Show WHERE LIFE IS VERY CHEAP banger of getting in front of the guns during russian war maneuvers porty forty two soldiers were shot during the recent maneuvers of the russian army the announcement Is stolidly made by the minister of war he adds these men were in advance of the guns As guns do not ordinarily shoot backward the ministers cryptic explanation may be considered superfluous the incident Is perhaps interesting te chiefly because of the light it throws on dussias Rus sias official attitude toward the value of human life it fits inaptly in aptly with the reports of executions cut ions imprisonments and exiles which coming from all parts of the czars azars domains keep the world informed of the progress of heartless oppression 0 it Is s not surprising that the cirl cr eirls ro Is rocked with discontent that thal observers believe the government faces another costly revolution A nation cannot place so low a value on the lives of its subjects without ultimately reaping its reward in blood and terror accidents in military ms are not uncommon they anve bocc occurred burred in the united states ard doubtless will continue to occur from twe time to time as long as military training Is held a necessary part of every nations list ot of obligations it has remained bained for russia however to send soldiers eold lers in advance ot of the guns to be shot and for a min minister istee of the czars azars government to announce the blunder to tho the world with as much unconcern apparently as he might announce the dep departure arturo of a detch detsch meat tor for patrol duty on the he persian frontier |