The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1916-06-02
Won FALKENHAYN
REAL WAR LORD
Even Kaiser Wilhelm Awaits the
Pleasure Of His Chief
oh staff.
BRAINS or GERMAN ARMY
No Diplomacy. No Government o.. 40
sainistraslea intusaes Has Aay
Weight With the Head Of
the Gener alstah.


London. $50 Eric Won Fslkenhayn Is
the brains OF the German army,
The military domination OF rrus-
siA." which Mr.. Asquith declared must
be wholly and finally destroyed" has
it's seat and center In the famous Gen
eralStah.' which Ia quite m excep-
tionAi theocrAey OF war. IN peace
time," says lgnatius Phayre. the Der
lin 'Rriegsministerigm.' ON the koe-
nigspiats, near the Austrian embassy.
Is much like any other war Office. But
the moment mobilization il complete.
and before the FIRST gun Is fred. the
real war thinkers hurry out to the field
and throw OF every vestige OF civil
authority--even that OF the imperial
throne itself
The kAlGer 10 invited 10 grand
headquarters at THEFT. In Flanders. or
yerdun. In France, when big attacks
are 10 be made, but the emperor is
only a visitor He Ia now all-highest
In name alone, for the real war lord Is
Eric Won Faikenhayn. chief OF staH
us the German Articles stsd directing
brain OF all tho others from the Bal.
kans to Bagdsd
1T is hard TO convey an idea OF this
mans absolute domination. Won ia.
gov. the foreign minister. has no con.
troll over him. nor has the imperial
chancellor, Doctor Won Bethmann.Holi-
veg No diplomacy. no governmental
or administrative influence has any
weight whatever with the head OF the
Generalstab Tho military tail now
wags the German dog. The central
empires and their allies are inexorably
ruled from the field, where Faiken'
hayn and his staff carry out the war
In complete strategic supremacy.
Even popular idols and great lead
ers like Won Hindsnburg and Won
Mackensen---that stern ascetic who
taught the crown prince in Danxig--
are mere instruments In the chiefs
hands. Falkenhayn 10 az infallible "a
/ the pope. now that the Kriegschuie
ia broken up and the make believe
Kriegspiel translated into the epic
arena OF real war.
Was an Army Failure.
won Falkenhayn is easily the
youngest OF Germany's military lead
ers, being barely flftyfour. Yet, like
Papa Hindenburg. he was an army
failure, aud drifted rather aimlessly
out to China In search OF freelance
opportunity in troubled land. His
chance came with the Boxer rebellion
when his urbane capacity quickly
made him German governor OF Tien
tsln after that city was stormed by
the allied troops---of course with the
Prussian machine bossing all. Coun,
Won Waldersee had supreme command
"Falkephayn next became preslden,
OF the provisional government In Tien
tsin. and began 10 attract the kAiser's
notice for the FIRST time, Recalled tr
Berlin, he was reinstated In that ram
bling pile on the koenigsplatx, and
wore once more the broad red trou
sers stripe OF the general stan, From
that time onward the man never
looked back. mounting higher ant
higher in the great machine. and a
last succeeding Won Moltke as chic
OF STAFF. after that generals disgrac,
following on the Marine retreat.
An extraordinary fact OF ralken
hsyns career is his personal ascend
ancy. His power over the emperor Il
source OF continual amazement 4
civilian Germany, Our sovereign I!
hypnot.red by this general you vii
hear people say. and certain It is tina
the kaiser hunts the grand headquar
ters with something like nervous fea
of the mighty military camayilla with
In It's humble walls,
His Law 10 Supreme.
Before me az | write is German
photograph showing the alihighes