The daily Alaskan., 1917-01-29

to accept another untried commander.
 Their fears were not groundless. One day General Wenz, commanding one of the brigades, went to General Schriebers headquarters-they were at the time in a farmhouse-for the pur- pose of arranging with him certain features of an attack that was to be made upon the enemy. He found Schrieber bending over his orderly, who was lying on bed In an adjoin- ing room in high fever. The V1sltor called Schrieber out for consultation, but found 1t impossible to secure his attention.
 q understand, general" he. said to Schrieber, ''that my brigade and yours are to advance upon the enemy as soon as the artillery has demolished their defenses."
 "What enemy2" asked Schrieber.
 .%What enemy2 Why, the French, or course. There's no other enemy in our front The British are far north of us."
 "Ohg was the only reply. A groan from the rear room carried the general there. When he returned he said:
 TPlease excuse me, general. My or derly is very ill He comes from the same region as l, and we came to the war together, both in the ranks. l reel It obligatory on me to take espec1a4 care of him" . Certainly. The orders are that we shall advance under curtain Of ire
 Another groan. General Schrieber heard 1t and did not hear the speaker. The visitor arose impatiently. T per ceive, general" he said, "that your mind is centered upon your orderly and the army must wait till the order ly recoyers."
 This was said with bitter tone, and the man who said it clanked out or the house.
 The next morning the two brigades were drawn up in mass and at a given signal advanced to capture a French position that had been pounded by the German heavy guns. The attack ing force became confused and were driven back.
 General" said Wenz savagely, "this comes of my being unable to get your attention yesterday when l called to talk over this attack. Your mind was | on a single private soldier instead or on the welfare of the fatherland."
 Let us try again." Schrieber replied. And, moving out to the front of the line, he seized a standard from a color 1 bearer and led a charge that was not only successful, but was maintained. Soon after this fight Schrieber re- ceived an order from the general com manding the division to send Private Oelrich back to his regiment. It was evident to the recipient that General SWenz had reported the failure Of bis effort to secure his colleagues atten- tion when he had called to arrange the details of the coming attack and the cause. Had not Schrieber by his gal lantry accomplished the object of the charge he would not have got on so | lightly.
 Nothing was heard of the stumbling block in the way of General Schrieber's efficiency till the Germans began their l attempt to reduce Verdun. Then after one of the terrible and unsuccessful charges in mass made on the French works the general was seen by his di- vision commander leaning over Prt- vate Oelrich, who vas lying on the ground in a pool of his own blood.
 General Schrieber, what are you do- ing here2 Your brigade is forming with others to make another attack. We are expected to take the position if we have to try hundred times"
 There was no response except moan. The man addressed quite likely did not know that he was addressed. The oth- CT was about to pour forth some sting ing rebuke when he saw Schrieber fall lifeless across the body before him. He had been struck by the fragment of a she'll.
 When the Red Cross workers went over the battlefield they took up the 1 bodies of General Schrieber and Pri- vate Oelrich together and carried them to the rear. Their Identification tags were examined, and 1t was found that they hailed from the same place In Westphalia. Their bodies were sent home addressed to the same person, an old farmer, the father of General Schrieber.
 The neighbors got together to do the last honors to the dead. Some troops in the neighborhood were detailed to carry the generals body to the grave and fire the customary salute over 1t. Old Schrieber took the commander of the escort aside and told him that Fritz was to be buried with the gen. eral and it would please the family \ If his body could go on the same gun carriage. The officer said no, but when the old man whispered few words in his ear be consented.
 The funeral. cortege attracted more than usual attention, not only on ac- count of the high military rank of Gen eral Schrieber, but because the secret of his attachment to his comrade was known to many of his fellow citizens 1 who lined the route over which it pass