Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-10-18
NOTED GERMAN
GENERAL s FAME
OF RECENT DATE
Man Who Has Beaten Rus
SLAMS DeciSBeIy and Taken
Many Prisoners Almost I'm
known When War Began,

Assoelated Press esrresDaadeuee.l
Heflin, Oct. 2e ~Gcncral Won Hin.
denblrg who DISTINGUISHED himself
~ winning Two RfeHi Victories over
me hnssians ana taking about 10000
hlhpn"is within three weeks, was Il
comparatively unknown man, 50 far
as the general public is concerned.
Mhcn the war broke out. and 1t SEEM
cd wholly probable that his name
would 20 down 10 history as blank.
Tor no had alfeadY been retired from
lnctiVe service three years ago. M the
age OF 81 His health. moreover, was
not such ms 10 warrant the expectation
mat he would still achieve work OF
distinction. lie walks with grcut diff
culiy, being subject 40 rheumatism
land govt
In view ~ his health he was not
recalled into active service when .hc
war broke out. although ne enjoyed
la high reputation among military
men II was only after General won
PrittWiiz and Gaffron. at first In conf
lnand IN East Prussia, had committed
, serious errors I'm strategy that The
emperor decided 10 make n change
OF commanders The general staff
called into consultation told him that
Won tiindenhurg was the only man 20
save the situation there. and won
Hindenhurg, notwithstanding his GO
Years, was appointed lie was living /
at Magdebnrg but came 10 Berlin Mt T
once upon hearing Of his appoint I
mont Here young officer took him /
IN an automobile at nigh speed 10 the /
seat of war. on the way they were ]
met by stan Officers from the East
Pruesian army, who gave Hindenhure /
"a ffIll IaogrfnftAs. Of Ia. III.
alton, and by the time he arrived at
The scene Of action he had already I
formed his plans for crushing the |
Russian Marcy army
Kaiser Sacrifices Pride.
According 10 one report his APP /
pointncnt meant sacrifice OF per-
sonal pride on the part Of the kaiser,
because II Ii said that Won linden
burg's retirement from active service
In 1911 was due to an oVer-rash re-
mark he made TO the kaiser at the
maneuvers. Won Hindenburg. SO the
story goes after having gained de-
cisive victory over the kaiser's forces.
said to him after the sham fighting:
Yes, your majesty, and II this had
been real war We would have driven
You into the Baltic sea- The kaiser
resented this remark. and Won Hin
lfHHHf * retirement hhtH IoilQWtHs
Since his astonishing victories In
East Prussia tho military writer's have
reviewed a story illustrating his bra 3
very az the battle Of sadowa. or I<oe-
iigeraet2. IN which he took part as
: second lieutenant In the royal body
guard regiment. fhe Garde du Corps
suddenly the riflemen Of Lieut..
on ilindenburR.' writes the historian
# his regiment, Were fired upon with \
'rapc-shot a battery had hurried
Onward from Rosbefltz ana had |
ipened fire upon them at very short !
ange After returning short rapid
Ire Lieutenant Won Hindenburg or
Tered forward double-quick' ana
ashed for the Austrian guns Grazed
N the head and knocked down by
rape-shot he lay stupefied for few
moments. Then. recovering. nc jump
d up and saw that three cannon
we're already IN the hands of his men,
ihilo the two others. one with two
orses and the other one, were being
rawn off These were also captured,
ut It was impossible 10 bring them
ff the field h
Won Hindenburg later saw hard ~
aryice IN the war Of tS70-lS71. taxi
X part in the battles of Gravelotte.
edan and others
Much Of his active service was
lent with the general staff TO which
c WAS first ordered In 1871 after he
nd spent three years In the war
aademy Seven years later he was
isigncd 10 service at the front as
lmpanS commanders hut In the fol-
wing year returned To the general q,
AFT, where he soon advanced to ma m
" In 1883 he was assigned to the FRI
mr. ministry was made lieutenant Ia
lionel two years later and In 1893 IN
eek command as lientenant-colone IS
the Ninety first Infantry regiment ~
1884 he became colonel and two ca
'ars later he was made chicr Of the y,
neral staff OF the Seventh army il
rps. He advanced rapidly to brigade INF
was successfully promote
to be major general and leuteu-
It general. ana In a03 was made ''
general OF the Fourth ~
RPS ",
IN the last named capacity Won Hin ~
nhurg showed his executive ability ~
ID knowledge 0f human nature hy ~,
Z manner in which he was able TO ~
cure the cooperation OF two Of his ~
uerals, Won prittwitz and Gafiron,
"a von Bernhard The former was ~
hard headed, obstinate old soldier, ~
d the latter an impctuous officer -
shing and impatient OF restraint
,th. however, were devoted to Won ~
ndenhurg and worked efficiently II
tn him. lie retired in 1911 A
The report Of his Victories in East a
ussia referred te him as colonel b
neral Won hiudenburg." As this Is q
rank which he had not before pos n
sod, it Is assumed that il was con 3
red upon him as n reward for his u
vices in ropelling the Russian ad- s.
nee.
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II 0MplAN STATESMAN