_ PAGE TWELVE _ A C i > THE WONDERFUL RISE OF DAVID LLOYD GEORGE Extraordinary Career of Trusted Minister of Munitions--Great Fighter But Never Egotistical ~--Faced Joseph Chamberlain in Debate. Recent political events have shown David Lloyd George in the light of the "sheet anchor" of the Coalition Vi Cabinet. Yet twenty-five years ploy when he entered Parllament as the representative of Carnarvon, he was generally regarded as a danger demagogue. OE Agee. whirligig of time has rounded off the angularities of his early political creed, and to-day he stands forth as a statesman of great C. . i we obscure Welsh village of Llanystymdwy young Lloyd George went 'to Criccieth, and when twenty- one years of age was admitted . so- licitor. From that time onwards to 1890, when he was elected to Parlia- ment, he was . head of the firm of d George & George. Lioyd a success in settling the miners' strike in South Wales brought him once again into the limelight of public opinion, but as a pacificist; yet Mr. Lloyd George's polit'-al car eer has been built up by his fighting progivities. As an advocate in the county courts and magistrates' courts in his native Wales, he became fam- ous for his-successful attacks on the local legal luminaries. On more than one occasion en a oumty Sons dge uw a jury's verdic a | EB Lioyd ir ed to the High Court, and got the judg- ment quashed. The Celtic fighting spirit has al- ways dominated the public life of the Minister of Munitions, who made his first big impression on the House of Commons by having a tilt at Mr Joseph Chamberlain.. Though fifteen years have passed, the scene is still green in the memory of most poli- ticlans. The Colonial Secretary had been very ably defending the Govern- ment policy during the South African campaign against the attacksgof the Opposition, and had held his ground with decided success; till suddenly, from the seat below the gangway, on the Opposition side, which Sir Charles Dilke had previously occu: jed, rose Mr. Lloyd George, as the nionist cheers rang out for the speech just delivered. ith Jinciive tones, low pitched, "the man from Wales" badgered the Colonial Secretary to such an extent that the implacable Minister for once in a way writhe! under the caustic utterances of his opponent; so much so that he begged permission of the House to make .a second speech in reply. It was subsequently admitted in the lobby that the strong man of Lord Salisbury's last Cabinet had met his match in 'debate. Mr. Lloyd George had won his first lina of treaches, and a little later on tried to consolidate his position. is second assault he failed. The heavy artillery of the Chamber- lain party at Birmingham prevented Mr. Lloyd George from "digging him- self In." Physical force on 'this oc casion told against the man Ban, hi tempted to' carry the war into oy Some 20,000 to 30,000 people assembled in the neighborhood of the Birmingham Town Hall, and such was the din that the speaker's voice could not ba heard. The "Bloomin' Coppers" Stones were hurled through the windows, and tu: doors battered down, and Mr. Lloyd George, thanks to the efforts of the chief constable, escaped disguised in the uniform of + 8 policeman. The victim of the oc \ currence saw the humorous side: of it. for he tells of the walk home ti. the house where he was stopping, hov he and his companions were tauntingly to as "bloomin' SOUDars is , 4p to the outbreak of the we George could not be described as a popular man with the masses. His legislative efforts usually have created much controversy. His Insurance Act was an instance, while his Budget of 1909 was of such a revo- as * slightest degree of egotism. He be leves in the system of party, rather than individualism, snd on this ac count has steered clear of political conceit. To the disputants at Cardiff one of SIR JOHN FRENCH | The Countess of Warwick has a character sketch of Sir John French in the London Daily Express. Sha says he lives in his profession, and breathes-the very air of it. ing claims his every thought, and yet he is in no aspect the "beau sabreur" of the Ouida' novels. If you were to drive with him through the most «x- quisite landscape, his mind's eye would at once select the salient points of attack and defence. He would grasp every military possibility of what lay before him, but the surround- ing beauty would pass him by. Some- times we have talked of war. "I hate War as much as you do," he Las said to me more thac once, "but---" There it ends, and he is looking with far-seeing eyes at encounters yet to be. He is the perfect type of the leader of men, a splendid example of the power of concentration. driving a single purpose to its end. 1 think Frederick the Great would have made much of him, and that his chief hero in a military sense, the first Napoleon, whose battle grounds he has studied all over Europe, would have kept him by his side. It is well for England that she had ha¢ a John French to lead Her armies. HOW JOFFRE BATTLES Leader at Kitchen Table Directs Aw- Tut Scenes and Carnage A writer describes the Joffrs method of handling big battles ar fol- lows: General Joffre himself conduct- ed the advance, not as a picturesque general on a white charger, but sit- ting attentively at a kitchen table in a wine shop behind the lines, while his aides, with telephone receivers at- tached to their ears, shouted the lat- est developments from the various at- tacking columns. A staff officer states that he sat impassively with his eyes glued to a huge map, making no comments, but giving coacise or ders In a quiet, unemotional voice. For twenty-four hours General Joffre did not interrupt his close study of the situation, even for a sandwich. It was only when he was satisfied no more could be achieved that he smil- ingly remarked: "Well, that's done. Now for a snack." After a perfunc- tory meal he slept four hours. Meanwhile a few miles distant a scene worthy of "Dante's Inferno was being enacted on the battlefield. In the dead of night scores of thousands of bLlueclad French infantry leaped out of the trench at the word of com- mand and dashed across the ground, upturned like a plowed field by shells. What the German saw from his shell: battered trench when rockets and starlights illuminated the grim spec: tacle was the gleaming point of a fixed bayonet, handled by an infuriat- ed soldier wearing a mask which gave him the appearance of a howlicg de- mon. From a distance the battlefield formed a phantasmagoric speetacle. Lit by greenish lights, the rays of which pierced dense clouds o' smoke and poison gases, the troops were seen swaying in- a titanic struggle wherein no quarter was given or ask- ed. All round the flames leaped from concealed batteries, belching high ex- plosives and shrapnel. The victory was won in true Hin- denburg mannef. The attacking forces were divided into th-ee col umns. While the right and left wings swept forward, the central body re- mained quiescent till the advanc) on the flanks began to converge and act as powerful pincers. Then the centre came on and delivered the last blow, netting regiment after regiment. One of the moktaterrible features of the battle was the num.er of Ger man artillerymen driven mad by tha terrific caanonade. French wounded brought to Paris say that during the advance they came upon groups hud- dled around guns which théy made no effort to serve. Some were dumb, the teeth of others ochattered, while . "These poor wretches," said one. soldier, "were quite aarmless. They had gcae stark mad." Meanwhile the .red Papa Joffre slept from exhaustion. Complete Motor-Car Baths A pew use of the motorcar is now being tried at the front--portable mot. orcar bathing outfits for soldiers. The t it Ergsaiil dian i £ Soidier- | THE DAILY pRTrISH A "| PAGE 9 NEWS * ¥ WHIG, MONDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1°15. world. The farfamed Newsky Prospect, -the handsomest thoroughfare in Petrograd, and one of the handsomest in the OOOO 000000 Noble Exile COOOL An arraignment of the Young Turks or the Committee of Union and Pro- extermination of the Armenian people is contained in a letter addressed by of the Journal Ce Geneve. The views of this eminent exile should doubtless be considered in the light of the fact he has had excellent opportunities for observationiet the Young Thrks' pol- icy, since hé was prominent in their councils when they first obtained power on the over throw of the Abdul Hamid regime, and left their ranks to build up the Liberal opposition party only when he became convinced that their leaders -had no intention of carrying out the program of reform to which they- were pledged. He i: the son of the late Said Pasha, who was one of the chief advisers of Abdul Hamid and the first Grand Vizier un- der th: new Constituticn. He, him- self, was at one time Turkish Minis- ter to Sweden. An Old Plot | After branding the Armenian atroc- ities perpetrated under the present regime as surpassing the savagery of Genghis Khan and Tamerlane, Cherit Pasha continues! "To be sure, th ooo P9900 00000000000000900 000000000 Mchmed Cherif Pasha to the editor|jished first in 0000000000000 Po Po POV NNNe ¢ Denounces Young Turks For Destroying the Armenian Race state of mind of the Unionists was not revealed to the civilized world gress, as having for years plotte. the | until they had openly taken sides with { Germany; but for more than six years il have been exposing them in the Mecheroutlette (his newspaper, pub- onstantinople and then in Paris) and in different journals and reviews, warning France and England of the plot against them and against certain: nationalities within the Ottousan borders, notably the Ar. menians, that was being hatched. I there is a race which has been closely connected with the Turks by its fidelity, by its services to the country, by the statement and functionaries of talent it has" furnished, by the in- telligence which it has manifested in all ° domains--commerce, industry, sclebce, and the arts--it is certainly the Armenian." Cheril. Basha-then enumerates some of the contributions which Armenians have made to Turkish civilization, in- cluding the introduction of printing and the drama, and gives credit to an Armenian, Odian Effendi, for hav- ing collaborated with Midhat Pasha in framing the Ottoman Constitution, and he lays stress upon their fine qualities as agitators against the de- spotisms of Turkey and Persia-- qualities, one suspects, which have t highly recommended them to the Rutocratic "reformers" of the Young Turk regime. ; Poe 0006000000000 00000040 PIPPIN ob po Turkey's Debt and Treachery And he continues: "Alas! at the thought that a people so gifted. which has served as the fructifying soil for renovation of the Ottoman Fmpire, is on the point of disappearing from his- tory-----not enslaved, as were the Jews by the Assyrians, but annihilated-- even the most hardened heart must bleed. Certain individual Armenians and some propagandist groups have for the last six years so maladroitly constituted themselves the defenders and apologists of .his Committee of Union and Progress, the author of all their present sufferings. How often have 1 warned them against the bad faith of the Unionists, the perversity of whose black souls I knew only too well! Besides the massacres of Ada- na, provoked by the Union's orders, ought to have brought them to a sense of the real state of affairs. If, instead of enrolling themselves under the banner of that baneful and treacher- ous association, they had rang.d themselves openly beside the true liberals who had long been pointing out the danger of their course, even at peril of their lives, they would not only have remained true to their principles, but they would also have spared their unfortunate brethren the persecutions they suffered before the war and their whole nation the pros- pect of an extermination uniquegn the annals of history." GERMANS WOO POLES Archbishop Denounces Kindness Af- ter Brutality--Professors Fail There Is a general feeling of dis- appointment at the Jack of entiusi- asm for Germany shown by the popu- lation of Russian Poland, writes. a correspondent. Immediately 'after the capture of Warsaw the German press contained long articles from the special correspondents who at the Kaiser's invitation had accompanied the victorious German troops into Warsaw, escribing how the Poles generally ted the Germans as liberators d rejoiced that the long Russian rule of oppression had come to an end and that the resurrection of the old kingdom of Poland was merely a question of time. Later, however, the news which comes to Berlin from Wars:w "is not very cheering. The population is very calm and admittedly behaves very well, but the people keep aloof from the Germans and all attempts to BFA about more cordial relations have failed. : Recently Prince Leopold sent for the Archbishop of Warsaw, Mon- ¢ Kakovsky, and asked hi as to his surprise, the bishop absolutely refused to do so and when asked his reasons declared "CALL BOY" IN BATTLE Theatrical Youngster Describes Mis Fight For Revenge Here is how a former call boy at a London theatre, who has just ar- rived back wounded from the front, told his story when he arrived Lack: "It was all right once the curtain was up. It was the all-night wait for the advance which I found most trying. with the incessant thunder of the -guns and the shrieking of shells over our heads. It was a most im- pressive overture to the great d-ama to come. This was my first appear puce, as you my say, in a real battle, and although T knew the part I was to play well enough after many months' rehearsals in England, I must own that I felt a trifle shaky. .Look- ing back, it seems strange how quick. ly this feeling passed away then someone cried, 'Up lads, now's your chance.' x "My chum and I had agreed that we would stick' together as long as we could, but our plans were quickly upset, for no sooner had we clamber- ed out of our trench then he went down. This seemed to rouse me. seemed to go 'ithe Suez Canal, one whelming impulse to get at the enemy and avenge my chum. I, like the rest of us, scampered as fast as my legs csuld carry me, slipping and sliding in the , until 1 at length went sprawling in the slush which had been churned up by the rain and shells. "I had just serambled to my feet again when I heard the order to charge, and, levelling my bayonet, 1 rushed headlong forward, jumping over todies and barbed wire as though I was electrified. My first ox- perience of battle was short and Sweet, for I was bowled over at Te first trench. I remember plunging my bayonet into a huge German who confronted me with levelled rifie. Then I was hit on the head with something (r other which made me see more fire than I had seen during the whole time I had been out here. Then I must have lost consciousness. for 1 remember no more until 1 found myself in the hands of the stretcher- bearers who told me that my wound was not very serious. "I hope to get a 'return engage- ment" and be in the last act after pe and 1 have at least avenged my chum." -- In rememb: the by the Manch: Territorials ir de- feating the Turkish atte; to cross "the Turkish Bantaans has been ghesen'sd to the MANY ATTEST REALITY OF **ANGELS OF MONS Nurses Report Minute Statements of Elated Patients--8ure it Was St. George--French Saw J Visions Were in Ralph Shirley, the editor of The Ocult Review, in a little pamphlet called "The Angel Warriors at Mons," tells of certain strange happenings testified to by English and French soldiers serving in France and Fland- ers. Mr. Shirley hints that the sud- den change over the whole outlook when the German army seemed to be carrying everything before it in its victorious advance toward Paris, may have been due to supernatural inter- vention. The failure of the Germans to capture Paris has been attrisuted to various causes, but never properly explained. A aumber of English and French soldiers explain it in an as- tounding way. Miss C. M. Wilson, an English nurse, says this story was told t» her by a lance-corporal in regard to the events on or about Aug. 28, 1914: "The weather was hot and clear, ana between 8 and 9 o'clock in the evening we were s.and- Ing with a party of nine other men on duty. Immediately behind us h 'f of our battalion was on the edge of 2 wood resting, when an officer sud- denly came up in a state of great anxiety and asked if we had seen anything startling" The impression was at the moment that a German surprise attack was threatened, but immediately afterward the lance -cor- poral's attention was drawn to a strange appearance in the sky. Saw Golden Robe* "I could see quite plainly in mid- air," he said, "a strange light which seemed to be quite distinctly outlined and was not a reflection of the oon, nor were there any clouds in the neighborhood. The light became brighter and I could see quite distinct: ly three shapes, one in the centre having what looked like outspread wings; the other two were not so large, but were quite plainly distinct from the centre one. They appeured to have long, loose-hanging garments of a golden tint, and they were above the German line facing us. "We stood watching them for about three-quarters of an hour. All the men with me saw them, and other men came up fron: other groups who also told us that they had seen - the Same thing. I am not a believer in such things, but I have not the slight- est-doubt that we really did see what | I now tell you." But the most extraordinary stories are in relation to the apparition of a single angel," whoin the British took to be St. George snd the Frenc St. Micliael.. Miss Phyllis Campbell has at the time very | oan of Arc Giving Victory Golden Raiment J for months been a nurse at a hos pital near the front in France. On one occasion, she rays, while <he was bandaging a shattired arm, the Presi dent of the post, Mme. de A--, cme and took her place, asking 0:: to attend to an Englishman who was begging for a "holy picture The idea of an Englist soldier making such a request at such a time s « n ed curious, but she nurried off to st end {to his needs. He proved to be a l.an- cashire Fusiller: This is what hap- pened, in Miss Campbell's word. "He was propped in a corner. his left arm tied uj in a peasant woman's headkerchief, and his head newly ban- daged. He shoula have been in a state of collapse 'rom loss: of blond, for his tattered uniform was soaked and caked in blood and his face paper | white under the cirt of conflict. He looked at m. with bright, courag ous eyes. A Wesleyan Minister ! ' "I asked if he was a Catholic No, he was a Wesleyan minister, and he wanted a picture or a medal of St George because he had seen him on a white horse leading the British at Vitry-le-Francois when the allies 'urn. ed. There was a Royal Mel Artil lery man, woundea In the leg, sitting beside him on the floor. He saw my look of amazement and hastene¢ in, 'It's true, Sister,' he said, 'we all saw 3 " 'First, there was a sort of sollow mist, "sort of raisin' before the Ger. mans as they came on to the top of the hill, come on like a solid wall, they did--springing out of the carth Just solid--no end to 'em. The next minute comes this funny cloud of light, and when it clears off there's a tall man with yellow hair in golden armor, on a white horse, holding his sword up, and his mouth bpen Then, before you could say "knife" the Ger. »mans had turned, and we were after them, fighting like ninety. We had a few scores to setile, Sister, anc we fair settled them. " Both these soldiers "knew it was Bt. George," for "had not they seen him with his sword on every quid they'd ever had? The "Frenchios™ however, they admitted, ma'ntainel {that it was St. Midhael. The French { wounded Miss Campbell describes as being in "a curiously excited cen. dition--a sort of rapture of h-ppi | ness" It was quite true, they main: {tained. The Germans were in full retreat, and the allies were belug led to victory by St. Michael and Joan of Arc, Uncrowned Greek King is the Resolute Venizelos Most Farsighted and Courageous of World's Statesmen -- Has Bearded Two Kings--Is Allies' Best Hope--His Fighting Car- eer. According to A, G. Gardener, editor of the London (Eng.) Daily News, M. Venizelos is the greatust states man of Europe. According to the extended story of a correspondent: There is just one big man in Greece. That is Venizelos. He is not only the only big man in Greece--he is also one of the world's great states- men. He is surrounded by such dif- ficulties, however, that it is doubtful as to how far he can carry his coun- try with him. The King is a pro German. His wife is the sister of the Kaise.. The King hates Venizelos as his father hated him before him. He hatos lim 4s ail insignificant 'Kings hate great ministers, who treat their dignity as secondary to public rights and liberties. M. Venizelos is a native of Crete. His grandfather had fled from Athens resigned his and put him- at the head of the insurrection- The result was that Prince George disappeared and Venizelos re- turned to power under Zaimis, the new Commissioner, who has also been Premier since the war In 0 the tions of King trickery and greed of King Ferdinand of Bulgaria, there would have been no second Balkan war; the Balkan Lea- gue would have remained intact, Tur- key would not be invol.ed in this titanic contest, and the other Balka nations would have been solid as probably active friend: of the Quad- ruple Entente from the start. The personality of this man is so great, his popularity is so great. his ability is so great, that the future course of Greece depends more on him than it depends upon the King and any administration. it is for- tunate that this man is big, heoest, far-seeing. and courageous. "WHO DID WIS DUTY" English Veteran's: Dying Cry in a Flander's Trench -- | Corporal W. Buckland, of the Meer ut Division, Indian Expeditionary Force, in a letter to a friend tells how his comrade, by falling over a Ger mdn trip wire near one of tLe enemy's listening posts in Flanders, brought a fusillade upon both of them, the comrade being mortally wounded. "I'm handing in my checks, old man" . sald the wourded man a. they re- gained the British lines, "and a" the -fidoctors in the world can't save me" "After 1 had made him as comfort. able as I could, cn an oll overcoat, and lit a cigarette for him." says Cor Buckland's 3 and, after 1 bad done so, he pulled me down, by his side, and | just man- aged to hear him say, i, I'm on the road now. I can hear someones sounding the grea challenge, "alt, who comes there?' strength, man who did his duty' "The grey dawn was breaking in the east and the only sornd i heard was an asroplane wf is i i / &