The Idaho Republican., 1915-03-26

operations the field graduate of their West Point" h
like Grant did stand high his graduating Glass; but he
worker and plodder and he developed into fighter What
.:,a Won Hindenburg Germany neral Jofre is to the
Frn anl = r methods of fighting respects the
Joseph or has served in three three continents be-
fore the present clash and his work has included everything from
building barracks and cr and ports up through the stages
where he sits headql:r; ~r maps and telephones and many
assistants directing the of four million men, He is
the commander chief of the French forces and Our Jore
the call him. said have stamped his personality upon the
officers and soldiers deeply did "The Little Corporal
the days of Napoleon Unlike Napoleon he is man of kindly
temper and very Democratic his IDEAS He ngy saving
his from useless danger and relentless and Unsuitable as
task master when anything is undertaken and unfinished
He works I6 hours day. rides about the belt lmou
sn sleeps the road when his sleeping time comes takes
simple meals and is generally silent and thinking hard.
For before the present began he held the
that the European of his day would be of rapid
mnation unless fought under ground He served the
trenches around Paris the IS7o and he tired of
planning battles and defene by of trenches and under
ground works From this he reasoned that the horses and
flags and bands and all spectacular display and parade were not
only unnecessary but mpedmens the of army
As ne rose IN rank during he impressed this upon the
military organization Won Hndenbug impressed the Iake
Country upon the Germans of defense from the
General ore opposed officer wearing plume or
white govesfor makes him better mark for bullets plume
would show above the earth line when he passing through
the trenches and slight would be given the harpshooter
When the fighting began last began to impress this
principle severely and every day demonstrate the
vital to He stripped the of all that
useless and snowy and all that added danger He forbade the
white gloves the red trousers the high caps the stripes the
be the caps had buttons baced they would reflect
the light had metal tashed for the reason stripped every
department of useless hangeron and did all he could
the comfort and safety of his and them from the
world they could their thought and energy the
task saving France He stripped the army jealousy and its
evil results for the part by omng reports of individual
achievements and making all reports read Eve" We accomp
shed this or we lost that for France No pickering which
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the humble hauling hadtac and ammunition up to the
rear as well to the the front and whatever given
conference is devoted what will be done next rather than
disputng the details of yesterday
If men sometimes have premonons of coming events Gen.
era ore must have had such visitation last winter for Just six
months before the storm of BURST he became absorbed
working out detailed plan for mobizng the French forces
quickly quietly and effectively with all the munitions of and
the endless of supplies forwarded day and night proper
time and proportions keep every department operating their
full capacity for any number of weeks and months that activities
might last well organize the forces of manufacture and
the channels of securing the materials of which make
such volume of supplies had before been consumed by
the armies of France He became ABSORBED almost fascinated with
the task and he pursued necessarily right up the hour had
to be put into swift execution to France
As the fighting in Belgium continued and the contendng
moved slowly back toward Paris France awoke her
danger and became known that only the German army could
get within miles of the ortcaons of Paris that city
was doomed dozen trainloads of "Krupp Monsters
ready be planted foundations already awaiting them
under of being factories of kind but really
ing been established years before with German money for the
purpose of supporting these guns built for the pur
pose of firing irresistible shell II miles with scientific precision
and explosive force sufficient destroy any fort France
While the press of the world saying that JoAre fall
back to the outer Notifications of Paris with confidence in his
ability rpuse all attacks oe knew that these forts could
be swept away day with Krupp and he fight
keep the Germans at least miles away from the forts and
he did it.
When he had stopped their advance he issued order
his four million expressing what Lord Nelson felt Tafa
when he sgnaed the feet England expects every
his duty" but he couched it in these words y
Soldiers the time of has passed the time of ofene
has come; you hold the fate of France in your hands,