‘SWAMPY” HINDENBERG
EAST PRUSSIA CAMPAIGN
I'HZEMTSL, Austria - I have had an
insight into some of the affairs which
have caused the greatest interest and
excitement in the German war office,
lust as this war in itself outdoes fic
tion, so some of the scenes that have
occurred in the war offices hav e outrun
imagi nation.
There have been moments so excit
ing that even the staidest generals have
cheered aloud in their offices. An in
stance of this was the occasion when
General Yon Hindenberg, whose name
has since become world-famous, was
restored to the army.
Perhaps it is not generally known
that Hindenberg and the Kaiser were
personal enemies. It is the truth, how
ever. The Kaiser himself put Hinden
berg on the pension list six years ago
in a fit of anger against him Hinden
berg was heartbroken; at fi7 years of
age his career seemed smashed.
When the war broke out the Kaiser
ordered that lists should lie prepared,
including the name of every general
who might help Germany. Ilinden
lierg’s name was not put on the list
The Kaiser noticed the omission.
"Where’s Hindenberg?” ho asked.
•Germany needs him.”
That was one of the first surprises
the war office sustained. Hut a greater
surprise was in store for the men in
Gie big stone building in Iterlin in con
nection with this same Hindenberg.
Every German general in the war office
is a specialist on some tactic or plan,
but Hindenberg was considered almost
"ijueer” In regard to a certain plan lie
lead for crushing a Uussian force in
East Prussia.
He had figured when lie was a young
officer that if Germany **n«l Russia
ever fought each other, and if Russian
troops started for Berlin by wav of
East Prussia, and that if on their
march they got near Konigsheig nr
Tannenherg, and Unit if ho were in
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charge of the German troops in Rast
Prussia—if all these "ifs" came true,
he would get the Russians into a trap
and drive them hack into the swamps
in the lake country and let the swamps
whip them—one more "if’—that all
tliis would not occur in the winter time
when the swamps were frozen.
All of Hindenherg's success in life
in fact, depended on all these “Ifs"
coming true, and he was laughed at In
the army and In German court circles
for staking his career and his place In
German military history on such a slim
and apparently impracticable chance.
He was called “Swarnpv*' Iflnden
herg hv his intimates. Many of his
holidays he spent in ttie lakp country
tn East Prussia, studying the ground
There was not a modhoie in the
area that he did not know—its width,
its depth, tin* nature of the earth
around it. East Prussia swamps were
ids life study.
When the war broke nut Hindenherg
was sent to Rast Prussia.
At the ago of (57, after decades of
theorizing and friendly ridicule, lie was
to tie given his chance. The yvar of
tire kept its eve on TTlndenherg. In the
early days of August the Russians
crossed the horder Into East Prussia.
Five gTeat army corps, apparently tr
resistahie in their might, began their
I ponderous progress toward Konigs
jherg. Miles and miles they went into
Prussia, unchallenged Hindenherg
'held bark as lie had planned to d". His
'life dream was coming true.
| The Russians destroyed villages,
seized large towns and hastened on to
' ward the great modern eltv of Knnlgs
berg, with its 3.00.000 Inhabitants and
its rich storehouses
"The Russians are overwhelming
Prussia." said worried Germany. Hln
denberg’s life-long dream had hoen all
a mistake and his entire career only
an error.
At last the Russians reached the
Tannenherg country, and Hlndenberg
struck.
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Hlndenberg folded back the Russian
left wing The Russians found only a
swamp behind them. Into which they
retreated and found themselves help
less The Russian renter Hlndenberg
drove back against another great
swamp area. Here his men took
30,000 prisoners.
The onromjfig Russian left had still
another swamp reserved for It llln
denberg’s men fought like deamonds.
but it was the swamps that whipped
I lie Russians The Germans were out
numbered three to one, hut 93,000 Rus
sians were prisoners of the Germans;
within thirty-six hours, and the losses
on both sides were 160,000 men. dead
and wounded.
The decorum of the war "(th e went
In pieces when the first news panic of
I 11 indenherg's success
j "Swampy” II indenherg’s whole life
I of 67 years had been justified hy thtrt.v
i six hours of fighting William fi
j Sheppard In Seattle Star
The Kermiss Saturday night, fion’t
'miss it.—Adv.
ALASKA NOTES
(From <>ur Exchanges.)
• i
ll is reported that George It. Walker, 1
a former Alaska lawyer, now pmetic- I
mg in Chicago, may become a candi
date for [he Republican nomination for
vice-president next year.
A petition has been circulated and
has received the signatures of hun
dreds of miners in the Broad l'nss sec
tion, asking Judge lirown to appoint
a commissioner at that place.
Since Sitka went dry, Hie residents
of [tint town who suffer from thirst
have resorted to "near beer” and other
substitutes, which contain a large per
centage of lights to the gallon. Several
arrests have heen made by government
onlcials.
.Major Z. T. Wood, assistant com
missioner hi the Royal Northwest
.Mounted police, with headquarters at
Regina, formerly stationed at Dawson,
died In Asheville, North Carolina,, on
January 15.
A brown hear recently got in among
a band of 42 sheep near Kalsinsky hay
and killed 41 of them. The remaining
sheep had his ears bitten off. and yet
brown bears are protected by the gov
ernment.
The work of construction on a m w
steamer which is designed to enter the
.Southeastern Alaska trade is an.
bounced to be under way for the Bel-1
Jingham-Alaska Trading ft Transpor-!
tation company.
An enthusiastic or optimistic Cordo
va paper recently announced the en
gagement of a couple in that city, but
the next issue contained a denial by
the young lady, who stated that no en
gagement existed with the gentlemen
in question
Three Alaskans, who were inmates
of the Moruingshlc asylum, recently
made their escape and, according to
late reports, had not been retaken. The
men were all from Juneau and were
practically on parole and would have
heen discharged soon.
Forester Peterson of sitka reports
that in the 200 miles of territory over
Which ho has jurisdiction not a lumber
■ amp is in operation. At this time last
year 23 camps were working. The re
moval of the tariff from lumber is one
of the causes.
John Finlayson, 102 years of age who
is regarded as the oldest resident of
Alaska, is reported to bo seriously ill
at his homo in Wrangell, Finlayson
had enjoyed good health for many
yehrs until this illness
A. C. Frost, who was I l ied in Chic
ago on the charge of fraudulently ac
quiring coal lands in Ihc Matanuska,
and who was acquitted of that charge,
lias had returned to him by ttit* govern
ment $20,000 of $30,000 which be had
paid ns fees on the claims.
A party of Standard Oil officials re
cently visited Southeastern Alaska and
selected a site for a big dcqtot at Grin
dell bay, about forty miles from Kot
chikon and not far from the lishing
station at Sltakan. it is reported that
the Standard Oil will take over the
townsite at Orindell bay and will es
tablish a large oil station there.
Juneau is evidently acquiring the
Seattle spirit. Stories of grafting in
tlie police department were rife, and
while tho city council was investi
gating tho matter the chief of police
resigned, stating that he was tired of
being the target of the numerous com
plaints.
\V. A. Mud’herson who owns a
ranch about three miles from Seward
has two young Angora joints from
which lie recently took the fur and
sold it for twenty-four dollars. The
animals from which the fur was taken
uro only small kids so that one can
easily see what might be done in that
lino on an Alaska ranch. The goats
live entirely off tho hay and grass
growing on the farms so that the ex
pense of their keeping is practically
nothing. Angora goats giv* a coat of
fur once a year.
LOS ANGELES.—Tile sturdy pion
eers and pals of Alaska who have or
ganized tire Alaska Club in Los Angeles
honored Governor Strong with an at
tendance of $00 at tt reception given in
tho Governor's honor at the Sierra
Madre Club, in response to the many
toasts and good wishes of his many
friends Governor Strong said: “Boys,
you have asked me to say something
about Alaska. I simply cannot do it.
I nm so full of Southern California,
and especially Imperial valley. Twenty
nine years ago I landed in the little
Mexican village of Los Angeles.”
Don’t hesitate, but you can dance
any way at (lie Kermiss.
Tango or any other go, too. Tho
Kermiss, Saturday night. Eagle Hall.
—Adv.
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l-'un, frolic, all tlie time, clears the
head and sooths the mind, makes you
young, makes you gay. So come to the
Kermiss where it holds sway. Saturda\
night. Eagle hall.—Adv.
CANDY
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the Rose Candy Store.
WEATHER REPORT.
Nome, Alaska, April 9, 1915.
Tepmerature—Max. 20 above, Min i;
below.
liarometer—29.7S inches.
Weather—Cloudy.
Wind—N. W. 6 miles per hour.
NORTH DAKOTA MAN LOSES
THREE SONS IN GALICIA,
MANNING,N. 1).—Dunn county has
a resident, three of whose soup have
been killed in eastern Galicia in iho
present European war lie is Joseph
Szezepanski, an Austrian.
Eleven years ago he and his wife
were seperated and he turned over a
forty acre farm he possessed to her
and the children and canto to North I
Dakota, where he has prospered.
His sons grew up and enlisted in Iho
first call of troops by Austria Ho
learned tho other day they have been
killed by the Russians.
FEAR TROUBLE
WITH MOROS
WASHINGTON.-Army officers fa
miliar with the situation in the Mojo
country in the Philippines have learned
with apprehension of a now condition
which prevails there since the with
drawal of the military force from Min
danao,
An effort is being made to “civilize”
the Moros and as a step in that direc
tion the, title “Moro” has been abolished.
Those who have hitherto been known
as Moros will bo known as Malindang
Filiplnos. This step is regarded with
much displeasure by those most direc
tly affected and to whom* tho old title
'was naturally endeared. Moro than
this, some attempt is being made to
modtfy long existing customs, to reno
vate domestic habits, and to “improve"
tho religion of tho Moros.
Army officers believe any attempt to
amalgamate the old Moros with the
Filipinos will fail
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CANDY
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