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


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portfolio of minister of munitions.
OF which David Lloyd George took
chargu. while Kitchener remained as
war minister
Without his crowning achieve
ments as the great organizer Of the
British campaign in the European
war. Kitchener had already won
wide ana lasting fame by his many
campaigns in Egypt. South Africa and
in India.
He was born juno "a. 1850. in
Kerry, Ireland fact that gave rise
to general belief that he vas OF
Irish blood. but his parents were Of
French and English descent His
father was a soldier, but Of no very
high rank. He had managed To climb
to the L!outenHnt-colunel OF dTa-
good regiment, whom he retired TO
the estate in Ireland whore HOratiu
Kitchener. the -be-digtinguIshpd
son. was born. Young Kitchener re-
received his fundamental military
education at WoolwiCh. where he dis
played only ordinary bri!liancy, with
the exception OF his liking for muth-
emat.cs. On graduating be received
commission IN the Royal Engineers.
but when not yet 2 4 years of age. he
attached himself to French army in
the Franco Prussian war. He had
been in the service ouly a short time
when he contracted pneumonia dur
Ing balloon flight. aud had such n
prolonged and serious illness that he
had to give up further service for
France. Kitchenor's experience in
European warfare-prIor to his d.
recuon OF the great war OF 1914
therefore. had been limited only to a
few balloon flights in France.
In 1874 when British expedition
was sent out to survey Western Pal
estlnc. Kitchener was ono OF the eager
volunteers accepted for this service
For months he Travelled over the hills
and valleys of this peaceablc Bible
land with his thcodolIgts and survey
ing tape. and with this life in the
open he grew to be a tall. gaunt
subaltcrn with a hard face well burn
ed. His contribution TO the topo-
graphical knowledge TO the Holy
Land completed, young Kitchener
was sent to Cyprus which Great Brl-
tain had just acquired. to organize a
system Of courts, work in which he
displayed administrative ability and
tact. 1t was while there, in 1882.
that he took his hrst step on the path
that was to lead him eventually TO
Khartum. Trouble was already brew
ing in the Sudan. Hearing that
the Egyptian army was being organ
lied by Sir Evelyn Wood. young
Kitchener saw his opportunity with
uncrrinE instinct and lost no time in
Offering his services. The military
authorities. reciGnozinG at once his
insight into the native character. put
him in the intelligence department.
and from the very outset of his Eyp-
tiGn career negotiations Of the ut
most importance were entrusted TO
him and carried out with invarIable
success. AS an intelligence officer,
Kitchener accompanied Sir Herbert
Stewards desert column on that he
role but disastrous enterprise known
as tho Gordon Relief Expedition
the belief Of General Gordon from
khartum where he had been cntan-
gled during the evacuation OF the Su-
dan. Kitchener deeply took TO heart
the lessons OF the fiacso. with It's
failure Of transport and intelligence
departments. and avoided these
troubles in the expedition which he
himself led some years later. In the
meantime Kitchener was employed In
Innumerable fights and raids against
the dervishes or Mnhdists Of South
ern Egypt. In 1886 no became gov
ernor OF the Red sea territories and
set in motion a series Of raids on the
notorious Osman DiEna, tho dervish
leader. In one of those ralds Kitch-
ener's men we're fianked and pat 10
flight during which he received a
bullet which broke his Jaw
By this time much was heard in
England Of Kitchener's work In
Egypt and when he returned there
for short rest he was received with
honor and nominated alde-dc-campe
OF Queen Victoria. With his health
recruited. he went back to EEypt. on
the resignation Of Sir Francis Grne-
fell. he was appointed Sirdar Ccom-
mander) Of the Egyptian army. His
really great career dates from that
time.
As an instance Of the seIf-confi.
dence with which Kitchener under.
took his tasks in Egypt is recalled
how he dealt with the war ONCE a
few generals before him ever dared.
On ono occasion he sent home for a
special kind of gun. The war Office
suggested another kind Tho SirdaI
repeated his orders. Next no was
informed that the war ONCE guns had
been forwarded, whereupon he dis.
! patched q politely insOleAt messagS