The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-06-18
WITH WARS H0N0RS
Defeated Soldiers Who Are 40
corded Distinction.
Defenders Forced Through clrcun.
stances to Surrender Fortified
Places usuaiiy Treated With
Generosity by csptors.

When pszemysi. the great fortress
on the Hungarian frontier. fell into
the hands Of the Russians. the terms
Q; surrender provided that the garrison
should be accorded 'honors OF war"
As consequence. the defenders
marched out with their colors flying.
and surrendered to the commander OF
the attacking forces TO the sounds Of
drums and bugles. The prisoners we're
neither deported to Siberia nor sent to
concentration camps. but were placed
on parole in certain town Of Russia,
and the officers were allowed to retain
their swords.
IL Ia interesting OF recall that at Port
Arthur. the greatest siege ever known.
at the end Of seven months investment
the Russians made various offers OF
surrender II they could march out with
all the honors OF war. but the Japanese
demanded unconditional surrender.
Ordinarily. In all thesa siege opera,
tons. q surrender OF fortress Ia un.
conditional. and the vanQu,shed ,acitly
agree to accept whatever terms the
victor, In his wisdom, may impose. re.
lying upon the latter's magnanimity
for good and lenient treatment. The
usual course 10 this:3 The garrison Is
disarmed They are made 10 fall in.
all so many prisoners. and escorted to
wherever their conquercrs decide they
shall be detained.
The conquerors. OF course, see that
the escort Is strong guard. properly
armed. able to put down at once any
attempt on the prisoners part to es.
cape or disobey orders. Worst OF all.
and certainly the most CALLING to any
real soldier. the almost sacred trophies
OF the different regiments become the
spells OF the sictors,
Guns, AMMUNITION. celcrs and such
like things all have to be given up.
though men have given their lives to
defend them. For the future they
grace the homes Of the enemy, or are
turned against their old owners in the
field.
II 10 In these things that the humilia.
ton OF surrender becomes complete:
yet all Of II 10 saved when the beaten
garrison 10 granted the "honors OF
war N the Austrians were at Prxe.
mysl That means the defenders were
simply defeated, but not d.sgraced.
BY Ito use, the successful sesiegers
admit TO the wcrlc that the garrison
were able TO make something better
than an unconditional surrender. Their
heroic defense had not left them Mt
their last gasp; they could maintain
hostilities for some time yet: and. al
though they would undoubtedly be
beaten al the finish. the fortress could
only be taken after more or less had
been suffered.
In suck case all that Ia demanded
OF the beaten men Is that they should
evacuate all their positions These
the enemy take possession OF, an what
they have been striving for, All the
colors and other trophies are retained
by the garriscn- The defenders are
not prisoners Of war. compelled TO sur
render. They are simply beaten mes.
voluntarily Swing up the unequal co.,
test
They are not disarmed and escorted
by guards, MASTERING under their cvn
leaders. ~ they did at przemysl. they
have no enemy over them giving or
ders. Headed by their own bands. with
their own coiors flying above them.
and no foreign flag near. they march
cut Of the positions they have 10
nobly held. saluted BY their success.
ors and acclaimed by the world AZ he