Gunnison news-champion., 1914-08-28
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Pol,cy Of Attaek-
IsLllcoe AND urcaaenes
srisish Commanders On See sss Land
Are Notable y sissrss-es~e~ssseSN
and Grand Duse NicnoSao
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Of Troops.

ably the least known of them ali in
this country IL Joftre. eenerslissimo oi
the Preach army. who controls the
movements Of more than 3.ooO.s0o ol
foers and men.
Like 50 many great military lead
General Joffre is a silent man. rather
retiring in his demeanor. yet Of the
kindest auietest. most unaffected aud
easy going manners. which do not at
first convey the impression OF his rigid
viii and steel-like discrimination thai
constitute his chief characteristic
Burly In figure, with heavy haNeR
mustache plentifully tinged with sil
yer. thiokly tgfted eyebrows. shad iHg
a pair of very clear blue eyes that
often twinkle with merrimsst. are
usually genial and but seldom hard he
suggests when in civilian clothes one
of those eourtly country gentlemen
that are to be found In rural France.
Army Has Confidence IN tsim.
During the three years that he has
been in supreme command of the army
the latter has had time to take his
measure with the result that it has ac-
corded to him its unbounded cont
denee and believes In him as q leader
who can be trusted to lead II to vic
tory.
Although the cleverest mathemati-
clan IN the army and scientific sol
dier in the best sense of the word
General Joffre is the most determined
supporter of the policy of attack in
war The only tactics that he has any
use for are those of the offensive, and
it is these that are best suited in his
opinion for troops of the temperament
of the French soldier of today.
Hailing from the Pyrenees, q Gradu-
ate of the Ecole Polytechniqus ct
Paris, from which all the engineer and
artillery officers of the French army
obtained the rudiments of the scien-
tific branches Of their profession. he ct
the age OF eighteen commanded bat
terry of artillery throughout the siege
of Paris, and on the restoration Il
peace was appointed to first Iieu-
tenancy in the engineer corps He
took part in the Formosa and Tonkin
campaigns, and later was engaged In
West Africa, directing the construc-
tioH of railroads there, heading the re-
lief column which went to the assist
ance of the Bonnier expedition and
finally penetrating as far as Timbuc-
too, and seizing that mysterious city,
which for centuries had been the head
quarters of the native trade of Central
Africa. He likewise had a large share
in the conquest of the island Of Mad
agascar.
Joffre's chief leutenants are the
brilliant Marquis de Castelaln. General
Pau, hero of the war of 1870, and
General Hubert Lautey, to whom
France is indebted for the CONQUEST Of
Morocco
Peyrere Heads French NAVY.
As for the French navy, it is under
the supreme command of Admiral de
la Peyrere Acknowledged both at
home and abroad as the most distin-
guished officer of the French navy. he
has both in his capacity as chief of
the admiralty staff and as minister of
! marine completely reorgauizpd that
service, eliminating the dead wood.
abolishing hundreds Of almost fncred-
/ lble abuses, cOnsigning 20 the scrap
heap battleships and cruisers that
I were out Of date and paying pa-ticu-
lar attention to the developur1t of
submarine navigation. His puurlarity
among all grades of the service is
I very great.
With knowledge Of warfare at sea.
| derived from his experience as chief
Of stan to Admiral Courbet in Fr4pce's
naval conflict with China il is 10 him
that not only his own country B-r also
1 England and Russia look fOr the pro-
tectloh OF the interests Of the triple
entente in the Mediterranean wbere
all the naval forces of Fraucr are con-
centrating under his command.
Admiral Sir John JeITicoe.
Great Britaius powerful home gaets
I Tor The greater part assembled ia the
North Sea, are under the crfaF com
mand Of Admiral Sir John 5agT.-4a up-
I I'll now second sea lord al the ass-7iral-
I y and renowned as the shOrfasr 7escer
OF the British navy. barring of curse
the mldshipmen- His er-zr-i i,nal
0reyity OF stature did not. h1wsver.
prevent him from winning fame :, his
I younger days as an al r0Ers s-,la,s
and as a boxer.
Moreover, be has seen r1=-rv of
LEhtHg. having been present al the
hombardmeHt Of Alexandra In 1ss2
and afterWard taking part IL. The hat
lie Of Ielel-hebir as an Officer r,r tho
naval brigade. while he was badly
wounded in the attempt To relieve the
beiesglsred foreign legations At Pc
ki1-, q years ago. receivlag a Boxer