New-York tribune., 1909-09-09
ROMANCE OF RussrAs GENERALIssrIo.


General s---or-rfno4f the cars Minister IF Var,
hs- been -sde The object OF all sorts of intrieues
IN connection with his marriage the other day 20
1f-ne ID B1tkewitch. one ~ the most popular and
gracious figures in s. Petersburg society. The
fsc t--' she had obtained divorce from her nrs-
husband e1l- very shortly before contracting
union WILL. -re general naturally opened the door
20 s-sr1. .r-ar2e-s iu city which IS such a hot
ts5 ~ gossip as la- MuscoVite capital
= rr. comments were % many instances Of the
most e.r-a.as elarscter. it IS because the general
tss r.f. many enemies. especially ~ court.
---g s0r0-ls work ~ reorganiz'ng the 1tls-
regardless ~ file rank and social H.
t9sro .r --. officers whon i' was necessary 10 re-
n~e ORDER ro make way for men more capable.
= fs.- t.. abolition of the Imperial DefeIa%-i ON
r.,-.. presided over by Grand Duke Nicholas
Nehols e.'-.r. ou which a number Of other grand
dukes figured. and which until the accession 70
r''-r oI RI general WAS tho habit Of overriding
t-a g.nr~c -0. Minister NJ Wan and tho ohoi ~
ne Gsre-sl --a~ is entirely due 70 Ain Aeturai'.
,sre.o-. is nor IN good odor with the grand
t-sss .-r .r has shom OF treir military powers
go rHr have 7uIr been roo glad 10 take adFantase
4" -.- circumstances 90 hf- marriage 10 'nd'a OF
rre Tic Emperor and the public against
T--t- -~r-e however have been ln vain Tor
tr rz.. .e= tne higHezt regard for him. both as 4
~c.~ s-. es e man. aua is ha'iing niTn Strongly
r IS a'- great friend Prime Minister StoiFpIn'
Divorce er4 rr-v rare and didicult 10 obtain IN
Plsss -.e-.~.nz mo approval of ttie Holy Sfn"d.
PrIc. - -=r- -er-irrart TO grant Them. and gives
. --r.-.r- -.- after most careful inzestiga tiou
T. fo.r. rrr.a-ar plenty ~ ground for the issue
~ d..-ar -- favor ~ AlH3e de ButkeNltcil WHO'S
former eH-r8 aside from other faults IS undouh'-
flr ea-r--e from fle manle of persecution. Iu
fsa tf.- r-.-4r.-7- ro which He subjected his "fe
l-u be- ..s-7-t--d only on the score of demenila-
81 rerr- ~ fought rhe divorre and sought ~ as
credit .- wife fn every way. also assaiilng me
general 1- without avail synod and courts iouna
aF c-lrp.- ra br baseiess ana he viii proDably emu
Dis os-- 1ratir asylum
The general .s unlike most of his predecessors
Is 1f.r--e- ot War a SlaT and a F1H7lah "a
tols ST. and WAS formerly Military Governor OF
Esr rr- rrrk flntU summoned 20 ST Peters
burg from kief was entirely ainons ili'
e. uror ems of Russia's western irontiets- IL
took nam re4-,e~ in the Chinese and japanese
Asrs nor r ans Of The Aslatic campaigns ~
teuEnr brilliantly ln The Turkish war -AhueI 'iV
's.etrarsl General Dragomiron whose aNFllT
lelte1arl f.. WIS and whom he succeeded III 70
L.-t command THI be came 10 - fele-sOul q
tilisr-r ae zuev. uItle or nothing OF co-i' -,
l- reached me capital with the repniaU"i' -
being tae adle-f sirategist and the cieFsles' IN
hsnd-r af -ne entire army, and the one ma"
s'9r+ a. Others t8 whom I would be- necessary
etn11e She supreme command in the event - .
Asf "lt. Germany and Austria
alilOlgH b. hls sixtieth vesr, the simple oU"'
'it Vhiet he has led until gives him me ap
Fsfauce ana elasticity Of a man Al least iills1'
sesrs younger and Dr. is q keen hcrsenal, oe'is
elt2lr1.nlau 0y profession HIS presence Al ~ ~
"sr Department forms part Of stoiypns popular
policy of -s-Iscua ministers and officers of foreign
sh and ancestry RIth men vino are inrolsh anu
-+llgi i -.fzus