The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-06-02
7 ~ French's Tribute to 1.-THE Territorial"

. ammunition. or the enemys forces on
the Western front must be so weakened
by the necessity Of sending troops 10
stcp, TO stem the Russian advance In
| the East as to enable the Allies WIN
| their available forces 10 assume inc OIL
fensive with success.
Now the only resources in regard TO
| personnel upon which the AIDES al ulIt
time had 10 depend for any consloeraoie
accession OF strength was the bri.iSh
New Army whose entry INTO inc III.
Of battle must pcrtorce be gradual. ~
could not be expected TO make us weight
i felt for o long time 10 come
! After the fall Of Antwerp l realized
that. bv taking up our position on the
extreme left flank. we should ilho our
selves very near to the coast ana a Hoou
; orpurtunity would be AFFORDED OF gam
! ing the cooperation OF the lie"', III
| otber words the paramount thought III
/ NV mind was that the BrltiSh anu b1i
| rIan forces. cooperating win inc pr
| ish fleet. should constitute III
! selves the left flank OF the alhed line ~
| the west. i.t, eror,
| While on the Aisne had a WISH trpln
nv winston Churchill who was 'neH
I0rst lord OF thr admiralty. lie ht'i'.u
! ON the night Of september ~ ana 'si'
an Tho 2S winston Churchill hau oeei
! for several years one Of my mos nv
p,otc friends I saw much OF h'i' uu'
;irr the South African war. pul IL "o
! not until about 1905 or 1906 thai res'i-
" GOT TO know him well. His coinpie1
! character is AZ difficult to descr'oc as ~
| is to analyr. To those who do not u"-
idcrstand him. the impctuous disposi'ipn'
with is one his strongest chafacter'S-
tics is apt TO throw into shadow the IN
Idomitable courage. tircless energy n'ai
tyvllous pcrspicuity. and QUICK 'i.He
hrsin power which the the main 'oa-
+uree OF Winston Churchil"s eHtraor-
binary personality.
| IIis crnerjencc and knowledge or pup
lie affairs must be unrivalleo TOT NJ az
i,ga r,bcn most mon ere undergoing the
grinding drudeery which falls TO tn" lot
I 90 neorly all successful statesmen. law
iYorz soldiers or ccclosiastics. he was
holding the highest OFFICES in the gov
eminent: and not even his most inreter-
eatc enemies can say that he has failed
TO leave his mark for good on every de-
,partncnt he has supervised.
Possessing a combativ nature, he en-
cages constantly - political strife
which is marked by The sharpest con-
troyergy, and II ia therefore. perhaps
only his intimate friends who know the
/; renl manly, generous ktndliness Of his
composition and his perfect loyalty.
! The perspective Of history will show
/ the rart he has played throughout inc
| rreat war to hav" been consistent"
| constructive and Of direct valu" TO the
! nation.
! His visit to my headquarters at TINS
time was productive Of great good. me
government was getting nervous Of the
military situation and Of IN" arrest or
our forward advance. With his char-
'actcristiC CrelEy and activity. Churchill
| visited and examined every part Of the
battle field and what hc saw and heard
put him in position 10 send reassur1ng
information 10 his colleaG ucs.
I discussed with him fully my views
az TO the dcsirahIity Establishing
ith. ritish forces in thratcr where they
| could cooperate with the navy and lirk
up with the troops in Belgium. We cx-
Iamlned tho possibility Of n failure 20
effect n decisive turning movement. and
agreed in thinking that. in tho last re-
sort. We might still bc able with the
flank support Of the feet. 10 snatch
from the cncmy's possesscssion tho Bel
gian coast. line as far. at any rate. as
! ZehruEgr.
/: When nc loft me on September -. It
was with n complete understanding tnat
NJ would prepare tho navy TO fulfill This
role. and few extracts from letters
which I subsequently, received from him
Will show ho~ we'll he redeemed his
promise.
On October 26 nc writes;
Eut. my dear friend, do