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Show PERSHING COMMANDS. Major General John .1. Pershing has succeeded to the command of the military mili-tary department of the south. He was justly entitled to recognition at the hands of tho govornment, and the news nf his selection will give genuine satisfaction satis-faction all over the country. By reason rea-son of the experience gained while in command of the punitive expeikition ,4i i.mS x ico following the rnurder-' rnurder-' '; ' I". mhu' . - M best qualified officer in the army to handle the situation on the border, and it goes without saying that if anything happens that forces intervention upon tho part of the United States, he undoubtedly un-doubtedly will command one of the armies sent over the line. There is no sign of favoritism in tho recent advancement ad-vancement of General Pershing, for his father-in-law is no longer chairman of the military affairs committee of the senate. He earned his promotion to Ihe major generalship by his successful success-ful handling of the troops under his command and the manner in which he carried out the orders of his superiors at. critical times. That the war department depart-ment appreciates the value of his services serv-ices is shown bv his selection to succeed tho late. Major General Funston, and we dare sav most of the people of the country coun-try are' of the same mind as Secretary Baker regarding the matter. |