The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1903-02-13

1uRNtNS WAN NA'uN
The furt /. no mean antagonist IN wat His religion u the hest
on, o the fighting animal teaches him that his fate marked
from birth and that nothing he ma, do can change " he 60
Believing this indifferent consequences possible
Bot his religion does not leave quite everything Co.
fate The desire 10 die coqucss the faith defence
implanted him BY the promise of rewards be- the dream of unite
scn, For him seventh heaven and transcndcn existence
with alloy And life all that fighting may bring to the wolf
OF blood and ravshmen No red safeguard from his
brutality Christian protests appeal to him. for in war he the
primitive savage disciplined but only that he be
effective against of the bodsaed Prophet Be
these martial qualities and religious nnnties the Turk
gateway of the East for than five hundred Peter
could dodge him. Napoleon who baved all else did
the of England has done more than to threaten
him. and when after centuries OF f9 the Russians managed to push
When Greece challenged him the urk made but summers paste
The of Ottoman empire by Russia
1878 a surprise the world AT first the halted The
lin its incidental battles victorious would
peace without honor At Kars the Cars forces
genius Todeben abcst summoned the
field and odeben gained by ges what Russia could not win by
saus Therein he uncovered the weak spot in Turkey military s-
of commsara of strategic railroads and of such
unity defensive and offensive effort throughout the Ottoman empire
would be provided by general staff was the habit OF the Turks
1878 mob afoot living oft the country and
the casual methods Of the countryside to supplies from distance
They provision depo rapid for comssay
goods general plan of campaign Their forte was get in front OF
generals had failed that the Turks could be surrounded
in their oses they must ave and in this way he won Cunning
carried the day where superior numbers and equipment and reckless
courage had fallen short
But circumstances in Turkey vastly changed 1873
his Putting Oman Pasa the head of the
ministry and organizing the along German lines and under
German officers gradually empire stronger military
had been before Because this when the allied
collective the Porte and massed their fleets in the
Aegean Turkey treated with high dsan and in the end
they chose discretion the better vao When Greece declared
the Sultan threw of 100000 the border
rapidly effectively Germany had thrown similar the
French provinces Everything worked like machinery.
What the hand when wanted There food
and equipment enough the proper places the right
time No longer mob the marched batalions
mnts brgades divisions and general staff with finger
the telegraph and the leverage of strategic railways kept the
perfect of action The campaign most instructive
in all that goes make up the of warfare.
defended and organized that Bulgaria with
Russia behind her. threatens nvadean empire which
the field million best soldiers world When
Der how long took Great Britain vanush the Beers
the which the Slav cutting the subjugaton the Turk
The will be the boodest history
ubng influences only be felt European capital but
unity.