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GEN. PERSHING IS CHEERED x BY THE MULTITUD1 Handed Commission as Full Genera by Secretary of War Upon Setting Foot Upon Land. New York, Sept 8.?Gen. John J Pershing, after two years in com mand ot tne greatest army Araeno ever sent to battle, returned to th United States today. As he.steppei ashore from the huge liner Leviathai he was handed a commission as gen erai, a rank previously held by onl; three Americans-^-Grant, Sherman and Sheridan. The stern-faced soldier was no proof against the tribute of prais< * i v 1 ? ? and gratitude wmcn was roareu xruu hundreds and thousands of throat of his fellow citizens. His voice trembled with emotioi as he responded to the greeting ex tended by Secretary of War Bakei in his own behalf and that of thf president, as well as the welcoming addresses of representatives of the senate and house, the State and city As his car passed slowly througl the cheering multitudes which jammed Broadway from the Battery tc the city ball, Gen. Pershing attempted in vein to maintain his composure. At first he replied to the cheers with the stiff salute which military etiquette demands, but he was soon carried away by the storm of applause which swept in great gusts about him. Rising to his feet he waved his cap about his head with a boyish gesture which told how deeply he was stirred, while the grim lines of his bronzed face broke into a smile. New York did not exhaust its welcome today. Wednesday he will ride down Fifth avenue at the head of the* First division of the regular army, the first to go and the last to leave, victors in the first battle ever fought on European soil by American soldiers. Surrounded by comrades humbler in station, but who had offered their all just as freely in the cause of liberty. Gen. Pershing first reglimpsed his native land. When the huge Leviathan nosed her way through the mists off Jptspv fost the general stood up on her deck with the famous "composite" regiment, 3,000 picked American soldiers known as "Pershing's own." "Sergeant" Pershing There Too. Just after the general walked down the gangplank at Hoboken, Secretary of War Baker handed him his commission as full general in the American army. : Standing behind, and completely hidden by the imposing figure of the .. general, was a little boy trying to look very dignified and soldierly. He is the commander-in-chif's only surviving child. When the general received his commission he turned to his son and handed him the document witli an injuction to keep it safe. The "sergeant" kept it safe all right, but later on, in the great crowd at; the city hall, he got separated from his father, much to the dismay of the general. When the boy was recovered his father asked anxiously: "Warren, have you got the com mission?" , "Yes, sir," replied the "sergeant' promptly. spp that, vou hold on to it.' Among a little army of welfare workers who greeted Gen. Pershing were fifty girls, three of whom were decorated for bravery under fire while serving with the First division But it was reserved to.New Yorl to begin the real ovation to the returning hero. For hours before the arrival, "the Battery" was throngee with patient thousands. As the little boat with its distinguished partj steamed up to the pier an uproar be gan such as Manhattan probabb niTnr Vio ^ lioor^ EVnm ft tnmiS?TW 11UU HVMi. Vt* *. * V**? v-r factories and vessels steam siren: shrieked out a raucous welcome, bu vainly tried to drown the roar o: cheers which rose and fell and ros< again. Seems Embarrassed. At first Gen. Pershing seemed t< be suffering more from embarrass ment than any other emotion. H< walked swiftly f~om the landing i stage to his gaiiy decorated autom^ bile and settled himself down in hi; likp a mnn who has art irnnort ant journey to make and wants t< get it over with as quickly as possi ble. But as the long procession o cars started up Broadway he was en gulfed in a flood of enthusiasm be fore which :no man could have re mained unmoved. The great canyon which form New York's financial district, toda; the financial heart of the world, wa a bedlarh of noise and a riot of col or. Every window in the huge sk; I .tUo Riollv'^avi;. "The Rat Died Be for" teaching the River." "Sine.-? moving near the river t\v years ago,, we've always lised RAT SNAP. Watched a vicious water ral nibbling' at HAT-SNA? outside th house. T'About 15 minutes later h o:.rtcd r-fi for the water, to cool h: burning stonnch, but he died befor reaching it.". Three ^izes, ,25 c. 5.0 <. Si.00. Sold and guaranteed by Gil civ and Yvee/.s L o. scrapers was packed and even the I cloud piercing roofs had their quotas. From these a storm of many-colored il confetti descended on the surging crowds beneath. | The enthusiasm of the spectators ~i-fr?nnH v??r?t in nnp unrehearsed inci j dent which was received by General i- ] Pershing with apparently mingled a j feelings. As he entered the city hall, e j flanked by Governor Smith and Mayd j or Hylan, a woman burst past the q ; police guards* and implanted a sound l- j kiss on his cheek. Another woman, y | stirred to emotion, attempted to rei, | peat the feat, but the general raised jhis hand in supplication: t j "Oh, madam," he said, "please e j don't. Not that." i! The ceremony at the city hall s | where Gen. Pershing was officially ! welcomed to New York was brief. 11 After the mayor had delivered his -1 address of welcome and the general r < had made a short reply the party 3: emerged again and the procession i I was resumed. i Sheet Iron. Music. As the procession advanced upi town steam sirens grew few, but at j - a steel foundry, two husky former j ' ' J U-.? .U/vma n/wMntirUn4* ' j UUUgn uvya wijubc suiucnimti gumj j khaki trousers explained how they .1 had beaten their swords into pruning ' I i hooks, proved that the American sol- < ! dier has not an unjust reputation for I II ingenuity. They had erected an j .enormous piece of sheet"iron on the j i! pavement and with two hammers . ! made a racket which seemed to please j them, whatever were the feelings of I their neighbors. A little further on \ ' a large junk shop provided an ancient .JuvTvh jell which htree girls banged j lustily with hammers. ! On arrival at his hotel the general < retired immediately to the suite which had been reserved for him. : There he lunched privately with his | son and sisters, Miss May Pershing, i of Lincoln, Neb., and Mrs. D. M. ? ' Butler. After luncheon he received ; J.a number of visitors, including Sen-. ator Warren, of Wyoming, his father- j in-law, and William Jennings Bryan, who is a fellow guest in the hotel. So many invitations have Been ex I tended " on. Pershing that he dejcided todi / to prolong his stay here ' until Thursday, leaving for Washington that night. Plans for Parade. At a conference today final plans 1 were made for the parade Wednes-' day. The commander agreed to ride ; at the head of the line all the way i down from 110th street to Washing- j ton Square instead of dropping out! to review the procession which will j be five and a half miles long, includ-1 ing all the artillery and other equip-' > ment of the' First division. It will j ! | take two and a half hours to pass j | the reviewing stand. The machinery of the war and ag- j > ricultural departments were set in | ; motion today to obtain the- release j t of Kidron, Gen. Pershing's sorrel ; horse, held in quarantine at New-, > port" News, in order that he may be i 5 ridden by the commander in the pa- J j rade. General Pershing has been I - mounted on Kidron in all of the pa- J rades in which he has appeared in 1 - Europe. y -j In ord^r to obtain the release of J Tr * 1 ii/ 11 U/> nA/iAacam +A Attain i JV 1(1 roil 111 Will UC ncv-cooai J WV VWVUi? ; an order from Secretary of Agricul-' ' ture Houston. In the event that the , j horse does not- arrive in time for the i r parade, Gen. Pershing will be mount-: ? ed on Captain, owned by the New j York police department. c AMERICAN DOUGHBOY LIKE ABOU BEN ADHEM i . j ^. Finest Soldier in the World and it Didn't Take Germans Long to Find it Out j New York, Sept. 8.?"The American doughboy" is the finest soldier * in the world, and it didn't take ^ Germany long to find it out," declared General Pershing in an interterview granted newspaper men today at \iTaldorf-Astoria. "We boasted a little, probably, of 5! the peculiar qualities of the Ameria; can fighting man but his aggressive" ness, initiative and devotion as a 3 j member of the American expedition* " ' 'Aft attavtt vi rrVi f frt i ary lories givw us cvcij nguw ?,v I boast and to be proud of him," the i commander said. * ) . -j "I suppose it is because of the way ^ the American boy is raised, due to j the fact that he is encouraged to develop his initiative and that he feels at any crises of his life that he is master of his own destiny." The interview, brought'about in the hope that the general might be Willie ing to express his views upon such cnVk^/vj-c eta fVip lpncnie of nations, the tfUWjVVVW WW W?V , ' i situation in Europe and in Mexico, what he intended doing when he entered civil life, when he expected to retire from the army, and similar p ' questions, was preceded by a general handshaki ng all around and a remark e\ l>y General Pershing that all such e topics were '"taboo." s! 4iI am st-21 op. uuiy," h? said. "It P l ^ i . IS 'X piCSScitU C;U' Vt!i%y ' ous. ' The a:.J just finished , luncheon after a Tittle revt.;p veiresh DIDN'T THINK SHE COULD GET WELL Troubles Kept After Her 20 Long Years. ! ? LIKE NEW WOMAN NOW | "Tanlac \lade Me Well A^ain," ' Says Mrs. Miles?Gained 29 | Pounds. | "I am now 29 pounds heavier than iwhen I began taking Tanlac and I ifppl like a new woman in everv wav." said Mrs. Annie Miles, of 445 Everj green Ave., Jacksonville,. Fla., when i indorsing Tanlac. I "For twenty long years I suffered with stomach trouble and indigestion and tried everythng I ever heard of for it, but I kept getting worse all j i the time," she continued. "I just j had to force myself to eat enough to. keep me alive, and what little I did; eat made me suffer hours of agony' from gas that would rise on my stomach. I had awful headaches and J'ovts? tirn o OA (lltihy opciis ti/nouaiibiji anu nao o\r nervous I could hardly sleep. I fell off in weight and got so weak that I believed I never again could be well. "One of my neighbors told me whst Tanlac had done for her, and I started taking it. I began to pick up right away. I kept on g^:ning until I had increased in weight 29 pounds, and my strength has come back to me in full force. I can eat anything I want and everything tastes good. My nerves are all right again and I sleep like a child at night and get up in the morning feeling fine. Tanlac has made me strong and well again." Gilder & Weeks, Newberry, S. C., Prosperity Drug Co., Prosperity, Little Mountain Drug Co., Little Mountain, S. C., W. 0. Holloway, Chappells, S. C., Whitmire Pharmacy, Whitmire, S. C. himself after the arduous hours of the morning and he said that while he was glad to meet all the newspaper men he could 'answer only such questions as properly came within the range of his profession. The question was asked, ^"General, what do you consider the crowning achievement of your service abroad?" to which?he replied "cutting the German lines -at Sedan on November 6th."- | "Was that a more difficult1 opera-, tion than the Hindenburg line?" he was asked. "Cutting the Hindenburg line was , ii 1? -i CI. ' a start toward cutting tne une at oe-1 dan. It was hard to tell what might! have become of it under different; circumstances. It followed the final j effort of the Germans to force their! way through but their armies were j beaten before they started." "General will you say a few words, about Marshal Foch?" " "Marshal Foch," he replied appre- j ciatively, "is a very great' strategist." j A question was asked as to his im-! pressions upon his departure for i France Z'l montns ago aim n:s ictum, i to which he replied: "When ..we left the day was foggy. We could not see that statue of lib-! erty. There was no bells ringing,' no whistles (except fog horns) blowing, and no ships gayly dressed. Why,' there is as much difference between our departure and homecoming as between midnight and noonday. "I anticipated while on the other side some kind of welcome upon our return home but nothing I thought then could equal my impression today. I find difficulty in expressing mv sentiments but I suppose its the way New York always does things."' Before the general stipulated thekind of questions he would answer, some one asked: "What do you think about the crisis in Europe?" to which i he responded: * ; J "I don't think we had better get I into European affairs at all." As to affairs in Mexico, General Pershing declined to talk, saying he was too !busy overseas to read about it. | In conclusion he was asked whether he purposed a conference before ! the house military affairs committee ' in answer to which he said he had ii.Gw bOv.i invited. He said he would i go to Washington after the parade of ! the First Division here next Wednes-j iflnv after which he intended starting I ?* for Laclede, Mo., his boyhood home. At 3 o'clock he entered a conference with Major General Mc Andrew re- j garding details of the parade in which j he is to be the principal* figure. i ? Doing Her Best. London Tit-Bits. ! j "Yes, grandma," said the fair [young thing, "I am to be married ; during the bright and gladsome month of July." | "But, my dear," said the old lady, j earnestly, ' you are very young! 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