The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-12-21
CUSTOMS OF WAR
Rules That Contending Armies
Are Expected to Obey.
A GRIM CODE OF Etiquette.
The Enemy May Be Starved to Death
or Into Yielding by Stopping His
Supplies, but His Food Must Not Be
Poisoned-Prisoners of War.

Observation-Disclosures of War.
War-tlat Is. warfare between civil
lied nations-has its code of etiquette
known as the customs of war. some of
which are written. others tacitly agreed
10. and these rules and regulations con-
tending armies are supposed to regard
us sacred and to obey them rigidy.
Obvious examples of fighting eti
quette are the rules which protect the
Red Cross flag of the ambulance and
forbid the use of explosive or, within
limits, expanding bullets.
Nomnal!y a general may use any
means In his power to bring his foe to
subsection, but there is well defined
boundary line. leader may cut OF
his eneiny's food and water supplies.
He may subject him to all the horrors
of famine and thirst. but he must not
poison his food or water.
Suppose place is besieged and that
outside the walls are wells which the
besiegers cannot effectively hold and |
which the besieged can reach under |
cover Of night. The besieger would be
justified In sending parties to fill up the
wells with earth and stones or to de-
stroy them with dynamite. On the
other hand, to pollute the wells with
potson or to throw dead animals into
them would be an infumy.
A "nrisoner of war" has his rights
He may be asked to give his parole
/. e., to promise not to escape-but he
,nnst NIT ha forced TO give his parole
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