THE BEE: OMAHA, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1919.
United States' War
Loss 322,182 Men Is
Last Official Report
Washington. Sept. 23. The com
of the war to the United States in
man-power is now estimated offi
cially as 116,492 dead, and 205,690
wounded, a total of 322,182. These
: figures include losses to army and
marine units on all fronts to Sep
tember 1. Killed in action totaled
. 35,585, or 11 per cent of the entire
list; died of wounds, 14,742; died of
disease, 58,073; died of accidents and
other causes, 8,092. Under the head
of "missing" the announcement
-records a zero, with the notation
"all corrected."
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Jack Pershing's letter, sent to
West Point to be published with
other letters from those of his class
telling of their exploits between the
time of their graduation and their
arrival at their first posts, follows.
March 9, 1887.
"You may 'skin me for a late,' and
probably you had better 'rake me
for an absence,' leaving out this let
ter entirely.
"My summer was spent mostly at
home. But, before reaching there,
1, with several of the boys, was
awhile in Washington. Walcutt.
Ui'ncan, Bean and I were guests of
Charlie Lyman. Brooks, Elliott,
i'roctor, Menoher and Fowler were
in the city at different times, all of
u; doing our best to work out the
p'r.ns formed in New York (the de
velopment scheme in the west), the
result of which is known to all.
"We four, who were the guests of
KMajor Lyman, together with Char
ley, had a private box at the theater,
and had a great time generally. -
"Duncan was tne originator of a
good joke on Wiley Bean, which
happened on his arrival; but it is
better perhaps to keep it for the
class history.
"To fill out this letter I will tell
one on Duncan. , He, Walcutt and
I were sitting at a table in the Eb
bitt house bar, Duncan having paid
for the driaks. When the old negro
'-Uncle John or Tom came back
with the change, Duncan put it in
lis pocket, and began a conversa
'oii with the old fellow, finally say
iig: He Got the Change.
"Uncle, can you tell a gentleman
'.0111 Kentucky when you see him?'
"'Yes, sah,' replied the negro.
"'Well, do yo'u think I am from
Kentucky?" 1
" 'No, sah.
"'Why do you think I am not?'
"'Cause they always leave the
change on the plate.'
"The waiter got the change.
"Walcutt and I left Washington
about June 24, Duncan having gone
the day before; Bean remaining in
charge of affairs. I reached
home about the 29; stayed there till
August 1; then roamed about until
the 12th, when I brought up in Chi
cago. Walcutt, Sep Lewis, Mike
Hartingan and I did the town for
five or six days until the 'general'
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suddenly left for home. Reaching
my home, I remained until I left for
the land of the burro, the cactus
and the tarantula.
"Bean made me a pleasant visit
of three days, both of us expecting
to meet Shattuck in Omaha, but
much to ou disgust, that gentleman
telegraphed us that he could not
stop. Duncan met , us in Kansas
City, reporting Elliot, W. G., and
his baggage, kit somewhere in Mis
souri. At Fort Dodge, Kan., Pet
tit and Mott joined us, having many
good stories about Boot Hill, and
later in the day Sandy Harris won
dered into our car, he also having
been lost. N
1 . "Ran The Train."
"A jollier crowd of young men
than ours never traveled over the
A. T. & S. F. We told stories,
sang class songs, cleaned out eating
houses, fired at prairie dogs, hazed
the peanut boy and Dracticallv ran
the train.
"Our stories came to be snrh
chestnuts that Bean bought an old-
iashioned door bell which was used
as a chestnut bell, with which we
had great fun, until Bean rang it
on a cowboy, and the bell was re
tired. Duncan left us at Albuquer
que, N. M., the rest of us coming
together as far as Deniing, where I
left for Silver City, reaching Bay
ard September 30, where I met Cap
tain Wood, Rosey Cabel, Old Crank
Cole, the married old soul; Billie
Biddle and Tough Koehler, who is
my roommate.
"This letter is much longer than
I intended, but if you don't think
it fit for the waste basket, pub
lish it. Your classmate,
(Signed) J. J. PERSHING,
2d. Lieut., Sixth Cavalry."
If one would secure a really inti
mate picture of the Jack Pershing
of 1886 one should call at the build
ing of the quartermaster's depart
ment at B and Nineteenth streets
in Washington. In that building
is a classmate of Jack Pershing at
West Point Colonel Letcher
Hardeman.
Rounded Up" the Crees.
Colonel Hardeman enjoys noth
ing better than to talk of his
friend, Jack Pershing. With much
detail he told me of those days on
the Mexican border when he and
Jack Pershing chased Indians, and
where years later, Jack Pershing
was to chase the Mexican outlaw,
Villa. He told me of those days in
1890 and 1891 when the bloody war
with the Sioux Indians was fought
in the Dakotas. He told me of
those days when, a first lieutenant
of the Tenth ' Cavalry the famous
colored cavalry, part of which Jack
Pershing led up San Juan Hill Jack
Pershing organized a command of
Sioux scouts and rounded up the
Cree Indians, a feat which won
commendation from the secretary
of war. And most interesting, he
told me the real story of how Jack
Pershing came to get the name
"Black Jack."
"I was with the Fourth cavalry,"
Colonel Hardeman told me, "but I
saw much of Jack Pershing, and
whenever we met we would have
long talks.
Many Indian Renegades.
"WTe got down into New Mexico
just after the Geronimo campaign.
There were still many Indian rene
gades about and a little scouting to
do. Occasionally there would be a
skirmish. Jack Pershing developed
into a wonderful scout, and even in
those days he won high praise from
his superiors, even the commenda
tion of General Miles, in command
of the department."
Perhaps it would be well to men
tion here that, besides at Fort Bay
ard. Jack Pershing also served,
while in the Department of Arizona,
at Fort Wingate, a post village and
military post of McKinley county.
New Mexico, near Albuquerque, and
at Fort Stanton, a post village of
Lincoln county, New Mexico, 12
miles west of Lincoln.
Pershing's Capture.
"After the Indian campaigns were
over" said Colonel Hardeman, "Gen
eral Miles instituted a system of
maneuvers whereby certain detach
ments of troops, simulating Indians,
sought to pass from place to place,
from fort to fort, undetected, while
other detachments endeavored to
capture them. Jack Pershing was
sent out to capture a 'raiding' party.
His ability to follow trails, his skill
in handling men and horses, his
knowledge of the country, made it
easy for him to distinguish himself.
He effected the capture of a 'raid
ing' party commanded by one of the
most clever captains in the service."
. Such praise from Colonel Harde
man may sound like hyperbole.
Here is what General Miles, in a
book written by him of his personal
recollections, has to say of Jack
Pershing in connection wkh the
maneuvers:
Praised by Miles.
''On fiv different occasions raid
ing parties were overtaken and cap
tured by Captains Chaffee (later the
famous General Chaffee), Wood
(Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood) and
Stanton, and Lieutenants Scott
(later the famous General Scott)
and Pershing, notwithstanding that
every device was adopted to annoy
and deceive the pursuers by dispers
ing, destroying trains by having
herds of cattle driven over them, by
false maneuvers, etc.
, "Captain Wallace started from
Fort Bayard, New Mexico, captured
the command sent in pursuit of him,
and, avoiding the troops in advance,
succeeded in reaching Fort Stanton,
New Mexico, but was captured by
Lieutenant Pershing endeavoring to
return."
(Continued tomorrow.)
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