Omaha daily bee., 1916-06-07

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Of Earl Kitchener's movements. He
was last mentioned in the cable dis
patches OF Friday, when he went TO
Westminster palace 10 be questioned
by members Of the House OF Com
mons, who were not satisfied with the
conduct OF the war. No intimation
was given that he intended to leave
England.
Distinguished as Organizer
or several things that entite Earl
Kitchener TO place in world his
tory, the most notable is that he or
ganized the largest volunteer army
the world has ever seen, in the great
est war OF all times
Within a year from the sudden
outbreak Of the European war in An-
gust, 1914, the ranks Of British fight
ing men were quadrupled by an in-
crease from less than 100000 to
nearly 100000
All other great powers that en-
tered the war had huge standing ARM
les and compulsory military service
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with confidence that its people would
readily respond 10 the call Of king and
country without compusion, and the
precipitous Developments that led 10
the war found both the people and
the government unanimous in the YER
dict that Kitchener OF Khartnm was
the man 10 lead in the recruiting and
organization Of the necessary army
After dispatching few hundred
thousand regulars 10 France and
Belgium 10 help check the onrushing
Germans, the war secretary began re-
cruiting and organizing his army Of
millions. The British Isles were COW
cred with signs and posters urging
young men 10 join the colors. Kitch-
ener went through the country super
intending the drilling OF the army.
From time to time there were reports
indicating his failure TO get the num-
Ter OF men he wanted, but within
year after the war opened Premier
Asquith officially announced in Par
Lament that about 100000 men had
enlisted in the United Kingdom alone
and almost another million in the
overseas doninlonS,
Son OF Lieutenant Colonel.
Without his browning achievements
as the great organizer OF the British
campaign ~ the European war Kitch-
cner had already won wide and last
ing fame by his many campaigns in
Egypt, South Africa and in India.
lie was born June ~, 1850, in Coun-
~ Kerry, ireland, fact that gave rise
10 a general belief that he was OF
Irish blood, but his parents were OF
French and English descent. His
father was a soldier, but OF not very
high rank. He had managed 10 climb
TO the lieutenant colonelcy OF a dra-
COON regiment, when he retired 10
the estate in Ireland, where Horatio
Herbert Kitchener, the to-be-distin-
guished son, was born. Young Kiteh-
ener received his fundamental mill
tary education at Woolwich, where he
displayed only ordinary brlliancy,
with the exception OF his liking for
mathematics. On graduating he re-
ccived commission in the royal en-
ginccrs, but when not yet Fl years
Of age he attached himself 10 French
army IN thu Franco-Prussian war. He
had been in the service only short
time when he contracted pneumonia
during balloon fight, and had such
a prolonged and serious illness that
he had TO give up further service in
France. Kitchener's experience in
European wariarc--prior to his diree-
ton of the great war OF iol4-there-
fore, had been limited only to a Jew
balloon flights in France.
In 1874, when a British expedition
was sent out 10 survey western Pal
estlne, Kitchener was one OF the Gag
or volunteers accepted for this serv-
ice, For months he Travelled over
the hills and valleys OF this peaceable
Bible land with his theodolite and
surveying tape, and with this life in
the open he grew 10 be a tall, gaunt
subaltern with hard face well
burned. His contribution Ia the topo-
graphical knowledge OF the Holy
Land completed, young Kitchener
was sent 70 Cyprus. which Great
Britain had just acquired, 10 Organize
system OF courts. a work In which
he displayed administrative ability
and tact.
First Work In Sudan.
/. was while there. IN 1881, that he
took his first Atep on the path that
vas 90 lead him eventually 10 khar-
tim. Trouble was already brewing
tbs sudan Hearing that The Egyp.
ian army MAS hftng organized b. Sir
ttelyn Wood, Young Kitchener saw
ais opportunity with unFfflHR in
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