Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1914-09-14
MAN Of SILENCE
LEADS ALLIES
AROUND
PARIS
JoFFRE, THE UNKNOWN AND
TACITURN, DIRECTS MIL
LIONS OF MEN.
ny international News service,

PARIS, Sept IA Gen Joseph Jof /
FIRE, generalssimo of the French in I
the war against Germany. is a man of
silence. His whereabouts today is
secret lie is almost unknown to the
public and few of his soldiers would
recognize him ii he motored by them
Should France eventually win out
against her arch-enemies, the Ger
mans, it will not be another victory
for Napoleon, which was Joffre's fond
est dream
Round and fat, silent and saturnine,
Joffre Is not unlike the great Corsican
in build and characteristics, and he
is profound believer in Napoleonic
principles, to strike first. to hit the
enemy in many places at once and to
veil his movements with strict Sc
creey.
He started this war that way The
French were not successful The
Germans crossed the border NJ
Millerand has taken charge and de-
creed that no more Napoleonic poll
cies go. Joffre has been oyerruled.
Today the French army, instead Of
being all along the border and in Al
SAGE, Lorraine and elsewhere, is con-
centrated to oppose the main German
advance.
Joffre believes in making war in
silence Indeed. that has been the
marked difference between this cam
paign and the one of forty-four years
ago. Then, the names Of generals
were on every tongue, now none
knows who is the leader in any par
tieular exploit When a French bril-
gade entered MuIhausens few days
ago. the public was not told who
was the brigadier in command. for
fear it would prove valuable informa-
ton for the enemy.
II is related of Joffre that he never
betrays his rank even to his own
men who do not know him. When
the trops were being modified at the
beginning of this war. the generals
simo was at railway station, but
without any insignia to denote his
station There was a group of re-
servists on the platform All were
talking volubly OF going to war
when do you ioin?' one youth
asked Joffre
q have already joined" was the
quiet answer,
Where do you come FROM" was
asked.
Paris" was the laconic answer
What's your name?" persisted the
rural reservist,
1T is best for soldiers to have nc
Names" the generalissimo said with
one of his rare smiles, and when al
officer who recognized him would
have reproyed the reseryist, Joffrt
forbade him.
To strike rather than to be strucl
is one of his axioms. He believes il
a forward policy, a policy of attack,
Gen. Joseph Joffre, though grea
strategist, has won his greatest FAM
as a builder of forts and roads. HI
: is man of fine intelligence, witt
the steel gray eyes of dreamer, bu
the ease with which he has manipu
lated two million French troops sine
the war began shows that he is
practical man as we'll
4 "Joffre the taciturn," as he i
known to the general staff, is scarce
ly known to Parisians. In times G
peace he is retiring to a degree an
shuns public recognition.
He entered the army in the wa
of 1870 when only is years old. an
was promoted for gallantry on til
field by Marshall MaeMahon hmm
diately after the war he was entrus
cd with rebuilding the forts aroun
Paris. the forts that today are hein
prepared again to defend the eapiti
against the Germans.
M"ue Nap'ath NJ 80 JoHls WI
sent into the east of France to bull
up the chain OF fortresses there TIL
have proved of such value In resistir
the invaders from the north
Afterward he spent many yea
raising impenetrable Notifications
Tonkin, Island OF Formosa. and Mad
gasear His next brilliant achiev
- ment was the crushing OF the uprl
:, ing In Dahomey. There with sml
force. be utterly crushed the natiyr