The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-06-06

home saying that he was very CRATE
ful. but the war Office could keep its
guns. His message read: Il can
throw stones at tho dorvlshed my
se'I" As consequence, the guns he
asked for were forwarded without de
lay
The Kitchener campaign that end
ed with the recapturC OF Khartum
was considered by military experts
AZ perfectly organized and fRultless-
ly conducted. The Egyptian army
that Kitchener had worked up To such
remarkable efficiency was, when he
0rst took charge OF 1t, band Of IN
paid. unfcd and undermined lellu-
heeu. / was said to be an army
without stomach. heart or back
bone" hut Kitchener worked under
these helpless reeds Of broken natives
and made OF them some ot the finest
Of black bnttalions.
The fight at Omdurman, September
2, 1898, Just across the Nile from
Khartum. was the greatest battle OF
Kitchener's time in EGy pt Osman
Digna faced him with $4,000 Nah
distS. while he had but 10000 men.
When the battle was over. ll,OOO of
the Mahdlsts had been killed out
right. 5000 wounded. and 1000
taken prisoner, while the English and
Egyptian loss altogether was under
500 men.
With the capture Of Khartum. the
capital Of the Sudan. which meant
the rc-ostablishment Of British DOS
session OF thes" upper reacAcr Of the
Nile. Kitchener became the object
OF herO-wOrship in England. His
campaign had been and Is to this day,
much criticized. however. because OF
It's ruthlessness It was charged
kitchener irampild on hia foes in an
almost barbarious manner. On his
return to England. however, he was
generous enough 10 ask his country
men 10 found q college at Khartum
wherein the sons OF the Gc-rIsh chiefs
he had fought and overwhelmed
might be educated In the knowledge
OF the West. request that met with
such response among the British peo-
pie that tho fund required was far
over subscribed.
For his triumphs In the Sudan he
was raised to the peeragc aG Baron
kitchener OF Khartum, and received
the thanks Of Parliament and a grant
OF $l50.00O. Shortly aftcrward he
was promtcd to lieutenant general
and then chief OF stan to Lord Rob
e''ts in the South African war. and on
Lord RobcrtS's return to England in
November. 1900, succeeded him ns
commander-ln-chief Of that field. By
constructing n $500 mile chain OF
block houses he stopped the Boer
raids and virtually ended the war in
South Africa. This added 20 his non
ularlty and prestige at home, and he
was rewarded by the title OF Viscount
promotion to the rank OF general for
distinguished services. the thanks of
the Parliament and a grant Of $780,
900.
Immediately after the peace Gener-
al Kitchener went TO India as com
mander-in- chief of the British forces,
and In this position which ne held for
seven years. he carried out not only
many far-reaching administrative re-
forms but a complete reorganization
and strategIcal redistribution OF the
British and native forces. On leav-
ing India in 1909 he was prompted
held marshal and appointed comman-
der in chief and high commissioner in
the Mediterranean. and later on took
n tour OF inspection OF the forces Of
the entire empire. drawing up a
scheme Of defense OF the overseas
dominions.
He then return to Egypt, the scene
OF his irst triumph, In the capacity
Of British agent and consul general
in Cairo-virtuAlly a governor gener-
aiship Of Egypt-and led in the eco
nomical development OF the country,
building new roads and irrigation
projects on p large scale.
During all the years the British
people had looked on Kiichener's ST.
lent. but effective work, they had
mover been able to fathOm his person.
ality. A oOckney n-commissioned
officer, who had seen much service
under him, summed up the general
opinion when he said OF Kitchener:
Els no talker. Not I'm. Els all
steel and h'lce."
His face was that OF = man Who