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the Egyptian army. Some of the men
are Anglo-Egyptian soldiers. some are
Arabs and some are black S~oudanese.
eager TO fight and utterly fearless un-
der fire. battling against their w peo-
pie because they have been brought up
Ia realize that In the end there is but
n result.
Up the Nile. by land and by water.
this intrepid commander has gone with
his forces. conquering obstacles that
seemed insurmountable. fighting his
way inch by inch against bloodthirsty
Dervishes and more deadly fevers, gasp
ing for breath and reeking with sweat.
with the thermometer 1870 in the shade.
Kitchener is this mans name. 1t Is
only right, even In this country. which
knows no rank. save that designated
by shoulder straps. to give him his full
title, Sir Horatio Herbert Kitchener. X.
c. VI. c.. Sirdar of the Egyptian army.
with the local rank of major general.
He is the idol Of the English people.
And he is a young man is Kitchener
-young as men go who achieve fame.
He is a little past a. now. but he has
lived every day of his life. And to him
has been entrusted the mission OF bring
ing the Soudan TO a realization of Brit
ism rule. But there is another incen-
tive in this awful campaign. an incen-
tive which involves the avenging of the
hero Gordon and the wiping out of a
national stain of dishonor.
The Soudan has aptly been termed
"a sink of blood" Black in ignorance.
black in crime. black in the hue of its
people, the Eastern Soudan has for
years defied invasion. The choicest
blood of Europe has been poured upon
its soil, millions of the treasured wealth
of the civilized world have been ex-
pended upon it. and II has licked both
up without leaving a trace, as the arid
sands Of the Sahara desert absorb a
goblet of water.
But 1t must yield sooner or later. hat
is inevitable, and the hopes of civiliza-
ton are centered in Kitchener and his
mongrel army OF blacks and whites,
fighting together, side by side as though
born of the same race.
To accomplish this Is the task entrust-
ed to Kitchener. His success has al
ready demonstrated his ability to sue
cessfuliy perform IL. His past record
before he went 10 Egypt is even better
proof.
From his father, a colonel in the
British army, Kitchener inherited his
soldierly instincts, and as soon as ne
was able to know his own mind he
chose soldering for his profession. He
received his education at the Royal
Military academy at Woolwich m en-
tered the Royal engineers as lieuten-
ant in 1871.
He left the army after he had been
in IL three years to join the survey of
Western Palestine, and after the at
tack on the party at Safed he returned
to London. The rowing life Of survey
ing and exploring suited Kitchener ad-
mirably, and he wen out to the Holy
Land IN surveying expeditions three
times. on the last occasion as sole COM
mander of the expedition for the sur
vey of Galilee.
In 1873 the administration of the ISL
and of Cyprus was taken over by Great
Britain, and some one was wanted to
organize the and courts. Kitchener
was chosen to do the rduou work.
After that he was appointed vice consul
i'm the parts round about Erzeroum,
and after spending some time in this
capacity he returned to Cyprus. ex-
plored every nook and Granny OF the
island and aid down the official map.
But 10 years of civil employment had
not diminished his military ardor one
whit, and having had enough OF sur
veying he turned his attention once
more toward the army. For some time
past Egypt had been more or less in a
state Of anarchy. and OF all its institu-
ions hat of the army was perhaps in
the worst condition. When he heard
that it was to be r~eorganiZed by Brit
ish officers he volunteered, and his past
services were not forgotten.
While governor general of the Red
sea litoral and commandment at Suakin,
he saw active service, and while lead
ing 500 mixed troops at Handful he was
badly wounded and had to go to Cairo
for repairs.
In December of the same year QsSS)
Suakin was besieged by the Dervishes,
and Kitchener, now recovered from his
injuries. hurried to the front. He
fought all through the campaign under
the generalship of Sir Francis Grenfell,
particularly distinguishing himself at
Suakin.
Kitchener also commanded a brigade
at the action Of Gamaizah, and again at
the battle of Toski. seven miles from
the Nile. where Sir Francis Grenfell
broke the advance OF the Dervishes to-
ward Egypt. At Toski he was in charge
OF the cavalry. and for his services was
mentioned in the dispatches and made
a c. Il.
A life of action like K~itchener's Is, OF
course. crammed full of interesting in
cident and exciting adventure. His
~wanderings in Palestine. the Soudan.
the Mediterranean, Erzeroum, Africa
and elsewhere cannot but have been
filled with thrilling episodes. Sir Hora-
ito. however, has all a great mans
modesty and won't talk of himself, but
II he would give the rein to his tongue
he could tell stirring stories of his own
personal experience such as are not
dreamed of in the widest flights of fic-
ton.
He has been twice shot at by Be
douins. nearly murdered in Palestine
and has narrowly escaped being hang
ed as n spy, besides the ordinary risks
incurred in different battles. His de-
light in finding out for himself the mys.
teries and wonders of the Orient has
led him into many deal OF villainy
from which escape seemed well nigh
impossible.
In 1892 he succeeded Sir Francis Gren.
fell as Sirdar. or commander-in-chief
Of the Egyptian army. his local rank
being lieutenant general. After the fail
Of Dnngnla- In the summer of 1896. he