The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1916-01-07
CRADLE OF THE WORLD is
SCENE OF WARS WRATH

ton. smugglers and n years war have
brought a wealth OF arms and mum.
tons, without any cohesion or policy
they are neither for British nor Turk:
on the day Of battle they haunt the
outskirts of the fight. pluuder the
wounded and stragglers imparttally,
harass the retreat OF the defeated side.
hoist white flags over their tents and
make professions of answering tidel.
ity TO whoever seema to be In the
ascendant
Before the occupation OF Kut mat.
tiers were thus astride the river stood
the Turks OH tho left hank three
swampS were linked b. chains OF en-
trenchments traced with every device
known TO the science of the TeutouIc
engineer on tho RICH; bank the posi-,
lion was continued with equal care
and preparation. and 40 conforming II.
self In relation to the bends In the
river IA to ohlIge an enemy endenvor.
Ing to turn II from the landward side.
TO make detour which could not be
compasscd uuohserycd IN the space
OF one dark night In this position
waa firmly established force OF Turks
numerically superior. we'll armed,
plentltully supplied aud supported by
greater number OF field guns than
those against them
Seven miles IN rear OF this prepared
position lay the town OF kut. midway
between kut and the entertainments
IN" river was SPAWNED by pontoon
bridge On the night OF Septem.
Der - the striking force OF tho Brit.
.sh army In Mesopotomia lay six
miles from the Turkish entrench.
mcnia I'm tn. night OF tho cath the
British we're in occupation OF Kut with
above thousand prisoners. half thu
enomye artillery. and considerable
quantity ~ ammunition IN their hands,
while the Turkish army was putting
as large an available space between
itself and its enemy as the river. the
Arabs, the swamps and canals would
allow
Amid the din and thunder OF the
great war this achievement may pass
almost unnoticed, and We, such a bat.
tie fought across n level plain In the
face OF perfect entertainments mod
orN artillery and machine guns. in an
unnlappcd country, with runors Of
large forces o, hostile tri5esmcn
monac,ug communications. will, when
things come TO be reasoned out and
proport;oned, rank vel enough In our
annals
kut the day after its occupation was
as kut o. .he day before, vet with
difference. the Turks had gone and
the British had come
The British soldier and his brother.
the Sapoy. were In possession Now
neither Drtcn nor Indian owe any
doh; ot gratitude 70 the Arab tribes.
men who have puaicred wounded,
! '''h'A ''''NA hhN arsIt SA.ptdt lAt4NA W.
Sptcd and betrayed. there is no rea son
| why our HchtinE men should dls,,G.
su'sh between the inhabitants Of the
towns and tho encampmeats. roughly
! dreas. language. habits and arpeor.
ance are one, and in war the soldier
has no tmN for mica chronological az
tcrences and the historical 10 nuences.
No Justice or Right Doing.
The british o Indian soldier does
not Know tina; since ia after the Rar.
mecsie was executed by the despair,
ing tiarun atRSshtd 10 man south Of
RSgdad has stood for justice and rtsh,
doing that all has h.ea wrong do;ns
from the age when Naarun fought
Amin for Bastsd 10 the day when
snI!agu the monster pierced the
canals ard annihilstet hy famine
population OF iI,oae 200. and thence 10
the committee OF union and progress
and the coacess,oaairos who have
thrtved on lntrisus ard wicke,.a.ss IN
these later days