Gunnison news-champion., 1914-08-28

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apVosnsea MINISTER q ~ar his
achseye0euts - the couqusror of the
sudan and a. the vicsor of the battle
of omasrsasn N 1898. the saacess sish
which he puf an end TO the Boer xar
three years later. has eonvss.e reox.
zanizaties Of the army and military
aafeases " India aud more recently
his Hsssuificent constructive ~ork as
British pieniposensiary In Egypt are
familiar on this side OF the Atlantic.
The CHIEF command of the English
foreee In the field mas been allotted "a
Field Marshal SIR John French. who
heads the troops dispatched 10 the as
sistance OF Belgium Eie ansil q few
months ago Was chief of the general
STAFF Of the army. a post which he re-
signed owing to his differences with
the government In connectIon with the
military dispositions Tor dealing With
any disturbances Resulting from the
armed movement In Ulster
HE enjoys the well merised reputa-
tion of being the most able cavalry
leader Of the British army and won
fame as such during the Boer war. es-
peciaily IN connection with his memor-
able dash at the head Of a large force
OF cavalry TO relieve the siege OF Kim
bariey. he also assisted Lord kitch-
ener in the crushing Of Cronie sad In
the capture OF his entire force.
Czs~'s War haisistsr.
Russia : gigantic army-~hich on
it's present war footing is estimated as
numbering over six million mems
under the chief command of two men,
General sukomlinoh and the Grand
Duke Nicholas Nicholaiovitch. The
latter is to direct the operations In the
field as eeneralissimo. whereas the for
mer remains at St Petersburg as min
lister of war
Unlike most of his predecessors at
the war department. Sukomlinoff is a
Slav and a Russian Nationalist His
work, until summoned from kien a
few years ago to assume the task of
reorganiziBg the military forces of
Russia rs minister of war was entire
ly concerned with the strategic prob
lem of the western frontiers of the EN-
pire.
BY profession he is q cavalryman
and n Russia 10 today In q position to
show . bold front to Austria and Ger.
nany, Instead Of being compelled 10
comply with their demanAs, ~ In 1903,
when owing to the unreadiness Of the
czar's army the empire was humiliated
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wholly due to General SukomlinoR.
Grand Duke Nlchelae.
As for Grand Duke Nicholas Niche
laiovitch, he Is probably the tallest
member Of the reigning house of Rus
sia, and looks what he 10, . born cav
alryman, spare of figure and Of ex-
ceptionally distinguished bearing He
won the st. Georges cross for conspic
uous gallantry on the battlefields of
the Turkish war in 1877, Is rated by
the German war department at Berlin
and by the military experts of Europe
as the most clever and brilliant caval-
ry leader now living, and has for sew
eral years past been at the head Of
the military district of St. Petersburg
and of the capital, and as such respoh
sible for the safety of the czar, the
reigning house, and of the government
"WIllle HAS APPENDICITIS"