The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-07-01
NEW WAR SECRETARY
AN AMATEUR SOLDIER

taken up entirely by his parliamcn-
tary duties. IIke Winston Churchill.
with whom ne seeded from the Union
!st party he has plenty OF pluck He
has done splendid service as u mem
Der OF the liteboat crew OF Brook. Isle
of Wight having taken part In many
rescues. while no has received from
tie French government tho Legion OF
Honor and tho gold lifoseving medal
for swimming out with the lifeline
In storm TO a French ship that had
struck on tho rocks Just beyond the
reach OF tho rocket apparatus. BY
this Means ne was Instrumental IN
saving nine lives. Ito Is a younger
son of Sir Charles secly. first baronet
OF his line. and is married. to Miss
Emily Crichton. OF Netley Castle.
southampton. granddaughter OF tho
Earl OF EtnS.
Winston Churchill being FIRST lord
of tho Admiralty, Seely's appointment
to tho 6scretaryship OF War, places
the control OF Great Britain's naval
and military defenses IN the hands OF
two mon, both comparatively young.
and both without professional experl-
ence in tho services which they re-
spectlvely command. English m G II
should hope for what benefits may be
derived from the close friendship be-
tween them and the probability OF
their cooperating with one another.
General sir Charles tucker. who has
Just received tho grand cross OF the
Order OF the Bath on King Georges
birthday. is noted throughout tho 4er-
Vice for the plotureaqueness OF hisI
language. 1t has won FOR him the
nickname OF "Damhauon Tucker" In
order to distinguish him from another
General Tucker. who. being moro
choice In his speech and religiously
inclined. was dubbed by the troops
dsrinG the south African War sal
vation tucker In spite OF his pep
perry diction, Sir Charles is immense
" popular, not only with his com
radcs. but especially with tho rank
and lie, and all sorts OF stories are
current among tho soldiers about
swearing Dan"-another nicknnme-
but why he should be called Dan one
can hardly say, unless Il Is because
he Is married TO grandnioce of
Daniel O'Conncl. the liberator" or
perhaps his name reminds the rank
and flo OF the negro song. "Olo Dan
Tucker. Bennett Burleigh. tho vet-
cran war correspondent. tells u char
aeteristic nnecdote about Sir Charles.
During the Boer War Tucker came
across Burlolgh with Il kodak hang
Ing from his shoulder What's the
thing you've got around your
nsck?" well. general" an
swcred Burleigh, I'm sorry to say
it's only q kodak. for II Ia known /
was going TO meet you to-day would
certainly have brought q photograph
instead" At another moment in the
war the men complained that they
could neyer get their regulation al
lowance of grog. At last tney de-
cided TO lay tho matter before the
general. lie listened in snence. and
then remarked: There's an old say
~ Inn A.
want. You must take it." And with
that he dismissed them. The men
took tho hint and. making their way
that night TO the commissariat de-
pot, helped themselves to a couple OF
casks of rum. The next day there
was q terrible fuss about the missing
casks, and commissariat ofnccr
went 10 Tucker to say that suspicion
pointed to HIS men. The general as
sumed his hercest manner and cursed
the commissar!nt officer up hill and
down dale. asking what he meant by
"dearing TO come here and coolly In
sinunRe that any men Rave stolen
your beastly rum. never
heard such impertinencew And
with a remark that lie would complain
to Lord Kitchener about 1t. and that
he had reason to believe that mis- men
never touched spirits. he drove the
unfortunate man out OF his tent One
Of the generals funniest encounters
was with tho late Duke Of Cambridee.
then commander in-chiei OF tho army.
and noted like himself for the vio-
lencc of his language During course
of neldday at Aldershot. Tucker,
who was then brigadicr. came in for
some picturesque abuse on the part OF
this hot-tcmpered old cousin Of queen
Victoria. The duke, like others OF
the older members or the English
royal family. was very kind-hearted
man and quick to mako amends when
he thought he had hurt any ones
feelings unduly. So when at tho
close OF the mnnoeuvres Tucker rode
up with the other field officers of the
day TO tho knoll whence the duke
had been watching the nnal opera
lions. he. in his customary generous
manner. Expressed hts regret for hav-
Ing sworn at him, That's NIL right,
sir.' exclaimed Tucker. ~ never mind
being called a fool by Your Royal
liigNness. The only thing dop't.
like about it is being sworn at be-
fore those fools over hsre" point
ing at the snickering members of the
dukes brilliantly arrayed stat The
duke. who had a Keen sense OF hui
NOR glanced from Tucker TO the now
indignant faces of his suite. and.
pattins Tucker kindly on the should
er. burst into a roar of laughter. One
" olt al CoiNlLSipll hDoul Ddiludllou
Tucker" If any one of my readers
should ever meet him. and should like
TO hear II sample of what he can do
in the way of language. he has only
to mention In his presence the name
OF General Sir Arthur Paset. or speak
OF the latter's military effectiveness
In South Africa.
Enrico Mnlatesta. the Anarchist
philosopher loader. has succeeded In
obtaining from the English Court of
Appeals Il revocation OF the order ex
nelllnE him from Brltlsh terrltory. IS