WANTING WHEN WEIGHED
Discussing the question whether a substiI tutc should be found for General Von Bonop (Master-General of Ordnance), tha \ Pall Mail' is non-committal. It observes in a general way: "The Germans substituted Von Fal Fn*kenhagn for Von Moltke, despite the pre* tige of the great name borne by the latter and Von Pohl for Von Ingenohl, as Com-mander-in-Ghief of the Sea Fleetwithout, it is true, finding any improvement in the latter case. ■ ■ ■ "Tho French have been absolutely ruthless m tho changes they have made" in the> commands of their armies. These things must ho in war, if war is to be. waged successfully. Some men prove themselves and must be advanced'; others reveal.the lack of some quality requisite for holding just the place they occupy in the new condition* wo« .! duoed «gj«ri?ace- <if fas^.
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Evening Star, Issue 15909, 15 September 1915, Page 5
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136WANTING WHEN WEIGHED Evening Star, Issue 15909, 15 September 1915, Page 5
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