Show HOW PERSHING GOT INTO THE M newspaper article leads him to seek admittance to west point SISTER TELLS OF HIS YOUTH kept appointment to academy secret from family head of expedition ary force was waa of quiet serious temperament as boy lincoln neb it avns n newspaper article which diverted john J pershing Pe riling from ills his purpose if become a schoolteacher and started liliu upon tilt the military career which led to tits ins appoint huelit ns as general in the united stilt states es army and comin tinder of tin the american expeditionary force in franco france the tory story Is 14 told hy by len Gett enil ertil Ings slaters sisters mrs butler and miss may per tiling ailing who ho tire nrc residents of lincoln it wits mils while lillo reent ral and his fits sister now flow mrs butler ll were arc attending the missouri state normal school tit nt mo in that ills nt at oll ono one t illy vas ailed ul leil to por per announcement that hat examinations yero cro to be hold for appointment to the west vest point military young bershing asked ills sisters sil advice us to lie should try for the ap aind it slie site advised lilt lilan to do so iso then followed follow td n short season hinsun of intensive study in preparation in it 11 few days das lie was called before the examining board und and although lilt improperly prepared received tile the highest anark among the contestants and soon afterward avns notified of its ills appointment up to tills this time imo ins ills aati octlona on had batt been fetn a 11 secret between fits sister all binl himself and it remained so until lie he was aa ready to start for west point assumed As it boy general pershing tits his sisters say was of it 11 inlet hittlet serious tein ent ass ns its the oldest of fix Is children many of the responsibilities of tile ful family lilly john mr birs butler said although of n 1 l quiet liked it i rood good time and enjoyed fun us as much linyone yet cheit ann lie started anything lie wanted to get the result and lie gen acir rally orally attained that hint object before lie gave it up after having been graduated from west point and having served with miles in a campaign in fit new mexico against tile the indian chief oe ge Iler shing was stationed us its antl gitary instructor nt at the lie university of IN wile kl 11 1 k gen john J pershing nebraska ilis ilia friends there remember him as a fun full lovitia young niini who enjoyed music and dancing parties and other social activities all and who appreciated it a good joke joice lot old jack inck host best the lie veteran trainer dt at the university remembered per phing intimately lie ile was one of tit th finest men that lint I 1 ever worked with salt said sir mr liest gifts na true anio lie wits ans mighty strict with ills bis worl work workout tut but the results lie got were so good that everybody lie worked with loved him for it when lie wits liero bere we had it regiment the university could lie be proud or of usually ile ho was mighty in hla his work dvork but lie luid laid it way of getting next to new men continued mr air best tito first time I 1 ever saw him ho he ifill ed right ill up to tile slap shipped tile me on oil the shoulder and said well juck jack they toll tell ine ile you not blighty well weil with iny illy predecessor it if you did I 1 am darned suro sure well get along just its BS well ell general fond of gardening tho boys bo nt at the university got n surprise the art lay pershing drilled them said sir mr best it lind had bee been it their habit before that taine to come to drill with shoes kliors blackened or not just juit till ns they aliey pleased when took hold tile the first thing lie he looked tit nt was wi to toe fee that till nil shoes were arc well all blacked nud and that tho the heels looked na as good an ft the toes ile he was just that thoroughgoing in everything till all tile the time ile he was al in every wayn aty and nd ask who w the gospel truth odd ns as it rally som in hi n fighting ninn general s one tad fad nc cording to ills his sisters Is gardening ills his fattier father was nn an expert gardener tind tile taste descended to the mill military ninn man whenever lie he was on leave lea re lie ile immediately would ion don working clothes and go into his fathers garden seemingly enjoying the work over the vegetables eget ahles its as much us he enjoyed social lobert believed he was horn in Geni Ger inny ninny lie ito served in it the span ish american war var ile ho used tits ills honor discharge papers whenever wit ever he was questioned nt at a 9 place on election lay day last week lie he went to it recruiting ollice t to join tile tho united states guards alit mid was rejected be calese lie was n german citizen lie ile wrote to ills sister and received word from tier her that lio lie wits born in brazil while his mother was on a n trip slie SIM anid kept it a secret through pride lit in germany hut but till on her deathbed lind imd related it to hl hr r daughter on oil bondt tion mat she not it to her broth tr OP |