Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-17
Lesser Generals Bow Be-
fore Hindenburg, Mack
ensen and Ludendorff.
NAMED NOW HEAD
OF GREAT GENERAL STAFF
Devoted Years to Study of East
Prussia, With Special Atten-
ton to Frontier.
BOTH rIous AND PATRIOTIC
New Testament, Carried in Breast.
Pocket, Saved His Life in
FrancO-German War.

HindenburG. Mackensen, Ludendorff--
these are the names to conjure with in
Germany to-day. Into the hands OF
three masters of war, tried in tho
awful fire of the last two years. the
Kaiser has committed the greatest
military machine in the world, and all
lesser chicftains now bow down before
them.
There comes a time in titanic strug.
giles when dictators become Imperative:
Great leaders give way to the greatest.
Grant or a Napoleon of inexorable
will curbs the mighty and forces all
the vast forces of a nation into united
effort.
That is Gcrmany's situation to-day.
Encircled by the iron hand" of enemies.
the Kaiser has sacrificed even tn.
astute Won Falkenhayn. who himself
succeeded the clever Won Moltke in
the early days of the war and for two
years had been head of the great gem
eral staff. Now he. in turn. must Weld
place TO a more splendid genius, Hin
| denburg.
| Hindcnburg is the great rock on
which the formidable armies OF Ger
many and her allies center. Luden-
| dorH is his alter ego his second self.
his understudy, who stands by his side
watching with eagle eye ready to polish
and round off his chiefs plans.
! Mackcnscn is the thunderbolt, the
master of oncnsives. the mail-clad fist
with which lIindenburg strikes He is
| now IN charge of the desperate situa-
ton around Roumania. where he isn't
tempting to shock Germanys latest
enemy by such "A smashing blow from
the South that tho Roumanan attacks
on other sides will weaken.
German soldiers often call Mackensen
the Archangel Michael with n flaming
sword" Teuton officers taken prisoner
in Russia recently told "Petroff," the
famous war correspondent of the Russ
Austrian generals cover before him and
how he burned a message from the
Kaiser
BURNED MESSAGE
SENT ny THE KAISER
/ PetrOff describes two war councils
held by MaCkensen this summer. Tho
first took place at Kovel, nineteen Aus
trian generals of high rank being pres
emit
i AT the opening or the sitting" SAYS
Fctron. Prince Leopold of Bavaria.
especially sent by the Kaiser handed
10 Won Mackensen letter from The
Kaiser Won Mackenscn rose to his
ieet and began TO read the important
document Prince Leopold also stood
up Won AJockenson ro,d j.;
becoming pensive. often frowninC If
was evident mar tho i.,t.r
numerous ouo.t;o,s ,a ~, -
Icono,d ,.n,v, ,b,;
Nhlo 1.o ,,,
Prince Ioo,o,n 'iis
was actually as 1t
f,,o =, 49, eNpressioh ON the
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~ '"'nN over inc question dealt
WV" !" 'he ieltcr' replying with de-
'h" resolution, Yes at
o."rr moments ne uttered resolute
~" fr'hce leopold marked these
lowh-
Having finished reading, Won Mac
k"ns"n again became pensive. closed
his eyes and shook his head, Then
nc rolled the letter up and lighted
1t at gas burner used for the purpose
OF hShtinE cigars. holding the paper
nn ms mana until 1t burnt to ashes.
"' Nv '"isco ms eyes TO frince Leo
for some stotnmen, NJ M,o Ta,..as
remoincd .iIn,,,
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lion of thc I,mnoror, 20
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