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CHAPTER XII.
GRAHAM

J. ANDH dLkAIlAM
; sat before a little
table in his cell.
He had a pen in his
hand, and writing
materials upon the
table. He laid
down the pen, and
i e a n e d b a C k
thoughtfully in his
chair.
His imprison-
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Those who worship wealth will bow in
alteration before good clothes.
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Truthful boys are the timber that great
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Ten Neeks for Rem Gents.

Merry chickens let others do the fight
ing.
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The ability to do good quarrels with the
will
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-05-08

fire: the simple method Of calculating
casualties on the total strength present
is then correct and the ratio is high;
when, on the other hand, they are large,
the probability is that not all, or nearly
all, come under fire, and then the pro"
portion Of killed Is low IL the statistics
are based on the total strength. At the
Alma two divisions Of the English army
were not engaged at all, and Won Moltke
states that $1,000 OF the Prussian army
present at Koeniggraetz never hred u
shot. These considerations afford an ex-
PLANTATION Of the relatively small per-
centage of casualties in modern battles
and it is one which appeals more directly
TO common sense than to attribute them
10 q superiority Of Brown BesS' over
the modern small-bore.
DEATHS IN BATTLE.
The proportion Of killed TO wounded
in battle has varied greatly in different
campaigns. Where the nature OF the
ground affords good cover 10 the COM
batants, although the total casualties
may be fewer. the proportion or kllled
10 wounded is high, because the hlts
which do occur affect such vital parts as
the head neck, and chest In attacking
entrenched positions also. where one side
is exposed and at short range, hlgh
ratio is probable. During the Russo
Turkish war OF 1S77-'7s, whore the latter
condition obtained 20 large extent. the
killed to wounded were as l to 2 At Blen-
helm. in 1904, IL was as ! to l.3, nearly as
many killed as wounded, while at Borny
and VionviHe. In 1870, IL was as one 10
seven amongst the French. In the bat
ties OF the last 100 years the average has
been TO & All these figures apply only
10 those found dead on the field. but be-
sides. these large numbers are admitted
TO the field hospitals hopelessly injured
from the FIRST and die within the nr5i
two or three days.
What the ratio OF killed TO wounded
will be in the next great European war
where both sides will be armed with
modern rifles, no one can with certainty
foretell. That the proportion or hits
among those under fire will be increased
cannot be doubted: how can II be other
wise when We remember that the wea-
pons employed will discharge, In given
time. ten times the number or proJectiIes
the older firearms discharged; that the
reserve OF ammunition on the field VIII
be unlimited. and that the compatants
will be under effective fire al all ranges
under $500 yards? But the proportion oil
killed to wounded VIII depend on the
characters OF the injuries produced by
the new bullet. No doubt flesh wounds
resulting from II are comparatively tri'
vial and heal rapidly; but when oonc'
or large blood-vesses arc implicated. th'
destruction caused hy II Is extreme. Az
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-05-08

that wounded men should be left unaided
on the battlefield perhaps for hours, put
il will tend in the end TO tine greatest
good of the greatest NUMBER. mus
AGAR, repeat that this view Is not du
yanced for the sake or the bearers vi
their officers but for that OF tho Wouhueu
soldiers who, otherwise. will be LETT Win
ont the help he so urgently needs. sur
coon Landon. on Majuba HILL hlmseH
fatally wounded through the splne' IN
iected morphia for wounded coHrdue,
the last conscious act or his me- CorpoIdi
Farmer on the same unfortunate oced-
sion, when shot through the ARM VIII
which he waved a Red-Cross nag over the
Mace where wounded men were being at
tended 10. merly changed his flagstaf TO
the other hand. These were heIolc aCts'
but how much more useful to the other
wounded would the heroes who performed
them have been If they themselves hau
no, beep exposed TO the missiles OF the
Beers?
The characters, from a surglcal' point
J of view, Of the wounds when VIII Dc
produced by the hard-mantled procedures
~ small diameter is hardly a subject
which comes within the scope OF paper
| Of This kind. Widely differing opinions
are held i'm this connection. some authorl-
| ties considering the weapons discharglng
| then as unsuitable for use In warfare
| on the ground that tho injuries result
! ing from them are so trivial in their ma
| tire that they will only put men hors-
| de-combat for few days, instead OF IN
capacitating them from taking any iur-
| Their part in the campaign, Whlch is the
| real object 10 ba aimed al by the use OF
arms OF offence In war; others. on tle
| contrary holding that the wounds IN
| aicted by them are so terrible tnat the
I contravene the spirit, if not the letter. Oh
| the convention OF St Petersburg OF 1903
| mot to use small-arm shells in war
| fare). because their effect within the
| body is In fact, If not in intention, an
| explosive one.
INTERESTING STATISTICS.
On the other hand, statistics OF the
percentage Of casualties in former wars
and data from which TO judge Of the
probable losses in the future, will prob
| ably interest any one who has been 70
| the trouble to read this article thus far.
TO the casual reader, to one who did
| not take all the circumstances into con-
alteration. a glance at the statistics OF
| losses in the wars OF the last hundred
wears would convey the notion that the
| old smooth-bore musket was the most
! eYective small-arm ever used. For II
would be brought before him that from
the battle of Kunnersdorf in 100. TO thai
| ~ lie Mans in 1871. the percentages OF
| killed and wounded have steadily de-
| creased. IL would appear to him thai
this diminution OF the lethal effect OF
small-arm proiectlles occurred Naer
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-05-08
WOUNDED SOLDIERS
SURGEON COLONEL STEVENSON's
ARTICLE on WARS EFFECTS.
HOW BULLETS DO THEIR WORK.
Interesting statistics Gathered from
Scenes of Carnage-surmises as to
The Results of the Present HOSTILE
ties-Encct of Modern Weapon.
dor the Dlspatch.)

The following article, from the pen oil
surgeon-Colonei Stevenson, the distin-
guished organizer of military surgeons,
presents subject Of grim interest, which
is well calculated TO give pause 10 many
who now wish to take up arms in the
service OF their country:
Thus far / have adhered strictly to the
methods laid down by army regulations
for affording aid to the wounded in bat
tie. How they must be modified TO meet
the new conditions expected to obtain in
warfare between civilized nations in the
future has. luckily, not yet been prac-
tically ascertained. Some modification
there must be; and this will principally
affect the work OF the first lines of as
sistance, the regimental aid. and the
bearer companies. and will be necessi-
tated by the Improvements which have
of late years been elected in small arms
and machine guns.
INCREASING CASUALTIES.
Even before the service rifle had been
brought TO the pitch OF perfection II
reached in lsSi-when the smal-bore Lee.
Metford rifle was adopted in our army
II was becoming apparent that the ole
methods OF suecoring the wounded or
the held OF battle must give place to new
That the use OF modern rifles and ma
chine guns In the wars of the future viii
give rise TO a great increase in the mum
Der OF casualties in battle is hardly opeI
70 doubt On this subject great sur
writes: II am convince,
mat III every fern OF hghting the In
creased penetrative power and create
,ange OF modern projectilss will. in III
future. CAUSE not only an increase In tn
numbers wounded. but also In the nun
pers or severely wounded men" Th
v-Alaai einaars and the streteher squad
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-05-08

of the bearer companies, working close
in the rear of the lighting line, Will be as
much exposed as the combdtantS thehl-
selves, and 50 per cent. OF casualties Is
not too high a ratio to suggest for their
losses. But their present numbers are
all too few, if none of them were hit, Tor
the work expected of them; how. then'
can their duties be performed, IL they are
exposed TO such risks? Gould their
duties be carried on as well, or at ali,
under such exposure, 1t goes without
saying that they would perform them III
the future as they have done hitherto
Not TO save them from wounds and death
do / suggest the impracticability of the
older methods. but that. unwounded. they
may be able TO do those things which are
the raison d'etre of their former part OF
an army. Otherwise they will only add
to the numbers of killed and wounded,
and, instead of helping others. the bear
ers themselves will require TO be carried
to where they also can receive surgical
treatment for their injuries.
THE WOUNDED MUST WAIT.
1t is almost certain that, in future
wars amongst civilized countries, where
both sides are armed with modern wea-
pons, it will, for the reasons just given,
be impossible TO allow the bearer compa-
MES TO attempt 10 treat ana carry thS
wounded as they fall and during the con-
tinuance of the fight, except on some eX-
ceptional occasions. The great war cor
respondent, Mr.. Archibald Forbes, who
has probably seen more battles than any
man now living, judging from his expe-
rience in the Russo-Turkish and Franco
German wars, recognized this fact, and
published il in his writings Billroth and
Bardeleben. after the Franco-German
war. admitted that IL will be no longer
possible 10 remove the wounded during
a battle, and that in future the most that
can be aimed at is that the wounded
shall be attended TO within twenty-tour
hours, the present system being abandon
ed. The exceptional occasions on which
the old method may still be adhered 10
will only occur when the formation oil
the ground is such as will afford sufficient
cover TO the officers and men OF the bearer
companies to very greatly reduce theii
| chances OF being added TO tho casualties
| or when the scene of the fight has been
| so far advanced as 10 put them out OF
range, or its direction so changed as 70
| leave them out of the line of fire. Under
| other circumstances. nothing can be done
until the engagement Is finished. This
| is a lamentable fact. but one which mus
\ be kept in view. OF what avail will II
| be to the wounded TO maintain q system
| which will permit the organization in
| tended solely for their assistance TO bt
bodily wiped out of existence before II.
duties could be commenced?
THE BEST PLAN.
1t may seem dIsheartenipg proapec
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-05-08

enormous energy enables it TO penetrate
the. skull at ranges Of 300 yards; WINE
the old leaden bullet often failed 10 trac-
ture the bones Of the head at 800 yarus'
the walls OF the chest will fail TO arrest
it's passage at still longer distances.
Hemorrhage has always been the cause
OF the vast majority OF the deaths on the
field. The use Of the small-bore bulet
will increase the fatalities from TINS
cause, for we know that the sections u
makes Of blood-vessels large ana sin'll'
are precisely of those kinds which the
processes OF nature can do least to close,
even temporarily. For these reasons we
are justified In expecting "A large proper
ton of killed 10 wounded in future wars.
AZ short ranges the number Of the killed
NAV be nearly equal TO that OF the
wounded, while at long ranges there VIII
be many more OF the latter IN conse-
auence OF the diminished velocity and
energy Of the projectiles.
WHAT WE MAY EXPECT.
What the percentage Of the total losses
in the war between Spain and the United
States will be is also a question when
has given rise to great differences OF
opinion. Some authorities maintain that
they will be enormous: others. on the
contrary, see no reason to suppose that
any increase will occur, or even go as
far as suggesting q decrease. During
the last hundred years or more. the ave-
rage losses per cent. I'm battle have been
about II. Including Killed. wounded. and
missing, they were greatest at Runners
dorf-s5 per cent; they were least III
Beaune-la -Rolande In lS70-viz., 0.So- These
figures are based on the strength OF the
armies present, and represent the casu-
allies due to the use OF the old smooth
bore musket and OF rifles now quite out
of date and behind the times. But since
1870 rifles have been marvelously i'm
proved in accuracy and range. machine
guns. dischargIng perfect sheets OF metal
have been invented. and field guns have
been made capable OF more rapid fire.
| discharging shells which break into more
numerous fragments. These changes
must result In the discharge OF greatly
increased number OF projectles. what
other effect can be imagined but cor
responding increase OF the numbers OF
| killed and wounded In future battles. not
| withstanding that the tactics OF generals
will be mainly directed TO obvlating the
lethal effects OF the new weapons. What
| that increase will be no one can tell
| 40 or 20 per cent. OF those engaged and
| under FIRE would not. perhaps. be too
| high an estimate.
The army medical service or nations al
| war have OF late years. almost always
| been assisted I'm affording help 10 the
| wounded by the civil medical aid and
| Red Cross societies. Their assistance
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-05-08

rifles were invented and smooth-bores
discarded; and, even more, that as rifles
have been improved, in accuracy. ana
range. so. apparently, have their destruc-
tive effect lessened. At Kunnersdort the
Prussans lost. I'm killed and wounded
IS per cent. of their army; at MAZDA, IN
1906. the French lost 53.5 per cent; at
Albuera. in 1871, the British lost % per
cent. At the Alma the total English
loss was 93 per cent. and during the
whole Crimean campaign our loss in KILL
ed and wounded was Isl per cent. Of
the troops who landed on the Peninsula
At Koenigsgraetz in 1866, the Prussians
lost Al per cent, and at Weissenburg. IN
1870. the total loss of the Germans was
Ia per cent; at Gravelotte 7.3 per cent
and at Sedan ~ per cent At Amlens IN
1870. the German army lost only O3 per
cent. killed and los per cent. wounded.
and at lie Mans, in ISL, there were 20
per cent. killed and 072 per cent. wounded
These figures cover the period from the
time of smooth-bores to needle-guns.
Judging from them alone, one might in
fer that perfection in the shooting-power
and range of the weapon counted for
nothing i'm producing the effect for which
n &c employed; that Brown Bess" killed
and wounded more OF the enemy than
do the modern rifles, and that the sooner
we reintroduce the latter weapon the
better.
METHODS OF CALCULATION
The exclamation OF this apparent con-
tradiction is very simple; il depends on
the way in which statistics or casualtles
are compiled. The compilation OF such
statistics is difficult, and errors creep IN
I'm many ways, but, as regard the polh'
under consideration, reference need only
| no made 70 one. The data on which they
| are calculated are all important. Are
the percentages of casualties calculated
on the total strength of the army present
M the battle? or are they based only
! ON the strength OF those actually en-
! Gagged and under fire? If upon the Tor
mer. and deductions drawn from them
os regards the lethal effects OF two dif'
] farent kinds OF firearm. must be errohe-
Gus. In former days the numeIlea
strength of armies present at pstu'
was small, and every man OF them came
nader fire. In later times armies nave
| enormously increased in size, ana IL ire
ouently happens that, though nomipallN
present. half the corps composing then
NAV have hardly been within sound o.
/ the guns. At MAZDA there Were 10"
| Frenchmen. and tho casualties amounted
10 "a per cent. At Grayelotte the Ger
man army was over Zls,OcO strong, an'
the losses were 7.3 per cent. Al 10 Mana
a German army OF $4,000 lost o.so In kiile1
| and wounded. -.
when armies are small the chances
are that all become engaged shn nnas
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-05-08

has been as invaluable IS D. N-' /,
unstintingly given. In future "1l'
will be as available az it has h'.A'.
been. and it will be even more ne'.
for without It no medical service cam =,
expected To treat ana nurse the si-A e.
wounded under the conditions OK m2l'.-
warfare. But these societies mus p,
organized as 10 DO I'm touch WIN
medical department, and thus fell,
capable OF aiding. 10 the best aa'.'l.'s'
in what q great French surgeon mas
ferred TO as 1.-THE most noble. me '.'''
elevatlng form Of human assistance
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-05-08
A Rose ia the Rain.

ATLANTA Constitution)
De sunshine done ler you. but don't you
complain -,i-f
You's a rose. III honey, "A rose IN le -
plain
Wild a kiss fer de rose in de rainl
Oars n cloud IN de yalley.-but don't y''
complain, .,t,t
My sweet liz rose In de rain IN pr ~
'Kase dc sunshlne'll miss you en- KISS !''
again.
His sweet HP rose I'm de rain
The Jewish South. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1893-1899, 1898-07-08

ACCORDING to the law of nations the entire island
of Cuba is Spanish territory, notwithstanding the
fact that our army occupies portion of it. Our
forces simply there mission of invasion and
the island will remain Spanish territory until the
war is ended and different sovereignty is acknow-
edged by the treaty Of peace which will eventually
be made. The object of these remarks is simply to
accentuate the fact that the first occupant of civic
position the Spanish soil is an ISraete His
name is Louis Kempner, and he has received from the
President the appointment of postmaster of United
States Postal Station No. L. Mr.. Kempner is Sc
years of age born in New York. and for twelve years
has been employed clerk in the postofice in this
CITY,. Spain expatriated the Jews in 1892, and in
1898 Jew becomes the first postmaster on Spanish
soil. Verify, this is Temporal mutantur with ven
geanceLHebreW Standard.
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HnttzSemtttsm on the tulane.

A correspondent of the London Jewish Chronicle
writes 1T is said that anti-Semitsmis the wane
in Germany, and to certain extent this may be So
although the foolish Zionist movement is anything
but calculated to overcome it. On the contrary,
those who agitate in its behalf doing their very
best to give weapons to the antiSemtes by strength
ening their otherwise totally faacous argument
that Jews patriots. However, it cannot be
denied that anti Semitism yet dead in Germany.
1t received curious illustration at meeting of the
Central Union Of suasion in Berlin on the 9th inst.
At this meeting the question of the refs}l to admit
Jewish girls to the various higher schools for girls in
the West End of Berlin the subject Of serious
complaint. 1t was established in the course of the
fuse altogether to receive Jewesses Others however,
only admit certain percentage Of Jewish girls and
do their utmost to maintain the limit. 1t
asserted that the principal of private school for
girls had the audacity to ask Jewish girls who had
applied for admission care you indeed still Jewess?"
Great excitement was caused at the meeting by
statement that latterly at of the Royal
Schools for daughters and the Seminary for teachers
attached to it, it had been decided that Jewesses
are to be admitted. twas generally proposed to
send Jewesses to school where they only adj
mitted in a limited number. Some Of the parents
whose daughters were refused admission have adj
dressed complaints to the school administration Of
The Jewish South. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1893-1899, 1898-07-08
THE JEWISH SOUTH.

THERE WERE eight deaths in the B'ne Birth in
this district last month-a mortality of about ten
per cent per annum. The extra assessment for this
month will be So.
The Jewish South. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1893-1899, 1898-07-08

LET THOSE who will believe that one race is as
good as another Their theory wr quietus
in the brutal conduct of the of the French vessel
La Bourgogne which went down on Monday last.
Women and children were driven from the boats by
force and in some instances knives were used.
All will agree with that such spectacle would
never have been witnessed board steamer
manned by Engshmen Americans.
The Jewish South. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1893-1899, 1898-07-08

President McKiney's proclamation of thanksgv-
ing, which appeared in the papers yesterday morn
ing is certainly model of it's kind. Reference is
made to the Deity only, and the denomination which
is not suited is indeed hard to please.
The Jewish South. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1893-1899, 1898-07-08

ADMIRAL SIMPSONS victory of Sunday last, it
used by his Biblical namesake. His grandiloquent
dispatch announcing his great victory falls rather fiat
when it is learned that Commodore Schley not only
planned the fight but won it, his superior officer be-
ing some miles away at the time
The Jewish South. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1893-1899, 1898-07-08

For three weeks at least Atlantic City will wear
quite Zionistic appearance Beginning Tuesday
and ending tomorrow the Central Conference ofAmer
lean Rabbis will be in session there an for fort
night following the Jewish Chautauqua will hold
forth.