impression from his message of May 2, was to command a division, and told me that It had been made upon his recommendation. General Scott outlined the general plans In so far as anything definite had been determined. with February 3, the war college division of the general staff presented a number of recommend atlons for nctlon In the event of war with the central powers. One was for the enactment of a draft law and others referred to the size of the army to be organized and the necessity for the procurement of equipment and supplies. Chagrined by Unpreparedness. March 15, acting under instruc tions of the chief of staff, the war college division submitted a more detailed scheme for raising an army of 500,000 men. P.ut these were all eleventh-hou- r suggestions and no definite action was taken on any of them until May 18, when congress passed the law authorizing the Increase of military establishment through the application of 1 arrived the draft. I was really more chagrined than astonished to realize that so little had been done when there were so many things that might have been done long before. It bad been apparent to everybody for months that we were likely to be forced Into the war and a state of war had actually existed for several weeks, yet scarcely a start bad been made to prepare for it. Rut the truth Is that the general staff at Washington had never been organized along modern lines, its membership had been recently reduced by congress, and but few of Its o(1icer8 had the experience necessary fully to understand Its functions. In this fact we no doubt find the basis of many of the difficulties that arose later In connection with the preparation of onr army at home and its shipment and supply abroad. Praise for Secretary Baker. My next call was upon the secretary of war, Mr. Newton I). P.aker. It was a much younger and considerably smaller man who greeted me than I Had expected. He actually looked diminutive as he sat behind his desk, doubled up In a rather large oflice chair, but when he spoke my Impression changed We talked of my reImmediately. cent experience In Mexico and of conditions on the border, which. supplies. Harbord Chief of Staff. Obviously It was advisable to choose my chief of staff as soon as practicable. After studying the records of several officers of my acquaintance and of others who were recommended for the position, I chose Maj. James G. Harbord. His efficiency in every grade from the day of his enlistment as a private in the army iu January, 18i). was not only of record but was well known to those with whom he had served. Throughout the war Harbord never hesitated a moment to express his opinion with the utmost frankness, no matter how radically It might differ from my own, nor did he ever fail to carry out in structions faithfully even when they were not tn accord with his views. Entirely unselfish, he labored Incessantly for what be believed to be the best Interests of our armies. His ability, his re sourcefulness, his faculty for organization, and, above all, his loyalty, were outstanding qualities, and these, together with a compelling personality, made him invaluable to the nation in this Important position. After consultation with the permanent heads of staff and snpply departments, and with no little Insistence on my part In more than one instance, the corresponding representatives to accompany me were designated, and they In turn chose their assistants. Although tlte list did not include all I would have selected, as some were not available, yet all rose to important places in the final organization, except one or two who failed in health. The total number In my party that sailed on the Baltic was as follows: 40 Regular army oofficers I Marine corps Hirers 17 OKC officers In active service Enlisted men Flald clerks Civilian clerks Civilian Interpreters Civilians (correspondents) Offer Rejected. of Col. Theodore Roosevelt at this time for permission to raise a volunteer division aroused popular sentiment through-tin- t the country In his favor, but approval would have opened the door for many other applications and the policy would have Interfered materially with the orderly and businesslike application of the draft law. t Troopt of 6 I Roosevelt - ". S 20 The appeal ... f 67 190 Total on Baltic Draft Act Passed May 18. The method of raising our armies based on by conscription studies made the war college under Instructions from General Scott President Wilson recommended the plan to congress April 7. 1017, but the draft act was not passed until May IS, forty-twdayt after the declaration of war. (TO EE CONTINUED ! ... "..' "i ajE First Division Leaving Mexican Border for New York. These Brands Are Intermountain Made And Deserve Your Support ;"::;:;;:;";;" re- ings may well be imagined when a few days late the secretary of war called me in to say that It had been decided by the President to send me abroad as commander In chief, and that I should select Message Promises Command. Shortly after the receipt of the private wire and before the above letter reached me, a telegram dated May 2, came from MaJ. Oen. Hugh L. Scott, chief of statT, containing the opening words, "For your eye alone," followed by a message in code: "Under plans under consideration Is one which will require among other troops four Infantry regiments and one artillery regiCHAPTER I for ment from your On May 3, 1917, four weeks after service In France. department are If the United States had declared war carried out you will beplans comIn on Germany, I received the followmand. Vou will be In command of father-in- from my ing telegram the entire force. Wire me at once law, the late Senator F. B. War designation of the regiments seren, In Washington: lected by you mid their present "Wire me today whether and stations." bow much you speak, read ond I construed this message to mean write trench." that these troops were to form a At this time I was stationed at division, which, together with such Fort Sam Houston, which adjoins other troops as might be sent over San Antonio, Texas, and was at once, would be under my command. In command of the southern deWithin a day or so after the repartment with the rank of telegram It was InNaturally, Senator War ceipt of Scott's ren's telegram suggested that I timated to Col. M. H. Barnum, my was to be assigned to some duty chief of staff, that we might be In France, hut as no intimation had been given out regarding the extent of our active participation In the war, the message was someJ what puzzling. However, I telegraphed the following reply: "Spent several months In France nlneteen-elgh- t studying language. Spoke quite fluently; could read and write very well at that time. Can easily reacquire satisfactory working knowledge." Quotes Warren's Letter. My reply, to be sure, was rather optimistic, yet It was comparatively accurate and perhaps was Justified by the possibilities to be Inferred from Senator Warren's telegram. A few days later I received from blm the following letter: major-general- By JOHN FKANCI3 World right fortunately, were quieter than they had been for several years. Mr. Baker referred to my appointment and said that be had given the subject jrery careful thought and bad made the choice solely upon my record. I expressed my deep appreciation of the honor, mentioned the responsibility of the position and said that 1 hoped he would have no reason to regret bis action. '.5ft Mr. Baker's office with a distinctly favorable Impression of the man upon whom, as head of the War department, would rest the burden of preparing for a great war to which the wholly unready nation was now committed. Still proceeding under the assumption that I was to command only a division In France, my feel- FOREWORD My primary purpose in writing ihia story of the Amrriran forrea in France is lo rrnurr what 1 conceive lo be an important service to my country In that adventure there are many lessons useful to the American people, should they ever again be called to arms, and 1 felt it a duty to record them as I saw them. The World war found us absorbed in the pursuits of peace and quite unconscious of possible threat to our security. We would listen to no warnings of danger. We had made small preparation for di'fense and none for aggression. So when war actually came upon us we had lo change the very habits of our lives and minds The slow to meet its realities. processes by which we achieved these changes and applied our latent power lo the problems of combat in F.urope, deepite our will, our numbers and our wealth. I have endeavored lo describe. Therein lie the lessons of which I write. I wish to dedicate this modest work lo the men of all ranks who served with me in France, and especially to those who gave their lives to the cause for which we fought. To my comradea of the allied armies I wish to say that I am not attempting lo write a history of the World war or of the epic part they took in it. I wrile of our own army and for our own people, and I have not consciously magnified or minimized the rlfort of any army or any people. There is credit for all of us in the final triumph of our united arms. The struggle of the allies was much longer, their sacrifices very much greater, than ours. I am grateful lo President Wilson and Secretary Baker for selecting me to command our armies and for the and unfailing support they accorded me No commander was in France. ever privileged lo lead a finer force; no commander ever derived greater inspiration from the performance of his troops. JOHN J. PERSUING. Newspaper Alliance. North American JLo IS a IF Perseimg My Gen. Joint coMBtriea br t ht (Copyrlght,1931.fa all g 'MllIiMflUfJ Gloria Proved Loyal to Hal 1 f k By Jensen feminine part. CLAUDE NEON LIGHTS Electrical Products Corporation ASK Sperky V Hewletts' Jams Home Fruit Home Sugar Home Labor Best Quality Morning plk ONIJ HOME OWNED MILK in on MORNING MILK PROGRAMS Cf OO.UU Der week wall be paid for the beet0 word article on "Why yon should use Intermonntain made Goods' Similar to above. Send your story to Intermonntain Products Column. P. O. 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PIPE AND FITTINGS New and Reclaimed Write us for Prices SALT LAKE PIPE CO. West 6th So Salt Lake City Ssnd thli add aud get a 10 discount 75 Cathedrals A cathedral is the church which curtains the official seat or throne of a bishoD. As a rnlo thpw nra large, but a small buildincr can serve, as in the case of the tiny ca- mearai Ol the 13vzantin Crrrlr type at Athens. Senior Daniel V. del Burgo, con-sgeneral of Chile in this country, has given a most interesting description ot "The Christ of the Andes," the inspiring sculpture which stands at a mountainous elevation ot 4,000 meters (13,0r fronfeet) on the tier, says the newspaper La Verdad. of Caracas, Venezuela. Senior del Burgo says of this appealing figure that the suggestion for its establishment came from seeing the Statue of Liberty in New York harbor. It is seven meters high (23 feet) and weighs three Vns. It can be seen for many kilometers on all the routes connecting the two republics of Argentina and Chile and Is held In veneration by . the peoples of both nations because it was erected, in 1902, to seal and commemorate the peaceful settlement of the final dispute between the two great South American, republics. It was the women of these two countries who collected most of the funds necessary to defray the cost of the statue and its transportation and erection and whose influence was most exerted on the respective governments to provide a site and perpetual maintenance for the monument. " "The Christ of the Andes" standR In a lonely and desolate spot, much the same, no doubt, as the wilderness in which "The Man of Sor rows" spent 40 days of his lito in prayer and fasting. Yet the statue is not really lonely nor deserted, but visited constantly by thousands In their Journeys to and fro, who call it, too, "The Christ of Amity," for the statue is the symbol of the bonds of friendship which henceforth and forever knit these two peoples together In a Christian fel lowship. ol Chilean-Argentin- AMBASSADOR Svii'liratf- Sprvlre Woods Colored by Hand There is no known menus of fix log the color of nnv soft wood" when they are exposed to liL'lit and weather AM woods fade in a more or less decree (chouv saMiuvood Culia or Simni.-- h mahogany, the The rieh least) under exposure liess and color of the woods eliie'lv used null In furniture and nanelinw Is birtrelv produced bv the art o' the Frem h polisher tint tinp ipial lly hard woods will ret.iin tlie(r eolor (Indoors only) for centuries Salt Lake Mattress and Mfg. Co. Statue Held Symbol of "Where?" asked Hal. "I'll let you take It." Where would yoit get It?" "I've got four thousand dollars In the hank," Gloria answered, "and you can have any part or all of It to put this show over." Grasping Gloria by the shoulders Hnl planted a kiss firmly on her lips. Then, as he started for the door, he called over his shoulder: "Yon wait right here. I'm coins out and fire Marsden and tell her boy friend he can keep his money. Then I'm coining hack here and give you a dozen kisses bettor and bigger than the one von Just cot." SLEEP ON Eberhardt's Moor est Inner Spring Mattresses APEX HAIR OIL smiling. "You? Believe It if You Can Correct this sentence: "She bossed her family as a girl," said the gosip, "but she never her husband." Ask Yoor Druggist For AN INTERMOUNTAIN "Marsden Is sore because you got good notices from the critics, and she says I've got to fire yon or she'll close the show. So the show e BEET SUGAR THE ONLY HOME SUGAR VTAH,UJLA. Gloria. e ASK FOR MOTOR OIL Flows Freely in Cold Weather accept." four thousand. "Don't you know where yon can get anv money at all?" she asked. Hal. "but not said "Some," Tm sure I can borrow enough. hundred from Eddie eighty-fivLorenzo, but I've got to have twelve thousand, and there Isn't another place In the world where I could hundred get the other thirty-fivwithout giving a half Interest In the Show In return." "Oh. yes, there Is." said Gloria, Time-Teste- d hen-pec- NEW Tun Is closing." "But how can she close the show, nal?" asked Gloria, puzzle d. "Just by nutting 'thumbs down' on it. When she does that her boy friend will withdraw his support and we'll all he out in the cold." "Her boy friend?" asked Gloria "Whv I thought you" nal Interrupted her with a Elmer Mitchell, the millionlaugh. aire, is gaga about her, and he's putting up the money or most of it for the show. I sunk all my money into it long ago, and If he hacks onf now we can't take It Into New York. Gloria thought fast. She had been In the show business sit years, and although she had never been a star she had made good money. And she had saved a lot of It "How much do you need. Hal, If he backs out?" "Twelve thousand to open In New York next week." Gloria's heart sank. She had only Sperry Drifted Snow Flour Thosa who boost for their localities should "practice what they preach" by patronising: home industry. THE lake the part." "Whv?" asked Gloria, astounded. "Don't you want me In your show any longer?" "You bet I do, and that's Just why I'm not going to have any show for a while at least," responded Hal with a grin. "What do you mean. Hal?" asked F Far Every BaUns Need sponded. "Well, you'd better," Trumbull went on. "Get hold of him tomorrow morning and teil blm you'll E"- - We're Not So Smart This world 13 truly the Garden of the Gods. But we have not even begun to taste its fruits. As yet we are eating only grass. American Magazine. p it ILfr-- , GROCER As Gloria was putting after touches of her street make-tithe performance that night she beard a knock at the door. "Who Is it?" she called. "It's Hal," Trumbull's voice re "May I come In?" "Please do," Gloria said, trying to keep the thrill out of her voice. "You did great work again to night. Gloria," Hal said as he walked Into the dressing room, "and I've come In to talk to you abou Did Morrie Ernest offer you a part in his new show while he was talking to you this afternoon?" "Yes," said Gloria, "but I didn't Salt Lake City 1046 So. Main the final on MAUDE HOUSE. Ashton. Ida. MRS. Far-rars- g One of th prwdnet. vociferous applause. "Atta girl, Gloria," called Tommy, . the younger of the "You've got 'em In ri panic." Gloria turned toward the wings and blew Tommy a kiss. Then she had to take three more bows be fore the audience would let the next number go on. "Sky High was the first musical comedy In which Gloria had played, hut she had stopped the show three times since the opening In Atlantic City that week. The newspaper critics had been more than kind to her, the audiences had raved about her, and four New Tork producers, who previously had refused to give her parts. Indulged In a contest In bidGloria reding for her services. fused all of the offers with thanks. Hal Trumbull, the young comedian who was producing and starring In "Sky High." had given Gloria her first opportunity to do what she could do In a big part, and she meant to stick by him even though other producers might promise her more money than Hal paid her.' Gloria would have been loyal to any producer under similar circum stances, but in the case or Hai Trumbull she was held by some thing more than loyalty. Secretly she adored this young man who could make thousands laugh at Jokes and gags that wouldn't have been the least bit funnv If some one else had said them. She never be lieved, however, that she would one day get the chance to tell Hal of her adoration, for he seemed to be in love with Patricia Marsden. to whom he had selected the principal Week's Prize Story t foremost reuons for sine product its The are the can beet none? bay anywhere. Year money thus spent, is a benefit to your awn part of the country Instead of baildinr bp, and beipinf sap port easier industries. fiaTe health and money by baying borne Tfcb Sally Se: URGES brought her GLORIA STdance to a finish with a series of backtllps and somersaults that wound up In a "split" so that she faced the audience as the curtain felL It rose once more and Gloria. Jumping to her feet, ran out to the footlights where she bowed and blew kisses in response to the e HOTEL Just sKp from the cfnlcr. Quiet Homelike. Pop- bDrtinrtts and lar Rntt U ffil , 45 So. Kih E.it C. A. SHAY, ... L1S1EN IN ON TI1K AMUASSADOB Manager .. priced meal. 12.00 to f5.00 per dny. 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