The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-11-21
TIE TURKS AS SOLDIERS.
vALOR WORTHY OF MOHdMMED THE
CONQUEROR'S DAYS.
a Charge that swept Both Russian and
serb Before 1.-THE Wretchcd Commits
sariat system OF the Troops OF the sultnn.

4 Charge that swept Both Russian and
serb Before 1.-THE wretchcd Commits
sariat system Of the Troops OF the suiinn
Prom the london 7ei,graph.
Fighting from day 20 day successfully,
the Turkish army Is grad aly regalning for Itself
that name In military history which u USED
osnanli we're brave the record II their deeds
Tor hundreds Of years told that hut n great
extent become enc rVatcd aud cnfechled. There
were not wanting he So who were ready 10 assert
TINT in Crete the Turks had gwen umml.taan ~,
signs II want 1T vigor. ana the SerNlhhs at ihe
beginning Of the campaign believed. WITHOUT
doubt, that their miltlh was quite the equal oi
shown at the first serious battle which was
fought namely. that NJ Granada There was
line uf hills on which the - RIBS stood oNerlpgk-
ing the vast plain which runs down to the city
of Nisch. ON the summit ~ this ridge wa' the
Of the pretty liitlc VILLAGE. with IT. church,
school and d0itdnc. As the Turks advanced the
Serbs, who might easily have remained inside
their trcnchc4. and, in fnct. have thrown up
mnny moro carthWorls. actually came down the
slope to meet us. There was no necessity at all
Tor their doing 30. hut they felt that they were
quite equal to the hated vearcrs of the icz, and
thoy wanted 10 nght them. Then came n sharp
rifle fro and for half an hour hardly fought
battle, while the Turks were gradually pushing
'rhc ~er,lans began to- discover that their foes
were, after all. not 10 he dcspscd, and they
presently sought shelter. But To their amaze
ncnt. that. too, was Of no avail up came the
Turks. leaving many man on the hard rocky
ground, yet stu going on 70 the dismay OF the
blue-C Dated Serbs, who could do nothing To- stop
them. Nolleys even failed 10 hinder the Mos
lens for moment; and what was Of conse-
had dragged ny 90 the summit ~ a neishhorng
hill began 90 rlay upon the trenrhc- win IN
was in flames, the mir WIS alive with shril-, that
still advancing line Of Turks was sondiuf ip
such a storm uf bullets that the whistle
Of the missile. was everywhere heard and
the servians could stand II NO Longer ne? had
not expected this. somebody had told them
they were uVncihlc that tho Ottumans would
fee before the blue banner "i merry WIN -
cross and it, crown. that the nil 81 GRANADA
was impfeGnahle ana ,nal np ur"vI, III ~,
world could ascend the long, weary slope. ct
the Turks were coming. were close To We
trenches, were beginning 70 vl.ct nnu thNo ltilv
runs which would presently bring them into the
Serbs felt that they must retreat ana, ala- iOr
all their prestige. these bold highlnndcr-, VINO
had been compared to CAMERON and Iamph1lls
who had sworn To die Tor thclr country, ana had
sung ever 50 many uatriorr hymns. got out OF
the trenches, aud, without more ado threw down
their tines and fetre"tsd. iut they were not
even then allowed TO depart In peace. Those
fcz-topped children ~ tyranny actually chccred
into the village. Shot down the sons uf Serya by
scores. Nor were they content with this for
they pursued them that might a. iar as Derbent'
giving many soldier ~ rchernayen TO the crows
and the dog-. and ous resting when night came
on. with the Intention of doing the like next day
"a promise which they carried out with terrible
effect. The scrians mover liked to meet them
after that.
On the other hand the Turk continued To make
war In his own -tod fashion. Had lac been well
led. he wouid have gone straight 10 c-radc,
ana the whole business would have been settled
forthwith \, it wa.. nothing but his own
a beautiful siri.t 10 .cc him - into battle.
never PAW man finch. although sometimes
covered Win The dead and dting. Understand
Rnlouks. WHO inysraiE had in,poriaut husi-
ness IN another direction when theN were wanted
for the isht, hut simply t. the drilled tfo@ps,
Yet even the sofia hattnlinus. which had
been drilled ~ Rcycust, just opposite our Enl-
bassy at Iherapla. had caught tho true spirit
OF the soldier. who went into action Ike men.
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