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THE STORY
OF GENERAL PERSHING
General Pershing.THE STORY OF
GENERAL PERSHING
BY
EVERETT T. TOMLINSON
ILLUSTRATED
D. APPLETON AND COMPANY
NEW YORK LONDON
1919
D. APPLETON AND COMPANY
Printed in the United States of America
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
The writer gratefully acknowledges the aidhe has received in the preparation of this book.To President Greene and Mr. J. E. Bell of WilliamJewell College, Missouri, he is underspecial obligations. Mr. Bell in order to aidthe writer spent several days in Linn County,Missouri, verifying and obtaining facts. ToMr. Herbert Putnam of the Library of Congress,Mr. John Cotton Dana of the Newark,New Jersey, Public Library, and to Dr. ArthurE. Bostwick of the St. Louis Public Library heowes a special debt of gratitude for bibliographiesand carefully prepared suggestions asto sources of information. From Cashin's"Under Fire with the 10th U. S. Cavalry,"Missouri State Historical Review, Reports ofthe War Department and other publications,selections and citations have been made andfrom the facts contained in dispatches fromFrance, particularly the very excellent reports[v]in the New York Times and New York Sun,the writer has obtained valuable information.The direct aid of United States Senator Frelinghuysenin obtaining data from the WarDepartment and the suggestion of UnitedStates Senator Warren have been most helpful.Replies to questions sent to friends andrelatives of the General have assisted in verifyingcertain facts and figures. Many who personallyknew the great commander in hisyounger days have very kindly given the writersuch help as lay within their power. He gladlyrecognizes his indebtedness, especially to thefollowing persons: Mr. Char