The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1916-06-28

Thcr, wac mo- doubt who command.
ed the FIrst army u Whs Hang. lie
was no inquire head Tor iho work OF
.u e-s o~hIef-oi-siam London gussip
did not DANDY his name about, h"
N1- not t personality tu the puniy
though h, was To- the army
When anyone asked 90; 'hv front
who was tho best man to take SIR
Johns place the answer was almost
invariably "laig. He had mot cap-
turcd the army's Imagination uui It's
reason The tribute was one tp brains
The new army was arriving In great
number. nom its English arm
ground when he took over command
His country expects HIM TO make lt
an instrument which will execute "A
successful offensive ON the western
'front.' where the -four months effort
Of the Germans at Neidun the French
effort in Champagne ana the British
effort at NcuVc thapelle and Loos
convince many military circles that
the feat is impossible.
His first operation, carried cut
without ID hitch and unknown to the
Germans. was the taking over Of the
trenches occupied in the Arras Sec
tor by General pethiUs army which
was released for Ncrduu This gave
the BRUSH an intact front Of about
100 miles and was decided upon by
the allied commanders rs wiser than
n premature orcn. ave in the mire and
boz of the fiat country OF Flanders
and northern France
\ wisp of a nag and two sent'ies
designate the entrance 70 the cna-
teau smaller than that occupied hy
| many division generals which rs the
headquarters OF the commandment
| chief. Anyone who expects TO be
ushctod INTO offices with aides running
in and out OF doors and telephone
bells ringing viii be disappointed 30
place could be farther removed from
the struggle of the trenches and SET
n the army zone.
The only occupants uf she chateau
beside Sir Douglas are mis- private Sec
retar, and ms aides who are crooks, "
which b. tn" army word Tor officers
who have been wounded and are not
TT for the physical exposures OF the
trenches H. other words II a Young
stcr wishes 90 become an aid he must
! hat, fought and then have the do
/ cisiou OF "a doctor that he can not
| stand Il,iug IA cellar-likc 'dugouis.
The hour of amy appointment BE- "N-
act TO the minute. and whoever has
on. al this chateau .s expected 'p be-
there ON the minute. general head
quarters time. There is little c"r"-
muuy Life az that small chateau has
"a real -oldicrly simplicity ~ lunch
,ou IN. soldier servant places the food
! ON the side board and everyone takes
| his plat, and helps himself Few
guests come. Sir Douglas keeps his
time 10 himself tor ME work and ht'
own choice recreation.
one OF the aides receives the caller
land "A minute later the man with iron
gray hair and moustdghc, sturdy aih-
ll,tc Of build slightly above medium
height who comes INTO the hall could
not bo mistaken. whether In or ont of
uniform. for anything but e soldier
though something about the Well
| chis,I.d regular features also suggests
the scholar
'ONfurd ana fnuihur-t and India
said one 81 his admirers and hard
WORK ~ u desk when ne WAS not tax
ing exercise In the open air best DE-
scribe him
In ono 81 the rooms ut the ground
| door the Vlll- are hung With maps.
including q series which hay, been
crowded uu q roller Any portion %.
the front u an rs details may Dee re-
icrred Co iu "a moment Ia the cen
ter Of the oom "A d"sN % against
the wall a table with more maps and
drawings and some Of those strange
photographs from acceptance ui gray.
ish llut uf trench systems .u q dusE5
neld OF shell and Wiuc-crai'rs which
make one think of he dcad world of
the moon Out oi doors q iiold OF
daisies, birds singing, a typical dal
In northern France.
From this retreat q tis' druS o.
beng trained and its organization
completed and directed 10 the day Bog
dag tug-of-war FOR The chief com.
miuds an army still .u tho ma"irg
The stan always refer 20 him as Tn,
Ch.CC.' There is something iWpct
sonal dhuut Il aud vet personal, tol
he To- absolutely the chief There d
mo- suggestion Of any commission sys
tom In the command Of the Br!tisl
army these days.
Tho man and his method are a
quiet as the room With a battlcfrpu
which remains - the same plac
month after month the routine of hl
WORK has become almost a. set as hI
htuitltlou tud mot ankle that OF IA
|apiucrnt of somc great business ur
~gauilntloU. Tho regular stan officer
are IA a town not far away Suhur
dIuato chiefs of the different arm.
branches. bee Do operations. .uioII
Eouce. ordnance OF supply come u
him .u succession az hours set durin.
the morning 20 make thoIr reports an
receive them instruction. They a.
most ~ The talking and thcy haN
learned how not To- DO more than nee
cssary. tie listens decides.
II a longer conference than usual .
desired il may come al luncheon %
later IN the afternoon when he re
q u from hls ride which he take
regularly every day Then more wor
untIl dinner ana then one after diu
nei. II IA" goes down 10 The lines TO
perhaps 20 Couicr with General Jonr
Ia the n ear which alone of all IA
cars carrying stan officers and gen
erals along m" rnuds hios tho BIRTHS
NtE tnr routine for mat day b. broker
Like General JOSH, ne sleeps Ion
noun. s rested aim .s a clear mlu
for great responsibilities Lbs" 20.
~HindcuhIrs he never rcads nctiui