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ROBERTSON, CHIEF OF STAFF,
MAY SUCCEED KITCHENER
Is Temporarily in Charge Of
War Office-Cabinct
to Decide.
Special cable Despatch to THr sr>

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cessor. II N recognized that IN view
Of tho demands OF the wal tho appoint
ncp, n, . rsw s.c,o,or, cannot, no long
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"e'aseu' anu u III assu"'eo una an "uu'-
ence which Premier Asauith a to-day
with the King WAS connected with This
,,..ns
S
During Lord kitchener's intended visit
to Russia Gen. Sir william Robertson.
Cb,ss n, ,ho r,u.., c.,., .,.~
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wouid ex onicio. nave taken charge OF
the army and the conjecture is pretty
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ROOSEVELT LAUDS
K@ITCHENER'S WORK
'.Onc Of the Greatest Figures
in the Work Of Spread
ing Civilization"
REVOLUTTONIZED SUDAN

OYSTER BAY. June 6.-Col Theodore
Roosevelt paid high tribute to-day to
the labor In behalf OF civilization by Earl
Kitchener. lie said
six years z ] passed through the
Sudan and war more deeply impressed
than ! can well express by the e%Straor-
binary benefits secured to the natives Of
the country by Lord kitchener's o n
quest and the administration Of himself
and Of his lieutenant and successor.
Gen. Wingate. He rescued II from Il
condition of chronic slaughter and
rapinc under which the population had
diminished by considerably more han
half, and Of the younger children more
than ninc-tenths died Of disease or
star walton.
The result Of the conquest was to
establish absolute peace and Justice un-
der the orderly reign of law. Industry
iiourished amazingly. slavery and the
oppression Of weaker tribes were com-
pletely abolished schools were estab-
l.shcd everywhere. The Sudan entered
upon a career of peace, prosperity and
Justice which II had never before known
in its history--a period which may
justly be compared to the corresponding
period In he history OF the Philippine
Islands which, thanks to our taking pos
session of them. have for eighteen years
enjoyed a degree Of prosperity. progress
mental n physical freedom and gen
eral well being such as they had neve
even approached In ali their previous
history and such AZ they could not IN
the smallest degree have attained save
by our aid u supervision.
Kitchener n Wtngatr did In the
Sudan exactly what Admiral Dewey
acknowledgements Taft. Wright. Smith
Forbes and their associates and Gems
wood. Bell. Funston. Barry and other'
like them did for the Philippines. IL
each case the gain was unreasonable
for TIE natives themselves and was also
large from the ~S:anop1irt Of humanity
as II whole.
"raken A. 4 whole 20 : !us has mean
more for humanity ta,u tnis work u
spreading civilization oN-r Tho world
waste PAGES. and as a whole Il lia!
effected the highest credit on the vari
GUS nations engaged in the task. Tit
death OF Lord Kitchener who has beef
80 prominent In this work. ILLUSTRATES
~ striking fashion what n limentanl'
| ard EVIL thin, !. Is that these Fea
civilized nations should now be t"arin;
cat one ano:her's ives
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-07
Sir William Robertson,
Chief of Staff of the British Army,
who, it is said, may be made
War Secretary.

Service Order. After that he WAS a
marked man
on the stan throughout the South
African campaign. he won the praise Of
both Roberts aud Kitchener. He kept
ny his studies, learning French n Ger
man and making careful Investigations
into all the scientific military advance
ments in Germany. He watched every
move in Germany. and for q man who
had received no early scientific training
J., displayed what almost to
genius tn understanding intricate scien-
tfhr problems aud inventions. Finally
if 1910 he was placed In charge Of the
hrln, STAR Collage and amazed his
h|i..lor %"ili"crs by his knowledge.
g., director Of tn" military training
AID ~ Recommendations he had
much % do with the preparation Of the
evolutionary force that went to France
At tho beginning OF the war All
branches Of the a-ny's activities came
under his direction. During the retreat
from Mons and on the Nprcs-Armen-
there's line ne never failed to keep his
ren properly equipped and YEA supplied
with clothing.
lie was made chief ~ star IA De-
cember last. having been recalled from
France. In February an Order ~ Coun-
cl gave him responsibility for the is
Sudr'e or IN" orders OF the tSONernUeE NJ
regarding military operations. Thus
Lord Whichever wAs relieved Of a GER
ain amount Of his duties. In Robert
sons hands rested the actual fighting and
distribution Of forces.
In taking up those reW duties Gen.
Robertson quickly got rid Of ornamental
officers. He stopped ~. visits Of society
foiE :" In" general headquarters in
Franc" "" has lone much To- increase
the efficiency Of tho General star.
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DISTINGUISHED MEN
LOST WITH KITCHENER
Sir Hay Donaldson. Expert on
Munitions. and Brighten.
Ellershaw Among Victims.

nv the sinking ~ Tho cruiser Hamp-
shire England lost besides i"rd
Kitchener a number of distinguished
men WHOSE places will be hard TO fill
sly Hay Frederick Donaldson. who
was accompanying Earl Kitchener on the
cruiser 10 Russia. VAS the technical ad
wiser TO David Lloyd George. Minister Of
Munitions. and was recently referred 10
by Il. 4. Thomas. the British munitions
representative In America. as the
greatest expert in munitions of the
British Empire"
lie was ~" son 81 Sir stuart Alex
aud.r Donaldson. FIRST Premier Of Ne"
South Wales. and Was born IN july,
1885. He became "A distinguished au-
thori,y on engineering. having been
president % the institution of Mechani-
cal Engineers and "A member Of various
engineering societies. He was engaged
during his life on many big engineering
projects. including the Manchester Ship
Canal.
From 1929 TO 1903 he was chief
mechanical engineer Of ordnance fac
tories. and 'hen became chief superin-
,endent OF ordnance at the great Wool
witch Arsenal.
During I'll. war he rendered grehi
services IN the Organization and '"chn'-
cal side of the munitions problem, and
ia octyher. 1915. came 10 this countrt
to look over American munition plants
Lieut. Col. Oswald Arthur Fitzgerald
personal military secretary to Ear
Kitchener. since his entry 'nto the army
In 1875 was associated many times
with Kitchener. lie was assistant mill
tary secretary when Kitchener was com
marder in chief In India In l?o7-0s. and
in 1909 was his stan officer durins
Kirchener's mission in japan
BEFORE the war he was "A military
a-tache In Egypt. "A post which he hat
held since 1912, but was summoned fror
II To serve ~ military secretary to Ear
Kitchener.
Hugh James O'fI.irne. who has bee
in the British diplomatic service sirc,
1892. was born In County INitrim !,
ireland in 1856 From 1897 To 1895
he was second secretary at the British
Embassy at Washington. In 1905 NJ
wa made councillor at the F~etrogra'
embassy. and DOR after the war startc.
was sent to Sofia
Brig Gen. Arthur Ellershaw ". who haC
seen service with Earl Kitchener, wa
born In lsG9 and entered the army IN
1855 He distinguished himself durtn-
the fighting on the Indian frontier IN
1928. During the Boer war he was
badly wounded Ne was awarded The
n. :, O. in the present war.
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IMMENSE LOSS, IS
LONDON PRESS VIEW
Will Be Hard to Replace as
Organizer Of Victory.
Says "Daily News"
MANY Tributes PAID
>p.ciai CaJie Despafch 10 Tn, slx

>osc,ai Cabie Despatch 10 Tnr su>.
LONDON, jun ! Wednesday, .--Ex-
tracts from newspaper comment on the
death of Lord Kitchener follow
The Daily Neus says:
1T would be Idle to minimize this very
serious loss. There is nobody in a war
prodigal OF regulations who can quite
replace him In the popular estimation as
an organizer Of victory"
The Daily Chronicle says
The loss Is a loss not only OF a great
soldier and a great War Minister but %;
a great personality. The mud thrown
by attackers fell oY bin easily. His
fame Will last long after his traducers
are forgotten.
Tho Daily Mail says
so ends with distressing suddennAss
a career Of romantic distinction, which
had assumed extraordinary Significance
In the estimation OF his countrymen. lie
rendered the nation two conspicuous
services In the past twenty-five months.
First. he rightly anticipated that the war
would last three years. when other eN-
perts We're sure It would be over in six
months Second. he called the men o.
Britain To- enlist by the million. when
others were positive II could no: b.
done"
The Daily ETprss says
The loss to the empire carrot be
exaggerated. Without HIN tho war
would probably ave been los, months
acp"
The Morning Post dct;ribcs IN. loss
AZ "a heavy blow 20 the nation"
The Daily Telegraph says:
zone Of the heaviest lossrs o: :hc
whole war corles Ike a crushing, esrse-
less blow. The sense of loss will ~
sharply renew ed on tho day, not We; In
sight. when real negotiations for peace
are 80, afoot, for he was a born res p
tia'or."
Numerous tributes y, prominent men
to Lord Kitchener were printed in the
afternoon papers. ord Rosehery said
W vii not lament him to-day. He
! lived = full lie and gained a reputation
tina, no other man in these Islands pos
sessed. He died Ia IN" full affection and
confidence OF tn. nation. His cpitapf
rhou't Nc. "" I'D h's du',
Tn. Archbishop of Canterbury said
"His life was laid down for the aus
IN which ac are all striving 10 do ON
part IN PRAYER and resolve. So that II
may hrius about something better thar
We have had IN the past
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-07
EARLDOM GOES TO BROTHER.
kitchrner'~ sucrrssOr IN TitIc IL
~ Years Ola.

l.oNpo', Jan" O. The successor to
Earn kii"h"u"r'S TITLE i- his elder
brother. 'of. il"ury Elliott '~rcvallirr
Kitchener, who, uotwithStan iiug IN.
fac that he is nearly 80 yoa,e old. has
been serving In the suuthw".t African
campaign He is now ON his Nay home.
'ul Kitchener Formerly commanded the
West indian Dclut. lie wa mentioned
II IN" dispatches fur his services IN
Burma In 1891, ana in 'h" same year
again received official COMMUNICATION iur
MS services AZ chief TRANSPORT officer of
The Mauipur expedition, H." wa born
Dctolper !, 1886.
Tho second heir Is col. kitchcner's
~on. Commander Henry Franklin Chcval-
Ter Kitchener, i. y
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-07
BEGAN AS STABLE BOY.
Robcrta"n Won mcns nv
Uiut 81 Hard work.

Gen. sir William Robertson present
GE.ef Of SttN. who is expected e. succeed
| ord Kitchener as Secretary ~ STATE for
War, Is regarded as the most efficient sol
dier in Great Britain Starting life as
a stable hoy. he entered thc army 49, a
private. and with practically 10 cduca-
ton he has worked himself up. passing
peers and men VINO had every advantage
educationa,ly. to his present position.
lie has overcome practically every oh
sticle that Il Young m10 beginning AS
hr did might cNp,ei To- So" placed IN
from, of him
-" - 'uucl, LAX. Kitchener and nos
sesse. some " the characteristics dis
ri. wed ny ~. OF k lie = a tireless
Nor6er. has mind TIM works Tx.
N-htnirg. dispeuses with red tape. *
a mastery organizer and viii have none
hut, efficient. hard workers under him
Like Kitchener also he can say No TO
A peer or a prince, and II he considers a
decision necessary he docs not hesitate
to announce II. lie is a street disci-
rlinarian. and while greatly admired ana
respected for the ono he hts won, he
Is at times feared ny the officers. Al
IN. outbreak ~ the war there was
AtI'fNN " Ulfl w NV '''
whose name could not he found in the
peerag" II j. not 80 now. and has not
been - since Robertson became 'hlef
Of stan.
SIR William Robertson Was born IN
Welhou~o". Lincolnshire. In ls6" lie
received ~ ordinary school education,
did odd job. hccam" pantrymau ard
then foOtipan lev the establishment ~
"A WILTSHIRE, squire. ~ "a ne quit
N. job and. walking to the nearest
town. enlisted In the army.
Then h. h.Gan 20 study for a promo
ton. He worked far INTO the night and
had somebody read TO him hi" al
! tending To- some If h's duties. II oos
ter years for him to pass the necessary
examinations hv which he ohtaiucd a
commission ard was made a second
| lieutenant IN the Third Dragon Guards
| HIS follow l'eutcnan's were about eight
! years his junior
Except ror the opportunities for pro-
| morton on merit he had no prospect ri
rcach,ng higher rank thar major Ne
SO, out 70 mako himself noticed N 10
did. -Four years after he had received
his commission he was assigned. 20 the
intelligence branch of III. Quart"r!nas-
ter's department in India. There hc
| found his opportunity. Rewards were
offered for officers who learned som,
of the indian dialects. studying ~
Indian dialect Is not stimulating WORK
| for the ordinary officer. but II was to
Robertson.
He set to work Offering the native
'nuushi." or teacher, ore-Quartcr of his
reward. So he acquired one dialect after
! another, When the Chitral trouble cain,
h., had plenty of opportunities Ia dis,
uuguish himself In tina, campaign h,
WA. wounded and won the Distinguished
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-07
GERMANS REPULSED
IN NIGHT ATTACKS
Two Further Assaults in v'c,.
dun Region Followed h
Day Of Caution.
TT. vArX NERO HONoErj
sp,c,oi rob,e D,spo,ck 10 rrr : d,

Spec,oi Cobie Despatch 10 Tur g,
PARIS. June S.-Thc day passed W.
no infantry action on either side N ,.s
Meuse in the verdun region. Las, nis,,
the Germans repeated their attach. g.
the Vaux- Damloup from. delivering two
assaults, both Of which were f~c;,iiesd
According to unShcial reports ,ror
the front, the German attacks ~ ".
,erday lacked the intensity Of recent AZ.
saults and French critics express d.
opinion that the Germans. ~ "a rcsul, D.,
their heavy losses. are proceeding iro'.
cautiously in their efforts against For
vaux while recognizing the forces m
voived.
The French War Office 70.
night that Chief Of Battalion Bay'sI
the defender Of Fort vaux, has b,.
made a commander OF the Legion ~
Honor. The official cominuniquc says:
on our front north Of NerduS ,.
infantry action VS. reported N ~
curse Of the day. However. III, %
tiliery fighting continues With tte
same violence In the NauN-Dan'oln
sector
chief OF battalion Raynal, who b.
defending Fort Vaux with untIrin.
energy. has been made II command
Of the Legion of Honor.
In the official communion" issued = :
afternoon. the War once says that 'a"r
is no change In the situation a. For
Vaux. The communicate follows
On the right ban'; Of the Nruse w.
German attacks last nigh. against ou
positions between Vaux and Damlou'
| resulted In complete failure
No change has been recorded u the
situation at For NauS. which u,
enemy is bombard!ng with violence
There has been continued! 'r'"
m,ttent ~cannonading 81 tho re'nHiric'
| OF the ROY
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DUTCH PRAISE KITCHENER.
Grrmnus In Holland Think Disa stev
better Than Tcutou Victory.

>r.''1' 'riis Hs' 'rfsh io TUt So
NM%rrEi''M. jun" 81 sensation vas
caused tu Holland ny the death OF Lord
kitchcu'r Those sNmpathizing with tn.
Allies express profound regret. and Ger
man circles consider thu death OF tn.
british War secretary as better new
than ID German fIctory III Tn" field.
The butrh newspapers pay tribute -
lord kitthcners military achievements
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-07
SHOCK TO RICE.
British Ambassador Gets <cws
From sir Edward Grey.

W.sHiNGro>. june 6.-The news Of
tNo dciih of Lord Kitchener came rs p
Snock to - 'ccil Spriug-Rice and mem
hers az the British E.mbass. staff here.
Official confirmation came from Sir Ed
ward Grey. tho British Minister for
Fore gn Affairs.
II was recalled at the Embassy thai
rig teen Eilershaw. one Of the mem
hrrs NJ Lord kitciener's stan VINO per-
ishrd with him, was in the United states
only ahou; two months pgo in connection
with tho military supplies for the Rus
sian Government.
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FOUR FRENCH ATTACKS.
Germsus Say They Beat roc Bor.
On rusnta Ridge.

BERLIN, via London, June o t.
French, made four attackS Last 80 -
the FuInin ridge. ~iorih"esi 3D.! 'N'
Naux. on the east hank ~ VI" M'i''
No success was gained hN 'h" ',salf'
which resulted in extremely 'ei'y .o'-.'
to the attacking troops.
The official s~,a;cn,en. hsn.g .r' Ter.
noon says
On the eastern banN ~ 'H' Nous"
after renewed ard verN N"'.' tlfl'erN
preparation, the positions OF our 1'HN"
East Prussians on Furlu rldcc "ef'
four times attacked during '1" n:Nt
without the slightest success tn"
enemy suffered especially heavy losses
un,ler our combined artillery curtain
machine gun u,ul infantry fire. b'ner'
wise the situation b. unchanged
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-07
News at k~ttchrnrr's Death muses.
Sensation In spain.
.pccid cane Despatch 10 Tar ST,

MADRID, June 6.-Scarccly anything
tlat could have happened in connection
with the war could have created a
greater sensation than the news of the
loss of Lord kitchrner, Crowds gath
cred before the newspaper bulletins aud
the Court, Senate and Chamber were
greatly moved by the news,
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ATHENS, via Paris. luu" So
was made u, IN" 'ir,,N 'i1N'"
day 20 the Ministers 81 NO \''.. .'
ernments on account VI tN' '.,a
ton of martial Law AZ Salon a.
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or Inc SOcr sOTttt, NllCntncr, NcTNllC
secretly and encrgetically. collected
ampl. supplies and transport wagon 50
that when the advance up the Molder
River began he had 1900 mules and
oxen and 200 wagons to accompany the
column. When Cronje started TO retreat
Kitchener vas right at his heels and
with the aid OF Gen. French brought him,
TO bay.
Roberts left South Africa in 1900 and
Kitchener assumed the duties of com
mandcr in chief. The impression then
was that the war was practically over,
but Kitchener, perceiving the dogged
character Of the Beers. prepared for a
long resistance. lie was right. 4 pro-
longed guerrilla warfare followed. Tho
Beers started spasmodic outbreaks In a
hundred different places. Kitchener per
fectsd and extended "a system Of block
houses by which he dcmorallzed the or
ganized guerrilla warfare and conquered
the entire territory.
Gets Indian Command.
For these services Baron Kitchener
was made a Niscount and received a
national gift of fjO,0Oo oS250, 00o). Next
he was made commander IN chief in
India. and with characteristic energy
started to reorganize the service from
an.a. .,i.tan -. co 900 .,
10 ooo "a 49, e. 80, ,nr ,ry
, - ~. - 49,, lei.
Inri C,,r, h,,, 10 n,,-.,os 81 oo"rse
"a r,ada a., noc.,.,rv e,.ii, ,o- Inrd
cur,nn IA ros,or lilo ror,airsd ,n.India
,o, seven years ;mnr,ssiny mon the
service his discinIinc boIdness and
shrewdress I'm initiative and his mower
81 orraniza,ion
L,,yinp India he was promoted to the
rank of Field Marshal and was appointed
| 10 succeed the Duke of connaigh, as
| commander in chief of the Mediterranean
forces This was , sinerure po.t and
| Tho choice OF Kitchener for the post
aroused Indignation I'm England. The
general impression was that the Govern
r,ent did not know what to do with him
| and WAS afraid To- nut him al the head
| az tho War Office. In 1871 he was sent
10 Eryp; AS agent and Cunsul-General
at Cairo. where he did effective work in
preventing the Turks from smuggling
| men across tn. Egyptian territory for
| the reinforcement OF their truops fighting
, the Italians in Tripoli.
s,ia at the TIM" that the Military Acad.
When the war started N4Scount hll'h'
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TX. OF K."MASTER ORGANIZER
OF ENCLAND,S WAR FORCES
Growing Achievement of General Was the Creation Of
an Army Of 5000, 900 Men-Won Earldom
by Services in Field.

II is naturally expected OF Il soldier
that he face crises calmly. TX. of k.'
Kitchener Of Khartum, facing military
dangers or political storms. always main
tanned an imperturbability that made
him stand OUT before the world as "a
grim. sphinx like idcalized exponent of
the logged perseverance Of Great
Britain.
Beneath that immobili,y of feature aud
behind gray eyes that had tile giint OF
steel he had an iudomltablc will, an I'M
flinching courage and n mind mat
worked INCREASINGLY. Danger. obstacles
and political opposition were simply st'iii-
ulants to him to go ahead with all the
more determination along the, lines he
had laid down. Just as he was power
ful OF body. outstanding with an imposing
head on stalwart shoulders, so his mind.
possessing colossal energy seemed :"
have been built like a machine that
could have gonc on forever.
ncspectcd by whole Empire.
That quality Of sternness. that clock
like mind and stalwart character seemed
to have made themselves felt upon the
British people. The empire. AZ "A whole,
admired and respected him. n 1t was
due to his strength of character that the
men Of England enlisted in Kitchener
army These qualities were the con-
trolling forces of his life and made u
possible for him to accomplish so many
things. made 1t possible for him to do
What 10 other mar ever did before,
namely. raise an army OF more thar,
5000. 900 men in less than eighteen
months. "Bobs.' Lord Roberts. his old
chief. alone equalled him in the esteem
Of his countrymen.
Horatio Herbert Kitchener was born
on June -. 1850. AT Croter House
Ballylongford, County Kerry, Ireland.
lie was the eldest son of col. Henry
Horatio Kitchener Of Leicestershire and
Anne Frances. daughter of the Rev. nr
Chevalller Of Aspall Hall, SuNolk. He
chose "A military career and was educated
az the Royal Military Academy. Wool
witch. entering the army as Second Lieu
tenant of Engineers In 1871.
Earlier in that year he had. without
the consent Of the British authorities
enlisted in the French Mobile Guard
under Gen. Chsnzy. and had participated
in the disastrous retreat after the dc
feat at lie Mans. Having begun hi
career with the French. he met dedtf
when again allied with the same natior
against the same foe.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-03-13
COURT OF RECORD
To CONVENE TO-DAY
WILL BE AN INTERESTING SEES
SION TO BEGIN WITH, AS NUM-
Der OF WITNESSES WILL BE
QUIZZED BY SOLICITOR.

Convening at 10 o'clock this morn
ing, the March session of the court of
record will open, with Judge Kirke
Monroe presiding. Solicitor Loftin,
who has just returned from trip to
Key West, attending the sessions Of
the Pythian grand lodge, will be on
hand today, and from the number of
subpoenas which have been issued,
there viii be some spicy investiga-
tons going on, which may have an
interesting conclusion.
A number Of persons, said to have
been found in a place where gambling
had been alleged, have been sum-
mOned to appear at 10 o'clock this
morning before the county solicitor.
and just what the outcome of this al
legged probe will be is awaited with
interest. One or two for whom papers
had been issued are known to have
left the city before service could be
made on them, one having been re-
ported by associates in Northwest
Texas the last time he was heard
from.
Outside of the probe which is
looked for on the part of the solicitor
the criminal docket is not a heavy
one, and the same might be truth
fully said of the civil docket, which
will be sounded today.