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army OF incompetent and incapable
officers. no matter how lofty their
social rank and court influence. More
over. his position has been rendered
additionally difficult by his marriage
to Nine. de Butkewitch. who divorced
her first husband under most sensa-
tional circumstances in order to we'd
the General.
Another Russian General who has
been jettisoned by his Government
since the beginning of the present w
is Paul Charles von R~ennenkampf. He
was one of the most brilliant figures
of the M%anchurian campaign against
Japan ten years ago. was indeed the
one commander on the Russian side
who won fame and honor in that strug-
gle. At the head of his cavalry, and
especially of his Cossacks, he gave
Tor trouble to the Japanese under
Field Marshal Oyama than all tho
other Generals put together.
So pleased was Emperor Nicholas
with his services that on the restora-
ton Of peace he bestowed upon him
the title Of Count and a sword Of
honor studded with large diamonds.
rubies and sapphires, and on the out
break of the present international
confiagration he was placed by Grand
Duke Nicholas in command OF his
First Army Corps. lie initiated opera
tons by inficting "A crushing defeat
| upon the Germans on the banks OF the
Niemen. driving the enemy out OF Po-
land. and carrying the war into the
province of East Prussia.
But a few weeks later, by failing
to arrive in time with his o at
a point indicated by Grand Duke
Nicholas. he brought about the defeat
Of one of the latter's most important
s%trategical moves. The Grand Duke
at once relieved him of his command,
placed him on the retired list and
sent him back to Petrograd. where his
appeals to his sovereign for recon-
sideration Of his case were denied ow-
ing to the anger felt by the Gar and
Czarina at the manner in which he
had permitted his Cossacks 4 plumber.
devastate and destroy the Kaiser's
favorite hunting seat OF Rominton, In
East Prussia.
Another Russian General, Savinoff
by name. blew out his brains when
assailed with r%eproaches by the Grand
Duke for having neglected to fulfil
certain instructions within the re-
quired time. But there is no truth In
the story to the effect that he had pre-
viously shot at the Grand Duke and
had severely wounded him.
In Germany the most notable IN
stance OF punishment inflicted upon a
General has beer the virtual disgrace
OF Field Marshal Helmuth Won Moltke,
who was summarily removed from his
post OF Chief Of the General STAFF OF
the German army last autumn, super
seeded by a court favorite. Gen. Won
F~alkenhayn, and sent back to Berlin,
in order to recover from a wholly i'm
aginary malady, from which he made
no attempt TO pretend to he suffering.
His dismissal Is ascribed to his differ
ences with the Kaiser. and to his de-
termined opposition 20 those plans for
capturing Calais which were so largely
responsible for the failure Of the march
upon Paris.
A good deal Of sympathy was felt
among German military men for Won
Moltke, ~favorite nephew and heir Of
the Field Marshal OF the same name,
who played so great a role in the
franCO-Gcrnan war or INV, ana ono
of the results Of this sentiment in his
behalf has been the virtual ex-
clusion of the Kaiser and Of
his sons from all further in-
terierehce IN the operations OF
rerHian army commanders rle'u
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,bo efsec, ~ him in This re-.
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will leave him without, those military
~laureIs for which ne yearned; laurels
which belong 10 Won Hindenburg. to
Won Mackensen and TO some others
Of his Generals. cut neither to himself
nor to his sons.
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