Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-11-24
EVENING STAR.
The Turk ns soldier.
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QUERoR's DAYS.
From the Io.sfss TeSegraJ,hl
ikhtiRg nom day To day SUCCESSFULLY. The
Iurkish army II gradually regaining for It
Ell t1at name IN military history which il
, use1 20 Possess IL was always known that
the e'smanli were brave-the record of their
deeds FOR hundreds OF years told that: but A
great question has arisen whether they had
10 any extent become enervated ami
enfeebled. There were not wanting tb,s>e
who were ready to assert that i'm Crete tl,e
Turks had given unmistakable signs OF want
of vigor, ard the Seryians at the beginning
of the campaign believed, without doubt
that their militia was quite the equal OF the
Turkish line. i remember how this was
shown at the first serious battle which was
fought-namely, that at Granada. There
overlooking the vast plain which runs down
10 the city of Nisch. Tn the summit Of this
ridge was the Servian artillery, behind whore
the white houses OF the pretty little village.
with its church, school. and doUdne As the
Turks advanced the Serbs. who might easily
have rema lned inside their trenches, and. i'm
tact. haVethrown up many more earthworkS.
actually came down the slope to meet uS.
There was no necessity AT all for their doing
so. but they felt that they were quite equal 90
the nailed wearers of the fez. and they wanted
10 nght Them. Then came a sharp life fire.
arc ior hall AN hour hardly fought battle.
while the Turks were gradually pushing up
the hill.
The Seryians began To discover that their
foes were. after all. not 10 be dcspiScd and
They presently sought shelter. But 10 their
Amusement, mat. too. was of no avail: up
came the Turks, yet still going on, tn thediS-
may OF the blue-coated serbs who could do
nothing 10 stop them. NOlleyS even failed To
hinder the Moslcms for a moment. and what
was o1couSequence at this time some guns
that The Turks had dragged up to the sum-
mit Of neigiboring hill began To play uIon
the trenches with Increased effect. The vii
lage OF Granada. too. WAS i'm flames. the air
was alive with shells. that the till adNanc-
ing line of Turks was sending un Such "A
storm of bullets that the whistle of the mis-
Slles was everywhere heard and the Ser
Nlans could stand 10 no longer. They had not
expected this. Somebody had told them
they were inVincihle-that the OttomanS
would flee before the blue banner of liberty
with It's cross and its crown. that the hill Of
Granada was impTegnablc and thai no
uoorS IN the world could ascend the long
weary slope. let the Turks were coming
Were close 10 the trenches. were beginning
10 cheer and take little runs which would
presently bring them into the defencrS
themselves. IL was too much. The Serbs
lett that they must retreat; and, alas for all
their prestige, these bold Highlanders who
had been compared 10 CamerOnS and Camp-
bells, who had sworn To die for their country
ana had sung ever So many patriotic hymns
got out of the trenches and without unore
ado, threw down their rifles and retreaied.
But they were not even then allowed TO de-
part In peace. Those feZ-toDped children of
tyranny actually cheered louder than ever.
ana, rushing past the trenches into the viii
lage. shot down the sons OF Servia by scores
Nor were they content with this. for they pur-
sued Them That night as far as Derbent, Civ
ing many soldier OF Tchernayeff To the
crows and the dogs. and only resting when
night came on, with the intention of doing
The like next day-a promise which they car
ried out with terrible effect. The Servians
never liked To meet them after that.
ON the other hand the Turk continued TO
make war i'm his own stolid fashion. Had he
been well led, he would have gone straight 10
Belgrade, and the whole business would have
been settled forthwith. As il was nothing
but ms own dogged courage saved him. II
has always been a beautiful sight 10 see INN
go into battle.
never saw man finch, although some
times the fire WAS terribly heavy and the
ground was covered with the dead and diving
Understand me, am not referring now 10
the BaShi-BazoudS. who invariably had inn
Iortant business i'm another direction when
the drilled troops.