Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-07-22
RULES FOR WAGING WAR
INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE GOVERN
MENT or OUR ARMIES.

The Same Regulations That Were Adopt
ed by France and Prussia On the War lie
tween Those Countries Notice OF Boin-
bardment Not Necessary Martial Law.
General orders No. 100, Of April "a,
1868, comprising instructions for the
government OF armies Of the United
States in the field, have been reissued
and are being sent TO the various COM
manders for their guidance during the
conflict with Spain. These instruc-
tions were adopted by France and
Prussia in the war between those coun-
tries, and upon them general Euro
pean conference afterward based an
agreement on this subject
The instructions define martial law
as military authority exercised in ac-
cordance with the laws and usages of
war. A place, district or country oo-
cupied by an enemy stands in conse-
quence of the occupation under the
martial law of the invading or occupy
ing army. II extends TO property aud
to persons, whether subjects Of the
enemy or aliens.
Whenever feasible martial law Is
carried out in cases Of individual Of
tenders by military courts, but SEN
tence Of death must be executed only
with tho approval Of the chief execu.
tive, providing tho urgency of the case
does not require speedier execution,
and then only with the approval Of the
chief commander. Martial law should
be less stringent in places fully occu-
pied and fairly conquered.
Military necessity admits OF all
direct destruction Of life or limb of
EARNED" enemies, and Of other per-
sons whose destruction is incidentally
unavoidable" in armed contests.
Military necessity does not admit
Of the infection of suffering for the
sake Of suffering OF for revenge, nor
Of manning or wounding except in
fight, nor Of torture TO extort comics.
sions.
1t admits Of deception, but disclaims
acts Of peridy.
Ii Is lawful TO starve the hostile be-
Tiger ents, armed or unarmed, as IL
leads TO the speedier subsection of the
enemy. When the commander of O
besieged place expels the non-com-
batants in order to lesson the number
OF those who consume his stock of
provisions IL 10 lawful, though an ex-
treme measure, TO drive them back 30
as TO hasten on the surrender.
Commanders, whenever admissible,
inform the enemy Of their intention
to lombard place, but it Is no in
fraction Of the common law of war to
omit thus to inform them. Surprise
may be necessity.
Retaliation will never be resorted
TO as measure of mere revenge, but
only as means Of protective retribu-
ton ; and, moreover, cautiously and
unavoidably-thet is to say, retalia.
ton shall only be resorted to after
careful inquiry into the real occur
renee and the character OF the misdeeds
that may demand retribution.
The more vigorously war is pur-
aued the better IL Is for humanity.
Sharp wars are brief.
A victorious army sppropristes all
public money, seizes all public nova
BILE property until further directed by
its government and ssquesters for it's
own benefit or that OF it's government
all the revenues Of real property be-
longing to the hostile government or
nation. The title to such real prop
erty remains in allegiance during mill
tary occupation and until the conquest
Is made complete.
The United States acknowledge and
protect, in hostile countries occupied
by them, religion and morality, strictly
private property, the persons Of the
inhabitants-especiallyt those Of women
and the sacredness Of domestic re-
lations.
Deserters from the American army
suffer death II they fall into the hands
OF tho United States.
II Is against the usage Of modern
war to resolve in hatred and revenge
to give no quarter.
Outposts, sentinels or pickets are
not to be fred upon except to drive
them inser when a positive order,
special or general, has been issued to
that effect
Whoever Intentionally inAicts addi.
tional wounds on an enemy already
wholly disabled, or kills him or ord.
ers that this shall be done, shall sui.
fer death II convicted.