Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1914-09-17
By international News service.)

great war, should Great Britain win
out, may come a new prime minister. |
Spencer Churchill, first lord
of the British admiralty, is ambitious
to head the government. If Engand's
navy is victorious over the Germans
in this war, Churchill might well be-
come a popular hero, the last boost
needed to lift him over the barrier
and into the prime ministry.
When the British feet moved into
battle the other day and sunk several
German fighting craft OFF Heligoland,
its efficiency was the expression of a
very real American contribution to
Great Britain. For it has been re-
created and perfected into its present
shape by man Of genius whose blood
is as American as it is English.
Winston Spencer Churchill is the
son OF Jennie Jerome, of New York,
who first married Lord Randolph
Churchill and subsequently married
and then divorced George CORVALLIS
West. There have been many Ameri-
can brides in the family of the Dukes
of Marlborough to whom the Church.
hills are related Not the least of
these in beauty and brains is Winston
Churchill's mother. She created a
veritable sensation with her good
looks and personal charm. Immediate
ly she took premier place in society,
which unfortunately her second mar
riage and its disasters did not main
tain. But she did much to advance the
political prestige of Lord Randolph
Churchill and her work then has
borne fruit in the achievement of her
I son.
Only 40 years old. Winston Spen
Ger Churchill already has an enviablt
record, equaled by that of few Eng
,lishmen. He has been through hye
wars. written seven books and now
still young, is a political leader ant
at the head OF the British navy il
time of war, which circumstances
ought to enable him to obtain an!
political preferment on which he MAJ
set his mind, provided the Engllsl
forces are successful.
1t is a singular coincidence tina
the two men now at the mead of thu
British war office and admiralty wer
once bitter enemies in the Soudan
Lord Kitchener of Khartoum, secre
tary Of state for war incurred tn
disapproval of Winston Churchill
when the younger man was wa
correspondent Churchill wrote sue
a bitter criticism of Kitchener 10
the Graphic, because the commando
razed a certain tomb, that the matte
was taken up In the house of con
mons. Kitchener for years did nc
forgive Churchill, but now that the
are in such correlated responsible p
sitions and Churchill has laid dow
the pen. Kitchener probably hs
buried the Ratchet.
The key to Churchills character
that he is soldier. He is ma
ural-born fighting man. He is trl
Churchill, very different from h
cousin the present Duke of Ma
borough, whose heir to the dukedo
he was until the birth of the tV
sons to the present duchess, still !
membered as Consuelo Vanderbilt
New York.
Aside from their ancient antipatf
1t is strange thing that Kitchen
should be in the war office a
Churchill in the admiralty at til
when England is at war. 1t is GU
GUS because England was far me
= likely to have had lawyer pres
ing over the army and a profess
/ at the head of the navy departing
y For England was never ready W
her fighting machines at the beg
ming of war in all her history.
IN one Muulu always piSlVl w VI
~ der through than to plan ahead.
this time both her army and her fl
we're ready, both under the direct
IN of the best fighting men in the
pire.
Churchill has been at the admire
for about three and half years
the other day his old enemy, Adm
Lord Charles Beresford, walked aor
the floor of the house of comm
and shook hands with him, saying
was proud of Churchills work
wanted their feud dead. The Chu
hill Beresford quarrel was a long I
growing out of differences over nj
policies. 1t waxed bitter beoa
Churchill always got the better
Beresford on the floor Of the {
mons. thereby getting Beres
laughed at
During his long quarrel with b.
ford. himself picturesque hgh
figure Lord Charles and he had II
:. an assault in debate, but 1t was
occasion early this year that ca