The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-05
WHO'S WHO IN The wAR.
Won Hot,cnhnr,n,,.

MAJOR General Wild Won Hohen.
born, the German minister Of war. is
a comparatively young man, being
still In his fifties. AT the outbreak
OF aostilities Gen. Won. Hohenborn
was made division commander and
spent several mouths in active field
service in Belgium. There he made
q record which attracted the atten.
ton OF the Emperor, and in the latter
part Of November he was appointed
quartermaster general OF the German
forces. When Won 'VoItke was per-
mitted to retire from the exalted DO.
sition OF chief OF the general staff he
was succeeded BY Lieut.. Gen, ron
FalGenhayn, who had held the post.
ton OF war minister for several
years. In January Gen. yon Falxen.
hayn resigned the office Of minister
OF war to devote his entire time and
energies to tho job OF chief OF the
German genera. stan. and Gen YOU
Hohenborn was appointed his sue.
cessor us head of the war department
OF the government. Gen. Won Hohen.
borns duties necessitated that he re.
main at headquarters, and Lieut.Gen.
Won Wandel was made commander in
chief in the field. Gen. yon Hohen.
born has long been q fayor!te Of the
Kaiser, and HIS rapid rise to posi-.
tion OF eminence is doubtless due to
the imepriai favor. He began his
army career as boy and his entire
life has been devoted to the service
OF the great military machine which
he now helps to direct. He belongs
to the younger generation of German
warriors, as distinguished from those
veterans of the Franco russian con.
fiict who are still playing prominent
parts in the activities of the German
army.
Henry Sienkiswicz, famous novel.
list and president OF the Committee
for the Relief OF Victims OF the War
in Poland, is himself one OF the vic.
TINS, for he Is now a refugee in Swift
erland, driven by war from his home.
The author Of "Quo yadis?" and many
other novels declares that Poland and
its people have suffered as much, IL
not more than unhappy Belgium.
Stenkiswics was born in Lithuania
and Is now at the beginning OF his
SEVENTEEN year. About forty years
ago he emigrated to America and
with Madame Modjeska and others
planned an ideal Polish community
In California. On the failure Of this
project he returned to Poland and de.
voted himself to literature. His his.
tortcal romances have been trans.
lated into many tongues, and twenty
years ago he created "best seller
in Quo yadis2 A Narrative OF the
Time OF Nero In soliciting Ameri.
can aid for stricken Poland, the au-
thor said:
What is the position OF Poland?
She has nothing to do with the war.
Conquered and partitioned she Is not
one Of the beiiigerent nations; yet
q million and a half OF her sons are
fighting frantical battles in the armies
of three different warning states. Our
country has been made the cockpit
OF Europe! and devastated from end
to end. The misery, Is very great In
the kingdom OF Poland alone there
are 5000 villages burned or dam
aged: a thousand churches and chap.
els destroyed; nine out OF ten pro-
yinces occupied by the Germans, who
seized everything, even to the peas.
ants chickens. The harmless VII
layers have sought shelter in the for.
ests, where It Is no exaggeration to
say that women and children are Fdy-
ing from cold and hunger by thous+
ands daily. The children raise their
tleshless arms and cry 70 their moth.
sera for bread, but the Polish moth
ers have nthing to give them but
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