Show Tim SOUTH AFRICAN WAR After a heavy heay engagement the safe custody of prisoners especially at night Is often a matter of much embarrass meat ment The soldiers tired Urro out ue are anxious to sleep III the prIsoners are ant keenly awake to the tho first chance or of makIng their e escape 1 The he longer they remain prisoners the smaller will that chance Is a 11 case clIse often or of now or never neer There Is a cunning device for tor er ef effectively preventing a prisoner from making a dash for tor liberty rt when hel hIs CliP cap captors tors have their hands full The mans trouser buttons are cut off ocr and the tha cloth Is s slit In such a way WIL that unless he uses usI both hands to prevent the garment slipping down It will become entangled In hI his legs so no th that t he cannot walk without stumbling And can still lest len attempt to run In the ordinary way few prisoners milk make I their escape el ale when hen once they have hae been conveyed In safety laMy from the bat battlefield and h have e begun theIr Journey to the rear Their wisest plan Is to watt walt until the chance comes of gaIning theIr release rel e on parole or by ez ex exchange change Parole It must be understood Is a purely voluntary compact The cap captor captor tor le Is not obliged to otter offer to parole hIs prisoner Is not obliged and cannot be compelled to Rive give his parole If he dl does e so 80 he will probably ably abl be released on an pledgIng hIs word not to serve ene durIng the existing war Ir If he refuses refuse he be will remain captive until the war r le Is over or or until he can make his escape The usual p parole role pledge extends only to active service against the enemy enem A prisoner oner released on In parole Is not breaking his hIli contract If he drill If quells civil C commo or fights other enemIes A soldier taken prisoner has bas no nu no to pledge himself never to sere lene ular enen enemy hie cannot throw oft off thus Ihus lightly the duty dut hI he hi his sovereign or nr county and If I ht he makes an any pledge lede It must be cons con fined to a 11 limited time Moreover It If Ifa Ita a prisoner should make a pledge not approved by his hll own government ho he Is fa bound to return and surrender him himself self ull to the enemy for tor Much March |