The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-06-07

his fundamental military education at
w oolwich. whore he displayed only or
binary military education. with +he
exception OF his liking for mathe-
mates. On graduating he receiv-
90 commission in the ROYAL
Ehslheers, Out when not yet 81 years
OF age ne attached himself to a French
army IN the Franco-Prussian war. He
mad been In the service only a short
iliue when he contracted pneumonia
during balloon flight. and had such A
prolonged and serious illness that he
nau 10 give up further service Tor
france. kltChener's experience in Eu-
ropean wariare-prior 10 his direction
OF the great war of l9li-therefore.
had been limited only 10 a few balloon
flights In France
In 1884, when a British expedition, Va.
~ out 10 survey Western Palestine.
Ni'chcn'r was one OF the eager yolun-
teers accepted for this service For
months De travelled over the hills aud
valleys or this p'aceable Bible land
and with this lie iu the open ns grew
.' h' tall, fauut suba4tcru. with a hard
Face. well burned.
TIA 1855 he became governor 81 tho
i''d sea territories and set lu motion "a
cries or raids ON the notorious bSu.n
i,iEna, th" dersIsh leader. Ia one or
ilauN"d urI put to flight. during which
%, received bullet which broke his
by this time much was heard I'm Eng
land Of hItch,uers work ia Egypt. and
when he returned there for "a snort rest
he was received with honor and uomi-
nlsI a!d'-de-camp OF queen Victoria.
With his health recruited. he went back
To- Icy ~. whore. ON tho RESIGNATION or
C.r Francis Grentell. he was appointed
T4icif commander ~ m. EgyufIs
from that time.
Is an. instance Of the s-lf-confideu~-
VIII which Kitchener undertook his
tasks IN Egypt is recalled how boz. dstIf
with 'he war Office. as Few general bee
Tor him ever dared. one one occasiou
N" sent hum. Tor a special kind Df grIn.
he war office suggested another Kind.
The Sirtar repeated bis orders. N.st he
NH, informed that 'h" war unice guns
patched politely iusolent message
nome say INK tlat Do" was very grateful.
but the war orrlre could keep its guns.
ms me- s-1se r"7d ~ can throw stones
gutnce. me ".nF hc asked for We're for
Tho Kitchener campaign tina, ended
with the recap. or khsrtum was run-
sid'r"f By n. 'frv experts as Perfectly
ORGANIZED an. '... rlessly conducted The
LEy ptian army that Kitchener had
worked up 20 such remarkable enIri.r....
was. when he frsttook charge ~ It "a
band OF unpaid. Uufei and undermined
W Without stomach. heart or taukhur. H
but Kitchener worked over these help
"a ~. ~ 10 - ana maze
fulpns
tn" frh' ~ omdurm7n. Sept . 1895
JUST across o." y 10 from kr1rfgw. was
tha greatest battle ~ Kitchener f.rr.
JOB Egypt Nsm1n UIrns faced bin. u.Ifu
5000" N1HNIst4. uH.I" hs had tut 10000
mon When fha battle was over D. 600
~ The NuEt.sf4 had been allied outright.
10000 wounded and 600 taken rrlauu-
ers while Tho English and Egyptian loss
altogether was under 300 mon
From his triImure tr on. sudan Na
va" raised q. fNH rH'r1Er Baron
N.frF"n'r 40 kNlrfurn. ana received tho
thanks 40 parliament and e grant az
10000 shortly aFtrrv4~I fs was r-..
NOTED Lieutenant general ana then CHEZ
riHff % Lord Roberts 900 tho SoIfn
N'L m var. anf on Lord Roberts return
?" England in Notewha- 1900. -u~-aers. D.
ti.u Ht com nj Underline N Thar rrIr
HF contracting $500 mile chain %