The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-04
CEN. M4UDE BURIED
NORTH OF BAGDAD
A Wooden Cross Marks His Grave-The
Nearest Graves to His Are Those
of Privates He Once Com
manded.

London, Jan. Correspondence of the
Associated Press General Maude, the
conqueror of Bsgdad, who died recently
of cholera in an army hospital in Meso
Ipotamia, lies buried in the center of the
British cemetery north of Bagdad, ad.
joining the old Turkish cavalry barracks
A wooden cross marks his grave, and a
heap of wreaths, chrysanthemums and
marigolds We're strewn over the CRASHES
mould of the desert. Among these floral
| tributes were ribbons and artificial flow
ers the tribute OF the people of Bagdad
of the Naqub, and of the Jewish school,
whose annual dramatic entertainment he
attended few days before his death.
! The nearest graves to his own are those
of prNates of the division which he used
TO command
The British eyewitness with the
armies in Mesopotamia, in an account Of
a memorial service held in the citadel at
Bagdad writes of General Maude
Ones first impression of him was of
modesty, repose, confidence and strength.
Only gradually did one realize his thor
oughness, his far vision, and his infinite
application to detail He was master
of detail. Supply, transport, intelligence
psychological factors-in every branch of
staff work he was the inspirer and di.
rector.
Eek -officio he viii have a niche among
the military immortals as the conqueror
Of Bagdad, but none realize better than
the army he led how individual his sue
cesses were. He was more than the
heart and brain of the machine 1t is
doubtful if in the whole of British mill
tary history there is parallel instance
in which a series of military victories
can be more exclusively attributed to
the personality of one man.
"The retrieving of the situation after
the British had failed to relieve Kut, the
reconstruction of the fighting machine,
and the breaking up of the Turkish force
in the Tigris called for qualities which
when found in combination amount to
genius. In those dark days Britain
prayed for great man-and he was on
the spot
THE operations which led to the cap
ture of Bagdad were series of mastery
strokes. so brilliant in conception that
the Turks never seriously contemplated
their success. But Maude was always
confident of breaking through. In the
evicting the Turk yard by yard from his
elaborate trench system about kut, he |
was satisfied all the time that the things |
were going well, and his confidence was
infectious
General Maude's modesty was so pro.
nounced as to be remarkable. He detest-
I'd fattery and would have liked to have
carried on the whole campaign anony-
nously. No personal reference to him
self was permitted in any public com
nunique. He never gave himself the
,redit for any successful operation or
stroke of genius, or sound piece of organ
cation. He never listened to eongratu-
ations without minimizing his own part
n the affair.
Don't congratulate me- he would say
n good-natured impatience. 1t was the
men who did it. He had probably con
eived every detail of the operation. even
o the handling of single battalions, vet.
when the coup was accomplished. he
would reflect the whole credit on the sub
'rdinate command He was as disci-
'lined in his routine as clock. He
tarted work at ) o'clock in the morning.
began and was finished at 7:l5.
The office and full days work followed
until his ride in the evening. He trav-
led light, a valise and small kit bag
everything he possessed
Time in war is everything was his
avorite axiom. Every officer he said.
,ught to have il inscribed on his shay
lg glass His work and actions were
overned by this maxim. He was never
tie for an appointment IL
He possessed great personal magnet >
I'M, especially for his troops. On the Z
We OF every operation he was aecus- (
Dmed TO send out encouraging messages :
D the soldiers, and he made a point of :
resenting medals Immediately after any y
ction TO those who had distinguished :
themselves. Delay in this. he main |,
lined. defeated the object aimed at A
My a few days before his death he \
-aveled 90 miles by airplane for this !
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