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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-25

course was set NV. eve gave cheer,
feeling that at last we we're to have a
chance to show our mettle with Cana
dams and Tommies where the biggest
fight was raging"
And it was in France that the author
became scout. Here is the story, as he.
tells it, Of his last scouting expedition:
1--WE were planning to take a portion of
the trench opposite to straighten our line,
and had secuted down hundred yards of
it from behind and got a good idea of the
strength with which it was hald, taking
bearings of its position. The next night, as
the attack was to take place at daybreak,
thought had better go over and make sure
that had made no mistakes crossed over
the first trench without any difficulty. There
did not seem to be any one on guard
then went toward their support lines where
there seemed to be more men, mostly work
ing parties. l passed these, and with ur-
pardonable carelessness stood up to have a
look round, thinking that it was too dark
for me to be seen. But I got aVshock to
find that there a sentry almost beside
me-though he was, if anything, more
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-25
Before He Became One Himself

ordinate unit. The chief of each of these
different units, consequently. as we'll as
commanding it, must learn to obey; before
debating his own orders he must inspire
himself with those which he has received
But in war to obey is a difficult thing
Obedience is needed in the presence of
the enemy and in spite of the enemy; in
the midst of danger; of various and unfore-
seen circumstances; before the unknown,
which may be full of menace, and despite
the fatigue which results from many causes
And how can an officer pursue the cxecu-
ton of an order received, how can he con-
tinue the development of programme or
a scheme, if he does not safeguard his
liberty Of action to move in spite of the
enemy? Moitke said: In war our will soon
encounters the Independent will of the
enemy The art of war is the art of
guarding ones liberty of action wrote
Xcnophon.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-25

scared than myself. He pulled the trigger
without taking aim and naturally missed
me, but if he had been wide awake he could
with ease have punctured me with his BAY
onet. / did not stop to pass the time of day
with him, for the place seemed suddenly
alive with Huns AS he called Heinz! Heinz,'
probably the name of his corporal-but T
Owed into a shell hole and fattened myself
as much as possible. AS was lost to sight
and to memory too dear to be allowed to
escape they began to cover the ground with
bombs. These all went we'll beyond me. and
had 1T not been for 'Butterfingers' might
have escaped. But bomb slipped from his
hand, rolling into the hole in front of him
tie jumped back into the safety of the
trench, and did not know that the bomb had
1allen on me as it exploded. But knew it
my left leg was broken in three places.
twelve wounds in my right, and others on
my back, twenty that afterward had to be
dressed, not counting some other scratches
lhen they came out to look for me- nv
Trend almost stepping on me, but after
half an hours fruitless search they gave ND.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-25

There were many inventive brains of
high quality working at great pressure dur
ing all the days of holding on, but one of
the cleverest ideas put into operation was
the arrangement devised by an engineer
whereby rifles were firing automatically in
the front line trenches after every man had
left. There is no doubt the Turks were
completely buffed
The last men to leave the actual trenches
were the remnant OF the heroic band that
were the first to land They requested the
honor of this post of danger and it could
not be refused them They must have ex-
pected that their small company would be
still further thinned; but this place of
miracles still had another in store, as the
evacuation was accomplished from Anzac
itself without casualty"
The survivors of the Gallipoli expedi-
ton were again shipped to Egypt Then,
just when it seemed that the sand-dug
trenches of the Great Sahara were to be
the nearest thing to a real fight on the
Western front in France came the or
ders to sail, and this time the eager ewes
watching the compass saw that her
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-25

these are not sufficient for him; he must
also possess what de Brack calls the i'm
perative fluid the gift Of making the su-
preme energy which animates him pass
into the masses of men who are his army,
for the army is to the general what the
sword is TO the soldier; the army will not
move unless he implies it, directs it, in
vgorates it.
THE greatest results Of war have all, in
fact. been the deeds of the commanders
So it is just that history should enter in
the records of generals not. only victories
which glorify them, but also defeats which
discredit them. Without the general no
battle and no victory is possible. Let me
recall the profound saying of Scharnhorst
at the moment of the nomination of
Butcher to the command of the army in
Silesia in 1913: is it not the way in which
the chief imprints his own resolution in
the hearts of others that makes him a
great man of war; rather than all the other
aptitudes abilities which theory de-
msnds of him.? That such an influence is
'The hour must come when it is neces-
sary to make decisions to incur RESPONSE
these decisions must be taken before they
are imposed; these responsibilities must be
assumed beforehand, since the general must
seize the initiative in order to unloose his
offenSve-"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-25
\ /ictory Depends
V on Morale

War is the employment of moral force
in which material forces are 1cluded and
swallowed up; victory is moral depression
in the vanquished; battle is the struggle
of two wills In order that our army should
be victorious it must have morale superior
TO that of the enemy, or this must be i'm
parted to it by its command. To organize
battle is therefore to excite the morale of
our own army to its highest point and to
break that of the adversary. The will to
conquer is the first condition of victory
and consequently the first duty of every
soldier; but it also involves that supreme
resolution which the general must at need
know how to insti into the souls of his
men, moral superiority in the conqueror
From this we see the need for gem
cral Of the highest order if his army Is
to conquer, and the man who purposes to
deliver battle must possess supreme
gift that Of command. Good plans and
firm wa intelligence and character. all
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-25

of the two enemies, cold and starvation,
the evacuation was planned. This with
drawal was a greater feat even than the
landing, Captain Knyvett asserts:
"No achievement in military history was
better conceived or more faithfully carried
out. Here was scope for inventive genius
and many were the devices used to bluff the
Turk. We schooled him in getting used to
long periods of silence At first he was
pretty jumpy and could not understand the
change, when the men who had always given
him two for now received his fire with
out retaliating. After a while he decided
that as we were quite mad there was no
accounting for our behavior. Then we
scared him some more by appearing to land
fresh troops. AS a matter of fact a thou
sand or would leave the beach at night
and few hundred return in the daylight
under the eyes of the Turkish aeroplanes
causing them to report concentration of
more troops. Stores were taken out to the
ships by night, and the empty boxes
brought back and stacked on the beaches
during the day. 1t must have appeared as
If we were laying in for the winter.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-25

SLOUGH was but habit and the nonchalance
but a cloak for enthusiasm, but even he
would hardly have guessed that these were
the men who would win at Galipol the
praise of the greatest British generals, who
called them the greatest fighters in the
world
Soon the news Of these bands 'on the
Nallaby' at the call of the country caught
the imagination Of the whole nation. The
government was convinced that the
weeks and sometimes the months that
would be occupied in this long tramp need
not be wasted. Military training could be
given on the way, and they might arrive In
camp finished soldiers. So the SNOWFALL
marches were at last recognized by the gov
eminent. Whenever as many as fifty had
been gathered together instructors, boots
and uniforms were sent along, and the
march partook of military character"
For the author the first camp was on
ground previously used for an annual
cattle show, the men being allotted
quarters in the various horse boxes and
cattle stalls in the fair building Thus
boys who had callers were soon proudly
showing their friends, by the name over
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-25
he Outbackers Themselves
Solved the Problem

" men the broke out the problem of
= hs government was how TO collect the vol
onteers from these outback towns for active
service. 1t would cost from $50 to s100 per
mead IN railway fare to bring them into
camp The outbackers, however, solved the
problem without waiting for the govern
"sn' 70 make up its mind. They just made
Up their zwags and bumped the biuey' for
'"s coast. simultaneously from inland
''"ns IN different parts Of Australia men
"'ehout the means Of paying their trans
p'ftasion 70 Sydney or Melbourne simply
''arted out 70 walk the 300 or 400 miles
rom their homes TO the nearest camp. In
sns beginning there would be just II half
'''~"h or 70, but az they reached the next
|"hshlp they would tell where they were
''uh' and more would join. Passing by
"'1h'ary ridcrs' and prozpcctors' huts, they
quo pick up here and there another red
,""o VINO could not resist the chance Of
"si"x tn real ding dong fight. Many were
"@z'ed and gray, but az hard as nails and
"'''ay could prove that they we're over the
~ nor snli@tment, for they Themselves did
's eho~ how old they were
'"' much Of an army, this band. Per
Kitchener would have sccn that the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-25
Cteercd by the
~ Derelict Aeroplane

About two hours later l started home on
my long, painful crawl. 1t took me about
twenty minutes to pass the sentry near
where was lying, but after that there was
no danger ofediscovery-the front line still
appearing almost unoccupied; but I was
getting dizzy and not sure of my direction.
| knew, however, where there was derel;c+
aeroplane in No Mans Land, and made tow
ard it. When sighted this was overcome
with relief, and laid my face in the mud for
a while to recover. | had now crawl.d
ABOUT ooo yards dragging my useless legs.
ana my elbows were skinned through, be-
ing used as grapples that l dug in the
ground ahead, in that way dragging myself
few inches at time.
i knew our trenches were still about two
hunored yards away, and, the sweat of fear
broke out on me | remembered the two
machine guns in front of me that would fire
on anything seen moving out there. So |
crawled higher up the line, where it was
sa1er TO enter, and few yards from our
trenches gave our scouting cali.
Several of my boys came running out
ana tenoerly picked me up. was all in
ana could not move muscle. My own boys
"ouid not allow the stretcher bearers
TO touch me, but six of them put me on a
stretcher and carried me over the top just
as day was breaking. They would not go
down into the communication trench or
shell holes because they thought it would
be too rough on me, and so carried me over
the exposed ground: and when they got me
to the dressing station they said: You will
come back to us, sir, won't YOU | said:
Yes. boys, you bet will And you may
bet that shall, as ever ! am passed
as 6t again"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-25

sense of the word, loses in precision. 1t
suit to be won, but not the ways and means
of winning it, How. then, can subordinates
maintain the clear vision of the single aim
with which they have been inspired and
at the same time conserve their own liberty
of action in the sense Indicated? Only by
the first requirement, which impresses and
imposes on all subordinates the aim de-
sired by their superiors; and, in the second
place, by intelligent and active discipline,
or rather initiative, that chooses the means
by which to arrive at the goal Indicated
"liere have the high conception of
military intelligence which, be it we'll
understood. makes demands upon character
as we'll leadership, requiring that i'm
mobility of intelligence which may be
called absence of thought The automatic
obedience Of the ranks is perhaps sufficient
for the soldiers. who have only to carry
out orders, though they will work
better if they know what they are doing;
but it is entirely insufficient for the subor-
dinatc who must interpret and carry out
the will Of his superior. To do this he
must first understand his gVcral's plan;
then he must accomplish it with the means
the circumstances, and of these he is the
sole Judge Who says 'chief' then. saws
man of character; that is obvious: but
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-25
GENERALISSIMO is a person
the world knows by evidence,
: little by knowledge. Foch cas-

a generalissimo has demon
strated himself in action, but the we'll
springs of his character are still in the
vague shadows of his past.
"Thc Caisson,' which is the publca-
ton of the Ordnance Training Camp at
Camp Hancock, Georgia. in recent is
sue reprinted a section Of lecture de-
llvered by Marshal Foch, then major
in the Superior School Of War, in 1900.
The subject Of the lecture was the gen
cralissimo. 1t follows:
1.-The gencralissimo alone practiscs the
art Of strategy in the complete sense of the
word; and strategy is the poetry Of war;
All others confinc themselves to tactics, the
prose OF war. He alone is the organizer
and conductor Of the orchestra; the others
arc only players under his baton.
whether the gcncralissimo is himself
with the advanced guard divisions or divi-
s'ons Of battle, every unit in our military
organization She army, the corps. the divi-
SION. the brigade. the rcgimcnt-is a sub
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-25
2r lhere With the Fellows From the NeverNever Land

~ of cover There With the Aus
- tralians" (Scribner's), Cap
tain R. Hugh Knyvett, was
IN this country lecturing and recuperat-
ing from wounds received in fighting on
the Western front. He confidently ex-
pected to return to his command and
spend days and nights scouting with
"Fritzie" in No Mans Land That wish
was never realized, for it was while
waiting to be shipped overseas that his
death occurred, the effect of his old
wounds.
But Captain Knyvett has left his
story of the war, and it is also peculiar
ly Australia's story. He begins his
story with the call to arms in those in
land regions of Australia, far from the
paths Of civilization. We read:
Way out back in the never-never land
Of Australia there lives patriotic breed of
humans who know little of the comforts of
civilized life, whose homes are bare, where
coin is rarely seen, but have as red blood
and as clean minds any race on earth.
They live in galvanized iron humpics with
olrt floors, newspaper covered walls, sack
ing stretched across poles for beds, kcro-
ssne boxes for chairs, and table made
from saplngs. The water for household
uses ls delivered to the door by modern
O'anas driving team of goats, at 25 cents
per kerosene tin, which is not so dear when
you know that it has to be brought from a
olilybong' or water hole ten miles away
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-25

the word means more than that; it means
also a man capable of comprehension who
works on his own initiative while carrying
out his orders. To passive obedience, in
the absolute forms of former centuries, we
must oppose active obedience, which makes
continual demands upon the initiative of
leadership
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-25
Intellectual Discipline
l Will Do 1t

lin the measure that numbers increase
and with them length Of time and extent
Of space, these questions become more
difficult. The high command. in the strict
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n OF so very long ago the author
of cover There With the Aus
- tralians" (Scribner's), Cap
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-14

Follow us to our hut and We will
supply YOU with all YOU need tor the
work said one Of the Gohllns, who
seemed to be the leader. The shoemaker,
who was glad 10 aid the tiny men, went
with them and soon had the whole dozen
shoes in perfect order. Not only that
but he patched up everything he saw
that needed fixing and placed new
rock over the hole in the roof
Take tins bag Of gold with YOU,
said the chief Goblin, pointing 10 a
heavy sack which stood in n corner
Of tho hut. we have really no use for
gold in our lives, vet We gather II and
heap II up IN that sack. You can carry
that alone.
Staggering under the VIC light Of the
bagful Of gold the shoemaker started
out with a happy heart now he could
get food, clothing and a nice home fol
his large family.
The next day there came to the house
loads of good things Of All kinds. anc
hy the end of tho week tho nan wht
a few davs before had not a penny was
living IN fine house on big farm whcr'
lat cattle grazcd and his children wcrt
nicely dressed, riding about IN coach
Il will sec what caused ali tins,
said the rich brother who became Jealous
at the idea Of the shoemaker having
wealth. so he called on the shoemaker
who told the entire story.
The next night the rich brother went
into the woods and watched till nc saw
the Goblins dancing about their fire
Again they sang their song and wher
the brother appeared they asked hln
10 conc TO their hut and mend thei
shoes The brother went eagerly
But when they gave him a dozen pair
Of tiny boots TO sew he threw them int
the road
He strodc toward big bag whicl
rested in the corner Throwing II upoi
his back he set out ~ brisk trot to
ward his home As he went the Loaf
grew heavier and heavier. till AZ last
when he was crossing . small brIdg
over deep creek, his weight brok
10 the planks and into the stream b
i fell He never rose again, but IN tn
/ morning he was found the right han
+ grasping tightly the empty bag
/ The shoemaker was sorry 10 lear
/ Of his brothers death But one nigl
a week later he heard the little Goblir
F, marching beneath bis window and SIM
/ ing at the top of their voices:
! "AIi the Young and help the old,
! Then blessed you'll be by Goblin gold
/ so the kind shoemaker lived man
! wears happily with his family IN the
/ new home, and when his brothers wido'
| became poor he took her into his hous
to live and made her welcome.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-14
SOLDIERS TO ENTERTAIN.
Troops Stationed at Bethlehem Loading
Co.. Plant Will Give Show for the
pleI Co EMPLOYEES


One Of the companies Of soldiers now
stationed al the Community Village OF
the Bethlehem Loading Co, at New Castle
under command Of Captain Isaac II Rlgg,
will tomorrow evening entertain the
crnDIoves and officers Of the PIcl Con-
strlctIon Co, who are dong work there
The officer in command Of these boys.
Capt Riggs. Is very popular and well
liked bv his men and is very enthusiastic
over tho men having amusement and
entertainment
The soldiers themselves have felt very
kindly towards the men Of the Plci Co,
who have helped make them feel com
Portable and in return desire TO rccipTocate'
80 have decided to glvc a minstrel 5h0"
for them, while the Picl men are going
10 furnish refreshments During the
entertainment W. b. Shafer, yice-prc5l-
dent Of the company, viii talk to the men
Ordinance Scrgt, J. ii. NelssbelrD Is
working very bard for the success OF thI2
/ little affair and has offered the services
/ Of his Iucu ami himself to l.. A. Beatty
director u amusCmcnts Of The Bethlehem
! Loading Co, where he and his men arf
stationed. Mr. Beatty will make Use Oi
+, his men IN cooperating with hIm ~ fns
/ entertainments. Private j. Thomas
stage director, and an experienced the
/ atrical man, will cooperate and work
! with MIR Beatty as his assistant in tn,
F.! directing of the Bethlehem MASK and
j Wig Club. Affairs will in the near future
] bc gwen weekly ut this plant.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-14
What Senator Mason Says
~ @LLoNUN

Senator Mason's statement in regard 20
Nusated Iron was shown TO scSer9i phy-
sicians who worc requested to ri .e their
opinions thereon
Dr Ferdinand King a New York ply
stefan and medical author. said. 4 heartily
indorse Senator Nasons statement In re-
gard 10 Nuxafed Iron There can be M
vigorous iron men without iron. Pallor
means ancnia Anemia means iron def
cheney The skin Of anenlic men and women
Is pale tho flesh Gabby: the muscles lack
tone the brain fsKs. aud tho memory falls
and often they become weak. nervous. Dc
snondcn' and melancholy
nr James Francis Sullivan, formerly phy-
New York and the westchestrr County
Hospital said Senator Mason is 20 be
commended on handing out this stateonent
on Nuxated Iron for public print Therr arc
thousands Of men And women bo need \
strength and blood builder hut do not know
What 10 take In my own opinion there IS
not hing better than organic tron-Nuratrd
iron for enrirhng rho blood and helping
To increase the strength and endurance of
mon and women who burn uD too rapidly
their nervous energy in sne strenuous strain
ot the great business competition OF the
lay
Kerr of the city Of Chieaeo. says Il have
taken Nuyated Iron myself and expert
cnced ~ hea,th-giying and strength huilf-
welfare ! feel IL my duty 70 mako known
the results of Its use | Am well past M
bciteve my own great physical activity j.
largely due today 10 my personal use 0f
Nurafed Iron. From ms own experience
with .uxated Iron ! feel IL Is such val'i-
able remedy that IL ought to Re used in
every hospital and prescribed by every
physician in this country
not himself a physician. still his experience
n handling public health probiems must give
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-14
SANDMAN STORY.
BY Mrs. r. A. Walker.
ronvr,eht. 1918. by Mcclure Newspaper
Syndicate New York City.
THE GOBLIN'S GOLD.

The little shoemaker sat on a log
in bitter thought. II WAS late at night,
he was alone in the woods and had come
out into the forrest to get few sticks
of wood, for he was too poor to buy
any more. His last cent had gone Tor
food for his hungry children
Up on a. high hill he could see the
lights from 81 big house, lights twink
ling brightly on the wide lawns and
flower beds Of the handsome home OF
the poor shoemaker's rich brother. The
unhappy man knew he had no money
and nothing at home but q large family
Of boys and an empty cupboard. Yet,
it was no use, he realized, to ask help
his rich brother only refused with a
sneer.
Presently, out of the mist oil the damp
ness, came the sound of singing. The
man listened Peering through the bushes
he saw crowd of men all dancing about
small fire They were clad IN brown
gowns and wore green caps on their
snow white hair Mcrrily they danced
about the flames.
"Goblins" exclaimed the shoemaker
81 must have wandered into the glen
where is hidden the Goblin Gold of which
my grandmother told me so much. :
The man pushed his head through the
bushes in his cagcrncss to see and the
COLLINS caught sight Of his sad face:
Our feet are bare and in the cold,
You mend old shoes, SO we are told
Do this for us; well pay in gold :
This was the song they all began to
sing as they spun around the surprised
man and threw at him n dozen tiny
shoes badly worn.