New Britain Herald Newspaper, September 5, 1924, Page 9

BAKER, EXPLANS PERHNGS CHOGE General Was Good Soldier in * Mexico; Made Commander Later Indianapolls, 8Sept. 5.-—General Pershing’s military record and his fidelity to orders from Washington while In command of the Mexican punitive expedition were the out- standing factors in" his solebtion as commander of the. American Expe- ditionary Forces In France, it 18 dis- closed in a letter from Newton D. Baker, former Becretary of War, N whlch the American Legion Weekly 'prints tomorrow. Soven years afterward, in an lssue which the legion has devoted to eommemorating Geneyal-Pershing's retirement from aetive army service Sept. 12, the “Inside story of his ap- pointment as commander in chief hy the late President Woodrow Wil- son,” is first told, according to the story. Chosen on His Record. Mr. Baker's lett®r, written from his law offices in Cleveland, in full, follows:— ““The story you ask is interesting and has never been told, and I know of no reason why you should not have it exactly. 2 “When it was determined in 1917 to send an expeditionary force to France, I remarked to General Hugh ' L. Beott, chief of staft, that it would he necesary to send a commander who would ultimately become com- Will Your Fall Hat Have These Fashion Right Details? To be correct, your new felt should have a generous bri‘n with a full sweeping curve. And tapering crown, creased with a single groove down the center. shape here, in grays, tans and other good very large force and asked him to have sent to my house the records of all the general officers and senior colonels of the regular army, *These records I studied for some nder in chief ofa | days and finally, purgly on the basis of the records, selected Generdl Pershing, whom 1 had never sgen. My judgment, however, was rein- forced by the fact that General Pershing had been in command of the punitive expedition In Mgxico, with which T had been in daily con- tact by telegraph, over a Ion‘ period of time. “The punitive expedition, th Mexi- €0 had a most difficult and responsi- ble task and its leader was required to exercise tact, self-restraint and consideration for the rights of the Mexican people in a very high de- gree. The desire of the president with regard to that expedition' were explicit and positive, .and the limi- tations imposed on General Persh- ng's freedom as a military comman- der were dictated by cBnsiderations of public policy rather than military expediency, General Pershing met all the requirements with splendid ability and loyalty to the wishes of the president as commander in chief, “Iurther, the (Mexican) expedi- tionary forces under General Persh- ing was the largest body of troops in active service which #ny Ameri- can general (then on the active list) had commanded. “‘After T had made my selection 1 submitted it to the criticism of Gen- eral Scott, who approved {t. I then carried it to President Wilson, dis- cused it with him briefly, told him how T had arrived at it, and it met with his approval. I at once tele- graphed General Pershing in code to report to ifie at Waskington, which he did. He and T had many confer- colors. 35.00 to’ DOBBS ‘Bnmm mm rmwm‘ FRIDAY szm;mn 5, 1924, MODERN BOOT SHOP onces, and he established himself in an office in the War Department, where, in cooperation with the chief ot staff, the preliminary plans for the expeditionary lorcn were work- ed out,” 1., FIERS HEROES 10 BROUGH FOLK Their Industry Won Admiration of Little English Village Brough, England, Sept. §.~This quaint Yorkshire village by the river (Alumber, proud of its iong history, Is 1o less proud of the distinction Which the American round-the. world aviators conferred upon it. Brough was otd when Caesar's le- glons annexed Britaln to the Roman Empire. The visit of Lijeutenant Smith and his five gallant compan- ions lifted this quiet hamlet out of its long past and humdrum present o a place of world importance. For it was selected by the American airemen as the base where they overhauled their machines and made final preparations for the last] leg of their trans-Atlantic flight horme. Great was the rejoicing of the townsfolk when the six’ Ameri- can fliers alighted here, The welcome of the inhabitapts was genuine and sincere and within 24 hours they had taken the visitors to their hearts and homes. The Blackburn Aeroplane works placed their factory and staff at 'the full dis. pogal of the Americans, who were $12.00 You'll find that guests quring t| club which the Blackburn company maintains for its employes. It wys the Industry of the Amer- icans, their wilingness ‘to' do any hard work in connegtion with the overhauling of thelr planes, that won. the admiration of the Brough people. The village folk stood by to watch the Americans at their work, and first acquaintance ripened at once inte mutual friendship. The Americans had go much to do that they found little time to meet the villagers outside the airplane works, Nevertheless, - at the little village inn in Brough, the publican and his daughter have priceless sou- venirs of the visit of the airmen, These are the long-stemmed' church- warden pipes which the aviators smoked one evening when they visit- ed the inn, These pipes, each autographed by the smoker, are proudly displayed by the Innkeeper. Already an order has been given for'a glass case in which to preserve and display them in years to come. When the time came Americans to hop off for Kirkwall their leavetaking of the villagers demonstrated once more the gen- ulneness of the friendships formed in the space of less than 4 fortnight. || All the village folk were asembled |f§ by the, riverside fo see the visitors take off. bye to each by name, with many snapshots which the fliers had taken of their friends, is the most speedy remedy we know for Constipation, Biliousness,Colds, Headaches and Malarial Fever, r stay at the social | for the | B The birdmen bade good- | § KNOX FITCH-JONES (CO. Agencies 168 MAIN STREET Next to the New Britain Savings Bank Important Announcement We have secured the exclusive New Britain agency for what we sincerly believe to be America’s greatest value in fine footwear— Jolmlwmg FOR MEN AND WOMEN BELOW are pictured five of the newest John Irving styles. They reflect the quality of the entire line. They show at glance why John Irving shoes have been acclaimed the style leaders in the big cities. 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