The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-18

..n1p f.lll ItloIf INV i''''"N
.s' world aghast and again brought the
....or...'..s " war correspondents INTO
rpblic attention.
,,,,...f.. concerning "A large number
...a,,..u.uaruts are fiven, even from
H. rim. OBJ. the Ndpoleonic wars. when
..r.,.,.r vigorously objected tn them.
,,. ..r,p,pr is devoted to Frederic
,.r,i.,- vrl it, now making sketches
~. r4p SrN ON the battletelds or
-. and whose vivid drawings are
to.,Jr, IN the magazine section each
sandal. to- has seen more war thah
sry Uy.ug general
r,.i.rfr Nillicrs. the pictorial jour
,,ri., .- equally facile with the pen and
~, p. r... SAYS he author. He usually
..,or. ,Y t.mS,if as one Of the worlds
was, .1rrn' artists, and upon his pic
.,,.,. h.. fame H. founded, but he has
written many pages Of good stun,' al
No.. Do. s. NOT war correspondent
IN ~. sens, in which the name is APP
,u,i ,.. m,n vi he type Of Forbes and
Bur,H-"
Vr,r4,r ho appears he is bound to
..y,,. curiosity and command attention.
vi lr army In tn field he Will keep
.,4r,.r..u-., at work making sketche =.
M. ,U. o.. -. observer might alone de-
~. r.. occupation. for his methods are
,,.,. h.. .Wn. Much of the time he
nak.. his drawings In tiny sketch books
ca small ,ha, he may hold them In the
na,n II his hand Thus he files away
rpt.ua,- ~ what the reporters call
mot. and %, uses them for precisely
.,hs same, purpose for which the news
writer's usr theirs. II he comes ahso-
utey under fire ne may produce a
somewhat larger sketch book and make
drawings IN d bigger scale, working in,
mite nk.., many Of the IDEAS in the
d'm!nut.vp pad His chief purpose is to
r.t a pictorial record OF the stir and
eyc,,emru. uf battle. His work Is done
with great rapidly. His eye is quick
and ken and his pencil almost keeps
race with g. lie differs with the artists
who hrurv. In celebrating their impress
sion, after the conflict is over Most OF
his pictures are made on the actual
scene. he prefers even a hasty and
imperfect sketch If it conveys the i'm
preston ot reality and action.
A. Il hc made up his mind to 20 in
Cor art IN earnest. and he began 10y
goving long hair and cult!vating a
nus,ache. His industry secured for
,nlm admission To the schools Of the
Royal Academy He overworked and
nndertt" .u his enthusiasm for study
The resIl, was chronic dyspepsia, and
dyspepsia made him war artist.
The young artist left London witt
two letters II introduction. addressed
respectively To the English Ambassa-
dor At Vienna and to Archibald Forbes
IN the Austrian capital the diplomat
provided him in turn with a letter &c
the ENGLISH Consul at the capital OF
servia and sent him by steamer dowr
the Danube. Servians were hurryinC
from every part Of Europe to the aid OF
the fatherland. When the walls of Bel
grade doomed out of the river mists III,
excitement aboard the boa; was inv
tense Slv~ Nilliors; Even as ",
landed ..r chug Of war rcverberatcC
;hrou-A ,n, lid streets The ringing
noise ~ 'hc smiths hammer. the roll
ing NJ gun timhcrs over the rough
stones the tramp. tramp of the troops
me clankug and clatter of the order
les as they hurried hither and thithcI
were heard on all sides"
Villors hurried away on the trail o
Forbes who was at the headquarter
Of ,ho army At paritun. He was pro
vlded with riding boots, spurs and
biz bulldog revolver, as he says. L
stamp himself I'M the eyes of the veteran
rs a very determined young fellow
Amid IN" motley crowd in the marke
place NJ raratun he had no trouble II
nnd.ng the DdlV NcicS man; they yer
soon became tst friends and agree
10 make the campaign together IL pos
,lhle
His first battle was revelation 4
more ways than one. He knew onl
about dozen words Of Servian. OF tn
disposition If the troops in action n
was even more ignorant than Of tn
language. He was on foot. having bee
obliged 90 return his horse to Ivanitzj
few shots like the letting off of fire
crackers We're heard at distance. q
me edge of pine wood on top of tn
: mountain he found a Servian batter
behind am carthwork and began
make sketch of IL. He could not Sc
mat they were firing AT anything |
particular for the morning was heav
ana the smoke long in lifting. 500
No himself was under fire present
mo air WI, filled with a curious rushin
sound Ike that of a low toned fog hor
I followed hy q terrible explosion and
mash of fire he wrote, Then the &c
w me NJ the pine trees flew in splinter
me nois" from that mutilated tree WI
az II huge tuning fork had bee
STn'E. The vibration made the grour
rNiNhI" Il was one of the enemy
shells"
For some time the shells continue
To splinter the pines. The Serviar
.N'.f'I 1p and retired, going slowl
men a' % riot, and finally gallopir
''r'1-.r down the road. Vnliers WI
HNS'h fled He stared in astonishmer
INV. suddenly there came through Il
FOG ~ smoke 4 rush of infantry. makir
10Y mo pass through the woods dow
"''h 'h" battery was going. AS tn,
P''''I .''' %" road they were pack
"-''h'' rather closely and shell bur
''"I '.'W. tn" young artist then h,
E.mr-' u' the stern realities Of W.
me ..'rc1t was regular rout. ct
way Was crowded" wrote Villiers. wi
ln'a0'r. luggage wagons, ambulance
''''.'' ana artillery, all hurrylr
.u'"H i'" mountain like an angry to
.'''' arrested "A moment here. tn
't.h2 Hp. breaking its way. CuttiI
'''' COURSES. spreading itself down I