The Washington herald., 1916-05-26
SEEN AND HEARD
BY GEORGE MINER
Special Correspondent of The N.,s-
fngton Herald.
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New York. May B.-"Say. sre,.,
women the funniest things in the worIsS
They just naturally can't help but he
suspicious. They are Suspicious OF sv-
eryoooy ano everything and all the time.
can't make out their game At an
It was Fred Ackerley. who is .,o,u,
broker and also a good fellow. who tbI,s
unourdened himself TO me as We prsre
having lunch together today AZ tbs
Bankers Club
What this philosophizing, s.k.5
What set you to thinking Of women IN
business hours instead OF the MARKET"
All Nature Smiled.
My wife" he answered. Tt han
pened this morning. You know what :,
beautiful day Il wac in the country
got up early and went out on the porcb
to enjoy f. and It was fine The birds
were singing. the tulips and psns,s.
were In full bloom. and the new-ctlf
lawn sent up delightful smell ana there
was food OF sunshine. Everything was
pleasing, and when I went in the break
fast table looked very inviting. There
were my fsvorite dishes and the Vie
was all dolled up in a becoming dress
She wac easier to look at than ever.
am not much given to handing out
some OF the happy talk out Of nv svs
TEN. So ! tried 70 look pleasant and
said; This breakfast makes an awful
hit with me, and so do YOU. You're look
ing prettier than q picture this morn
ing
They are supposed to like that sort
OF stun. Not at all. She didn't even
smile. Instead. she half closed her eyee
and looked straight At me and said. 'You
be sure 70 come home on your regular
train this evening
Now can you beat that"
Fought by Old Men.
see that the French are talking about
reducing the age limit OF their generals
Ever since this war started there h..
been a good deal OF comment on the sd
Vsnceo age Of most OF the generals who
are conspicuous in II. The war has been
directed from all sides by old men or
at least men well in middle life Pre-
vious big wars have all been fought and
managed by young men, in some in
stances not much more than bows
Automobiles now make il possible for
generals who are almost feeble still to
retain personal command Of troops a.
the front. No longer do generals gallon
around battlefelds on prancing war
horses. No longer do they spend davs
and nights in the saddle without sIee7
or food On the contrary. they glide
swiftly and comfortably around in biz
sions, and in which they can sleep com
fortahly II need be Youthful robust
ness is no longer necessary
The average age at present Of the lead
ing German generals is shout sixtv-fou-
wears, OF the French about sixtv-o-e
years, and Of the English Gfty-four
years
This is in marked contrast to the age
OF the famous military commanders of
history. Alexander the Great Hannibal
Caesar and Napoleon all reached the
height Of their careers while IN the thir-
ties and were practically all through
by the time they were forty AIexande-
the Greats career ended when he was
only thi-ty-three
No Youthful Commander.
The present high officers in our own
army are by no means youthful ss the
average age Of our major generals is
sixty Years Gen. Funston is ffty-one
Ger PershinC ffty-six Gen Scott six
ty-three: Gems. Carter and Mu-rav. six
ty-nve Gen. Barry is slxty-one Gen
Bell is sixty and Gen Wood is ffty-six
In the civil war the famous leaders on
both sides were all young men. Sheri-
Dan was only thirty-three when he made
that ride to Winchester twenty miles
away. Mcclellan was cot thirtv-siv
when he became commander OF The Army
Of the Potomac. Jackson was thirtv-
nine when he fell mortally wounded at
Charlottesville. Grant was fortv-th-ee
when Lee surrendered 10 him. Sherman
was forty-four when he marched through
Georgia. Bragg was forty-six when he
fought the battle OF Missionary Ridge
Meade was forty-eight al Gettysburg
Lee vas one Of the olcest commander
on either side. being ffty-eight when the
war ended
Puf traditions are all ,rrss. e., .btz
war. No really youthful general hss
come to the front or particularly distln-
guished himself