Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-09-28
PSYCHOLOGY Of
BATTLEFIELD IS
T0lOBY0FF|C[RS
One Feels Little Or NOTHING
While Flghtlngi Eyes See
and Ears Hear but There
Are No Impressions,

80 va tH' '"t'W tl'iO gets "A rather
theroneh and able treatment h. an
Atstfian reserve officer who artcf
having been woandcd n ~ enosec
fneni with the Russians race the fol.
ie"ine interview 10 q 9ancariao 5ot,,.
nailst The officer In aHna,ion u.s.
with General Dank In the nebtlne
snui hcaN 81 Nrasnlk
You feel little on nalh.nc MN,
n hatiic. he said IA los. ,.a,,
eaeel hew things arfcc vonr NINA
The ewes see and Tho ears hoar ~,
hose ale perceptions which al ocI
nsflh Ia impressions one conlA 80.
ordinate They do non even arenn,
FeW sentiments lspi IL J, nm f.ns.
ism Ten AN that. merch ihe laet Ia
appreciation of what takes nlace Na,
Apiain, q Tnos laNeahlc fnlat pha,e
aid not alone respect ~ an Officer.
eW ~ whom ! also thouchl tsfeai
ieoi personals. was heading his corn.
pnnH into fire whom three iaNcfs MI,
him IN the abdomen saw him Fam
hui Thought nothing 81 6 and march
81 an.
An spite ~ the faci ihai Won have
20 W feelings arainA TIE maemv. ana
nay NOT even feor him.. won desrroe
tim as besl Nou Gun ON lhe evening
,efmp our FIRST barlle We were slt
ING AboH dhc mess iahie--rnna fsf is
,ffircrs 81 the lint. Nome nf as ma
aver kiilea min . said rranas
v'hen ] meet The first Russian officer
.nmnffnN nay impulse Will be to shake
his hnnd. My comrades agreed with
me Bnt on The Following dag WAS
obliged 90 iny a numhm 0f Russlnns
iinr
My Siluvacs ARE the maH phiegmn-
tit Peaiie IN The wD'ld. bar cxreIleni
+Hldlers They shOM without anrer
atA simply heoanat tley are fired au,-
III. One fights bernnst onr rs On the
anttlr fieid nna aan .nei Ito any an
iHent Tine telwii.le thing if that or
On you are shoi al without being nblp
20 rpnuin ihr fire Fun This is nni
IS fear-nsprinr as II H. discmlrncne
Son learn 10 Know Whu fear Is when
sou begin To lanllze That you might be
killed without killing somebody first
''Of COURSE, . have been scared.
Whm WIS after Ind heen wounded.
We had been firing long time and
when next we advanced we rnme in.
10 a. deep, sirndg rDnd. out Of which
VIZ could npt efu Denausn 81 the enc
nys TERRIBLE fire We had 20 lie per
Eertly still while bullets simply pnureH
gver ms Tint was uyfful
The officer umlried 80 state ihm
while In Tins position ne was shut
shiee Times IN the arm btu continued
Be- lead his ri'nups throughout the ar
1ion.
III is Il wen known fact that the
soldier gees very little of the hut-
lie. ON August ~, enly IN the morn
sng. we received UrderE 80 orctIly
inv hill ut the edge nj track epy-
erred with brush who'd Forming pari
ri the reserve, We were expected 10
rainuin under rOvef In front Of 1F
was q iurae 0pen bnttieflaln To audh
sltie ~ Hs waHe batteries which lhat
fhundared awuy since .eu1'ly murnine
The result Oi this WIS thai many pf
aha anenRls shells arnpned right IN
fruui vi us ] remember nutininp that
while the Hmnlxe OF nm shaliA had q
IIlnr colm that at the Hneniy's wat
white.
$50 far we Ind NOT heen tliguiieteu
ny the Hhellf ai all ON the edge OF
the brush wonu had bean planted a
vellUv-blnnli flas, showing thui spme
where IN fhai vioinity WIS 10 be lfnund
uur general stuff Oir nuinnal left lis
and wllhed towards A.. possibly 10 get
ORDERS hun 1ust as he ant there a
eNpiOtied little uheud nf
him In the uf ana We ssiw uui com
officer IN whom we piaeeu /
all our confidence go dnwn. After (
lhai II WIS terrible feeling 10 lie \
atill THnm that moment IN tnU. a
Veritabif hal Of shells began 10 eome.
sune SHIPPERS. who had been busy dig
giug a trench for THE nTuTentiun of
the general stuff Htarteu To run. llf
Tenre0 Ihat my soldiers Wniilt follow /.
the example and hegIm ia mike tim OF 4
The pom mappers seoldms tltem TT the I,
same time. THANK God, my battalion y
found thal funny and hogan 10 laugh, x
They lived through terrific silrap +
nal fire with nut Il rare and even (,
HuHnd epcasnn fnf mugfIter
."A mniof fp0k enmmnna Of the reg
meui and we reeaiyed orders 10 ire-
.ate n hiI which the enemy had taken /,
n0er heuvs fire. Ilt Of tine enemy
nothing II all wits to ne seen ITS we 4
,eared the positinn. Though the hall I,
Il shells anu shrapnets Increased III Il
lafp The flag haarnr marched tahniit y
no paces off nIs side. ~ acnidant y n
ooied in his direction, saw tue whlte i
loud of smoke OF Il Russian siiel anti !,
sshune the flng nearer had liseen there IL
was nefhma more to he seen. d
.T'he enemy meanwhile had taken ii
q fiirht and later we sslw the Rsis-
lilars wadine through q swamp Then IN
hpv go 10 the river l'of, and 'eFesseti d
I'VE affer them shooting, wadins, II
mi ID l,reath 6if sudden Viliaae ia
,fshina ms went up in flames, the lia1t In
aIEIine an us like the rays Of II huge a
erlector Then and there we re- IN
,eiuea q rain lnf fire and ssiw tile ene- r
mr. haa faissn pneaessiun IN goau orr u
81, ~ the nlher bank We had %
IN hn,.E mi heeause we were afraid I
mi bernuge those were tie orders
NE seneatiun Of being N DANGER Or
Zenith we did nor have
srhe phicgma Of the sloutc e pos
ih,r- the result nf the circumstances
s,.t ~, ms lutte feeling tie always
.,ns ~ fnr as his officer goes--tno I
,,,.t,,e,. mn ne follows his officer a
,s..,.r ~. anal hell itself II is DIFF ~
a,,s,.t u.ith .thp Hungarian and the -
;asnian whose officers find 4 difti- T
,r ~ Mid them back IN It's firing y
Ina rheV always want 70 pfeak ?
Ihead M gel at the enemy y
.sTnlaps and drums are useless taiaasS n
:, u,a,.f.pe What is the use Of = 8
lap whifb BY its bright eoiors reveals 2
'sss, nasifiou which as the hrowsl q
,sir, nn mn sabre shows II mas peet s
!. ..,s 49, coneeala IN the one ease 4
z.sr a. allehtest reflection Of light IS
.,,n',.aag anoinst. white IN the other a
.s s,.s. s,,aa af calors undoes al wnat
~. g,eer wished to accomplish IRE
,.,,,n,,,ar an the other hand must e
...st ~ ar,m rs he goes to the at J
90 -, ~ is expected 10 run into b
lfahi We ,,,..,aa Ite would prefer =.