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ENERAL JOHN Senator Warren of Wyoming, JOSEPH PERSHING was reading in the newspapers is the last of the exploits in the far away Philip- of Captain Pershing's gallant. military leaders of the pines. She expressed a desire to Great War. Foch, Haig, meet the hero, although she was Hindenburg, French, Lu- only half his age. dendoff, Petain-names that The opportunity came that returned to Washington. After battles of two decades
an introduction by her father, ago-have all preceded him he took her to a dance at Fort in the last great battle with Myer, and that night they dan- an enemy that always con- ced every dance together. In
He is quers-Death.
re- January they were married, Pre- ported to be slowly sinking. sident and Mrs. Roosevelt at-
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ENERAL PERSHING was the only one of the great mili- tary leaders of the world war
tending the eeremony. Four children, three girls and a boy, were born to this union.
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GENERAL JOHN PERSHING
who retained his command NOT until 1906, when he was
46 years of age and had spent The War in Europe had drag- throughout the struggle.
On March 28, 1918, General.
His military career dates back twenty years in the service, did ged' on for nearly three years, Pershing made history when he to 1886, the year he was gradua. Pershing rise above the rank of the German were beating at the went to General Foch and put ted from West Point. Commis- captain. In September of that doors of France. Before him all of America's resources at the sioned as a second lieutenant in year, as a reward for his gallant was a mission that would try latter's disposal.
the cavalry, he served in this campaign against the Moros, the soul of any man. rank for six years, fighting in President Roosevelt jumped over
On June 8, 1917, General Per-
the Indian wars and later ser- the heads of 862 officers who had shing and his staff arrived in WHAT General Pershing said to Foch that day you may ving as military instructor at the seniority claims, and made him England. A British band was University of Nebraska. brigadier general. Immediately playing "The Star Spangled Ban- read in the Library of Congress The Spanish American War the howl went up in Congress ner" when he docked at Liver- at Washington, for a copy of his found him afield in Cuba, but that President Roosevelt had pool, and in London he was feted offer, written in the General's
is framed · few had ever heard of him until played politics because Pershing by King George. France, too, own handwriting, August, 1899, when he was sent was Senator Warren's son-in- received him almost as a bless there: to the Philippines, to put down law. Pershing kept grimly ing straight from heaven when "I have come to say to you the Moro insurrection.
he stopped ashore at Boulogne that the American people would Fate was unkind to him, but on June 13, symbolishing the hold it a great honour for our long years in the army enabled millions of America's sons who troops were they engaged in the was still only a captain, but him to bide his sorrows under would follow. In Paris next present battle. I ask it of you he quickly won fame by his the stoicism that is military. His day "Vive l'Amerique!" roared in my name and that of the Ame- stirring campaigns against the troop was mounted and he him the greeting as the bands play- rican people. Moros; a fierce and restive tribe self was on his horse ready to ed, thousands cheered and all
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MR. MISKIN TAKES PULSE OF BUSINESS
The annual meeting of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank- ing Corporation is much more than an opportunity for present- ing shareholders with a state- ment of its financial achieve- ments in the course of twelve months: it is the occasion for an authoritative and searching of Mohammedans that had de- depart on one of his expeditions Paris reeled with joy.
other question than that of fight- analysis of political, economic fied Spanish rule for centuries. against the Moros when one day As the highest honour that ing. Infantry, artillery, avia- and financial conditions in the President Roosevelt compliment an orderly brought him a mes- France could bestow upon him, tion-all that Far East-that part of the ed him in a message to Congress. sage that his mother was dead. they permitted him to kiss the yours to dispose of as you will. world which has become 80 He went to Russia as à mili- Transferred to Mexican border sword of Napoleon, which had Others are coming who will be great a factor in
matters tary observer for the United service in 1915, he went to Ellain in its case, untouched by as numerous as may be neces- affecting the welfare of the States in the Russo-Japanese Paso to make arrangements for human hands, since the days of sary. I have come to say to you universe. Thus Mr. Miskin's war; he served on the Mexican a home, temporarily leaving Mrs. Louis Philippe. They took him that the American people would speech on Saturday as chairman border: he led the expeditionary Pershing and their four children next to the tomb of Lafayette be proud to be engaged in the of this powerful institution, was, forces that chased Villa into the in the Presidio at San Francisco. and upon that tomb he laid a greatest battle of history." like those of his predecessors, interior after the Columbus raid. Again an orderly came to him wreath of American Beauty of special significance. Not only did it give a well balanced Then, at the age of 57, President with a message-a message tell. roses in silence.
Wilson selected him as the man ing him that the Presidio had
In those hectic days when the the latter's headquarters in a assessment of the forces which influenced, and in many ways the greatest war of all time.
to lead the nation's armies in been destroyed by fire during developments of a single hour little house screened by the trees directed, the fortunes....of.com-
the night and that his wife and might have turned the course of near Clermont. The lines faded from the grizzled old French- three of his children were dead. the world, Pershing was fighting man's worried face as the un- industry, politics and merce,
with his back to the wall-not finance in the Orient during
against the Germans, but against expected offer fell from Per- 1937, but it essayed a tentative,THE son of a village store-
shing's lips and, so the story conservatively phrased,
keeper, who later became the BUT fate, seemingly trying to the British and French yet
threw both rrms atone for her cruelty toward mands, who wanted to rush the goes, he highly important prediction for Postmaster, Pershing was born the coming year..
at Laclede, Mo, on Sept. 13, him in the past, gave him in 1917 raw oncoming American divi- around him and kissed him time
and again. 1800. He wanted to be a law the opportunity to inscribe his sions almost at straight into Mr. Miskin did his best to yer, but when burglars robbed name beside those of Washing- their armies. He stood out Pershing went home in 1919, adopt a cheerful tone, and his the post office and the family ton and Grant and other famous firmly for a distinct American with the last division to leave optimism, if a little strained, savings had to be given over to generals in the nation's history. army of his own making; never, France. New York received him. will be welcomed and applauded, make up the loss, he got an ap- How well he mustered that op- he said, would he send American that day like a returning Caesar. for the necessity of building up pointment to West Point. portunity when President Wil- boys into that slaughter without But it didn't turn his head one the 'morale of a business com- "Guess there won't be an son sent him to command the first giving them the benefit of bit. He was still the same mo- munity through confidence is as other shot fired for the next 100 American Expeditionary Forces all the training he could. Per- dest "Black Jack" Perabing of great as when dealing with front years," he said "but I'll get an in France is a matter of history, shing held his ground and won.
the cavalry. line soldiers.To Mr. Miskin, education at the academy any- the chief hope of establishing way." stability in the life of the Far
He East is the early conclusion of the present war in China. This view will be thoroughly en- dorsed by all thinking people. But the speaker offered practic- Ilis belated romance—he was
Another common phobia is the folle de doute doubting foolishness. ally no glimmer of hope of this then 44 years of age-began one Smith, who has claustrophobia, and
These people who cannot make up much-desired situation materi-day in June, 1904, when Miss will never alising, and he was forced back Frances Warren, daughter of dreads being in a confined space; of
coming to a decision and then abiding on the defensive. "The political
Jones, who has ogeraphobla, and is spend frantically in the endeavour to by it, are a sore trial to themselves terrified of walking along a crowded create the illusion they are rich.
Ad- and barometer is still too low
their families. They are the warrant a forecast of fine may be its effects. Reason will street; of Brown, who insists on mittedly, the phobia often has die-people who spend hours in a shop. touching every lamp-past he passes; astrous results, and hurries the vic-fray the assistants' nerves, and then weather for merchants in the favour Mir. Miskin'a cun- of Robinson, who becomes a tremtims into the poverly they loathe; but walk out without making a purchase. near future. In Central China clusion that the most desirable bling wreck on finding himself in the in innumerable cases it nets as When one remembers thut Indecl- the channels of foreign trade basis of trade is the peace same room as a cat; and they come to powerful incentive to work harder nion, lack of concentration,
the not unnatural conclusion that a and co actually brings about the de- changeability are the chief charac- are now affected as never before of the Orient. How to obtain phobia is the first step that leads to sired state of wealth.
Leristics
of mental deficiency, it is since the opening of the treaty that peace and how Hong-the padded cell.
Let us, then, look upon our phoblas clear that sufferers from folle de ports. Yet, may I be so bold as kong can make its contri- It would be nearer the truth to as being minor symptoms of that slight doute should make every effort to to suggest, that for this very bution towards it, is the logical say that our phobles are frequently lack of balance which amicts all of bring their wandering wits under
nge better control. reason the catastrophe is per-question which, follows. The our most treasured possessions, in us. At the same time, we must face
give us the that they
charm and the fact that phobias are not all to Yet it is quite a usual thing for a haps magnified in the eyes of Bank chairman very broadly individuality that earn us the love pleasant as those already mentioned, person to acquire a baseless fear of many. If, as seems likely, the hinted that he felt early inter- and esteem of our fellows.
and that any phobia is capable of some little detail and be unable to Yangtse Valley continues to vention by the foreign powers No one is completely sane. We are developing to such an exaggerate overcome it, even though the brain- suffer throughout the spring in Shanghai would have averted all a little mad on some point, even state that it becomes a definite chal- may be keen and active in other ways.
话 is only a conviction that we lenge to sanity. and summer, the effect on trade any violation of the neutrality could, if we wished, write, a success-
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The army was his life. gave it everything he had and it gave him everything he got— education, fame and, strangely enough, a bride,
WHAT IS YOUR PHOBIA?
[OST people are scared by the
use a lift because he By A Medical Man their minds, who are incapable of
and
and
I know the managing director of a
big business who goes through ngonies
of doubt every evening when he shuts
cam
ho
in general will naturally be seri- of the International Settlement, fut novel or govern the country for Too Clean
but there will be adjust and one wonders whether the better than those elected to this oner-
his office up to go home. He ous task. Sanity is a very overrated For instance, a man may have a bit never be certain he has locked the menta. A loss here will become same principle, applied to the quality, and if you doubt me, try to of phobia about cleanliness. He in-safe. He gets to the door of his room. a gain there, and I do not think | situation in China generally, visualise how utterly boring a man variably has a bath night and morn- it necessary to be too despon- would provide the solution. would be if he were completely sane. ing. and washes his hands several goes back and tries the safe, gets out into the street and then has to hurry dent."
There are big issues nt stake,
times during the
the day, being genuinely back to assure himself that when but at the moment they appear Playing Tricks with Time upset if for any reason he is unable tried the door previously he really The truth of this has been to be based almost exclusively
to adhere to his routine,
did lock it, and so on. He in perfectly Breause we are human we de con- substantialed in on self-Interest. very much
That Is perfectly in order. But aware of the foolishness of his con- If the world, stantly allow ourselves to allp from suppose he develops a definite fear duct, but that makes no difference. Hongkong during the past year.whose life is vitally influenced the rinki control of perfect sanity, that, unicas he constantly wastico When all is sald and done, who la to The war has brought prosperity by prevalent conditions in the Many of the most delightful people himself, germs will settle en tin hands ray what is real and what is illusory superficial type, and by its very versnt co-operation and
have a phobin disease, Suppose he still further is able to nailsfy all the destres that dia- about time. Sub-consciously they re- protects himself by wearing gloves all would make of existence a perfect nature is dangerous, for not only interestedness for self-interests, ont the passing years that rob them day long to prevent the Kerms thing. So our subconscious minde does it exist at the expense of possibly the Sino-Japanese con of youth and vitality and bring them reaching his skin. Then it becomes come to our rescue and manufacture the ports of China, but it defict, with its dintressing effect the grave, they ser a mild form of insanity, and unless for us those phobias that protect us
their fear by Ignoring time as much cured pends for its austenance on the upon the welfare and happiness na possible.
treatment in an institution from our gravest fears or grunt us might bad delusions of all kinds. the wishes for which we most ardent continuance of abnormal condi- į of so vast a proportion of the Another extremely charming trali That, incidentally, was the actually hope. So long as they keep within. tions. Reaction must follow, world, would. find a mucha extravagance. Paradoxically en experience of a bank clerk I kliew, reasonable bounds, our phobins are The longer it is delayed, the speedier and more satisfactory of poverty. Extravagant people so go voluntarily to a mental hospital, tales our mothers used to tell us to ough, this in usually caused by a fear Fortunately he had the good sme to nothing worse than the pretty fairy more depressing and widespread ending.-S. A. G.
hate the idea of being poor that they and non recovered his balance sweeten the days of our childhoods
to the Colony. But it is of a Far East, could substitute un simply means they
are chronically unpunctual, which; and he will infect all his friends within this life of ours? Not one of Us