Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-03-02

Wounded Austrian Officer Ana.
Iyzes His Feelings.
Trust Of Soldiers Makes ssdsntary
Civilian Strive 10 Rise to Their
8. Measure Of Him-surbrlsed
BY the Change.
BY HARRY HANSEN.

Correspondent Of the Chicago Daily
Rome, Italy.-When the call to
arms fesounds over the land and the
barber, the waiter, the clerk and the
baker leave their tasks to put on the
Aniform Of their country and become
|nan.killers, what emotions grip their
hearts. what pictures pass through
their brains?
Few men have availed themselves
Of the present extraordinary opportu.
nifty for analytic research. Few have
tlken the trouble to recall the emo
lions with which they went to wal.
One who has done SO il . young Ais.
frian lawyer, who has been taken to
Vienna from the battle fields Of O.
[Jicia because he 10 suffering from 4
.feshaswonnd..s,
While lying on his cot he has taken
the time. to r'plot" his feelings in the
various experiences through which he
passed in the last few months, and
here It Is, translated almost word for
word from the German in which he
told 1t to 4 man at his bedside:
when We were called out l remem.
bsr distinctly having two ideas con.
corning the war. First l was filled
with great patriotic enthusiasm, with
Joy hatsAustria was about to wage
war against our old enemy. Russia
"AtNthe same time ! felt q want of
confidence In myself. l had been, he
It happened, Q long time an ofacer OF
the reserves, but felt that l was little
better than an ordinary civilian and
also was the possessor Of q delicate
taste fol. the sedentary life. I was
bit afraid of my own ability to accom-.
plish anything, for even If I viewed
myself in the most favorable light II
did not occur to me that I had any he
roic qualities.
"The change that took place in me
was q surprise even to myself. l be.
came commander Of a body Of sol.
diers Of q regiment Of the landsturw
largely mel Of middle age and fathers,
Of families, who. placed the greatest
confidence in their officer, a fact that
caused me to wish to rise to their
measure of me. They looked to me
for their safety; thereupon my feel
ing Of responsibility increased and
my military capacity, too.
Il stood drawn to my full height
in front Of the trenches in which my
men sought shelter, and studied the
country with my field glass in the
hope Of locating the artillery Of the
enemy. l did not do this In a boast.
full spirit. i had only the good Of my
men at heart, desiring to make them
perfectly safe.
Al Tor life In the trenches, will;
you believe that ] slept excellently.
even while lying within range of the
enemy's artillery, whose bombs struck
behind our lines? I became 50 used
to their noise that / fell asleep from
the very mponotony Of the shots.
: Il slept and dreamed Of 4 palm IN
my oFp home shout which ! was wor.
IyipgS because ! thought the plant had
not been watered In my absence. u
also dreamed ! possessed q parrot
and was amusing myself with tho
bird. soS
These we're only two Of the peace.
full dreams that came to me whilesI
silent, in the field, But nv hrst night
IN q quiet place and In = freshly made
bed in Vienna was full Of tortures.
II 'awoke at / q. m. laboring under
the most intense excitement.
dreamed that / had been hit by .,
shrapnel shot. And the bullet hit me
IN the arm. Before me. 50 It appeared.
stood IN array Of the enemy's NH.
chine guns, belching fire and smoke.
1 seemed TO sink down on the field
and felt 4 subordinate take the com
mand from me.
: MANY ssoi my dreams in the hospital
have been Of this character"