The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-08-23

COW. he reluctantly yielded to the pres
sure from his officers and men and IRON
the indignant mobiles of that city, and
drew up his 10000 soldiers across the
road where 1t passes at the village OF
Borodino, over a branch Of the MoskoVa
River.
There he paraded before his kneeHnE,
warriors a most venerated image Of the
Greek Church gave them absolution. with,
the Injunction to die. II they must. to
save the Holy City OF Russia from the
sacrilegious hordes Of the West Ma
poleon, on the other hand, displayed to-
his guard on an easel in front OF his
Rome. which Marie Louise had sent him.
The story Of the battle is not a tale
OF strategy and surprises, but Of stub
born ferOcitY on both sides aAd head
long plunges- Nor did Napoleon sit his
white Arab as at AusterlitZ, maneuver-
ing his forces like a switchman in his
tower. On the contrary, he chose a point
OF observation on a hill three-Quarters
Of mile from the front OF his army and
sat there on a campstool with his feet
on drum, sometimes apparently asleep.
He rose from time to time to rest his
telescope on guardsman's shoulder. or
again, in an effort to warm his feet, he
paced back and forth few minutes until
the slight eXertion seemed to have ex-
hausted him.
He did not mount his horse in the
course of the long. hard-fought day un-
til the fighting virtually was at an end.
painful functional disorder Is said to
have untitled him for the saddle. and a
severe cold-Constant had neglected to
give him his waterproof boots the day
before-left him dull and inert and hardly
able to speak
was dripping with fire and winning the
title Of the Prince OF the Moskova, ex-.
claimed in disgust that the Emperor
might better be in the Tuileries. In vain
n NTf0T0 nod him tor h. ,lzfeN
ance Of the guard The Emperor refused
to send II into action and risk the de-
struction of the corps which might be
the one means Of carrying him out OF
Russia.
The two armies were about equal in
numbers But the invaders. after rnoil-
clouds OF dust and furnace heat for two
weeks, fighting with the Russian rear
guard and capturing burning towns, were
III fed and worn down. The brutal and
from to-6-Rhen the Russians, with
nearly 1000 Of their comrades fallen
about their feet. sullenly gave way. Blu.
only a few PAGES from the crimsoned
field, where they chanted their TIE Deums
and boosted OF victory in the hearing
OF OF their foes. whose own loss Of almost
5000 made up an awful total that gave
the battle the unhappy distinction of be-
ing the bloodiest Of the nineteenth CEN
tury.
horse, viewed the terrible scene at closer
range, after which, flushed with fever.
he returned to his bivouac, his hair IN
disorder and his face wearing a tired
expression" He was satisfied that Kutu-
sot would gladly retire the next day. and
he was content to accept a drawn battle
On to Moscow!
As the Russians resumed their retreIt
and the grand army its advance. the fam
tshed invaders were spurred forward by
their longing for the fat larders and the
tabled riches OF Moscow. 1t was the one
hope left them and "a Moscoui a Mos
cou." was the last remaining cry to stir
their wasted ranks
Necessity often Is the mother of STRAIT
egy. Napoleon obeyed the instincts Of
his famished soldiers in venturing be-
yond Smolensk and he promised them.
You shall see Moscow" while he prom
Used himself. Peace waits for me at the
gates OF Moscow" but Prince Eugene
came away from his stepfather signing,
Moscow win be our ruin
The bottle was open and the wine must
be drunk.
Copyright. 1871 By James MOrEanJ
Next Sunday Mr.. Morgan continues
the story Of his journey IN the Path Of
Napoleon to Moscow, the city which
became a torch that set Europe afre
and dasfroved H. va.ka.K a.,y,;ra -