Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-16

AFRAID. and with an escort Of his own
seventeenth Lancers as perfectly
turned out as on a peaceful parade.
Overhead was the incessant shriek OF
shells, and all around carnage reigned.
thrill of spontaneous admiration
swept those tired and battered troops,
Tor the spectacle they beheld was as
unlike war as night is unlike day.
pr rns sne ss,s Of that calm and c9nndep.
r. s.SsxsSl j t ;ss sosS
a Has the had tarnea line me tae re-
tn the ,ila.-topped desk at general head.
quarters with with his finger on the battle
duLver.
las EY WsIr T1 s Si ats o'clock Sir DoSg
time cunt until the lunch gong sounds he is
efforts comprise the total So OF war o pese
fse nisbt Of ;sXerythins that happensd
Of trench many miles away may re-
veal inform alton OF the utmost import
nee becomes q clearing house OF infor-
nation. and out of It energies the news,
Waiting world. and iikewise a those more no q
slsnlhcant commands whose execution
makes history.
'A$ANA -
PARTICULAR JOB TO DO
Ihe plan OF great campaign Is built
GUT or months of preparation and con-
ference The commander in chief de-
specific tasks are assigned for cxecu-
ION TO the various army con,s.ta .Ir.-.
, IN ot med w3ids. every chief and the
to do. and it is UP. to them TO do it.
me total Of these jobs; some of them
PRISE the offensive.
AS yoq watch the organization of
you become more and more impressed
with their kinship with big business.
Like ANDREW, Andrew Carnegie. Sir. Douglas
HalS leans on experts He has gath
keen alert and iive-minded advisers.
swiftly seasoned In the present strug.
service and experience. 1t is q remark
r noise l;essly: who work 90 loyalty. who
There is still another link with bust
ness In many large commercial estab-
tion box. Into 1t the humblest EN-
RTyee ay for the
There Is no such box at general head
at the neal table: where Both civilian
IN which they are most interested. but
born Of obssrSat i No r sasa men a.
~ tioh lis Is TOO 100 modest or too far-ietched
sideration of the kindly man who sits
at the head Of the table.
era Il the .d fn marshal.
sHs%pe he spends an sssI aiose
whoia faaefu eae a. Of The w she
p1sss' s oysI him. %tsn i is ovs5 the
the Coming night"the ee army ee does lase not CT
s segin to hG Ef ., until most people go to
spite ii begins Rain or shine his favor
heers. have seen Sir Doug las Haig
slsnE those rrenes roads
ure OF grace and motion.
ON THE SABBATH HE
USUALLY TAKES RIDE
conferences. Then dinner. With It's
lighter but always Instructive talk and
Yon have SEEM she Se p OF ef the
Of the British army in France. Now
the same movement Of orderlies to and
ences. But there is one other perform
anaa worthy of the day, and cninentiy
ypen e the of
ish hope and fear
At 10 o'clock in the morning the
flag Is at the door--it is the only car at
the front carrying This nsignia-the
IS whirled Off 10 little Presbyterian
Church. where he sits with his brother
onicers and men. and hears rood. old
fashioned Scotch orthodoxy preached
by padre"
That modest establishment some
where In France Is early to bed. but
more than one guest In general head
quarters on the way to his chamber has
chief. and seen him. a silent. aioof al
most lonely figure leaning over n map
and beginning the nightly wrestle with
from the friendly house amid the trees.
affects the destiny and safety of the