The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-09-10


sDOndence)-Now that the battle Is
i over and order Is being gradually
restored. and now that the riot OF loot
ing Is securely thing OF the past. there
Is time to observe hear and write %
matters that escaped the most vigilant
OF correspondents I'm the heat OF action
and subsequent chaos.
The city seems FUN Of the wounded be-
longing to the allied armies. BY that 1
mean OF course tho less severely wound
ed The seriously wounded are in the va
nous hospitals some OF them have start
ed for Taku ard the remainder VIII soon
be en- route. While there have been some
cases OF extra hardship for the badly
wounded. everything has been done that
could be done for them IN the hard stress
OF swift. terrible war.
Only the slightly or moderately wound
ed men ara in evidence on the streets,
but there would seem 10 b. enough OF
them 10 make a Formidable brigade. There
are men with bound w heads. who have
lost a piece OF bone from the skull There
are men who have had the tip of the nose
carried away by Mauser ball. and there
are men who have lost teeth But the
most OF these slight wounds are not IN
the head as all. but in lower parts OF the
body IL Is n common sight TO see so'-
diers who have been struck in the leit
wrist or arm When they lie on the
ground firing the left arm. across whicn
the rifle barrel rests. IS the most exposed
mart of tht. body Hence most OF inc
wounds arr found in the left arm
The men having these lighter wounds
ber-ei on from going TO hospital III
stead they report L. "a surgeon once HaS'
have tn. wound inspected anu II h.ees-
Earv dressed These men are iheh ~
dcred 80 quarters N...n I'LL, ,i,,,f tbe
that they arr allowed [" roam a.,'us ~,
CITY provided they are careful not 10 So1
into any trouble
How the Soldiers Fraternize.
ON. OF the oldest sights TO be seen IN
Tien-Tsin TODAY is the fraternal mills'iils
Of soldiers belonging 70 the Oiheteht
countries. Naturally the tendency OF INC
American and th.. English soldiers Is 10
travel with each other E1ndaseu men ~
Khaki 20 about in small E7oups' 'iiiy .l ~.
helmet and Tire sombrero serving y" SiioN
which is which. There ARE many 's-i mans
A., our army. and naturally enough many
81 tl,rs,. co over 10 talk with the kaiser ;
FtffY-harked men The Freuchhirh dii'.
the Russians do not seem Co he ~ E'"'
friends as one would expect M view -
All the French enthusiasm lev S'"i
ago over the prospect 81 "a i-htiis -
lIance with tn. great white bear nc
II
aIsut as well as water and oil Certain
II the Russians are not favoriies win
any of ths allies Whom DO comes 70 pop
uIaritv. oar own American soldiers are
vastly ana cordially admired for the way
they tackle their work in battle and Tor
ths. splendid accuracy ot the-r infantry
Tire
we have learned to know when We arc
facing tine Americans" captured chine @e
af..r=
50 uauv failing dead around us 'hit We
at, for -esl to run. then w. hneW We nave
btu fighting Americans
Thus . great truth about American
fighting men -emes out u the mouth II
TIE. enemy British troops are fui 81 5fl'
ami dash German troops Uih follow "hs
orders thar are given them. p" matter
what the death rAte that follows AUe
Russians ar. f.ttaI.-t- ana van't r. scared
There are chose Who have been trying -
tell me that the French troops ARE easily
driven frta r1ufc-hut this IS nonsense
srav.u1. fu dr,ss ana raw Do Ws,nonNet'
tn.-s- Frsuefmcn certainly are. bat tnes
ar. A.. towards. As brave. inI- tuois
ami utterly reckless little people Us eau
b. found .n ghc world are abe uudcTsi1'o
Jsraues,. They Iauzh at danger. smile
over wounds anna haze aA GO the s. h""i-
boy euthu-.a s-.l over the Ei"rs oi - 'i@
iu uniform
Vet moss shat the smoke ~ the heht
has Blown away aui -he troops ~ the
various .0mmrusls have "a chance 90 mii'-
cl. and sxeharEe tI,se. it is qI.ckly un-
G.rs....E -nat the American soldiers are
.keI ursu as the t.-t aii-ar GUMS hSht-
rre Iu ff.e world WHAT makes ih'in a''-
"a Is urrk-r1au ~fsiu. that uu h'N ""l u
has u-aI. fhr American soldier tne i-l
~ most dreaded av -he yellow fHs ANA iii
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