. A history of Missouri and Missourians : a text book for "class A" elementary grade, freshman high school, and junior high school. rvation, economy, and production in-creased. Truly Missouri and Missourians supported withsacrifice and patriotism the boys at the front. Missourians Among the Nations Leaders In no period of American history have Missourians oc-cupied so many important positions in national and interna-tional affairs as they did during the years 1917 and were among the leaders in statecraft, diplomacy, mili-tary and naval affairs, and in the many high offices con-nected
. A history of Missouri and Missourians : a text book for "class A" elementary grade, freshman high school, and junior high school. rvation, economy, and production in-creased. Truly Missouri and Missourians supported withsacrifice and patriotism the boys at the front. Missourians Among the Nations Leaders In no period of American history have Missourians oc-cupied so many important positions in national and interna-tional affairs as they did during the years 1917 and were among the leaders in statecraft, diplomacy, mili-tary and naval affairs, and in the many high offices con-nected with the prosecution of the war. Of the scores ofMissourians serving, only a few of the foremost can herebe mentioned. The commander of the American army in France wasthe great Missourian from Linn county. General John The fine morale of the American soldiers andtheir wonderful success on the field of battle were exhibitedunder General Pershing. He was the only leadng com-mander of a nations army who in this war held his satisfaction to his country from the opening to the close Military Missouri 243. GENERAL JOHN J. PERSHING *44 History of Missouri and Missourians of hostilities. He had executive ability and political astute-ness. He did not fail once, he never spoke the wrong word,he always left the right impression, and he seems to havecommitted not one important error either at home or , he met every test. He served his country withability, honor, and success. He was the great Missourian ofthe war. Standing second only toPershing, was another Mis-sourian, General Enoch , of Grundy coun-ty. As judge advocategeneral of the Americanarmy he had for yearsgiven splendid service inthe thousands of militarycases and problems whichcame up for his the Selective ServiceAct became a law, GeneralCrowder was entrustedwith its operation. Noman had a more diffi-cult task than GeneralCrowder and no man couldENOCH H. CROWDER have
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