New Britain Herald Newspaper, June 6, 1916, Page 9

NEW, BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, TUESDAY, JUNE 6, 1916, HITCHENER LOST IN SHIP ATTACK + (Continued from First Page.) men. She 10,850 450 consisted displaced tous and was feet long Her armament of four 7.5 inch, six 6-inch, two 12-pound and tw guns and two torpedo tut The Hampshire h: a scout boat for on various missions to“take a She nty 3-pound been in rying officials She was too old the fighting line. British squadron this country for Exposition in 1907. use and car N place on was which one of the was se to the Jamestown Organized Greatest Volunteer Army several things that to a place in of entitle Bari world history most notable is that he organized tire largest inteer army the world has ever seen, in the greatest war of all times. Within a year from break of the 1914, the men were from less 1,000,000 All tered armies vice Kitchener the vol the sudden out- European war in August ranks of British fighting quac led by an increas than one million to nearly other the Great Pow had I compulsory that en- ge standing military ser- faced the its peopie the call without com- precipitou to the war found the government verdict that war, Great with confidence readily King and and the alone tha Britain would of pulsion, ments that led the people and animous in the of Khartum was the the recruiting and organ I\("(‘ Ssary army It was not a sentimental for though Kitchener wa hero of many campaigns respond to Country both un- Kitchener to lead in ition of the man clamor, a proven s person- ality was as impenetrabie as hardened | steel, and could be had no but on he loved was not a hero even the War pronounced liking all sides there s respects for his military and for all he had done to extend the domains of the Britsh empire. By mere luck Kitchener happened to be in England on one of the com- paratively rare visits that he had paid to London during his long career abroad when the European war broke out. He had just come home fromn service as British agent in Egypt, had | accepted an Earldom from Ki George, and being talked of Viceroy of India. Within a few hours after England's declaration of war Kitchener wa appointed Secretary of State for War and immediately took full charge the War Office where he worked and night to ! overcome the handicap which the Central Powers had over England in the matter fighting strength. Talks Right Up. told the British people bigger war on their hands realized, and 6ne that might last longer than they expected, but it was to he faced with entie con- confidence, and he, unsmiling, almost like a dehumanized machine, set about to make things hum. He had scarcely moved into ‘Whitehall street when he made numerous changes in the personnel of the War Office, which was said to be honevcombed with so- | cial and- political favoritism After dispatching a few hundred thousand regulars to France aNd Bel- gium to help check the onrushing Germans, the War Secretary began recruiting and organizing his army of millions. The British Isles were covered with signs and posters urs- ing young men to join the color Kitchener went through country su- | perintending the drilling of the army. | From time to time were reports in- dicating his failure to get the num- ber of men he wanted, but within a after the war opened Premier Asquith officially announced in Par- liament Kingdom that about 3,000,000 men had enlisted in the United Kingdom alone, and almost another miliion in the overseas do- minions. Kitchener, however, of no little criticism. There was much grumbling ‘beause of the strict censorship he imposed on newspapers and his utter disregard for.war cc respondents. Notwithstanding this the British newspapers gave him active support prior to May 1915. During the winte mo had announced the “big drive” would begin about the first of May. The battle of Neuve Chapelle occurred in May, and England believed this wa the heginning of the big drive. Sho afterward, reports reached that the drive had halted to a shortage of munitions, especialty high-explosive shel A section of the London press then declared that Kitchener had made a serious mistake in providing large quantities of shrap- nel and insufficient high-explosives Newspaper attacks went so far to that Office him, profound efficiency Eor was as at day of * He grimly they had than they car was the ob- ject 1y land Eng- owing as Has igin were | ious develop- | EARL KITCHEMN TR PHOTOS @) 7974 BY AMERICAN PRESS BS50CIATIon | Secreta his being displaced as War but the majority of papers defended him. It was agreed that the of a big army and supplyir munitions at the same time was too great for one man. The discussion developed the forma- [tion of a Coalition Cabinet and the creation of the new portfolio of Min- ister of Munitions, of which David Lloyd George took charge, while Kitchener remained as War Minister. raising a task of Won I Abrond. Without his crowning achievements as the great organizer of the Uritish campaign in the Ruropean war, Kitchener had already won wide and lasting fame by his many campaigns in Begypt, South Africa and in India He was born June 24, 1850, i County Kerry, Ireland, a fact gave ta general belief that was of Irish blood, but his parents of French and English descent. iis father a soldier, but ¢’ no very high rank. He had managed to climb to the lieutenant-coloneley of a dragoon regiment, when he reti ed to the estate in Ireland where Ho- ratio Herbert Kitchener, the to-be- distinguished son, was born Young Kitchener received his fundamental military education at Woolwich where he displayed only ordinary brilliancy, with the exception of his liking for mathemat On graduating he re- ccived a commission in the Royal Engineers, but when not vet 21 years of age he attached himself to a French army in the Franco-Prussian war. He had been in the service only a short time when he contracted pneumonia during a balloon flight, and had such a prolonged and ser- illness that he had to give up further service for France. Kitchen- er's experience in FEuropean warfare —prior to his direction of the great war of 1914—therefore, had been lim- ited only to a few balloon flights in France. In 187 me rise a was when a British expedition sent ‘out to survey Western Palestine, Kitchener was one_of the cager volunteers accepted for this service. For months he traveled over the hills and valleys of this peace- able Bible land with his theodolite and surveying tape, and with life in the open he grew to be a tall gaunt subaltern with a hard face well burned. His contribution to the topo- graphical knowlec of the Land completed, young Kitchener wa sent to which Great Britain had just acquired, to nize a was Cyprus org played administative ability and tact. It while there, in 1882, that he took his first step on the path that was to lead him ecventually to Khartum. Trouble was already brew- ing in the Sudan. Hearing that Egyptian army was being organized by Sir Evelyn Wood. young Kitchen- er saw his opportunity with unerring instinct and lost no time in offering his services. The military authorities, recognizing at once his insight into the native character put him in the intelligence department, and from the was ate or Motorcycle Advancements than all Other Makes of Motorcycles. : OTOR WITH This Yearits 'NEW.IDEA’ /SPEED. 21 Myrtie St Tel, 1706 the | this Holy } the | |very outset of his Tgyptian career { negotiations of the utmost importance iwere entrusted to him and carried out with invariable success. As an lintelligence officer Kitchener ac companied Sir Herbert Stewart's de- sert column on that hercic but Zis- astrous enterprise known as the Gor- don Relief Expedition—the relief of General Gordon from Khartum where he had heen entangled during the evacuation of the Sudan. Kitchen- er deeply took to Theart the lessons of this flasco, with its failure of trans- port and intelligence departments, and avoided these troubles in the e pedition which he himself led some vears later. In the meantime Kitch- ener was ployed in innumerable fights and raids against the dervishes or Mahdists of Southern Egypt. In 1886 he be e governor of the Red Sea territories and set in motion a series of raids on the notorious Osman Digna, the dervish leader. In one of ihese raids Kitchener's men were flanked and put to flight, during which he received a bullet which broke his jaw By this time much England of Kitch work Sgypt and when he returned there for a short rest he was received with honor and nominated aide-de-camp of Queen Victoria. With his health recruited, he went back to Egypt where, on the resignation of Sir Francis Grenfell, he was appointed Sirdar (Commander) of the Egyptian larmy. His really great career dates from that time. Atraid of No One. an ins of the self-confi- with Kitchener under- took his tasks in Egypt is recalled how he dealt with the War Office as few generals before him e®r dar- On one occasion he sent home for a special kind of gun. The War | Office suggested another kind. The rdar repeated his orders. Next he was informed that the War Office guns had been forwarded, whereupon he dispatched a politely insolent gies- | sage home saying that he was very grateful, but the War Office could keep its guns. His message read: “T can throw stones at the dervishes myself.” As a consequencce, the guns he asked for were forwarded withont | delay The Kitchener c with the a en in in heard ner's | as dence ance which | i i | i that end- Khartum experts as faultlessly army that mpaign recaptur of d by military organized and The Egyptian ed | was cor | perfectly | conducted. hs the war secretary tem of courts, 2 work in which he dis- | Kitchener had worked up to such re | markable efiiciency was, when he first i took charge of it, a band of unpaid, { unfed and undermined fellaheen. It was said to be an army ‘without stomach, heart or backbone,” but Kitchener worked over these help- less reeds of broken natives and made of them some of the finest of black hattalions | The fight at Omdurman, September 1898, ujst across the Nile from Khartum, was the greatest battle of | Kitchener's time in Egypt. Osman Digna faced him with 50,000 Mah- dists, while he had but 20,000 men. When the battle was over, 11,000 of the Mahdists had been killed out- right, 16,000 wounded, and 4,000 tak- en prisoners, while the English and gyptian altogether under 500 men loss was) Worshipped as ilero. With the capture of Khartum capi- tal of the Sudan, which meant the re- establishment of British possession of these upper reaches of the Nile, Kitchener became the object of hero- worship in England. His campaign has been, and is to this day, much criticised, however, because of its ruthlessness. It was charged Kitch- ener trampled on his foes in an almost barbarous manner. On his return to England, however, he was generous enough to ask his countrymen to found a college at Khartum wherein the sons of the dervish chiefs he had fought and overwhelmed might be educated in the knowledge of the west, a request that met with such | response among the British people that the fund required was far over subscribed. For his triumphs in the Sudan he was raised to the peerage Baron Kitchener of Khartum, and received the thanks of parliament and a grant as can be operated at the same time, usi Call and look them over and you will agree The Glenwood elevated gas oven and gas broiler are above the coal range just right to get at without stooping. Two ranges in the space of one save room and hundreds of steps each day. hen in a hurry bo h Coal and Gs Ovens using one for meats and the other for ¥ that a Glenwood ‘‘Certainly does “Make Cooking J. M. Curtin ® Company was promoted lieutenant-general and then ‘chief of staff to Lord Roberts in the South African war, and on Lord Roberts’ return to England in No- vember, 1900, succeeded him as com- mander-in-chief in that field. By con- structing a 3,500 mile chain of block houses he stopped the Boer raids and virtually ended the war in South Afri- ca. This added to his popularity and prestige at home, and he was rewarded by the title of viscount, promotion to the rank of general for distinguished services, the thanks of the parliament and a grant of $250,000. Immediately after the peace Gener- al Kitchener went to India as com- mander-in-chief of the British forces there, and in this position which he held for seven years, he carried out not only many far-reaching adminis- trative reforms but a complete reor ganization and strategical redistr bution of the British and native force On leaving India in 1909 he was pro- moted to field mashal and appointed commander-in-chief and high com- missioner in the Mediterranean, and later on took a tour of inspection of the forces of the entire empire, draw- ing up a scheme of defense of the overseas dominions. He then returned to Igypt, the scene of his first triumph, in the ca- pacity of British agent and consul gen- eral in Cairo—virtually a governor generalship of Egypt—and led in the economical development of the coun- try, building new roads and irrigation projects on a large scale. It Steel and T1ic the years the British Kitchener's si- 50 During all people had looked on lent, but effective work, they had never been able to fathom his person- A cockney non-commissioned officer who had seen much service under him, summed up the general opinion when he said of Kitchene “‘E's no talker. Not 'im. ‘E's all steel and h'ice.” His face was neither asked wanted it. He had steady, blue-gray passion- less eyes, and a heavy moustach cov- eved a mouth that shut close and firm like a wolf trap. He believed with all his might in the gospel of work. He had illimitable self-confidence. For bungling and faint-heartedness he was incapable of feeling mpathy or showing merey; an officer who failed him once got no second chance. He had a grim, laconic humor. “What is vour taste in hairpins”?. for stance, is sald to have been query with which he annihilated dandified officer. He was indifferent to popularity, particularly among wo- men, and though feted all over the world in social circles, he never mar- ried. In 1910 he said a brief visit to the United States during a trip around the world. At that time it came out in the New York papers that the great Kitchener was a “woman hater.” He took occasion to deny this and said the only reason he had never married was because he believed a man could not be a good soldier and a good husband at the same time. Accompanying Earl Kitchener as - Lo dluch James O'Beirne, ality. who nor that of a man for sympathy in- the a | | British | of | via Liloyd of the British em- bassy at Petrograd, and former min- ister at Sofia; O. A. Fitzgerald, Earl Kitchener's private military secretary; Brig, Gen. Ellershaw and Sir Fred- ck Donaldson. Robertson Probable Successor. When the news of the sinking of the cruiser Hampshire with Earl Kitchener and his staff on board was received in london a feeting of the war council was immediately called. Sir William Robertson, chief the imperial staff, who probably will become the head of the war office; Sir Edward Grey, Secretary for for- eign affairs; Reginald McKenna chancellor of the exchequer, and Da- ieorge, minister of muni- tions, were present at the council. The death of Ear] Kitchener caused former councillor {as profound an impression in London as did the news last week of the naval battle in the North Sea. The work of the secretary at one stage of the war was the subject of great discussion and considerable questioning but there has been a strong reaction in the public mind in the last last few months, and Earl Kitchener's popularity and pres- tige appeared to have been restored fully. The first question asked when news of Kitchener's death was an- was: “Who will succeed The answer invariably was: ‘Roberfson, of course.” Sir William Robertson, who is re- garded as the only possible successor to Barl Kitchener as the head of the British army, already had taken over the war secretary’s duties temporarily when the secreta started on his ill- fated journey. On Saturday and again vesterday he had audiences with King George to report on the activi- ties on the British front, in which the Canadians have so distinguished themselves. Has Confidence of Country. The general has the full confidence of the countr While he cannot be- come secretary of war unless he is raised to the peerage, a member of the house of lords might be put at the head of the war office with the understading that the general, like Earl Kitchener, would have a free rein. Earl day with the Kitchener's confidence:on Fri- members of the house of commons, when he explained confi- dentially the military situation, was a remarkable incident. Two hundred members gathered to talk with him. Extraordinary precautions were taken to keep outsiders from the precincts of Westminster Palace. Earl Kitchener generally made a rather poor impression as a speaker, since he always read his statements from manusecript and did not talk in an effective way. On this occasion, however. he conversed freely with Is a deceptive disease— thousands have it and KIDNEY . TROUBLE S o e an make no mistake by using Dr. Kilmer's Gwamp-Root. the great kidney remedy. At druggists in fifty cent and dollar sizes. Sam- pla size bottle by Parcel Post, also pamph- let telling you about it. Address Dr. Kil- Ry Binghamton. N. Y., and enclose ten cents, also mention the New Britain Herald. New Britain the members, answering questions from some critics who showed con- siderable bia: After leaving the conference some of the members declared their judg- ment of Earl Kitchener’s work had been enhanced by his explanations. EITHER PREACHER OR PIRATE. “That's the Kind for the Ministry” Says Former Local Pastor. Rev. Dr. Ozora S. Davis, formerly pastor of the South Congregational church and at present president of the Chicago Theological seminary was the principal speaker at the graduation exercises of the St. Louis Training School for Sunday School Workers. In his address, Dr. Davis spoke in part as follows: “I want for preachers, boys who, if they didn’t make preachers, would make pirates. The greatest fault of Christian teaching and preaching to- if Zion without knowing its meaning. Don’t use empty phrases. Our Chris- tian vocabulary needs to be vitalized.” FLAG DAY PLANS, Complete plans have been formu- lated by the flag day committee of the Elks for the services to be held Wed- nesday evening, June 14, at 8 o’clock in the home on Washington street. Attorney James C. Connolly of Paw- tucket, R. I, will make the principal address. Past Exalted Ruler W. G. Muller will read the history of the flag and the Elks tribute will be re- cited by Past Exalted Ruler A. J. Hart. The Concordia Quartet will render selections. Members of Stan- ley Post, G. A. R., will be the guests of the occasion. YOUKNOT-WEIR, Announcement is made of the mar- riage of John Yauknot and Miss Anna Weir of this city, which was | solemnized in New York city recently by Rev. William Junge. The double ring service was used. The couple spent their honeymoon trip in Atlan- | tic City and are now at home ta their friends at 23 Sheffield street. Mrs Youknot is employed at North & Judd’s and Mr. Youknot at the Union Manufacturing company CILMAN TO WED. Degnan and will be cou Councilman James F. Miss Anna Agnes Reynolds united in wedlock at St. Mary’s church | tomorrow morning at 9 o’clock. Rev. John T. Winters will perform the cere- | mony. A reception will follow at the home of the bride's mother, Mrs. Luke Reynolds at 338 Fast Main street TO HONOR DEPARTED. C. N. G., will decarate | the graves of its deceased members next Sunday. The Veteran Corps has accepted the invitation of the active company to assist in the observation. The company and veterans will as- semble at the State Armory on Arch sireet at 9:30 a'clock and will march to the various cemeteries. Al ex- Company I, day is too much using the language | inquiry at the astry. 9 MISSIONARY SOCIETY EI The annual meeting of the F¢ Missionary society of the South gregational church was held yest afternoon. Officers for the er vear were elected as follows: dent, Mrs. Buell B. Bassette; president, Mrs. Elisha H. C; secretary, Miss Jennie Wessell; urer, Miss May Booth Miss Tuck was chosen chairman of] program committee, Mis: Eliz| Eastman of the membership coy tee and Mrs- Ernest Root was pointed pianist Following the ing Mrs. Bassette delivered a st ticon lecture on “Hinduism.” EQUINES EXULTANT. It was evident this morning the patient horses of ajl kinds full of ginger as they pranced the street. There were sever: Jectur tc the reaso water commissi office disclosed the fact that th tering troughs can be used more. The board of health drew its ukase on the shutting of the troughs yesterday afternd made as “GOOD-BYE GIRL Miss Anna Stagls, wio will plete her service as supervisor 4 local telephone excange today, be tendered a farewell supper H co-workers at Habenstein's, Ha! this evening. Afterward the will attend a theater Sta soon to embark of mony. a Miss on the sea RELIEF FUND MEETING An important meeting of the H. tag day to Irish widow next Saturday A D S hall A soloists will render the evening. All the project are present committee in the interests be r re will bj t 8 o'cld quartd held and orphar evening a double selections ¢ ersons intere: ordially invited| SULLIVAN-LYNCH, Announcement is made of t proaching marriage of Thom livan of this city to Miss Helen Lynch of Hartford The ce: will be performed st. J cothedral, Hartford, Thursday ing, June 15, at 9 o'clock at PAT MORAN, MANA| Philadelphia National League plons, Praises ALLEN’S FOOT-E4 “Training Camp, St. Petersburgy Mar Mr. Allen S. 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