Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-05
CURRENT PERSONALITIES

port that magazine personalities this month
contradict this cynicsm and generally
eulogistic, except for some editorial com
ments, such a roast of Ex-Governor
Blease, of South Carolina. in the outlook
so we'll deserved as scarcely to be termed
offensive
Appropriately enough, of Is biographical
articles in many magazines, five concern
military men. OF the remaining ten articles,
three are about women, and seven concern
men artists and writer's.
The attitude toward spies usually depends
so entirely upon whether the individual spy
be FOR you or agn you," that 1t is inter-
esting to read in "Sir Robert Baden Powell's
Adventures as a Spy" GD told by himself, in
Everybody's, a defense of spying in general,
as well as an account Of his own eX-
periences.
Though the general value of the service
Is readily acknowledged, the spy himself Is
regarded as necessarily base and despcable.
The scout Is looked up to n brave man,
and his eXpedients for gaining information
are thought wonderfully clever, long as
he remains in uniform If he goes bit
further and finds that he can get informa-
ton better bv adopting a disguise, even
at greater risk to himself through the GER
is looked down upon as "despicabe spy" l
don't see the Justice of it myself
On one occasion wanted to ascertain
what value there was in the musketry train
ing of the German infantry. Without any
concealment, / went to stay in garrison
towns, apparently just to look around, from
the tourist point of view.
One day l sauntered carelessly down in
the direction of the range at a point far
away from the entrance gate and here lay
down on the grass If to sleep, but really
70 hafn nd 1Fn f1n to Of thn
from the sound, also the amount of sue
cess by the sound of hits the iron target
Presently went nearer in the hope of get
ting sight inside While the sentrys back
was turned ! made a rush for the fence
and though I could not get over, I found
a loose plank, through which 1 was able
to get good view.
While 1 was engaged at this, to my horror
the sentry suddenly turned on his tracks
and came back toward me. But was pre-
pared and, jamming back the plank into
its place, I produced from my pocket a
hottie of brandy which l had brought for
the purpose. Half of 1t had been already
sprnkled my clothes, that when the
man approached he found me in a state of
drunkenness smelling vilely of spirit and
profuse in my offers to him to share the
bottle
He could make nothing of me- and
therefore gently but firmly conducted me
10 the end of his beat, thrust me forth and
advised me to go home, which did in great
content.
by the war, is that of the Commander in
Chief of the French army who is described
In the Review of Reviews (2):
Tall, deep of chest, with a massive head,
the broad forehead of which is underscored,
as 1t were, by the sharp line of bushy eye
brows, strong jaw and heavy moustache, all
contributing to make figure of great manli-
ness and Yigor-suCh is General Joffre, as
described in the Correspondent, of Paris
His clear blue eyes, set wide apart, are
bright and attentive. They attract instant
attention. General Joffre is tacturn, He
thinks, he listens, he decides. His orders are
brief and sharp. His thoughts are con-
densed into terse sentences. There are no
superfuous words, but no detail is for
gotten.
The iron grill that bars the entrance to
his modest dwelling in Autel near Paris
Is hung over with bouquets, placed there by
unknown hands. They are the naive and
spontaneous homage offered by France to
her savior.
Although not the Commander-in- Chief of
our army, our most prominent military man
is undoubtedly Colonel George Goethals
builder of the Panama Canal, who is the sub
ject of an article by ]. e. Bishop in scrib-
ner's (S);
1t might be said that many generations
have united in fitting him for his great
task The history of his family dated back
to $780, In which year one Honorius left Italy
with the Duke OF Burgundy for France. In
4 HBEl WIN idSouS AIOilOAluo No9 oti HN'N
across the neck with what was capable of
proving to be a deadly blow, but because
Of the fine quality Of his armor and the
physical strength of his person no injury
was caused. His escape won for him the
title OF "Boni Coli" His nickname was
translated into the native tongue as "Goet
Halls" meaning, as It had in Italian, good
neck" or "stiff neck" and in course of time
II was united In one word and became the
family name Colonel Goethals' parents
migrated from Holland to the United States,
and he was born I'm Brooklyn in 1858. The
name has been Americanized and is pro-
nounced Go-thals.
Pioneering in the Pulpit
rrha notwithstanding of Doctor Anna How