From Division Chief to Commander in Chief
Maj. Gen. Hugh L. Scott wires that plans call for a division under my command with infantry and artillery regiments. I meet with Scott and Baker, learn I will head the army in France, and prepare to sail as commander in chief with a full staff, equipment, and supplies needed.
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Hugh L. Scott
France
Scott
Washington
War College Division
Congress
War Department
Secretary Baker
Newton D. Baker
Sil
Local Notes from Michigan Towns on Visits and Community Events
A long list of residents and visitors across Michigan towns includes William Gibson and Frank Frayer in Detroit on business, Adrian shoppers the Cashiers and Teufels, and multiple family visits in Ypsilanti, Ann Arbor, Blissfield, and Clinton. The Macon Telephone Company builds a new garage warehouse, and renovations proceed on the R C Pennington home. A White Plains man receives a penitentiary sentence for stealing from a young niece’s piggy bank.
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William Gibson
Detroit
Frank Frayer
Will Cashier
Adrian
Fred Teufel
Adrian Business Vistors
EH. W. Payne
Caroline Ernst
Irene Kendrick
Roy Smith
Helene Proctor
Ann Arbor
Frank Day
M. J. Williams
David Snyder
Riga
Jennie Leonard
Alonzo Quackenbush
Morenci
Macon Telephone Company
Clyde Springstein
Flint
Sue Lanfan
G. D. Ellis
Ypsilanti
Jesse Frost
Naomi
Rural Community Club
Harry Pennington
Albert Williams
Tecumseh
Ralph Halladay
Ruth
Lucille
Marion Exstatt
Harry Anderson
L. W. Coller
Don Bilby
Ypsilantia
Sigmund Proctor
Clyde Knight
Clinton
Gilburn Burleson
Wilhelmine Trouty
Wheaton College
Illinois
Merle Trout
H. W. Payne
A. E. Robinson
Tipton
Fred Robison
U. of M
Ethel Hartman
Blissfield
Miurden Miller
Bixby Hospital
Alonzo Collins
Azalia
M. R. Pennington
Kenneth Frost
Inez Halpin
Wilma Halpin
Sue Langan
New York City
Oliver
Anderson
Ervin Conklin
Virginia
Ellsworth Collins
Jean
Clarence Hall
Earl Kutler
George Winterstein
James ‘Johnson
Clare Rhoades
Somerset Center
C. O'Dell
F. L. Richmond
Jackson
Arthur Richmond
Paul Burkhart
Fenton Smith
Marion
R. C. Pennington
Floyd Carpenter
Ribbie Snauble
Fred
Carol Kutler
Raynor Scudder
Wade
Saline
Charles Carven
Finney of the Force Chapter 1 War Era Telegrams and a Senator’s Inquiry
In May 1917 at Fort Sam Houston Major General Jack Finney receives a telegram from Senator Warren asking about his French ability. A Warren letter reveals discussion with the Secretary of War about Pershing’s language skills and Finney’s wife’s possible input as a factor in wartime assignments.
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United States
Germany
F. E B. Warren
Washington
Fort Sam Houston
San Antonio
Texas
Southern Department
Warren
France
Jack
Pershing
Capitol
Pershing Reflects on World War I Leadership and Lessons
General John J. Pershing writes of the American expeditionary forces in France, outlining lessons for future security, the need for readiness, and gratitude to President Wilson and Secretary Baker for their support. He dedicates the work to his troops, allies, and those who sacrificed.
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Mexico
France
Europe
Wilson
Baker
John J, Pershing
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Cuthelbert
J. Franklin Bell
Philippines
Bell
Leonard Wood
General Bell
Thomas H. Barry
Tasker H. Bliss
Mrs. Snoop
Boss Cordat
Snoop
Agonta Bayward
Wee
John J. Pershing
Joseph Cummings Chase
Paris
Macon
Michelay Solombino
White Plains
N. Y
Newspaper Alliance
W.nlu
Shrirtt
Finney
Ek. EL Warren
Alexander Wort
Gally-West
DE Bauch
Dawg
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