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Show L sd ilteu SjSLL Permanent Rank of General Gen-eral Conferred on A. E. F. Commander. WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 President Wilson tonight, before leaving on his tour of the country, signed, the bill to make permanent the rank of general gen-eral for John J. Pershing, commander comman-der of the American expeditionary forces, and sent the nomination to the senate. Confirmation of the nomination nomina-tion is expected before General Pershing reaches the United States early next week. "General Pershing's own," the famous picked regiment which represented repre-sented the American army in the Victory Vic-tory parades in Paris and London, will serve as guard of honor for the commander com-mander of the American expeditionary force when he leads the parade of the first division in both New York and Washington. General Pershing, who is returning home aboard the transport Leviathan, after more than two years' service in France as the commander of the American Ameri-can expeditionary force., will te formally for-mally welcomed at New York by a congressional committee. This was decided upon today by the joint committee of the house and senate arranging to welcome the general back home. The committee will consult with him regarding plans for his reception at the capitol. Composing it will be Senators Wadsworth, New York, chair- man of the senate military committee; Warren, Wyoming, General Pershing's father-in-law, and Representative Kahn, California, chairman of the house military mili-tary committee; Republican Leader Mondell, Wyoming, and - Democratic Leader Clark, Missouri. Various plans for recognition by congress con-gress of General Pershing's service were discussed today, but final action was deferred until the general, war department depart-ment officials and others are consulted. Among the proposals suggested was a joint session of congress, to be attended hy leading government officials. The date of this ceremony will be left to General Pershing. Presentation of an ornate sword and some special congressional decoration to the general, and the passage of resolutions resolu-tions expressing the thanks of congress for his services, also were discussed. LINCOLN, Neb., Sept. 3. Miss May Pershing and Mrs. D. M. Butler of Lincoln, sisters of General John J. Pershing, Per-shing, will leave here late today for New York, to meet the general "when he arrives there from Europe on the transport Leviathan. After greeting the general they expect to return to Lincoln with Warren Pershing, the general's gen-eral's son, who has been visiting with his father in France. |