Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-02-27
CRIMINALS EDWARDS
ON Battlefield IS The
VERDICT OF AN EXPERT
Dr.. consislio, of Italian Army, Declares
Fighting Man Must Have a
Cool Head Rather Than
Foolhardiness.

Berlin. Special: Criminals generally
turn out to be towards on the battle
field, according to observations in the
cases of 225 men with Jail or prison
the campaign of Italy in Tripoli by DIR.
Consiglio, chief of staff surgeon with
the italian army, and reported in a
German medical paper. DR.. Consiglio
says:
THE abnormal man is unfit for
methodically disciplined effort in times
of peace. In war, where the demands
Of discipline the strain Of system
attic preparations increases, he displays
invariably sooner or later a reaction
against his surroundings, which mani
tests itself chiefly in morbid lack of
discipline. d~isobedience. insubordina-
ton or even desertion. The moral
strain and the violent manifestations
of war induce in uch men physical
disturbances, excitative crisis, hysteric
and epileptic attacks n acute in
sanity. They lack the possibility of
methodic action. the iron will to re-
spond to the multiple demands Of the
and intellectual strain.
while the habitual criminal, al
though impulsive n aggressive to-
ward superiors and comrades, generally
is cowardly in battle, there are among
h occasional criminals, those who
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of adventure, many who distinguish
themselves in warfare. But even these
relapsed regularly into breaches Of dis
cipline and were useless for ordered
effort.
1.-The soldier adapted to modern war
fare, capable of continued effort, able
to retain his cool presence Of mind in
battle, is a man who has shown him
self in time of peace to be an able,
well-disciplined citizen. The time seems
to be past when the blind courage of
the adventurer, unconscious of danger
constitutes an especially valuable ele-
ment in deciding the fate of nations"
Claims of the German army officer
to the possession of a higher grade OF
personal honor than that of the ordin-
airy civilian, emphasized in so many
ways since the Zabern affair, and to q
certain preferential treatment before
the police regulations of Cologne, and
it is probable that an Interpolation
will be brought in the diet asking
whether similar police regulations arc
in force in other cities in Prussia.
In Cologne the policeman renders
regards the consideration due the
military calling In cases of misde-
meanor he is. under no circumstances
to arrest an officer, ''since it is more
c%onsonant with the general interest
that a violation of police ordinances re.
main for the time UNPUBLISHED n be
later the subject of a reprimand thar
that a conflict should be occasionet
between officers and police officials"
An officer may be arrested for fel.
ony, but even in this case the police.
man is empowered to leave the offender
at liberty. 1.-The police officials mus
consider. carefully that in arresting a,
officer they are not dealing merel,
with a person, but that by the com
promising of the officers uniform o
the army OF his majesty, the king, Il
involved, and that only extraordinar.
circumstances justify such an arres
- even provided that members Of tn
so-called vice squad whose duty It is t
control women Of the streets, shall no
modest such rome II these are In tn
company Of officers.