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Show SELECTED J!Y ISAKER. 1 A: '"ne)j perching )() -alt !,iike the Nlf.ry as to how lu' cnnn lo be rT'lcctett f0 cinmnnd the Aiwrb an l'oref4 m Ihin.pe v. ill ilouhlle.in bn -'pp'"''i;.lerl. H, v. a 4 I'imt printed in 1 hf 'ha H a uo'i;a Tlno"! nrwl whh (old by H'-i-M'tary P.nl'.'-r while en route li) ' hi'd'.ano'ni;,i Paid; fonut lime ao. Tim Htory I'-dlovv., "Whf ii V e t;,,t Jul,, v ,' H.,, M), ' . . i in'- I y lo itelect loito-l.-i of 11,.. ,u,NV Ihc -''I' " lo o-I to 'tiin -. noil ii.in IV'I 'I'. c cele,ri, ltt Mo- lie- 0 " 1 lO- lit fl Mi l, ,MC CI! ) (,l! I ,, I !, 'I'l I of Hi- - ro-i;-l olliec- i Mo- tun.v, I 1 . '10 I'M loehl, iVihiK '"-IT (1,,, ,e rcei.nht, i' O'f lot.M I ' ' 1 1 ' Ot, i .1,1 oci h.xl ,v , ' -- of - Iloihc.l loo. Otiolc TU .,.,, no., 'I'll.' I oci nine I c ol I'm- lioinul " Ot 1 . c. V ;. t I I lli.'f OT ' ,. I' ' i ' ' 1 I -t ooipt I , . ; lo III'. of , :,Or1 1 iililMillM. . -I I., hh. I I. Ml h'lO1 llllllle 1,1 V I .i icl. l o, I nc A -;,M " iio i! ; ; :l ! ' ie , . I ,".ol , villi j j a note oi" anticipation in his voice. " 'General Pershing. ' I replied. There I was a moment's silence, and. with a sort of fjulpintf in the throat, the s'eneral congratulated con-gratulated me on the choice and said, good old soldier that he whk, that a better one could not have been made. 'General Scott may have thought that he would be selected, but as he was within lour months of the retiring ape. that was impossible, as I was determined that the man who went over first tu command was to continue, provided lie proved capable. "That afternoon T went over to the White House to make the president acquainted ac-quainted with my action. I told the president that T h'n6 selected tlie general to command our forces in Kurope. " "Who is it?' asked the president. " 'General Pershing,' I replied. " '1 o you know him?' Inquired the president. "L never met. -and, to the best of my knowledge, never saw hi m in my life,' was my answer. "The president then asked how 1 came, to make the selection, and I tuld him my process. "'Very well,' said the president, 'if you are satisfied you have made the best possible selection, appoint him and I will back you up.' " And that is how General Pershing happened hap-pened to be selected as commander-in-chief of the American expeditionary forces in the European war, , |