The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-09-12

Russia and England Joined
Other Countries 10 Whip
Bonaparte, But Only Par
tally Succeeded
A WsRIs WAR raEarEyiD

Ru~sia-Some Account Of the Fa.
nous R~trrsa from Moscow to
Pari~-BoaapArte D~shroa~xi and
Placed In Pri~oa-His Escape and
Return to Paris an Ovation
Bilkinsviile. ~. C. Sept >. 1919.
Correspondence OF The Caucasian
Enterprise.
In 1914. after much discussion.
England an Russia made an agree
ment 10 oppose the continental sys-
tenn oy Napoleon Bonaparte. who
wuz awlready Emperor OF France.
Italy. and Austria. though hiz power
In Italy an Austria wuz not yet alb
solute. But Napoleon didn't pay
much attention. He knew that each
country had a grudge against him.
On the 29th ov May Napoleon left
Dresden to join hiz army In Eastern
Prussia. while the archbishop ov
Mechlin appeared az hiz ambassador
at Warsaw. where the re-establish-
ment ov the Kingdom ov Poland wuz
proclaimed six days after Napoleon
had announced the opening ov the
second Polish war. Leadin' the SOL
diers ov France Napoleon now enter
ed Russia. but no longer az a friend
to that country. The Russian soldiers
retreated to central Russia an be-
yond, that bein' q favorite game
when Russia wuz at war. Less than
fifteen years ago. when Russia an ia
pan had that little misunderstand-
in, the Russians advanced south awi-
most to Port Arthur. the great forti-
fication situated upon the disputed
territory, she then controlled the
fort. Hit required awl ov the vim
an energy ov Japan to capture the
fort an cripple the Russian navy. but
she did both, an finally destroyed the
| BEST oy the Russian navy. The Rus
slams then began a retreat, hopin' to
lure the Japanese army three or four
thousand ov miles into the heart oy
Russia, az she did Napoleon in 1912
| an wear them out by indirect war.
But the Japs knew the Russian game
by heart an didn't "lure" Bein' too
quick for Russia at her own game,
they lured Russia by some ov the
most adroit schemes, by showing
| weakness. When they finally got
Russia far enough from her base ov
supplies Japan wuz no longer a weak
ling. The Russians are not towards
hrrf hary al Aau
that the Japs could go around the
Russians two Or three times while
the slow Russian wuz tryin' to make
up hiZ mind. With but one railroad.
badly managed, the Russians could
not get men an supplies quick
enough. japan could, an that
caused Russia to get caught In her
own trap. Napoleon wuz q great
flter, great In strategy: But he wuz
long distance from home. In 1912
he didn't have fast ships, an IL he
had been blessed with that advant-
age. they could not have traverssd
the frozen hills an mountains ov
Russia. But he went after them. At
Smoleusk the Russians stood an
there WIZ a great battle. The French
won hit. The Russian general, Bar
clay de Tolly, fired the town an re-
treated. On September 5th the Rus
SLAMS made another stand at Boro-
dino. Napoleon had 10000 men.
the Russians probably more. Az
usual, when Napoleon had real fitin'
to do, he made q speech to his men.
In reality three separate battles were
fought at Borodino; bloody ones. too.
Napoleon finally won. But he had
lost eight generals an had many men
killed an wounded. When the news
reached Moscow that the French had
whipped, Kutuson, the Russian COM
mander, gave up awl hope ov defend
in the city an retreated at once. No
poieon couldn't resist the temptation
to 60 on an take charge ov the city.
Awl ov the soldiers gone, the inhabi-
tants awlso fed. The French soon
reached Moscow. They found that
everything valuable an easily moved
had been taken, but little food stun
was In site. But the French mite
uCN A1AC0 we'll ASA . AlEAC bgI kOE .
great disaster. probably brought
about by the Russians-the city
caught on fire In several sections an
the fire wuz soon beyond control.
though Napoleon an hiz soldiers tried
every means to control an stop the
flames. This rather unexpected dis
aster proved TO be the undoing ov
Napoleon. With the city In ashes the
French leader seemed to give mp awl
hope ov further success In Russia.
Then he began q retreat which took
away awl ov the credit he mite hev
had for the headway he had made.
The winter had set In with unusual
severity an hit wuz impossible for IN
army to move In any direction sxcspe