ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹtiːn hiː wʌz ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd tə kəmˈænd ðə twˈɛlfθ ɑːɹtˈɪlɚɹi bɹɪɡˈeɪd ɐtˈætʃt tə ðə kɹˈækaʊbˈeɪst twˈɛlfθ ˈɪnfəntɹi dᵻvˈɪʒən.
In 1914 he was appointed to command the 12th Artillery Brigade attached to the Kraków-based 12th Infantry Division.