The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-03-05
WORLDS GREATEST IDOL TO-DAY


generals have become popular with the civilized world
of strokes conquest by winning signal victories when
there final between nations but the greatest hero OF
age the who in the defense of his country the tide
of and drives the invading hod the border and whips
them completely that they are glad to stay there
Such hero has developed Germany and the of the
post few months have him the test where he the paud
of the world We refer General Won Hndenburg the soldier
and strategst of whom people will read during the
few years than perhaps any other of the worlds great gen.
erals More interest attaches his achievements because he had
been uniformly opposed thoroughly criticised and rdculed
and uniformly condemned Grant became sraegst and
with endless line of recruits fill the gapes Sherman made
his famous march the Dewey destroyed the Spanads
Manila and Sampson command when fleet destroyed
but they such eancut distinction has fallen to General
Won Hmdenburg and long the world admes fighter its
people will find pleasure and inspiration in reviewing or less
in detail the following main facts:
For many years the old general has been failing health and
temper and losing popularity with the German people, and there
has been studied effort reega him private life He had
many hobbies and the his heart The Mazuan
Lakes the northeastern part of the empire He considered them
OF great strategic Importance Germany and scarcely
body agreed with him. Mountains and rivers and orresses
considered necessary strategy and defense but with lakes
and swamp and German military plainly told him Never
the less he spent whole the lake country studying the
matter and spent winters studying any drawing and maneuverng
imaginary campaigns tables Each he back to
study closely part of the lake country and by
of the terrible hardhps which he subjected the soldiers his
command such trips he be thoroughly hated by the
He seemed tire and paid any attention the
of others In winter and he studied the lakes
and the he ecud about them if he could get audi
he argued about them if he could sn he
be known he Old of the Lakes and be treated
bore and joke.
But Won Hindenburg of opinions, and bore the
reputation of having the tell anybody their teeth
what he thought He the only the empire who had
the mey tell the kaiser what he thought if he thought
the kaiser bgod bgot That is what happened day
when the kaiser asked him his opinion of certain spectacular
military he pulling off mock battle. Won Hind
enbg said just what he thought and after relieved of
his position.
Last fall when the Russian horde had been steadily winning
Germans the eastern theatre of war; and those COM
manders who the pride of the empire thoroughly whip
ped and the kaiser know what
the country from INVASION he wired General Won ndenburg
to know he would the supreme command of all forces
in the lake country and hive minutes he had affirmative
The kaiser of the finest the empire
carry the old Berlin and from there the general rode all
night swift get the front to direct the days
battle He knew all the lakes and the swamps hundreds of
square miles and had only headquarters and study
maps of the trenches and direct the of the armies
hedge about the Russians drive them the bogs and
lakes at general disadvantage everywhere Every day day
of strategy with the advantage going the under Won Hind
nburg every night night of bad and disappointment
to the commanders who did know the lay of the country
well their opponent "The Old Man of the Lakes Both
detail and in the great comprehensive the old gain
ed and gained and gained The invasion arrested and the
Russians held bay and then gradually driven back Today
tonight they fighting and losing slowly but surely What
Won Hndenburg should die
All the Germans of the empire his friends and all the
admirers of honest fighter admire Won Hndenburg He
cev thousands of letters day from his admirers and the
list includes those who used rdcue and condemn him and call
him bore He does smoke but week he received
10000 boxes of very fine cigars from admrng friends He
but pair of slippers time, but in week he
received pairs of Amercan-made Romeo the best in the
world He took slight cold and mentioned the dis
patches promptly there arrived camp of remedies from
all the empire and within few days he received about
thousand bottles and packages of special and standard remedies
for cold
Of course he doesn't read the letters spend any time
with the presents than get passing idea of the gratitude
shown in them for he carrying the biggest checker game that
any commander carried his head and his strategy that
has been winning the ground ohe all others failed
There the test Of his greatness and if he finally dies his
post who shall estimate what place he will be given history
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