Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1905-03-03
Lights and Shadows Of War.

Inc grim visage of War In ManCiu
ria has been turned to the public 50
long That people had come to believe
mere were TO be no lights to offset a
single shadow in the terrific conflict.
II appears, however. that the grim
lighters on both sides are simply or.
binary human beings given, like the
sturdy fighters of our civil war. to
troIic and fan even at nopportune
times On Jan. |, 1863, two veteran
armies were IN line of battle at stone
River There had been twenty hours
OF the hardest fighting Of the war
and each army was watching the 9th.
err in expectation OF a renewal Of the
struggle.
Ihe SuIlcn quiet Of the waiting lines
was broken by an uproar on the left A
score or more OF hogs, startled by the
cavalry on the flank, scurried along
'he Union front. At first a dozen.
then nifty, and then hundred men
loined IN chase to capture them.
Inc onslaught turned the hogs
toward the Confederate lines and the
| hlohlSts pursued until they ran over
the pickets in gray and were warned
spontaneously to keep on their own
ground. Then the Confcderatcs Joined
IN the chase and turned the hogs
again toward the Union lines. The
men IN blue had learned a lessen by
TINS time and opened way for the
frightened hogs 10 run into the Uulon
lines, where they were caught and
killed.
Meantime there was much shouting
ana iroicking on both sides. the Con.
tedcraies insisting that the Yankees
should play fair" and give them an.
othcr chance, and some asking IN ne
remembered when the "Yanks butch.
cred, The generals in command took
4 serious view OF the incident. I'm,
nothing came Of il.
The men who irolcked one hour
and fought like demons the next were
OF the same race and country and
spoke the same language and had
grown up under the same traditions
OF home life. But the other day nj
Mukden hogs ran down the lines as
they did at Stone River forty.ope
years ago,
Russians and Japancse-of antar.
'hls'ic races, speaking different Ian.
suages, and differing widely as 10
lome traditions and customs ioinod
u 'he chase as did the unionists and
-ohlederates Of Rosccrans and
5raggs armies. Al the bottom tbon
ne soldiers Of kouropatRin and Ova.
ma are not very different from other
oldiers.
After the defeat Of Rosecrops NJ
.hlckamauga and his retirement IN
chattanooga, Bragg closed in on tho
mon army and sent his pickets down
rom Missionary Ridge into the main
nder the very noses of the Tnior
ickels. For several days there was
onstant uprcar Of rife FIRE on the
icket line. Wv
lhen by arrangement Of the nick.
Is themselves there was quiet and
.'er exchange of papers and n swan.
ing OF tobacco for coffee. the yedottas
one side taking a friendly interest
the comfort and conyegiencos -
le watchers on the other A similar
ate OF affairs has prevailed aIona
ie fortified lines on the Shake win
imposed on the plckets ~
ference in language. y
In the Atlanta campaign Gen snor.
an was conducting operatiors
,aihst an officer who had been his =,
lend before the war and for w," ,.o II
; entertained the highest respec, IT, VI VI
e Mukden campaign Gen Kouro,at ~ =,
Il % matched against japanese On -"
RS who less than two wears aro ~ t u',l' II
ed him as friend NV ''"H' u