Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-07-06
BUSES IN WAR.
How Some Great Things Have Been Done
Without BIoodshed.

How Some Great Things Have Been Done
Without BloOdshed.
1t may be interesting in view of the
recent war between China and Japan
to show a few of the tricks of the
| trade;" IN other words, a few of the
peculiar stratagems which have been
successful from time to time in past
years.
Pampeluna was lost to the Spaniards
in a curious way. The French troops
stationed in the district were all al
lowed to enter the town occasionally
| for their provisions, and this foraging
party gradually increased in number.
One day, on arriving in town, they
started snowballing each other. and,
as the excitement increased, each sol
der from the outside kept joining in
/ the battle. Comrades armed rushed in
| apparently 80 share the sport, but when
a sufficient humber of the French sol
diers had been introduced, the guards
at the gate.s We're seized. and the re-
mainder of the army entered the town
/ to complete the conquest.
! About tEe> same time the French
gained access to San Sebastian by an
other clever artifce. The general
commanding the French soldiers OBJ
! tanned permission from the Spanish
commander to send the sick of his
army into San Sebastian. He seems tG
have had a large number of men sick
and i'll need of sea air, for, on receiv-
ing permission, he sent upward OF
two thousand 80 the hospitals.
They were bandaged in every conceiv.
| l1o6 fneaiF. n
ported by sings. The Spaniards afford
devery accommodation. and ultimate
~ allowed about five hundred men to be
placed in the citadel. Having been
thus far successful, it only remained
FOR these, presumably, poor, dying
cripples, but otherwise healthy SOL
diers, to leave the hospital one morn
ing. before daylight, and take posses
sion of the Notifications this they
lid before the bevildered garrison
realized that the soldiers that they had
50 carefully tended were not friends,
but enemies.
The Americans once played a neat
rick upon an English fleet The ships
IN question We're threatening a part of
he American coast. when it was ru
.nored that a man had discovered a
:om bustible which could easily be
transmitted to the fleet and ignited,
and which would produce terrible re-
suits. OF course, the information was
conveyed to the British commander,
and, no doubt, he was sadly disturbed
n consequence. At any rate. one DAY
several barrels were set af1oat in the
direction of the vessels, fC llO wed by
nan with complicated arrangement
IN a boat. On nearing their destina-
ton one of them exploded, whereupon
the feet shipped in great haste. The
inventor had done his utmost, how
eyer, for the remaining barrels were
harmless.
It is said that once when the French
made descent on the coast of Wales,
they were held in check for some time
by rather peculiar stratagem- The
women, who then generally wore
IIong red clOaks, were collected and
marched among the hills In view
Of the invaders, and, as they
Kept appearing in different points, it
gave the idea that there was a eonsid-
enable number of soldiers near at hand
The French were somewhat afraid of
attacking, and as a sufficient force
was SOOn CO41tCtCNJ " ICDSA IAC-Nzl bAbCIS
took to their ships in a hurry.
In another case q besieged city,short
Of provisions, was on the point OF sur
rendering, as they found it impossible
to convey message outside for help
In these straits young man E0lun-
teered to- pass the enemy and if posi-
BILE obtain assistance. To do this he
left the city with a. bride in his hands,
and, mixing with the invaders, asked
if any oEe of them had seen his herse-
In this way he got through the ranks,
and was the means CT getting the city
, delivered
A Moorish general on one occasion
rallied he's troops inavery simple man.
ner. They were beginning to retDea
when he sat down ina field. declaring
that he would there waith for death,
seeing that he was, forsaken by his
, troops. They were ashamed Of their
conduct, and, returning. ultimately
gained the victory.-Columbia Press.
An Irreparable Loss.
"Yes'-a tear stole-down the Honzed