The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-15
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eral is nothing To me.
I finally convinced the smiling
ones that nothing is impossible to
a reporter lady. and | found my
self being piloted by nice young
Yankee to the place where the
general stood.
| soon found myself with Brig.
Gen. White, a man a trifle below
medium height, with a pair OF
deep-set English blue eyes, while
a pleasant voice, with an unmis-
takably English accent.
He asked me to sit down and
"chat a bit"
This general Job - isn't 1t a
trifle wearing?" ! asked him.
The blue eyes twinkled and a
smile began to tell where the
wrinkles around his eyes came
from.
well, sometimes. But most of
the time-well, it's just ones
work, you know. Over here
there's good bit of running
about that rather tires one, but
you Americans are so cordial one
doesn't have time to get tired"
But yet ! explained patient
ly, while he watched me with a
little amused smile on his face.
81 mean when you're actually in
the field. Don't you get awfully
tired? What do You have to do?
DO YOU ever lead a charge like
they used to with your sword in
your hand, calling to your men to
come and get 'em?"
was quite excited at the pic
ture of II all. Then | stopped for
breath.
The general permitted himself
a laugh.
IF you're in charge of a regi-
ment you've all the responsibility
of it on your shoulders. You're up
and working all day And you're
up good share of the night. You
don't get much time to rest. The
trenches aren't for that.
Back of Lines
"As for what do we do-well,
we obey orders. They come from
the commander-in-chief and the
have to see that they
are carried out"
"Yes, hut how about a
charge? Don't you lead them?
Where are you when the
charge Is made?"
We'll, you're anywhere from a
half a mile to ten miles from the
trenches. with a telephone in your
hand. You do all your work by
telephone. You're commanding
some 1000 men and you couldn't
very well lead them all at once.
The lieutenant colonel usually
leads the charges. The generals
order them"
I know I looked my dlsappoint-
ment.
Orders Phoncd
you just sit in your office and
telephone all the orders?"
He laughed. "Well, It's hardly
an office. It's much more apt to
be dugout or a battered farm
house, and you're apt to be blown
up any minute. You have to direct
the work of the entire regiment,
and it's up to you to make de-
cisions mighty fast sometimes. oh,
1t isn't at all an easy job, as you
call It,"
He's Going Back
Gen. White went with the first
forces. Aug. 9, 1914. At that
time he was lieutenant colonel
and was only promoted this last
year. He insists that there wasn't
any reason what he should have
been promoted. I think there is.
He looks like that sort.
You're going back?" I asked
him.
Indeed I am" he assured me.
When I'm thru getting all the
men I can for the army, I'm going
back and do 1t all over again"
With Lieut.. c. j. White, Max
Enos. U. S. press representative
of the Canadian Pacific, and
Lieut.. Col. c. D. Murray, ad-
miralty lawyer of Scotland, Gen.
White arrived in Tacoma Wednes-
day and at once began plans for
the establishment of a recruiting
office.
The visitors motored over from
Seattle, arriving about Q O'Clock
Wednesday morning, and we're
met by British Vice Consul C. r.
Lucian Agassiz and 20 prominent
Tacomans of British birth or de-
scent.
They will leave here a commit
tee to continue recruiting for the
British army.
Lieut.. Col. j. S. Dennis is in
charge of the northern division of