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Show "Black Jack" Shows the Way A vote of the A. E. F. to name Its most distinguished appearing soldier would reveal a formidable candidate in the person of Gen. John J. Pershing. Not only was "Black Jack" an ace for appearance he knew the drill manuals from cover to cover and he recognized the necessity of the discipline dis-cipline he demanded of his soldiers. A story of Christmas day, 1918, President Wilson and party, and General Gen-eral Pershing, emphasizes the latter fact "They all stopped at the village vil-lage of Sarrey, Haute Mane," relates Charles R. Cabot of Boston, "following "follow-ing their Christmas dinner with men and officers of the Twenty-strth division. di-vision. "Besides the President and Mrs. Wilson and General Pershing, Lieut. Gen. Hunter Liggett, Admiral Cary Grayson. Monsieur and Madame Jus-serand Jus-serand were among the party. They inspected the mer's quarters in Sarrey, Sar-rey, whe-e equipment was laid out on the hayloft bunks we occupied. "One of the Indies, perhaps Mrs. Wilson, was curious to know bow the shelter halves could be made into a pup tent Whereupon, General Pershing Persh-ing knelt quickly, gathered the shelter . halves, rifles and tent pins of two of the men. Then he set up a pup tent in the straw. "When the tent was erect, "Black Jack' turned away. But President Wilson touched him on the shoulder and said: 'As your commanding officer, offi-cer, I desire you to leave this equipment equip-ment as you found It' "General Pershing quickly bent down, refolded the shelter halves and rearranged ail the equipment in Its proper place." |