Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-08-18
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DUEL|NG SEEN
Action Of Colonel Picquart, Friend
Of DreyfuS, Revolutioniz.
ing Thought.
SPARED ANTAGONISTS LIFE.
That. Too, After Being shot AT, and
ON Ground That the Duel Is Absurd.
-Countrymen Agree With Him.
Special Correspondence.

&
! Special Correspondence.
HARIS, Aug. i0.-Dueling really
- seems 10 have received ITS death
| blow iu France The news will
come as a surprise to the outside
/ world long accustomed 10 regard the
| Code Ducllo as one OF the most firmly
/ established OF French institutions. The
sudden revulslon Of feeling which has
swept over France Is, however. the d.
rect result OF Col Picquart's action in
his recent duel with Gen. Gonse last
month. Though for many years the
French Anti-Dueling league has work.
ed assidiously 10 suppress this barbar-
GUS and irrational custom, all It's la
bors have not proved anything like as
effective as the unique method adopted
by Col Plcquart 70 SHOW his contempt
Tor this manner Of satisfying Offended
honor
II Win be- remembered that Col. Pic
quart rs one Of the heroes OF the Drey-
fus affair When Dreyfus was thought
guilty by most OF his fellow officers,
Picquart alone boldly defended him,
wrccking thereby an his immediate mil.
itary prospects. and finally being de.
graded and treated almost as unjustly
as Drcyfus himself
OUT OF DREYFUS AFFAIR.
II was out Of the Drcyfus affair that
the recent Gonse-Picouart duel arose.
u seems that. during the trial. Picquart
and Gen. Gonse had a discussion over
the merits ~ the case. Col. Plcquart
announced his conviction that Dreyfus
was innocent and gave reasons OF
weight 90 back up his judgment. "If
you keep quiet" Gen. Gonse Is said 10
have remarked "u0 one viii ever know
it' These vo.ds COL Picquart boldly
sWore Co at the court OF cessation. and.
from that time. a snoldering feud ex-
'stHi between the two distinguished
army officers Dc finally reached its
climax when Con Gonse came out IN
fne Partisan Press iu "a letter giving
Pcquarts statement the "le direct"
of course. a challenge followed. Pic
quart and Gouso met ON the field o,
honor $40 suburban villa Of Paris.
cool AND GOOD SHOT.
Con. Gou-e-who IS q Gne shot. and
possessed Of intrepid coolucse-dld his
best tD bring down his man. but missed.
When p..guart's time came o. fire. ne
-.W-cI hs rge down the barrel OF the
pistol cor % moment and then. sud-
denly TUNED and threw the weapon on
tGp ground. With am exclamation OF dis
gust What good would b. DO % Kill
him Dc cried. Nothing would be
De- 3. 90
The next day. 40 Paris was talking
oi thC events END the strange pgvcho-
logical phenomenon presents itself Of
FruchmtN agreeing almost unani-
uor.y tsal piCQuart was ri-ht Ana
ll.- 7i',r centuries of dueIing during
which tnr code became an approved fix
ture oi French ne.
SLIDE TO DIsTAvoR.
Another Thing tha. has helped TO
bring tre afair of honor into disfa-
NOT iu France De- the serious results that
hayn followed one or tW0 dutl- lately.
I n to tHis time. duoliug had been toll
GRATED because it was considered had
FORM fog antagonists to wound each
other vitality Jon feet. expert swords
mCu-uUs, 0f thc French duels being
Tough. with deliberately learn
bow nDt f0 k.il a man Who Kills an
other n lle' in France is regarded
In The etce ot the laW as a murderer
and must fDt fhe country h be wishes
,0 rs.aY. Trial and conviction on
.artrI change Duolists strive.
therefore t0 administer slight "in-
wounds. 10 draw
II-.a tef. 81 cFC1 90 give
scratch. off which TIE seconds always
take 1irrn.ree to declare that honor
is satisfied
BROUGHT TO DlsFAyoR.
Ono addition 10 this an cori0 OF d.
vices are rcsorted Co by seconds 20 make
duets harmless Lead and mercury bull
jets are often used. which crush 10
powder ca neiug rammcd into pistols:
bullets q smaller sa.lesg than The pls-