Show 11 P Pershing Most Decorated of I American Soldiers Wears One On WASHINGTON Ma May 18 General 18 General Pershing is the most decorated of ot American soldiers but there Is only one sign of his multiple decorations he ever cyer wears when out of uniform It is a a. tiny button reproduction of or orthe the ribbon a of his distinguished service service sera ser ser ser- vice medal the medal the reward of his own ov-m government for his services as commander com corn mander in chief of the army i Ir in France Others in both civil and military life wear that same ribbon But there is hardly another American living or dead who could boast such ancient foreign tokens o of high ser ser- vice There is for example the British Grand Orand Cross of the Order o of the Bath the French Grand Cross of the Legion of Honor the Italian Grand Cross of the Order of St. St Maurice Lazzaro and other honors from a dozen more countries All AU the generals general's decorations American and foreign with the six campaign badges he is to wear e would U justify some 3 30 bits o of f ribbon on the breast of his tunic SELDOM WORN Its It's no use asking him about them Inquiry would only cause him t to turn the conversation to something he considered more important The bejeweled stars and crosses crosse and medals are scattered about abou Their care Is entrusted to members of or his office staff stat They are ure in hi hIs trunks in his office safe sate and else else- where Of at them all aU except when paying official visits abroad where courtesy courtesy cour cour- tesy requires he hc wear them the 11 littIe lit Ut tie tle distinguished service medal bu buton button but but- ton is the only token seen And even that disappeared at th the burial of the Unknown Soldier i in Washington in 1921 1021 When the general gen eral walked behind the casket from the capitol to Arlington cemetery h he ho wore only th the Victory medal to which every man who ho served in th the armed forces of the country durin during the world war at home or abroad Is entitled GESTURE While he headed the commission to solve the territorial row between betwee Peru and Chile he formed th the habit of wearing a carefully selected selected se se- se list o of his decorations This however was a a. little gesture ca calculated cal cal- to Increase his prestige among the Latin All his decorations are not In hi hIs possession There Is still sUll in th the hands of the state department a 0 beautiful beau beau- ornamented ceremonial swore sword presented to Pershing by the pres president dent a of Venezuela It Is known as The Sword of ot General Paez The law Jaw distribution o or of stars medals medal and crosses or an another any other t type 1 C of or decoration But s so far the legal minds of ot the state department de dc- dc h have hilve ve been unable to read reada a sword into this classification whatever its name or significance So the weapon remains in governmental governmental govern govern- mental storage indefinitely |