Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-17


liindcnburS In early youth. we learn
he disclosed his unsclnsh nobility of
character. the same which now inspires
his soldiers with perfect confidence and
love. even when he demands almost
Supcrhuman cXcrtionS from them.
When boy he Went to the "Jahr-
market" In Glog;tu. but did not spend
any money on himself. instead he
bought IL cents worth Of candicd or
augc peel for his grandmother. who
was Immensely fond Of this confcc-
ton; some chocolate cigars for his
brother and Il rubber bail for his sister.
When he went to public school in
Glogau he was not considered bril-
liant student. lie chatted too much
ana failed In arithmetic. When he left
public school and entered the military
school in Wals,adt he wrote his last
viii and left his toys and books to his
brother Paul
He wrote to his parents ds:.iny them
permission to take home during his
vacation some of his poorest comrades.
He made a lis; o: the Christmas pres
"nts he wanted: FIRST. paint box. Sec
oud Il pockctknifc. third an interesting
story boOw. fourth a iarg" diary and
an album. alongside OF which he pu.
nigh, he asking too much.
some of the great character traits
Of IIind.nburG are his picty. his love
for the Fatherland and his faithfulness
20 the Kaiser. When he was "a young
lieutenant ne used to carry the New
Testament in hiss breast pocket. This
savcd his l:ce during the Franco-Ger-
man War. y bullet struck the book,
tui did not penetrate all the pages
II Is a wcll-known fact that in the
church OF Glauwitz lIindcnbUrg prayed
aloud for victory. Fiindcnburg's pri-
waite life is absolutely clean. He mover
played cards or drank excessively. and
he hardly ever Smoked.
HEiiENE:S GOD Iit:ipED IIIM
TO GAIN \ VICTORY
iIindenburg never speaks OF fate or
luck. He does not talk about genius.
but he believes that God helped him
God helped m. TO gain :, victory. ant
the Kaiser gave me the soldiers. he
made me commander, he trusted me.
lie grateful 10 God and the Kaiser. III
not thank me. is what he told the
People OF East Prussia when they came
10 thank and p~a!sc him as their de.
livercr.
" professor of 81 "KricGs Aka
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general STAFF. llndenburs found the
best occasion to ,lucate the young oin-
Gers in the most important subject,
applied military tactics" Frederick
the Great invented for the bcnent OF his
army officers the 'Nrice, Spiel 'war
game). and IIindonbur. followed in
the footsteps OF tn Prmsssan King by
improving this wa game.
when Hindcnburg was studying in
the "kriecs- Akadamic'' US13-1Gl he
became a pupil OF Professor rochham-
mcr. who tells US that Hindcnburg cut
an imposing figure" H." called this
soldier, over Sis feet tail. with broad
shoulders short-croppcd hair and big
mustach" broad forehead. the living
decentralization OF the war god" When
Professor rochhammcr his lectures.
became tedious and tiresomc linden
bur. used 10 take out his maps. PEN
ellis and compass. and commence to
work on plan for an imaginary bat
tie without paying any attention to
the professor.
In 1870 he fought against the French
in the battles Of st. Privat and Sedan.
ana was decorated with the order of
the Red Cross and the Iron Cross
In 1911 h" retired from active SER
vice until the war Of 1914 broke out.
when he again returned 10 the army,
ana was appointed commander in the
east.
OF Ludcndorm even Germans to-day
know little. but high army officer :
he deserves large share of linden
burgs fam. lie has been lIinden-
hurG's chief Of stan since August. 1914.
and has worked out the splendid bits
of stratcg' which time and again have
hafiled the Hussian hordes Now that
Hfndcnnurs has become chief OF the
erea, general san. and only second
to the Kaiser I.u5icnd9rn has been
made quart"rmastcr-g general HIS
name is signed to the brief daily ol,l-