Evening star., 1944-06-11

American officer whose modesty made
him shun the spotlight He amt no
glory hopper" Eisenhower said of the
ofncer. A British ofIicer overheard the
remark from the expressive, plain-talk-
ing American and passed the story on
to the Prime Minister
The next time Eisenhower and
Churchill met the Prime Minister found
way to say: The thing I like about
you is that you amt no glory hopper.
Before the end of the war Gen. Eisen-
hover undoubtedly win add q number
of new words and phrases to the Eng
hsh language as 1t Is spoken In England.
Where Gen. Eisenhower lived before
the invasion was a military secret. but it
can be@revealed that there was nothing
pretentious about the residence.
An average Of six hours Of sleep is all
that Eisenhower requires daily. but ho
spends eight to 10 hours in bed. And do
you think he reads detailed charts Of
war strategy In bed? Certainly not. He
reads Western thriller stories which he
receives regularly from Mrs. Eisenhower.
He Burns the Glove
His favorite recreation Is the old
fashioned game Of playing catch. Ths
other end Of the battery is Comdr.
Butcher. Ike was famous football and
baseball star at West Point and Butcher
says he has lost none of his ability to
"burn the glove
An English friend provided the gen.
eral with horse. one-time favorite OF
steeplechases and hunts, but Ike rode
infrequently before D-day. Actually the
horse scared the wits out of the general.
Being hunter, the horse insisted on
leaping over imaginary jumps, which
every one agrees was not quite the prop
er attitude to show when 50 famous
person as the Allied supreme commando
er is astride.
His British Train.
Trains, motor cars and planes were
used by the general in making his in
spection trips. The story Of the generals
special train provided a good laugh.
Undoubtedly Ike had learned lot Of
the strange way of life practiced by the
British and one thing he will never
forget is that only certain cars on British
trains carry brakes.
When railroad officials arranged his
train, with private car for conferences.
fancy Pullman-type car for overnight
sleeping and diner, Eisenhower found
that the train actually was of 10 to IL
cars when he had use for three only.
He gave orders that hereafter he wanted
only three cars. This brought railway
officials running to him to explain that
only certain types of cars carried brake
equipment and it was necessary to have
a train OF certain length to keep 1t
from jumping the track on a curve.
When Gen. Eisenhower arrived to in
spect and visit the troops telephone
hookups were made with his London
headquarters and with his commanders
in the field. He motored to the nearby
camps, made his official inspection and
then returned to his special train. With
him as his guests came the top-ranking
officers. In this way Eisenhower was
host" as well as boss" He found it
much easier this way than to upset the
camp routine by being the guest" at the
various Army installations scattered
throughout the United Kingdom.
He Is the Master Mind
AL speculation out OF London on the
invasion of Europe was taboo. but ii
revealed nothing but grief to the enemy
to report that Ike Eisenhower was the
master mind behind the master plan
of the Allies for the defeat of Adol:
Hitler.
In the middle of the 17th century q
family named Eisenhower emigrated
from Germany, stayed a while in Switz-
erland and then settled In the United
States Now another Eisenhower has
returned to the land of his paternal
ancestors, this time leading the most
powerful army ever assembled for the
liberation of hundreds of millions q
persons.
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