Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-06-06
KITCHENER, BRiTAIN'S MINISTER OF
WAR, ON T0RPED0ED WARSHIP.
Of fighting strength.

Of fighting strength.
lie grimly told the British people they
hau 4 bigger war on their hands than
hhey realized and one that might last
longer than they cpectexd. but il was 10
be- faced with entire confidence and he
nnsmiling. almost like a drhumanized
machine set GU 10 make things hum.
lie had scarcely moved into Whitehall
street whSl he made numerous changes
in The personnel of the war Office which
was said 10 to- home. cpIni.ed with social
and political flsOritism.
After dispatchin. = few hundred
Thousand regulars 1" Franc aal Erlgi-
un 10 help check The unru>hing Ger
mans the war secretary began recruiting
and oganiziug his army of millions The
British Isles were covered with signs
and posters nrging Young men iD JOIN
the %colorS. Kitchener went through
country Sulerinten ling the drilling of
the army. From time a. time we've re-
ports indicating his failure ID get The
number OF men hc wanted. but within
= wear after the war opened Premier As
puith officially announced IN parliament
that about j.O0n coo men had enlisted III
the United Kingdom alone and almost
another million ia the overseas ioinini0uS
Kitchener wa> the nhirrt - nu little
criticism. Thcr, Mas much eumuliu.
hcrau>c IL the strict censorship he i'm
posed IN newspapers anil his utter di~rc-
gard for war rlrcspnndrntS. \otwith-
>lam!im. ihi>. the Fri i~h newspapers
gave him active support prior 10 MY
1915. During the winter months The war
secretary had announced th" hi-
drive wnud begin about th. first ~
Nav The battle w Ncugc ChaprIlr 90
cured IN Nav aud England believed this
was the beginning of The hig drive.
shortly aftcrWarl. reports reached Eng
Hand that the driv" had halted wins
to a shortage of munitions. especially
high explosive shells \ section Of the
London press then declared that kitch-
cncr had made , serious mistake III pro
,iding large quantities of Shrapncl ana
insufficient high explosives. Newspaper
attacks went 50 far rs ~ suggest his DC
ing displaced !> war secretary hut The
majority of the papers defended HIM III
was agreed that the raising OF Il hig ar
my and supplying munitions at the same
,imc was too great i task for one man.
The discussion developed til" formation
of a coalition Cabinet and the creation
of the new portfolio Of Minister Of Mu-
nitunS ~ which David LLOYD George
took charge while Kitchener remained
as war minister vif~HM
Without his crowning achievements
a- the oTelt organizer If th" British cam
nlien III the European war. Kitchener
had already won wide and lasting fam
by his MANY campaigns in Egypt. oSuth
Africa and in India
lie Was born June n. 1850 IN County
Hrtry. ireland. 4 fact that gave ri>e I"
general belief that be- was uf Irish
blood but his parents we're If French
and Fnali~h descent Hi. father was Y
soldier. bat of 80 very hi"h rank IT.
. - rnanagod "a climb to the lieutenant
%1.ncicy ,f i dragnnn regiment when
'. retired ~ the estate m Ireland where
'|!uratio Herbert Kitchener. the "a W.
DISTINGUISHED son WIS horn. Young Kit
hcrer rrrcivci his fundamental militia
ry education III Wunlwich where H. dis
PLAYED only ordinary h%riIliarcv. with
h. cvccntiou Of his liking for mathcmat
les ON graduating hc received "A com
mission IN the Poval Engineers. but
" hen not yct II vcir~ ~ g.c hr attached J
himself Ia Frcuch ar'uy in The Fran
,u rru~~inn war lie hat been in the ser
,i.r only " short time when hr r%nrtr1c
tcI pneumonia during Y hl'lnor flight
auj had such a prolonged illness that
DIR had 81 give M frt.h"r services f1r
France Kitchener experience in Euro
rrau " fare prior "" hi> direction WY
he great war az 1911 therefore had
been limited ouly q" 70 few balloon
liehf~ iu France
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