The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-10-05

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progress.
At tho beginning OF the war he wai
beaten. as he had foreseen. for he hao
been ordered TO hold the line that was
untennble. When he had been sew
ernl times seriously defeated. he In
formed the general staff that he re-
qulred no further instructions. but
would fight in accordance with his own
lans. II was then that he began to
clear the province. and finally. by the
crushing defeat AT the Masurlan lakes.
he smashed Russia's military activity
for at lenst twelve months.
Gets Crown Princes Supplieo.
He has never bowed the knee to the
Camarilla. According to the calcula-
tions Of the general stnff. the German
troops were to hibernate In the large
cities Of iussla. but their winter quar-
ters proved to be the frozen fields No
provision for skin coats had been
made, and. In spite OF the heavy de.
llveries that were being sent to the
Camurilla generals on the western
front, Ilindenbucg obtained no salts
factory answer to his repeated requi.
sltlons.
He went In person to Berlin. and Ia
the store depot he found u large con
signment, which he ordered to be
rallied to hi3 supply headquarters
which were then nt Thorn. The hOrri
fed official Informed him that the
skins were for the army Of the crown
prince, and therefore could not be
taken away. llindenburg swore q
volume of oaths, and In the end oh
tained them.
Some Of the great character traits
Of Illndenburg nre his piety, his love
for the fatherland and his faithful
ness TO the kaiser. When he was Il
young lieutenant he used TO carry the
New Testament In his breast pocket.
This saved his life during the Franco
German war. A bullet struck the book
but did not penetrate all the pages.
II is well-known fact that In the
church of Glauwitz llindenburg prayed
aloud for victory. lllndenburg's pri.
yate life is absolutely clean. lie nev.
er played cards or drank excessively
and he hardly ever smoked.
Hindenburg never speaks of fate or
luck. He does not talk about genius,
but he believes TINT God helped him.
GOD helped me to gain victory. and
the kaiser guye me the soldiers, he
made me commander, he trusted me.
BE grateful to God and the kaiser
do not thank me-" Is what he told the
people of East Prussin when they
came TO thank and praise him as their
deliverer.
AS professor Of the "llriegs Aka.
demie" tsent there by the order Of the
general staff lllndenburg found the
best occasion TO educate the young
officers in the most important sub
ject-"applled military tactics" Fred
crick the Great invented for the bcne-
fit of his army officers the "Kriegs
Spiel" (war game) and lIlndenburg
followed in the footsteps Of the Prus'
sian king by improving this war game
Cut Imposing Figure.
When Hindenhurg was studying In
the "Kriegs-Akademie" (1ST3-TO). he
became u pupil Of Prof. rOchhammer
who tells us that Hindenburg cut an
imposing figure. lie called this soldier
over six feet tall, with broad shoul
ders, shOrt-cropped ha.r, and big mus
tache, broad forehead, "the living per
soniflcatlOn Of the war god" Whcr
Professor POchhummer in his lecture,
became tedious and tlresOme Linden
denburg used TO take out his maps
pencils and compass and commence
to work on plan for an imaginary
battle, without paying any attention
to the professor.
In 1870 he fought against the French
in the BATTLES OF ST. -Privat and Sednr
and was decorated with the order OF
the Red Cross and the Iron Cross.
In 1911 he retired from active serv
Ice until the war Of 1914 broke out
when he again returned to the army
and was appointed commander in th'
East.
Uf Ludendorff even Germans today
know little. But high army officer
sny he deserves q large share OF Hin
denburg's fame. lie hns been Hin
denburgs chief OF staff since August
1914, and has worked out the splendid
bits of strategy which time and ngair
have baffled the Russian hordes.
Now that Hindenburg has become
chief of the great general staff ant
only second to the kaiser, Ludendorl
has been made quartermaster general
His name is signed to the brief daily
official bulletins in which the genera
staff chronicles the progress of th'
war. And his is the first name tha'
has been appended to them.
lie is the friend, adviser and con
stant companion of llindenburg, ant
they are said to work together llk'
two parts of smooth-running mn
chine.