Bisbee daily review., 1914-10-10

mandern.chief Of the allied armies in France who has achieved glory by stopping tho German leglons in their triumphant lunge toward Paris and nneing them back broken to the eastern frontier began his career in the disastrous and humiating of 1870
 Now" Che French people say, Gen JoHre will have his revenge"
 He was only seventeen when the Franco Prussan war broke freshman the Ecole Poytechnque at Par s He enlisted fought to the bitter end and emerged lieutenant
 Nobody paid any particular attention to young Jonre If he noticed at all was because of his very in. conspicuousness and silent industry. He said nothing and sawed wood"
 France soon began to strengthen the defenses Par s Lieut. Joflre having talent for military construo- ton employed in the work One day Marshal Mac Nahon on visit of inspection was struck with the young mans silence and by the shrewd sense few words he uttered Suddenly the surprised every body by saluting him: Mes compliments, Monsieur le captaine" So Jonre captain at tweny-two.
 MaeMahon sent him. then to organize the defenses of Pontarler Befort where the Germans have lately tried break through. After that he went to build forts ct Tonkn in farther India but they put him to fighting again He fought in odd corners of the world in Dahomey, Timbuctoo and Madagascar, incidentally forfying Diego suarez Then he returned to Paris to become professor in the Higher War School He slow y rose to be commander of an army corps
 His ability as strategist and organizer was recog- nized by an his associates No charges were ever brought against him, no scandal attached to him. He bid play politics There nothing brilliant about his he simply the bottom the top by bard quiet plugging for fourty-four years.
 When Germany declared war against France the War Council to pick commanderin-chieL Should it be he fiery Gen Pau the one-amed idol of France? Or ,hould be the silent wise Jonre? Gen Pau with the land he Sedan pointed at Jonre and the nom nation was unanimous.
 Then came as hard a test perhaps as any commander ever had
 Germany aggressive, confident hurried surprised the French by attacking through Belgium instead of across the German frontier. Gen Johre unable to meet the invaders with equal force So began the steady over vhelmng advance of the Germans straight for Paris while the allies fell back day day until the govern ent fled Bordeaux the soldiers losing heart and he country was almost in despair
 And what the little old strategist doing all as time? He was directing the retirement for one tlng insure an orderly retreat instead of a rout
 
 aeir lives for those Germans He was taking all the be ated troops they up from southern and eastern and from across the English Channel and holding them quietly in instead Of rushing them north allndly to stem the tide of retreat
 The allies fell back against these hundreds of thou 5inds Of endorsements as against a solid rock Then len. Joare was ready. He gave the order: No more ,areating. Advance or die" And with new spirit and numbers to match the enemy the allies turned and swept ae invaders toward Germany in a retreat far dis astrous than their had been
 It the ancient strategy of Fabius. the "Deayer who retreaed and retreated until he could Hannibal on equal terms, then drove him out Of Italy.
 Neither soldiers French public will question Gen jonres tactics after that And little does Gen. Jonr, care whether they do not Fitting about his pow erfu touring car at breakneck speed with a "Grant rrx" winner for chauffeur sometimes passing from wins 1 wing of his 200 mile battle line day headquar ars everywhere and nowhere, silent Motke, wht silent in languages at once" Jonre is now ae incanate spirit of the French naton-which in th crisis has shown tself likewise silent confident and de termned.