El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-08-18
BEST AVAILABLE
MEN CALLED UPON
IN GREAT CRISIS
European Rulers Set Aside
Figureheads to Put Best
Men in Charge.

London. Eng, Aug. Is.-Ip tbI. the
| greatest and costliest war IN the -vorI5's
] history, every one Of the five noyvsrs
already involved has placed at the
heads Of its fighting FORCES, the best
/ men available. Each ruler drawn into
l the titanic struggle realizes that Re
I government is in the throes of it, sr-
/ premest crisis and for that reason army
and navy commanders were Changed
without regard for precedent and cabi-
! nets were shifted over night
The rulers and commanders now Al
{ recting the various belligerants follow.
England.
Ruler, king George V.
Secretary OF state for war. field
marshal lord Kitchener, hero OF Khar-
First lord of the admiralty, Winston
/ Churchill.
Commanderinchief Of the land forces
field marshal sir John French.
Chief naval commander, vice admiral
| sir John Jellicoe-
King George. OF England, is nomi-
nally the head Of the British army and
navy, but he is taking no active part
in the war. The prince OF Wales was
given a military commission in the
army, but has not been allowed to par
ticipate in any fighting
France.
Ruler, president RAYMOND POincare
War minister, Theophile Delcasse,
! former special ambassador to Russia
and bitter enemy Of Germany.
Generalissimo OF the army, Gen. Jof-
FIRE.
Chief naval commander. admiral de Ia
As IN England the French ruler is
technically the head OF the fighting
forces, but president POincare will take
no active part in the war.
Ruler. kaiser Wilhelm II, who IS
nominally always and in time Of war ac-
tually in command Of the army and
Minister of war. Gen. Won Falken-
hays
Minister Of navy, admiral Won Tir-
chief Of staff Of the army. count
Chief naval commander, admiral Won
Tirpitz-
Of England, IS the real head OF his
army. Crown prince Frederick VIII
helm commanded one OF the German
regiments at Liege-
Russia.
Ruler. car Nicholas. nOminally COM
handkerchief Of the army.
Minister Of war. Gen. Sukomlfnoff
Minister Of marine, admiral GrigOro-
witch
duke Nicholas Nicholaivitch-
As in the case Of Germany. car
Nicholas becomes the real head Of the
Russian army in time Of war He has
said he would take the field in the op-
eratiOns against Germany. Grand duke
Nicholas, as generalissimo, is now di-
recting the Russian army in the field.
while Gen. Sukomlinoff as war minis
ter, is directing affairs in St Peters
burg
Austria-Hungary.
Ruler, emperor Francis Joseph. who
is cOmmanderinchief OF the army.
Minister OF war, Ritter Won Krobatin.
Minister OF the navy, admiral Hauss-
Heads Of the army. archduke Fred
erick. commandments, and Gen Won
Hotzendorff, chief Of the general staff
Chief naval commander, admiral
The aged emperor, Francis Joseph. as
in Germany and Russia. is the head Of
the Austrian army, but he is so old and
enfeebled that he delegated his task to
archduke Frederick.
ServiH.
Ruler. king Peter, cOmmanderinchief
OF the army.
Actual commanderinchief OF the army,
Gen BOja Tankovitch-
Best and Least known.
Perhaps the best known chieftain in
the great International war drama IS
field marshal lord Kitchener. Of Khar-
toumr war secretary OF England. while
IL is safe to say the least known com
mander Is Gen JOffre, generalissimO OF
France He is the youngest officer Of
his rank In the French service and is
indebted for his position at the head Of
the army not TO intrigue or political in
fluence, but to the unanimous vote OF
the French generals who compose the
superior council Of war Gen Joffre IS
now at the front, and when the French
mobilization, now under way, is COM
pleted, he will have under him more
than S,OOoOOO officers and men ready
to obey his bidding.
Gen Sukomlinoff. who finds himself
as one OF the heads OF the Russian
army In the great war. is comparative
" unknown He served in neither the
Chinese nor Japanese wars, being at
that time commander at kieff and
chiefly concerned with strategic work
on the western frontier. Unlike most
OF his predecessors in the war office
at St Petersburg. he is Slav and
Russian Nationalist. He was called TO
the Russian cabinet by the car to re-
Count julius Won Moltke, chief Of
the general staff OF the German army
and by reason Of that position, next TO
the kaiser in the war, is the nephew OF
the great field marshal Won MoltSe.
As his uncle was noted for his silence,
the present count Won Moltke Is chief
ly noted for his seriousness. He never
smiles and is generally known as
Archduze Frederick, TO whom his IN
Gle, emperor Francis Joseph, has con-
fided the command OF the armies Of
Austria-Hungary, IS the eldest brother
OF the queen mother Of Spain and a
grandson OF that grandduke Charles
who was one of the heroes Of the Ma
poleanic wars. Two other archdukes
who are called upon to play important
parts in the big war are archduke Leo
pold Salvador, inspector general Of
Austria-Hungarian artillery, and arch
duke Eugene, who is in chief command
OF the landwehr OF Austria and Hun
gary.
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