The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-04-13
FORTUNES OF WAR
English Heroes Gain More Than
Glory by Success.
WEALTH HEAPED UPON THEM.
Many Have Been Made immensely
Rich as Reward For Winning De-
cisive Battles-Gifts That Were sec
slowed Upon the Duke of Wellington.


slowed Upon the Duke of Wellington.
According to Burns, glory is the SOL
dier's only prize and his wealth but
honor, and III the eyes Of most people
the reward OF heroism is indeed mere
ly praise and medals. But many a
great soldier has won fortune from
his successful campaigning, especially
i'll the armies of Europe
American heroes have been rewarded
by private gifts of real estate and by
the gift Of public office, but except for
the prize money" which meant for
tune to many an adventurous lad or
man Ia the old days, the awards to
American soldiers and sailors have
been much smaller than those In Eng
land.
General Grant, General Sherman,
General Lee-eyen George Washing
ton, though lie was made president
made no money from their successful
campaigns. But for his services In the
South African war aIoue the late Lord
Roberts of England received from par
| lament a grant OF nearly $500,000 in
American money, Added to that, an
earldom was conferred mon him and
he was made d knight Of the Garter
and appointed commander In chief of
the army.
All This followed the reward Of some
$50 200 for his services III Afcbantstan
during which he made the famous
march III twenty days from Kabul
to Kaudahai which il SIN "feblep
among tlle men Of the army
The late Lord Kitchener also won q
fortune by his sucecs.fpl campafgnino
parliament awarding him S25o.00o for
his service in South Africa and later
addino f. fhat S1-oooo for snosbing
the khalifa IN the sudan. for which
feat he Also received bts saaf IN tha
house If lords.
The late Lord Yasaley received from
parliament 100000 at various times
ana was also given seat IN tba house
of lords For his friumpbs on tbe hattie
field. notably durips fbe Ashanti war
But It was tbe Duke of wellington
whose victories brauoht IN the great.
est spoils If having beon estimated
fn1T his H0tIF1IYU resulted fortuna
of more than S9OOO00O
His great victory at Assave brought
him a sword and service of Mate
from tho inhabitants of Calcutta vol
ned ot nearly 100000 while for win
/ nino tbe battle IF Talavera no was
made a peer and voted q nension Of
$4,000 vaar - continpa thronob two
generations.
| His victory NJ Salamanca greatly
added 70 tbis alroadv substantial for
time since he received after n the
! thanks oP narliamant most rovallv
hacked mn by maronisata and s5oO-
! 600
Aftar the oraa+ c,on,ion in tho pvra-
nees ana fbe battles which sent Nh.
poleon to EIba Wellington was made
= dulze hv bi- orarofnI country ond
was oivan - o,..,,,t of Il -0n 00o and h9s
income mad, ~. n xe7 ooa q vear
In CONSEQUENCE when the French am-
naror os.ancd fr,,a Frba and made
that trinmnl,ant n1,rch mat ended at
Waterloo mo I,nEa of WELLINGTON re-
turning baro ~ Tondon narn1axad
nh rnoIand ,-itL no ,,rohlor, of how
4tFZ
to reward him Tba biobaet bonors
ana > oraat fortune had already haan
oiyan him Int narliamont added an
otbnr & 0ooooa g. liz yvaaItb ond ba
drew IN addition S20o0a0 n nrize
money and the Eing If portloaI nra-
sentad him Win nl,ta worth more tban
$40 0oo
This ie one of tba oraatast fortunas
aver mada in wo,fara4 tbat ie hv nnb.
lin off
Nor do the rewards that England
gives her soldiers consist merely IN
aat sums ~ mono, ar titles In many
instances they fake the form of nen-
sions 70 he continued for several pen-
eratiops Lord Mamie, of Noodala re-
ceived pansion of S1o0oo wear to
extend du1,ino two Iffetinns ana when
lord Raglan was killed in the praat
Russian war his wife woe pivan * OoO
a vaar and his SON s1o ooo a veay tvhiIa
yisconnt couch tba bero of tna sikh
war received not only nens,bn of
$40 ooo vaar from, Tia cavorrnient
Int an ao,,ol sun from, mo Honorable
For the victory Of the Nile, Nelson