Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-02-02
JOFFRE'S LAURELS
TERMED UNE:ARNED
French Military Critic Attacks
HERDS Title as Vic
tor of Marine"
GIVES CREDIT TO eaLL|EH'
Declares Chief Of Staff Had Pre-
pared Another Line O;
Battle Action.
ny nAnOTu iEDIN.

I:iaHeo Inc military censorship, 'hc
re written. As there As no Subjcc. th.t
is shroudcd N greater mystery tnau.
what HAPPENED he first four wer!.s. ,l
IS inns period that receives most at
n;ng to print wat has boon cir,ulatcd
by word OF mouth.
Thc hati!" OF The Marne IS Tho cen
ter of the controversy Did Marshal
Jonre or the late General tiallieni win
this battle? What part ala thy rom
nants 81 the little British army play
during ;G. crucial DAYS Crnm S,pt,,n-
ber . TO Sep cube. Ia: Some II the
facts nave b"cr printed Son. naye
rot. when M-.rshal French writes his
version il viii he read w!th "xtrem"
care in Paris
MILITARY ,RiTIc DOES
Not AGREE on HEROES
AS TO the truc role played by Mar
shall Jofir'. there has been renewed
speculation ana controversy since ms
Hdm!sSion to The circle az Forty I'm
morialS in the French Academy. lie
was then s.mioiiicially greeted az tn.
victor Of the Marne, - NJ. Hichcpin.
who received him. said. had he h.t .
been lost he would have been blamed
Hence. since j; was won. he ShouIh
Fave tnc credit
TO This line o, reasoning. General
NcrrauI. military critic OF the O"Gvr".
= dhiiy morning rapcr. 'aNeS rXc"p-
zion. Until the definite story Of tn"
haiti. is released it is Impossible FOR
q !aNman 10 form IN opinion as I" who
$ riSnt--.hc poet iichepin or General
N.rraEN Wnil. the former adpIts tn.
traditions. View. the latter writes ~
follows:
TIL" Acad"mician richepin. who FOR
'nerly sang TO the glory of the beg
Sars chat being the title al his first
successful poeIn) has Just sung TN"
glory Of the Academician Jonre THIS
is what he said to him: You wcr''
ihen chef q he general staff and
YOU kent your colleagues Interested in
jl'c preparation for way.
TELLS REQUISITES For
STAFF CHIEFS WORK
rs was ii aud proper. Monsieur
!:!rarp!ne touched things lightly ana
uii not emphasize details.
For the benefit ot those who Il"
a"t know Yet we take the liberty to
sty tnat TO prepare tor war Includes
"a. Il chief OF stan. among nthcr
Ii.inGS:
4. To note that the enemy which
one prepares 20 night haz cons truciei
Il tremendous amour; OF heavy ar
;il!ery and TO have :, mind open
enough to grasp The necessity of "p-
posing his with 4 similar equipment.
80. Not TO neglect the organization
i reserves. under the nrcteXt OF
ormins ~n army attack. whGse vio-
except. alas, the hfiy army CORPS: OF
which twen;y-fvc reserve. long since
organized by Germany.
IS. No; to~form plan ~ opera
ton which would consist in attacking
with Ihirty-onc army CORPS ,of which
iwentH-One active and ten reserve
against at least fOrty-two: one might
safely suppose thar out Il the ffty
mentioned at least eight would bc
kept against Russia with ihe Aus
irianS.
- To consult in the Elaboration
OF This plan experienced men. mem
bers Of the superior War Council. in
stead Of adopting only the suggestions
OF :, young and hot-biooded set. drunk
with words and formulas. and extreme
- theoretical! instead of practical.
.. Not to regard As hot air the
German violation OF Belgian ncn-
traiitN as possib.c.