Chapter 19 Chapter 4 New Tribulations

Colonel Schroeder was very happy to see Lieutenant Lukasch's pale face with sunken eyes. In this embarrassing situation, the lieutenant tried his best to avoid his eyes and secretly looked at the deployment map of the soldiers in the camp.It was the only decoration in the colonel's office. On the table in front of Colonel Shroedel were several newspapers, some of which had been circled in blue pencil.The colonel looked at them again, then turned to Lieutenant Lukasch and said: "So, you already know that your orderly Schweik is locked up and will probably be sent to the divisional court-martial?"

"Understood, sir." "Naturally, things won't just be like this," the colonel said deliberately, looking at the lieutenant's pale face happily. "There is no doubt that the case involving your orderly has aroused public outrage among the local population, and your name has been brought up. The division has given us some information. Some of the papers here have commented on the matter , please take the trouble to read it to me." He handed Lieutenant Lukasch the newspapers with articles circled in pencil.Afterwards, the lieutenant began to read in a flat tone: Where is our future guaranteed?

"It's the one in the Pace Herald, isn't it?" "Yes, sir," replied the lieutenant, and went on to read: In order to fight, all classes in the Austro-Hungarian Empire must be united.If we are to strengthen our national defence, all nations must help each other and cooperate, and the future of the empire is guaranteed in this mutual respect.If there is disunity in the country, and there are elements who intend to undermine the coordination and cooperation of the government, lurking, acting recklessly, destroying the prestige of the government, and endangering the common interests of all ethnic groups in the empire, then our heroic troops who have arrived at the front line and are heading to the front line will not be able to To make a heroic sacrifice.At this juncture in history, we cannot afford to let a group of people who are deliberately undermining the unity of the peoples of the empire do whatever they want.This kind of madman who deliberately wants to disintegrate the empire is really heinous, and we cannot remain silent.This newspaper has pointed out several times that some members of the Czech wing disregarded the glorious tradition of the wing and committed crimes in the Hungarian city.Naturally, the entire Czech nation cannot be blamed for this matter, and the interests of the Czech nation and the empire are closely related, as many outstanding Czech military leaders such as Marshal Radizki and other defenders of the Austro-Hungarian Empire have proved.The honorable names of those noble men are being tarnished by a few Czech thugs.The thugs took advantage of the opportunity of the war to infiltrate the army, destroy the united front of all ethnic groups within the empire, and vent their animal desires.The former newspaper exposed the shameful actions of the XX Regiment in Deblitzen. Their atrocities were discussed and condemned by the Budapest Parliament.Later, the flag of the alliance was on the front line...

(censor deleted).Who is responsible for this heinous crime ... (excused by prosecutor)?Who incited the Czech army to ... (deleted by the censor)?The recent events in Chilari-Sida show just how lawless the foreign elements among us are.What are the nationalities of the troops camped at Brooke?Being closer to the city, they beat and abused one of the city's merchants, Mr. Gula Gaguni.It is natural that the authorities should investigate this atrocity, and hold the military authorities accountable (and presumably already began) for Lieutenant Lukash's role in this unprecedented act of intimidation against Hungarian citizens.

According to my report, a local correspondent said that people in the city had pointed out that Lieutenant Lukasch was involved in this latest scandal.With regard to this section, the correspondent does not have sufficient knowledge of the material.Those who have suffered such violations at this critical time must be compensated.We believe that the readers of this newspaper must be concerned about the future investigation of this matter, and the reporter must also report in detail on such an important event.At the same time, we are awaiting the official report on the beating of Hungarian citizens in Gilari-Sida.The Budapest Parliament must also be paying close attention to this event.

"Who signed the article?" "Bella Barabas. He's a reporter and an MP, sir." "Yes, he's a well-known villain. But this article appeared in the Perth News before it appeared in the Perth Herald. Now, if you please, copy the article in the Sopron Chronicle. Read the official translation to me." Lieutenant Lukasch read the article aloud.The author relentlessly repeats such strained phrases in the article: "the main demand of the politically discerning", "law and order", "the fall of man", "the dignity and honor of man are trampled upon", "animal lust venting", "massacres", "outlaws", "behind the scenes" and so on, just like the Hungarians became persecuted elements in their own country.It reads as if the Czech army violated the author of the article personally.Knocking him to the ground, trampling his belly with a booted foot, he cried out in pain, so that someone recorded his cries in shorthand.

The "Shopran Chronicle" wailed: "There is a matter of the first importance, and everyone is significantly silent, and no one dares to comment.Fifteen parts of the article published in this newspaper yesterday were deleted by the censor.Therefore, for technical reasons, we can only announce to our readers today that we no longer wish to comment further on the Chilari-Sida affair.A special reporter from our newspaper confirmed from the scene that the authorities expressed considerable concern about the whole incident and dispatched people to investigate quickly.But we wonder how some of those who were present when the atrocities took place are still at large.In particular the gentleman whose name was mentioned the day before yesterday in the second newspapers of the Perth Herald and the Perth Chronicle, rumor has it that he has not lost his freedom of movement in the camp.We are referring to the notorious Czech xenophobic Lukasch.Jeza Sawani, MP for the Gilari-Sida constituency, will question him in parliament about his atrocities.

"The Girary-Cedar Weekly and the other Pressburg papers refer to you with the same cheerfulness," said Colonel Shroedel. "But you're not going to be interested in that, of course, because it's just the same thing. But maybe you'd like to read an article in the Komano Evening Gazette, which says that while you were lunching in the dining room, Going to rape Mrs. Gaguni in front of her husband. You threatened him with a saber and made him gag his wife with a napkin so she wouldn't cry out. That's the latest news about you." The colonel smiled, and continued: "The court-martial of the division appointed me to interrogate you, and I sent all the relevant documents. If it weren't for your orderly, that poor boy Schweik, the matter would have been over long ago. He was with a sapper named Voldychka, and after the quarrel they took him to the guardhouse and found in him your letter to Madame Garguni. At the trial , your Schweik said that you did not write that letter, he said he wrote it himself. When the letter was presented to him in court and asked him to write a copy to check the handwriting, he took your letter Swallowed it. Then the court brought out your papers again, so that you could compare your handwriting with Schweik's, and that's the result.

The colonel flipped through some official documents, and then pointed out the following passage to Lieutenant Lukasch: "The prisoner Schweik refused to write the dictated words, and insisted that after the incident, he could no longer write." "Of course," continued the colonel, "I don't pay much attention either to the statements of Schweik or the sapper Voldychka before the divisional court-martial. They both say that the matter was misunderstood all along. It was a joke, and they themselves were attacked by the residents, who defended themselves in order to protect the honor of the soldiers. During the interrogation, it turned out that you Schweik was indeed a monster. Judging from his answer, this person is very wrong Of course I have already notified the relevant newspapers in the name of the Wing Command to correct these shameful reports. They are sending out the notice today. I think my wording is still simple, and it is written like this: Dear Sirs, a certain The military court of the division and the headquarters of a certain regiment hereby declare: the rumors in your newspaper that the atrocities committed by officers and soldiers of a certain regiment were completely fabricated and groundless. In addition, please note that the newspaper that committed the crime of fabrication has already Prosecute and those involved will be punished severely.

"The military court of the division headquarters stated in the official document to the headquarters of the regiment," the colonel continued, "this incident is nothing more than a planned mischief against our army by the two places of Dongli Tower and Xili Tower." The colonel spat, and went on: "But, nonetheless, you know that Schweik is very clever. He has a real skill in handling your letter. He is indeed a strange man. From his behavior, I think He was very loyal. The court-martial proceedings appeared to be cancelled. The papers have scolded you.They tell you that living here is not very tenable.In less than a week the advance team will be heading to the Russian front.You are the oldest lieutenant in the eleventh company, so you will be assigned to that company as the company commander.This matter has been discussed with the brigade.Ask the sergeant to find another horse for you to replace Schweik. "

Lieutenant Lukasch gazed at the Colonel gratefully.The colonel went on to say, "I'll ask Schweik to go with you as a company messenger." The colonel stood up and shook hands with the lieutenant.The lieutenant's face was as pale as a sheet of paper.The Colonel said: "Well, that's it. I wish you success in everything you do at the front. If you happen to pass by here someday, I hope you will come and see us. Don't hide from us like you did at Buddjuwes. of." Lieutenant Lukasch repeated to himself all the way home: "Company orderly, company orderly." In a hut with a latticed door at the headquarters of the divisional court-martial, people got up at seven in the morning and, as required, packed up the mattresses that had been scattered on the dusty floor.They folded the quilts and piled them on straw mattresses in a long room divided by wooden boards.After they were finished, they would sit on a bench against the wall, either scratching lice, or—if they had just returned from the front—talking to each other about their experiences in the field. Schweik and engineer Voldychka were sitting on a bench near the door, together with soldiers belonging to different regiments and units. At this moment, the key rattled a few times in the lock, and then the jailer entered without haste. "Private First Class Schweik and Engineer Voldychka, the military judges have a story!" The offices where they were interrogated were in another part of the building.On the way there, engineer Voldychka discussed with Schweik when they might be formally arraigned. Engineer Voldychika thought for a while, and then said: "When you stand in front of the military judge, don't panic, Schweik. You can say what you said during the interrogation. You can't change it, otherwise I'm out of luck. Mainly, you saw those Hungarian boys strike at me first. Don't forget, we're all in this little mess." "Don't worry, Voldychka," Schweik reassured him. As soon as they entered the office of the divisional court-martial, the sentry immediately took them to Office No. 8.Judge Lüller was seated behind a long table piled high with official papers, with a law code in front of him and a half-filled cup of tea on it.On the right of the table stands a false ivory crucifix.Judge Lüller was pinching a cigarette on the base of the crucifix with one hand, and holding the cup of tea with the other--the cup was glued to the cover of the Codex.After freeing the cup of tea from the codex cover, he flipped through a book he had borrowed from the officers' club.Written by F. S. Krauss, the fascinatingly titled book is A Study in the Historical Development of Sexual Morality. There are also vivid illustrations attached to the book.While the military judge was fascinated by the diagrams, he was startled by a cough.It's the engineer Wodi Chika. "What's the matter?" he asked, looking for other diagrams and sketches. "Sir," replied Schweik, "my old friend Voltichka has caught a cold, and he is coughing very badly." At this moment, Judge Luler looked up at Schweik and Voldychka.He wanted to put on a stern face. "You'd better keep your mouth shut," replied Judge Luler. "I don't ask you, don't say anything. Hell, where did that dossier go? You two prison sticks gave me a lot of trouble. But you'll know later, it's bad for you to make such a mess for nothing." It's no good." From among the stacks of papers he dragged out a thick file marked "Shuaik and Voldychka".He said, "Look, you two bastards! If you're fighting over shitty things, trying to hang out in the divisional court-martial, and avoiding the front lines, I'm telling you, you're fucking Big mistake." He sighed. "We're going to drop the charges against you," he continued. "Now you all go back to your original unit, the guardhouse there will punish you. After the punishment is over, you have to go to the front line. If you two villains come into my hands again, I will discipline you forever I won't forget either. Take them to Room Z!" The court-martial clerk went to get their rations, and the soldier who escorted them had to take them back to the prison, so angry that he cursed all the court-martial clerks in the world along the way. "They're going to get all the fat out of the soup again," he sighed. "I'm only left with some bones. I sent two boys to the camp yesterday, and someone scooped up my share of bread." -Half." "Eating is always on your mind, you guys here," said Voldychka, regaining his senses. Things were done in the office very quickly, and a sergeant who had just finished his meal, with a greasy mouth still on his lips, handed the papers to Schweik and Voldychka with a very solemn expression.He also took the opportunity to make a speech, especially hoping that they would keep up the spirit of the soldiers.In his speech, he interspersed with a lot of elegant foul language in his native Polish. The time had come for Schweik to say goodbye to Voldychka.Schweik said: "Okay, come and visit me after the war. I'll be waiting at the Bottle Kettle Hotel every night at six o'clock." "I will definitely come," replied Voldychka. They broke up for good.When they were separated by a few yards, Schweik shouted: "Don't forget, I will be waiting for you." At this time, the engineer Voldychika had reached the corner of the second row of barracks and was about to turn a corner. He shouted, "Just do it. See you at six o'clock after the war." "It's better to change it to six-thirty, in case I arrive later," Schweik replied. Then, at a distance, Voldychka shouted again: "Can't you try to get there at six o'clock?" The last thing Voldychka heard from his parting partner was: "Well, I'll be there at six." That's how the good soldier Schweik broke up with the engineer Voltichika. ---------------- (1) A German-language newspaper published by the Hungarian government at that time. (2) A local newspaper in Hungary at that time. (3) Now known as Bratislava, it is the main port of the Czech Republic on the Danube River and belonged to Hungary before the First World War.