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AMERICUS TIMES-RECORDER
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PERSHING’S PLACE IN HISTORY.
With the arrival home today of General Pershing
for the first time since he preceded the American troops
to France two years ago, the question is put as to
what judgment is to be placed upon his services as
leader of the American Expeditionary Forces. *
In such a case it would be easy to let patriotic emo
tion make the decision, suggests a contemporary. Easy
but unsatisfactory.
In the first place it is well to recognize frankly
the fact, it is pointed out, that the war did not last ,
long enough to disclose Pershing’s real capacity as a (
military leader. The bulk of competent military opin- .
ion around the War Department in Washington is that ,
Pershing showed wonderfully well, that he hit the s
fundamental problems right, with bull dog grit, and if f
the war had lasted another year he would have been (
the first military figure in Europe. (
contrast with this, however, must be set the <
French and British view, which holds that while St. Mi- ]
hiel was well handled, the technical management of
the Argonne drive left much to be desired—-that too ,
many divisions were employed, that they got in each
other’s way, that there was needless confusion, and
that communications were so badly maintained there
could be no orderly direction of the movement. ,
It should be recalled, however, that this criticism
was based on four years of training and that in the
early part of the war the British in particular made
the same blunders on a big scale.
In the Argonne Pershing got his first real lessons
in modern war. Whatever mistakes were made were
letrieved by the splendid fighting ability of the Ameri
an doughboy, directed by the tenacity and driving
force of the commander-in-chief. ,
Impartial opinion seems likely to hold that the op
portunity was not afforded Pershing to demonstrate
whether he possessed these qualities of generalship that
would have placed him with the great captains of his
tory—-with Napoleon, Grant, Lee and Foch. -, ?
In other directions, however, his capacity as a big
far-sighted man, and as a remarkable executive, was
amply proved. His early fundamental decisions were
right. He grasped the problem far better than, the
administration at home. At a time when SeceFary
Laker was trying to quiet dissatisfied senators by tell
ing them there was no occasion for haste and we
should have little to do in France, Pershing was or
ganizing for an army of 2 or 3 million men
He backed the desire of Clemenceau and Lloyd
George for a unified command. The story is told that
when he urged this at a dinner early in the war some
one protested: “But general, where will you come
in?’’ And Pershing answered that where he came in
didn’t matter. He was willing to fight as a private if
necessary for victory, and victory was not to be had
without a unified command.
When the United States first entered the war the
French urged that the Americans be used as replace
ment troops for the French, under command of French
higher officers. The argument was plausible. The
command of troops is a highly technical matter. The
L rench had plenty of skilled officers. They insisted
these officers' could handle our troops far more effec
tively than we could handle them ourselves.
But Pershing had a better understanding than
Joffre or Foch of the psychology of the American sol
dier. He knew the doughboy would not get on well
under foreign officers and he believed that on the
whole better results would come from building up a
distinctly American force. Experience indicated that
ci r lighting efficiency would have been much impaired
had we acquiesced in the French opinion.
Again, the foreign advice was to train Ameri
can soldiers for trench warfare, and our training plans
were laid on this basis. Pershing upset these plans and
directed the training to be for open warfare. In oth
er words he trained for victory and not for a stalemate
for he took the position that the war could be won
rot in the trenches but only in the open 1
Finally he had the courage and the judgment to
take a chance on ending the war in 1918 by putting in
American troops only partly trained and without the
equipment they would have had the next spring. The !
details of how this question was arrived at are not 1
known. But evk’snJy Pershing could have blocked it
if he had so desired. Caution and prudence dictated
L Rippl i ng Rh y mos
6/ Walt Mason
THE BOARDERS.
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«WHAT ho,’’ exclaim the boarders, ‘tbring forth
the measly lot of profiteers and hoarders, and
i
let them all be shot.” The boarders’ grub is scanty,
it’s slim and punk indeed, in hostelry or shanty, where
ever they may feed. Their eyes become a river when
they look round and see a sickly slice of liver, a
string bean and a pea. The boarders’ cheeks are
sallow, their eyes are full of woe, their waistlines
show no tallow, they totter as they go. Their lean
ribs clank together and ever, as they reel, they won
der, wonder whether, they’ll ever have a meal.
“Bring forth,” exclaim the boarders, bent up with
stomach ace, “the profiteers and hoarders, and burn
them at the stake.” The landlord says he’s giving
the utmost for the cash; and boarders still are living
on air and onion hash. In vain the boarders for
age for fodder they can eat; and there are tons in
storage of eggs and pies and meat. The nation’s
bins are busting with everything we need; and it is
most disgusting that men for grub must plead, and
pay unholy prices for everything they get; oh, let ;
us in three trices, make some blamed Jummix sweat.
“Produce,” exclaim the boarders, bowed down by '
pain and toil, “the profiteers and hoarders, and let
them boil in oil.”
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postponing any great American offensive until 1919. All
the enormous American preparations were directed to
that objective. By 1919 we should have had ordnance, 1
airplanes, aerial bombs, tanks and poison gas in quan
tity production. If Pershing had been disposed to play
safe he could have held out for a postponement of the
general offensive until last March. Instead he staked
everything on an attack made without the training and ;
equipment that would have been available in the spring,
and the war was won. If the attack had broken down i
Pershing would have gone down, too.
The judgment of the world is that the risk was i
worth taking and Pershing must receive credit for the
brilliant success of his decision.
What Other Editors Say
’ CAPT. CHARLES FURLOW.
Capt. Charles Tim Furlow, who died at his home in
Clarkesville, was bur.cd in Americus September 5. He
was reared in Americus but born in Bibb county on the
old Lundy place in 1842 and was the son of Col. T. M.
Tuilow and his wife, Margaret Holt, a daughter of
Tarpley Holt.
Capt. Furlow enlisted as a private soldier, Com
pany K, Sumter Light Guards, 4th Georgia regiment,
May 27, 1861. During that year he was detailed t
General Doles as his orderly. Later he was promoted
as A. D. C. on General Doles’ staff. He was wounded
at the battle bf Gettysburg, and promoted to Captain ■
khti A. A. G. in the adjutant-general’s department
He was wounded also at the battle of Spottsylvania but
served throughout the war and was in all the engage
ments in which his command participated.
He was for years associated with Gen. W. A.
Wright in the comptroller-general’s department, and
then for years in the treasury department with Hon.
Bob Hardeman and M. J. Speer.
His sister, Mrs. James Callaway, is the only sur
viving one of Margaret Holt Furlow’s children.
Captain Furlow was an old-fashioned Democrat and
did his part in redeeming the South from the destruc
tion of Reconstruction.
On his last visit to us in Macon he spoke of how
the line was being drawn against the old-time Demo
crat under Wilson’s idea of putting none but “pro
gressives” on guard, and he made the remark:
“I hope what threatens a storm in the parity will
only be a passing cloud. I looked forward with such
feelings of pride to Democratic control and for a long
lease of power. But when the stains of discord were
sprinkled on the very threshold of our entry into duty
and performance by a foul plot to humiliate the old
leaders of the party and set up those without record
for loyalty or ability, my cup of joy began to taste
of wormwood and gall.”
Capt. Furlow was a good talker, blessed with a
wonderful memory, well informed, and he was always
such a charming guest.
His departure is a personal loss to the writer and
to many friends. The world is better that Charles
firn Furlow lived in it. He was a contributor to the
pleasure of al] who knew him.—James Callaway in
The Macon Telegraph.
TALK ABOUT GALLANTRY,
The women went to the bat with the ballot for
the first time in Georgia in the Atlanta municipal pri
mary yesterday, and made at least one put out and
perhaps another. The defeat of one candidate and the
probable defeat of another is charged to women’s
I votes. And the me i are ungallant enough to turn
around ard talk a bout contesting the election, on the
grounds that the f emale votes were illegal! Just, like
an Atlanta man, but more like an Atlanta politician.—
Cordele Sentinel.
AMERICUS TIMES RECORDER. ''
COMMISSIONERS’ PROCEEDINGS.
Americus, Ga., Sept. 1, 1919. The
Board of Commissioners of Roads
and Revenues met in regular session.
Present N. A. Ray, chairman; R. S.
Oliver, J. E. Poole, S. E. Statham
and J. J. Wilson.
Minutes of regular meeting, Aug.
4th and call meeting of the 22nd,
read and confirmed.
On motion that tax rate for the
county for 1919 was fixed at 12 mills,
or $12.00 for the $1,000.00. Board
took recess till the 4th.
The board met the 4th with all of
the members recorded above pres
ent.
A resolution was passed directing
ri'c clerk and county attorney to ad
vertise for lids for laying pavement.
A resolution was adopted providing
for the depotif of the proceeds from
tbe sale of bonds.
No further business, the board ad
journed.
The following bills were approved
for payment at the Sept. 1 meet
ing:
J. R. Hale & Sons (oats) $1,977.30
J. W. Lassiter 11.72
Planters Bank (tractor) .... 4 755.95
Geo. Anderson, Agt.
(freight) ’ 195.70
Planters Bank 927.90
Ha-Hcrs Bank 2SJ.O '
C. of Ga. Ry 80.75
Early & Daniel Co 578.41
C. of Ga. Ry (freight).. 153.01 »
S. A. L. Ry (freight) 112.27
Geo. O. Marshall 125.06
S. H. Edge 100.00
Dr. F. L. Cato 50.00
E. J. Schroeder 11,40
Atlanta Constitution 12.00
Turner Electric Co 2.85
Security Envelope Co 6.00
Dr. R W. Hudson 35.00
Walker Evans & Cogswell
Co 29.73
Pau Pers 86.00
City and County Hospital 50.00
Ladies Aid Society 40.00
Carnegie Library 25.00
Fred Campbell 5.00
H. D. Watts, Clerk and
tt T 4 re ? s --- I- 159.76
United States Public Health
Service 385.35 I
Ran Phillips 37.50 1
H. E. Allen 232.00 i
Lucius Harvey !
Dr. R. P. Glenn .... ZZZ 20.‘0S I
Dr. B. F. Bond 250.16 I
A J Johnson 100.00 !
Edd Jenkins . jp pp 11
I. H. Dodson 50.57 '
Elbert Stallworth 25'00 '
Southern Printers 60.75 '
w E j All « " 134'70
Windsor Hotel 22.25
Lmericus Lighting Co 36.64
Hiver-McDonald Co. 312 35
W. H. Crawford .........J"™. 50
L. Harvey 324.80
Southern Printers 222.35
Americus Battery Co 12.00
Gulf Refining Co. on r. n
The Texas Co ..ZZZ 3 IIoS
Giles-Andrews Furn. Co. 150.00
Americus Drug Co. .... 3.27
Sheffield Hdw. Co. 225 92
Americus Auto Co., 202.90
S. A. Daniels 3 50
W. H. Sawyer & Sons Co. 1.75 i
Americus Gro. Co. , 136.33 I
Amer. & Sumter. Co. Hos-
pital Asso 5.60 '
Amer. Welding & Repair
Co 16.00
Glover Gro. Co 216.85
Cotton Ave. Furn. Co 55.00
Dr. N. S. Evans 9.50
Hightower Book Store 5.10
Howells Pharmacy 27.84
J. W. Lassiter 49.88
Pay Roll Sumter County .... 1,377.67
J. H. Poole & Sons 492.31
Edgar Shipp, Jr., 614.59
Standard Dry Goods Co 9.00 ■
Standard Oil Co., 1.00
Morgan & Co., 51.25
Giles-Andrews Furn. Co 9.00
W. A. Joyner 6.50
Tillman & Brown 13.50
Williams-Niles Co 98.25
Cliff Morgan 97.93
H. D. WAITS, Secretary.
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INCORPORATED 1891.
The Planters Bank of Americus,
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DATE OF CHARTER:
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