South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-08-14

Field Marshal Lord Kitchener
of England Best Known and
GeneraIiSSimo JOffre of
France Least Known.

greatest and Costliest war ia the
worlds history. every enc OF the I'VE
powers already involved has placed
a. the heads OF its lighting forces the
best men available. Each ruler drawn
into the titanic struggle realizes that
his government IS in the thr0es of its
supremest crisis and for that reason
army and navy commanders were
changed without regard to precedent,
and cabinets were shifted over night.
The rulers and commanders now di-
recting the various beliigerents fol-
low:
England
Ruler King George V
Secretary OF state for war. Field
Marshal Lord Kitchener, hero OF
KhartOum
First lord of the admiralty. Winston
Churchill.
Commander-in-chief Of the LAND
forces. Field Marshal Sir John French.
Chief naval commander. Vice Ad-
miral Sir John JellicOe.
King George OF England is nomi-
nally the head OF the British army
and navy. but ne is taking no active
part in the war. The Prince 81
Wales was given a military commits
sion in the army. but has not been
allowed TO participate i'm any fighting
France
Ruler, Pres. Raymond POincare.
War minister. Theophile Delcasse.
former special ambassador TO Russia
and a bitter enemy of Germany.
Generalissimo Of the army, Gen.
Jonre.
Chief naval commander Admiral de
Ia PeyTers.
AS in England. the French ruler is
technically the head OF the fighting
forces. but Pres. Poincare will take
no active part in the war.
Germany.
Ruler. Kaiser Wilhelm IT.. who is
ncminally always and in TIME Of war
actually in command of the army and
navy.
Minister Of war. Gen. Won Falken-
hays
Minister Of navy, Admiral Won Tir-
pitt.
Chief Of staff OF the army, Count
Chief naval commander. Admiral
Won Tirpitz
In war the kaiser. unlike the king
of England. is the real head of his
army. At the present time the kaiser
is reported 20 be at the front in AL
SAGE, directing operations against the
French. Crown Prince Frederick
Wilhelm commanded one OF the Ger
man regiments at Liege.
Russia.
Ruler. Car Nicholas, nominally
commander-in-ch chief of the army.
Minister of war. Gen. Sukomlnoff.
Minister OF marine. Admiral Orig
orovitch
Generalissimo Of the army, Grand
Duke Nicholas Nicholaivitch.
Chief naval commander AdmiC al
GrigorOvitch
As in the case of Germany. Car
Nicholas becomes the real head or the
Russian army in time of war. He
has said he would take the field in
the operations against Germany.
Grand Duke Nicholas. as generals
simO. is now directing the Russian
army in the field, while Gen. Sukom-
linoff. as war minister. is directing at
fairs in ST Petersburg
Austria Hungary.
Ruler Emperor Francis Joseph,
who is commander-in-chief OF the
army.
Minister OF war. Ritter Won Kro-
batin
Minister of the navy, Admiral
Hauss.
Heads of the army Archduke Fred
erick. commander in-chief and Gen.
Non Hotzendorf. chief of the general
STAFF.
chief naval commander. Admiral
Hauss.
The aged Emperor Francis Joseph
as in Germany and Russia, is the head
OF the Austrian army hut ne is SO old
and enfeebled that ne delegated his
task 20 Archduke Frederick.
SCrvia.
Ruler, King Peter. nominal COM
mander-in- chief OF the army.
Actual commander-in-chief OF the
army, Gen. Boja Yankovitch
Perhaps the best known chieftain in
the great International war drama is
Field Marshal Lord Kitchener OF
Khartoum. war secretary OF England
while it is safe 40 say the least known
commander Is Gen. Joffre generals
simO Of France He is the youngest
officer OF his re nix in the French ser
vice and is eIdebted for his position
at the head of the army not 10 in
trigue or political influence, but TO
the unanimous vote OF the French
generals. who compose the superior
council OF war. Gen. JOfre is now
at the front and when the French
mobilization. nov under way. is com
pleted ne viii have under him more
than 5000. 900 officers and men ready
10 obey his bidding.
Gen. SukOmlnOh. who finds him
self as one OF the heads of the Rus
sian army in the great war is COM
paratively unknown. lie served in
neither the Chinese nor japanese
wars. being NJ that time commander
at kien and chiefly concerned with
strategic work ON the western from
tier. Unlike most of his predecessors
I'm the war office az ST Petersburg he
is a SlaV and Russian nationalist.
lie was called 10 the Russian cabinet
by the cZar 20 reOrganiZe the army.
Count Julius Won Moltke. chief of
the general stan of the German army
and 10y reason OF that position. next 10
the kaiser in the war, is the nephew
OF the great Field Marshal Won
Moltke. As his uncle was noted for
his silence. the present Count Won
Moltke is chiefly known for his Sc
riousness. lie never smiles and is
generally known as Gloomy julius
ArChduke Frederick. 90 whom his
uncle, Emperor Francis Joseph. has
confided the command of the armies
OF Austria Hungary. is the eldest
brother of the queen mother OF Spain
and a grandson OF that Grand Duke
Charles. who was one OF the heroes of
the Napoleonic wars Two other
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