, 1877-09-23

that especially deserves remark. Nothing
like thcm have ever before been re-
are there any two nations, except the Turks
and the Russians, which would be capable Of
showing precisely the same qualities in the
same circumstances For mere bravery, care
less OF consequences and independcnt of CT
couragcment, the Turkish and Russian troops
have never been surpassed, Their Jury and te-
nacity iu fighting resemble rather the reckless
rage Of the wild beast than the disciplined and
reasoning courage OF tl1c civilized man. Rut, in
its oHn Kind, it Is extraordinary
Among the many predictions Of military critics
which Ihts campaign has falsitfed is one that be-
came current tlu.jug the Frauco-Gcrmau war.
It was then confidently affirmed that the general
use Of modern weapons Of precision had made
baYonet charges impossible, and had increased
the necessity Tor large reserves to fill up the
ranks Ut reCiments hurled against intrcncled
positions. Even before the brccct-loaling rifle,
with its deadly exactness OF ain1 its rapiIity Of
fire. and its length OF range, had come into use,
it WAS commonplace in military controversy
that soldiers, however brave and however
enduring, could net be compelled to fight on
daK after day In a struggle without any visible
result We heard in every great war OF this
century Of the exhaustion OF troops after two
or three days fighting, Of the inexpiicablc hor-
ror which, after While, ovcrpowcrs the imag-
ina1ious OF the bravcst, OF the loathing for the
field, covered with its accumulating corpscs,
which seizes hold upon the feelings Of eyen hard-
epcd veterans. Of the shuddcriug recoii from the
sight OF the gaps made in the ranks by the pre-
yious struggles. But In Bulgaria all these pre- p
visions have, apparently, been set at naught, all
these assumed necessities hare been disrcgard-
cd. Turks and Russians alike fight on day after
day and week after week. f1inging masses OF
men AGAINST intrenched positions, hraring the
deadly blast Of artillery aud the deadier hail Of
bullets from the breec1-loadins rifle The palm
for savage contempt for danger cannot he
awarded to one side rather than the other.
Both show the same gallautry in charging im-
presnable positions, the same tenaSity in at
tempting to hold those which are untenable
Both can go on fighting, as it seems, until their
masses Of men have been almost Worn away
without showing signs OF physical exhaustion or
from q soldiers point Ut vfew-of moral de-
terioration. They can prolong the battle and
repeat their attacks without needing reinforce
mclts to replace the heavy losses of each day,
aud without having their spirits weighcd down
by the increasing horrors OF the field. Sulei-
man Pasha's soldiers in theESchipka Pass aud
Gen Radctzkv's opposing force have shown
these extraordinary qualities in the highest de-
gree There the struggle vas prolonged, fcro-
cious, and uncmbarasscd by tactical or strate-
gical problems in de"ree unparalleled
ragged, and still the lust Tor slaughter was not
satisfied. The soldiers Oil both sides seemed
not only to fight for the sake Of fighting, but to
s!as for the sake Of Staying. And now at
length, when there is a pause In the iury Of war
%'''"'1. go ~ ~ ~
tragedy Is ne1!ss lepeateo oeiote iheha. botn
t's'nan fasna ttoops ana tnose opposed 10
INei1 1iasc eleen ploo4 VI tneH .eehess bravery
neg haEe aat', anu aGa!n attI.nptea Luz M
1H'ss1olc, ano. tnoush ulaseA paSh Wild loss
ita'c relIsneo 70 LUG cnasse Win uiason4uet
for blood.
This rapture Of the fght,n not to be mod |
crater W reason Or ~ uisaster. OF " pil'atlon,
:Hcrelsts Us tlasac u tuG must " tne H'ost
.nast'y surfounaings. u was taousn1-anu II
*a:[usset'1ns ~ o. n!gh pla1se tnat oul sotnels
~ 'uc 1L.t'lea, sno1sn suAe1HiS lneense ul's
s1es nu11ns ane a"lul "lutel ol 1922, ao not
lose tnelI ueuune power, OUT tfimean f1,o fho
vas l'a4ata1l u u ~ eont1o1t conua FTmrls ~ -
nsouaes u tae RUSSIANS ann stiil 'n11 +hae
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csn oc eSpecteo nc dea,91r ~ e,o1,,s
the o!azlnG SUI .,n - ronrending arnnfes ~ ~
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blttercs1 co,o o. for fnod. 1or thn TnrEs haHa
Ferciv plncneean Fan he ca]1ed con,mssar;,+ az
notnHg The tIh Russians ora M mn",, ha++nr ~ ~
en-, " arranormcnts thcre are nnne n e;thar
soann. Disease Yn,st claim ;ts hnndro1s - -
ms daijr a,nono t1,e nonn,atinn ~ - ,,;,,;n,,
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