| Show gosh HART FIT ONLY FOR FORA A DRilL SERGEANT Scathing Criticism of a 11 p General in South AfrIca HE 18 i Or Grins of flue j III IH but I t i I iu re In i iI I Early Leaden April of oC j I Ithe the Pre PressA lA British I rA rAUal sitting Ual In Today To ay of says l tor 1 do not bot kno know If It It s or of orto gas gasto to descant cant always alay on tb the I Io II ot o Our generals but they are brought Iro i ip home lIo Ie to us UI so 10 constantly by b bitter bl eft I T 1 p emrea that we cannot keep them I lea ics from our mind and we cannot ht but reo re report J JOrt port Ort the obstinacy of the WILl war o Iee a so l I who ho deliberately allow thou i sands of lives to be sacrificed I Ithan 1 than remove those who III peace have ave r won 1011 favor lavor and promotion by br nodal In ht t Aunce nc and nd backstairs intrigue and ate i l J really responsible for mOlt mat Of our die db i II a asters rf STUPENDOUS FOLLY FaLL Y e eThe The general who led leel his hla brigade In I J I mae of QUArter column under uDder the j Dm guns un at is still lit corn oom mind mand ot of that brigade anti and there haa I been no voice raised In England against j such stupendous tally folly Five hundred I c f e and fifty men were lot lost on that oe l I aulon but because the Irish brigade I 1 stood firm It did nut not attract at 1 tendon I f T uw It The at under similar but less aggravated oIt oh I suffered no grater loss lOIt retreated three times time from the field fild and all I clamored for tb the nip aup i Ih of r the responsible person pellOn 1 Since t then heu hen Hart lIart hu has lust no 0 op 1 f I t f repeating hi his offense he J a even attributed d the lit ill success of tb ha t I Idar day dar to the fact that tbt the battalions Were afterward extended to single instead of double le rank and censured command ing officers for having saved liVed an even n grater tr disaster I Near Spain Kop Ko he took look per personal o l rI command ot of the York York and Lancaster and nd the South regiment I and ord ordered rd a futile tuille bayonet charge chal at I E h ha t tan a an enem nearly 1600 yards yard awa away This t 1 attracted attracted such luch heavy fire that the tine two f realm regiments sought shelter helter and declined U 1 t 1 to follow their officers another t i eel Irish brigade had twi w w the risen ue and passed paIM through the thu i I prostrate line I I It Ii NO CONFIDENCE IN No one h has any confidence In Get Gen I Harts leadership and evel every and aUll aUllman tan man from On Oen huller down is II aware awre of his hla In incompetency Il halt 11 ot of n II hi his brigade have hae been killed and r j 11 J wounded neither the nor any other brigade h has suffered d In n anything f t I the same me the lire Innis t I have only three ot of tb the who were ere with them th three 1 months montha ago aro still 1111 serving and ad ean an tOW now t In all 11 muster only five A fw few I Imore imore more battles and ad th the brigade wilt will cease I f to exist e w I I Ir r ONLY A DRILl SERGEANT ANT c S OeD Gap Harts talents talent fit him to be t a I drill Ii a leader of oC men t f r 1 rNo No latitude is II JI given n to even eveD tb the most mOlt I experienced commanders He must al 1 I t wn ways keep keel u ht he says n II a tight grip P on I i his hII brigade which moths meant and nd annoyance In peace and disaster In war it I t tAs As AJ an or of tb the extreme to t 10 which this policy poll I Ir carried J I will wll give i r I you 01 one instance amon among man many After Auer I I the Ibe battle of Spin Kop the troops who had ItacI been for tor ten In dy days under constant II fire and endured every sort ut of hard f 1 we were naturally somewhat ex e I boasted moreover they had bd had a II ee ware night march covering the rear of the retreating arm army General huller unet decided It w was necessary that tha t they t should have some IOme da days rest Ht and aad A camping ground was WAI selected elected The Th tents tent however were fIere not pitched In the I e morning and the mn men la lay out la is the I e eun sun un all da day In the afternoon Gin nut lint t w ws ot of the opinion that ramp camp might be within range rallE of the bl blADd big glib and ADd decided to pitch camp a mile mil fur I Ithen then ther back Rut ut or lIf point out th tb e ground round to Ie the commanding al aland and directing them to tl move their tubas to the place hI he formed d 10 four regiments un a brigade PI pa and after some time had been II l ti up to covering an brigade de maneuver legen The Th we broken and covered with lib d deep pa ale J ter courses Our so 0 that tb the l and d distance WEre to tl ln Staff of leer galloped allu 1 from p L f men end and were wert ed moved to the right move tr 0 j t e left L YEN MEN CURSED URI D HIM It was al Im impossible to abut ou ones s sto to the muttered curses lurl ot of men worn t with fatigue and want of sleep at al le 18 r show ho which might a Ute ism Iry edifying at A AIt It at a royal r view Jut Dot which Ib i i tImI I strained the tTE TE of Ih the An hour 4 a haft If w RM as 1 In t mile and aM a half of ground which could have easily Iv w red In twenty minutes Ja Ii this WIl aay men were pre IN worn nut Iut at t tune limp when hen they Should b be recovering strength for future r ice this way the a are filled with L soldiers who never have been hit by a beer r bullet hullet but whose have teen n rapped b by unnecessary 1 t Wart placed himself on a l D r n hilt with a telescope and a bugler and anel the brigade to 10 attack a tI t the hurler alternately throughout till the lay Y advance vanet dIar charge J I need n d not say that this method of f firM fighting In In terrible ter and 1 1000 men is a terrible for on one brigade eart Shy ner Ir rn rent I of the Ibe whole OTER It would be to 10 n ni i ate ale th the that duty occur 1 bet through the wont I 1 ret regret to say that General Hart is not the onI only brigadier notorious for tor Incompetency At least i two other brigadier were Bait to corn COla t Mend mant but the Ibe accidents of wr war have bay removed one of It tm them TIle The I were wert no lIlI better I fr but tear r has Jau also allO made rime changer hero nIC It would be p premature te judge to lr ho he w Ti wa Tir I a r |
