Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-07-24

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sa-leF and Is looted clean. Morning
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s@9 boxes ard packing.
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- his row presented in these
azr#za aH4as fields. The army ba.
ete= 10 waHl1ar. ard. what Is worse. %
aaiara. which 8 -ha first danger
- there 10 tie left are he old impe-
~ northern 5ombs. from where since
a7va has come the sound Of guns.
snH where on he right fan1-stiII
a- r.ahr aanf-rha battle IS center.
- f shera Is 4 center BIT there
ams 10 be neither centre nor cir
conference. bur only tncipienr chaos.
We have not been without the gins
fer Two weeks. They are now also
soine behind Us on The south. and
he soHfheast. and the southwest, AMI
-. vasr. Guns are still noisy and
numerous. Notwithstanding the long
Ines Of them here making rapidly
uastHward. The infantry ara 5ehjna.
saving he rzar-aakine up he rear
Guard whiIa We march YET safely On.
Here- ard ther IS a wagon train
blocked in vtlagA street. quiet and
orderly. There are here and there the
native Observation-Disclosures
4d and bedeckpd with Russian sabrss
and pistols with which they will be
ro5bine and pIunderng and wors=
before the day is don- They arc the
arn1vsS reliance. All are black
ers. some are murderers. and all are
for the time of their service exempt
from law. Though they be guilty on
! scores of charges no Chinese mag1s-
rrate will be allowed 10 execute one
Of Them according to Chinese law, as
/ that would drive the remainder from
I the armv's service Freed from their
own native Justice and all other,
+ hey prey. pure outlaws. upon who
ever may fall in their way. fully as
s1.rad of the protection Of the army.
r. Is 4 time TO BE- without baggage
and servants. for neither are safe.
/ Moreover. the temper Of the soldiers
/ threatens TO completely annHl the
influence of the officers. Every man
must defend his own: for the first
time in this war I am hampered by
NV effects. If the animals. cart, and
paDars are saved must remain with
them. leading with my right arm the
led horse as ride along,
Hour follows. hour, We seem to
have gotten nowhere the guns
sound the same The retreaters are
cbliyious of all order and are making
for any opening that leads to the
north. We enter low rolling hills,
There is now infantry intermineled
with the trains, carrying on their
long bavonets loayes of bread and
buns run through. and such yege-
tables and fruit and whatever else
they might spear in this way.
= IN o'clock it becomes appar-
an+ that ms army is an army out Of
tens of thusands Of
men are engaged in 1ight-eall i
retreat if YOU like. but you will
change your characte, '7ation at
aIeyen.thirty. when we arrivl at Ia
va.where all contend for the roaa.-
The ways are even more crowded
it IS no longer merely artillery and
army trains-and the troops are ner- !
vous. There is kind Of backwater