El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-05
CEN. MAUDE IS
BURIED BESIDE
HIS own MEN
Modesty of Conquerer Of
Bagdad Kept His Great !
Work in Background. /
CRAVE COVERED
WITH FLOWERS

I = ONDDNs Ing Jan 2.-Ten-
Maude, the conquerer Of Bagdad.
- who died recently Of cholera in
I an army hospital in Mesopotamia, lies
buried in the center OF the British
cemetery north Of Bag 5ad. adjoining
the old Turkish cavalry barracks. a
wooden cross marks his grave and
Z heap OF wreaths. chrysanthemums
and marigolds were strewn over the
CRASHES mound OF the desert. Among
these floral tributes were ribbons and
artificial flowers. the tribute OF the
people Of -Bagdad. Of the Naquib and
OF the Jewish school, whose annual
dramatic entertainment he ATTENDED
a few days before his death. The
nearest graves 20 his own are those
Of privates of the division which he
used 10 command.
The British eve witness with the
armies in MesOpotamia, in an account
Of a memorial service held in the cita-
del at Bagdad, writes Of Cen Maude-
ones first impression Of him was
Of mOdesty. repose, conference and
strength. Only gradually did one re-
alize his th0r0ughness. his far vision
and his infinite application TO detail
He was q master Of detail. Supply.
transport, intelligence. psychological
factOrs-in every branch OF staff
work he was the inspirer and director.
"Ex officio he viii have a niche
am0nE the military immOrtals IS the
conquerer OF England, but none real
ize better than the army he led how
lndiyi. ual his successes were. He
was more than the heart and brain Of
the machine. II IS doubtful If in the
whole OF British military history
there IS G parallel instance in which
= EnHsHaa I1F H~TfrFn w-Nr#n~raa he
more exclusively attributed 20 the
personality OF one man
The retrieving OF the situation az
ter the British had failed to relieve
Kut. the reconstruction Of the fight
ing machine and the breaking up Of
for qualities which when found In
combination amount 70 genius In .
those dark days Britain prayed for a .
great mau-aud he was on the spot. Z
Never Lost Confidence.
The operations which led 20 the 4
capture OF Bagdad were series Of 4
mastery strokes. SO brilliant In con- Z
ception that the Turks never seriously 7
their success But !
Maude was always confident Of 4
breaking through. In the long, costly .
and laborioUs business of eviCtinE ]
the Turk yard by yard from his elab- 4
crate trench system about kur, he .
was satisfied all the time that things I
were going well and his confidence I
was infections.
General Maude's modes-v was so ]
pronounced a 20 be remarka bic. He I
detestes flsttery and would have (
liked TO carry on the whole campaign [
anonymously. No personal reference |
to himself was permitted in any pub 1
lie ComUuuiQue he never gave him &
self the credit for any successful !
operation OF stroke Of genius or
listened 70 CONGRATULATIONS without I
minim ling his own part in the affair. 4
Gave Credit to the Men.
Don't congratulate me- he would 1
say in good na1ured Impotence IT
was the men who did it, He had
probably conceived every detail OF the
operation, even 20 the handling OF
single beutaIions yet, when the coup
was accomplished he would reflect ]
the whole credit on the subordinate
He was az disciplined in
his routine as a clock He started i
work at 5 o'clock In the morning.
breakfast began and was finished at
1915. The office and a fun days work
followed. until his rifle in the evening
He Travelled light. a valise and small
kit bag containing everything he
possessed.
Is Time in war is everything was
hts favorfte axiom. Every officer I
he said. ought 10 have n inscribed on +
his shaving glass. His work and
acti0ns were governed by this maxim
He was never late for an appointment
He possessed great personal mag
netism. especially for his troops. O.
the eve OF every operation he was ac-
rustomed TO send out encouraging
messages TO the soldiers. HnS he made I
a point OF presenting medals imme-
diately after any action TO those who
had DISTINGUISHED themselves Delay
in this he maintained, defeated the
object aimed at Only few days
before his death he traveles so miles
by airplane for this purpose-Corres-
pondence Of the Associated Press.l