The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-10-20

No military circles OF Europe one OF
no fprcest and b0ldest fighters the
vord has ever known. Skobelotf,
sbo was pitted against him time and
time again at Plevra, called him that
yoslem demon" and Archibald Forbes
vrote glowingly of his skill in de-
tense
How Edhem Pasha and SkObeloff
first came face to face was graphi-
srv described by Forbes at the time
dthe surrender of Pleyna to the Rus
SLAMS.
1t was a bitterly cold morning"
he wrote, "but We had a bright sun,
and the wind for once had ceased to
whistle over the mountain tops. We
i had known twenty-fOur hours before
that the fighting was over, and had
taken that long breath that comes to
men after a hard race is run. Now
The Russian generals were to receive
the surrender of as brave an army as
ever was gathered together.
The dead and the dying were every
where still, and far beyond the
trenches there were sights it were bet
ter il no man might ever see. But in
ibis great open to which We, had
come, this amphitheater shaped in the
mountains by God, only the pride of
victory, and the anguish of defeat con-
tfoated each other,
"SkObel0ff led the gay assemblage
d Russian officers. He had been so
busy all night arranging the details
Of the surrender he had not changed
bis uniform of white and gold which
be always wore in battle. Here by
he cuffs were splotches Of human
blood, for Skobeloff himself had fought
IN the bitches the day previous, fought
mil his sword was broken and the
dead we're about him as high as
vail.
His staff had put on the brightest
and newest of uniforms and Skobeloff
shrugged his shoulders as he caught
le glance of my eye at his own. Gay
waving his hand, he shouted out in
French:
They'll have to take me as | came
Up 10 them yesterday
50 they did-Osman Pasha came
GSl' stepping bravely, as became a
HOad and strong man. He faced Sko'
TOH Tor just an instant, each saluted,
@ca took the others measure. Ed
aslu PaSha came next and We all stud
@a aim most curiously, for it was he
VIZ weeks before had prevented sur
Flaef and whose stubborn defense
aaa Sorties had cost the Russians
thousands of men,
ne mad wonderful, kindly eye,
slcA step, way of looking at You as
sVle men strike bloWs-straight from
u shoulder, Our scouts and spies
saa told us much about him, innumer-
sue tales of his daring. Indeed, so
puSl was said about him in the
ssafs OF the deepest Russian discour-
sIeht that Skobeloff pettishIy ex-
ssimed one day:
Is there no one else in the Turk
~ army but this man.
hoWeyer, Skobeloff respected his
sssery immensely and this morning
ue surrender took great pains to
ss sAe MS salute most cordial and to
. ss, That one brave man never hui
mates another. 1t did rot take long
~. 'ae signing of the necessary pa
A., Inc staff held back while the
sss ausalshed prisoners and Skobeloff
,s ea IN French. Skobeloff was
1. ~ IL better humor than that morn
NJ 40 ne well had the right to be.
! vas all vivacity, smiles, and high
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