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JAPS THE WORLD’S BEST FIGHTERS NO WHITE MEN EQUAL THEM. UISSIANS AS BRAVE AS THE JAPS BIT SOT THEIR EQCALS. jaji Officer* Armed With Sword* Handed Down from Feudal Time*. Incessant Striving of the Mikado'* Soldier* to Maintain Perfect Phy nical Condition—The Jap a Poor t avnlryman Sow. but Bound to Be n flood One Bye-and-Bye—Gen eral* Oynma and Kodaiua Sipped Whisky' and Soda During the Battle of Lino Yang. By Ilexter Marshall. Fitting at ease in a New York club George Lynch, correspondent, en route to London from the seat of war in Manchuria, Interested a little group of acquaintances mightily the other even ing with a string of war anecdotes. They go a long way to explain why the Japanese have had the best of It most ,if the time in the present war, and thus help explain why, In Mr. Lynch's opinion, the Jap is the most efficient Infantry soldier in the world to-day. It may be said at the beginning, though, that Mr. Lynch considers the Russian soldier not one whit behind the Jap in brhvery. "It has been a war of clean-handed honor on both sides from the begin ning,’’ said Mr. Lynch. "I saw so many instances of almost unbelievable per sonal courage, self-sacrifice and seif test raint th'at I hardly know where to begin. •1 was told of a charge at Nan Shan by a Russian regiment, one incident of which suggested the glorious old days when most of the lighting was honest liand-to-hand work. The Russians ad vanced with courage and determination, their commander well in advance. He was one of the bravest men ever seen, and he had unbounded confidence in his men, for he never looked back to see huvv closely they were following. When he had almost reached the Japanese line he cast one look over his shoul der. His forces, brave enough, but slow, were so far in the rear that he was practically alone In the very teeth of the enemy. Some officers might have turned back, but not this Rus tian; he Just stopped coming and stood for a moment, motionless but defiant, before the Japanese. They might have riddled |him with bullets, bult they didn’t; they don’t fight that w*ay. Fought Hand to Hand. "They seemed fascinated by his valor, and the Japanese commander, who, like the Russian, was in advance of his men, demanded unconditional surrender. The Russian’s refusal was emphatic. He preferred certain death to surrender, and he dared the Jap anese officer to fight him singly with the sword. By the time the two were ready, the Russian troops, who had continued to advance, were ranged behind their commanding officer in front of the Japs. A halt was called, and the two officers began their strange duel. “Both were good swordsmen, but there was little doubt from the first as to which would win. In less than three minutes the Russian was dead Until' the close of the fight, the sol diers on both sides stood motionless — almost like statues. There were no cries of encouragement or defiance; save for the somewhat distant sounds of battle, to the right and the left, the duel was fought in silence. Imme diately after the Russian officer had fallen the opposing forces fell upon each other tooth and nail. The Rus sians were repulsed, after a show of desperate bravery, and when It was all over the ranks had been frightfully depleted on both sides. The Japanese Expert Swordsmen, "The Russian must have expected death when he called out his chal lenge, for the Japanese officers are known to have no superiors as swords men. They are all descendants of the old Samurai, or two-sworded men, and are trained in swordsmanship from boyhood. Most of their swords were owned by their forefathers, centuries before, and have been handed down, glorious heirlooms of the past. They ore slender, quivering blades, made by the old-time sword-makers, each with its own curve. They are as full of in dividuality as their owners, instead of being practically all alike, as are the swords carried by the officers in every AVi-stern army, and are of even finer temper than the famous blades of Da mascus. They are carried in scabbards of modern make, and are sharpened to a razor edge; thus every officer in the Japanese army is admirably armed for hand to hand fighting. Of Fine Physique. “There Is no doubt In the mind of anybody that the splendid physical condition of the Japanese soldiers, next to their personal valor, has been their largest asset in the present war. "The Japanese servant of an Eng lish officer of my acquaintance belong ed to the Imperial Guard. At the be ginning of the war he was recalled to the colors. The officer asked him how be felt about going out to fight the Russians; If he had anv regrets be cause he might soon be In personal danger. ‘Not sorry, glad,’ said the Jap In his odd English: ‘this Is coun try business.’ “This Japanese servant had four days In which to prepare to Join his command. What do you think he did on those four days? He didn’t spend them ’having a good time,’ as an Eng lish or an American soldier tvould. I assure vou. His work as my friend’s servant had been light and his mus cles were soft. He wanted to harden them, and he concluded that a course of mountain climbing was about the best thing he could engage in for that purpose. The Sen Game mountain— not a large one—being nearby, he at tacked It. The first day he climbed to Its top only twice, but, having limber ed himself up, he made three ascents on each of the remaining three, or eleven ascents in the four days. I don’t know an Englishman or an American who would willingly under take to do as much for any reason. In met. I know few Occidentals who could have done as much under any cir cumstances. Tanght Physical Cnltnre. A * Hal Cheng, where I was when ’he Japanese army came up after a long and *evere march which would have left the soldiers of any Western nation in an exhausted condition, I looked to see all hands take a good f >af, Inasmuch as there was no fight ing to be done Just then. But the next morning I learned that loafing was the last thing they had In their minds, boon after I awoke I saw a Japanese officer standing on a little mound of earth waving his arms, bending, first this way am] theft that, and doing at) <iueer stunts. At first I thought that perhaps he was signalling P.L* 0 1 ,e n * w method. But I looked a little farther and then 1 saw that the of hii rot-ifnnn<l were drawn tip hint—without arms—and on a *, w ®*’ l*ve|, where they ould all it' , , *l*'*l r < find that they were '..JAt} tig every motion tie made. . ,hen J understood. They seer# go ng through a series of severe physical c ure exufx-ise, Just to harden them- CASTORIA for infants and Children. Castoria is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, Pare goric, Drops and Soothing Syrups. It is Pleasant. It contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotic substance. It destroys Worms and allays Feverishness. It cures Diarrhoea and Wind Colic. It relieves Teeth ing Troubles and cures Constipation. It regulates the Stomach and Bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep. The Children’s Panacea—The Mother’s Friend. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the Signature of In Use For Over 30 Years. THOMAS K. NIEDRINGHAUS ,^ v - “ ■ ; • M.&I •) nHs^••••*,' Jj j ’! fe -1 ■ .:. - -u Id St. Louis, Mo., Nov. 16.—The next publican, will, unless all signs fail, el States Senator to succeed Francis Mar been in the Senate nearly thirty years. Mr, Niedringbaus. is elwUrnmn-of.. tire credit for the Recent successful been given to him. He is very pop ticularly to young voters. Mr. Nied He is mentally alert, possesses much cessful business man. He is a cor nancially. It is said that Mr. Niedringhnus out any financial assistance from the tlfat he raised all of the funds himself. Mr. Nledringhaus is not putting senatorship. His friends are vigorous Kerens, the former national commit the senatorship, but the gener'al bel a strong lead that Mr. Kerens will have Mr. Niedringhaus has many friends in that metropolis. selves and to limber up, so that they would be in the pink of condition when the time came for them to fight. They lay at Hai Cheng ten days, and they trained themselves every day of the ten. There was no loafing about, no idleness; they were getting themselves into shape all the time, though, of course, there were brief periods of necessary rest. Every Jap soldier is exactly like a prize fighter, who would never think of resting on the last day before a fistic battle; they would be the very ones which he would devote to his hardest training. Trained from Boyhood. “The Japanese of every rank begins physical culture of the severest sort when a mere bov. In Toklo, at the public gymnasia In the parks, you may see just how the average Jap boy does it, and the sight is an interesting one. There are all sorts of apparati to an swer to the parallel bars, the trapeze, etc., but there are other apparati, the like of which are "never seen in an Oc cidental gymnasium. “Ohe of them is a sort of suspended, swinging bar. as big as a tree trunk. Two boys climb upon this bar. Stand ing and facing each other, they en gage in a wrestling match, the object of each being to force the other oft the bar to the ground. They grapple and turn and twist and struggle fierce ly, sometimes for many minutes be fore victory is won and lost. There Is nothing compulsory about this sort of thing, but practically every Japa nese boy does it. and it Is likely that one who shirked It would not stand well with his fellows. "The bodtlv harness and Indifference to discomfort which constant striving from youth up for physical perfection produces has a good deal to do with the making of the Jap the best soldier In the world. The Jap a Poor Cavalryman. "Perhaps I should say that I mean the best infantry soldier, since the Jap is not yet a good cavalryman. He will be, though, and the only reason he Is not now Is that he has never had the chance. The few horses in Japan are inferior animals. The Japanese have begun to breed horses, however, and though It will take some time to build up a good breed, they will do it. They do everything they set out to do. "Colonel Hoad, the first Australian military attache, told me of having noticed a man on horseback one (fay, whom he set down instantly as the best horseman he had ever seen. Hoad Inquired and found that the rider was Every Drop |?rtepJL .ft Pure “nd Wholesome Of H . vfL Hand Mafic Sour Mtsb -jffl M. Cascade®iafl l@k © pure S e 7 a WHISKY r S ~fM\ kf GEORGE A. DICKEL ft CO., DlittlUrt > m (a w Nashville, Tenn. Y'wj i **** spring Dllllllng Go,, Dl.lrlbul/i r. _ gtfrl SAVANNAH MORNING NEWS: TUESDAY. NOVEMBER 22. 1904. State Legislature, which will be Re ect Thomas K. Niedringhaus United ion Cockrell, a Democrat, who has the State Republican Committee. En- Republican campaign in this state has ular and Democratic, and appealed par rfnghans Is in the spring of middle age. ability as an organiser and Is a suc poratkm official, and is well to do fl conducted the recent campaign with- Natlonal Republican Committee, and forth any efforts for the United States ly pressing his candidacy. Richard C. teeman, is said to be an aspirant for ief is that Mr. Neidrlnghaus has such little chance of winning, in New York. He Is a frequent visitor the Japanese Prince Kanin, who had learned to ride in the French Cavalry school. Other Japanese have been trained there too, and it will not be very long after the close of the pres ent war before the Japanese will add as efficient a cavalry branch to their krmy as any to be found in the West ern world. There is no reason in the world to prevent the Jap from being as good a horseman as anybody else. “I have said that the Japanese were learning their horsemanship in France. They learned how to handle artillery from the French, as they learned how to handle ships from the English, and as they learned tactics from the Germans. But they have practically destroyed all the books of tactics. The Japanese have a poetical phrase about valor, which they say is like 'cherry blossoms shaken In the wind.’ Well, they have torn up all the war text books and scattered the leaves to the four winds. Never Know Defeat. Bloch, who has been considered a standard authority, says In his book that after an advancing army has lost 15 or 20 per cent, of its number It Is no longer expected to go on. But, bless you, the Japanese have made some of their most brilliant advances when only 15 or 20 per cent, of their forces have been left to go on with, over and over again. Poor Block died before he knew how frightfully his dicta were to be discredited by the Japanese iri this war. The Russian defenses at Nan Shan were ideal, and every military expert In the world has them positively impregnable— but the Japs took them. Had they been entrenched behind those defenses no army In existence could have taken them. Jap Gan. Inferior to Ra.lan. "I mentioned artillery a moment ago. I don't suppose it la known gen erally In America how Inferior to the Russian guns are the guns of the Jap anese. I have actual knowledge that whereas the calibre of the heavy field piece of the Russians Is 1.884 kilos, that of the Japanese is only 1,300. The muzzle velocity of the Japanese pro jectiles Is 100 feet a second less than that of the Russian projectiles, and the Russian guns carry 1.000 yards farther—more than half a mile— lnto the bargain; yet the Japs do better with their field artillery than the Rus sians, though It must be added that there Is one advantage In their lighter guns, inasmuch as they allow of greater mobility on the field. "You have heard of the Jap’s cool ness. It Is superb. He has all the elan of the French; yet he is not car ried away with emotion when display ing his greatest valor. He knows what he is about all the time, and he gives his life, when necessary, from pure patriotism. He takes care of his life, even In the moments of greatest emergency, though, but not because he is afraid to lose it It is that he may fight for the Emperor and Japan that he tries to save It. Oy am a Daring a Battle. "At Liao Yang one day I wished to see a Japanese lieutenant while the big fight there was going on. He was stationed at Gen. Oyama’s headquar ters. which were established in the midst of a beautiful Chinese garden. Stepping to the open door 1 saw a man. clad in an immaculate white suit, sit ting quietly at a table, reading a Jap anese newspaper which completely hid his face. When I spoke he put the newspaper down and then I saw that I was before Oyama himself. In the house and In 'the garden outside all was as peaceful as if the world had never known of war. You could al most hear the shadows of the moving clouds rustling over the grass. "Oyama was courteous; he asked me In and ofTered whisky and soda and a good cigar, for both of which I was duly grateful—l had not had a drink in three days—and waved me to an Inner room where Kodama and other officers were sitting. The talk was Jolly and cheerful, almost flippant. I asked about some detail of the fight ing. Kodama laughed. ’You know too much now,’ he said, with a smile and a gesture which said as plainly as words could say: “Drink your whis ky and soda, smoke your cigar and be comfortable. We will attend to the fighting. Your dispatches can wait.’ “And. even while the two generals were Joking and laughing with me, they were attending to the fighting. At intervals orderlies, sometimes cov ered with the grime of the battle, would come in, salute, and deliver ver bal messages, brief and terse, from some officer in the field. Oyama would suspend his talk, listen, give his di rections and then return with anima tion to the perfectly commonplace topic under discussion, precisely as if nothing special were afoot. “He received m.any telephone and telegraph messages, too, in the same matter-of-fact way, and dictated his replies to his secretary, never losing the fire in his cigar and contentedly sipping his whisky and soda all the while. In Touch With the Fighting. “The pretty, peaceful Chinese gar den in which Oyama’s headquarters was hidden away was in the center of a veritable spiderweb of wires through which the commander-in-chief could get instant communication with any part of his forces. The Japs lead the world in field telegraphy. Unlike Western warriors, they string the wires on the ground, and not on posts, thus saving time and money. They have the art of securing insulation worked out to perfection, though they cannot always prevent the Chinese from meddling with the wires. "I saw one Chinaman cut oft a piece of Japanese telephone wire to make a necklace of It. In three minutes he had been beheaded in full sight of dozens of his countrymen, no lighter punishment being thought sufficiently terrifying to teach them the lesson they so plainly needed.” A Veteran War Correspondent. George Lynch,: despite his youth, for he is not much above thirty, is a veteran among war correspondents. His first campaign was in Cuba, and he was one of the first correspondents at the front. He went to South Africa when the Boer Mir broke out, and got to Ladysmith in time to be shut up with Sir George White, the comman der, and his forces, when besieged by the Boers. Lynch managed 'to escape when the siege was about half way over. He hoped to reach Buller, but was cap turned by a solitary, long-bearded Boer a little south of Ladysmith, and kept In prison a month, narrowly escaping execution as a spy. At Durban he was laid up with enteric fever (typhoid) for three months, but got away lu time to go with the forces sent to re lieve the legations at Pekin, so that he knew something of the people and the country when the Russo-Japanese War broke out. Last year he was sent to Macedonia, when there seemed some likelihood of a general uprising there. After that, there being no fighting In sight, he took time to get married and made his wedding Jour ney a trip around the world—his fifth. While In Japan on this trip he heard and saw enough to convince him that w*ar between Japan and Russia was in evitable. On his way home across Siberia and Russia he changed his mind, for the Russians told him that they would never push conclusions to the fighting point—they would bluff as long as feasible and then make the best terms they could. The only war like note he heard from the Russians was the remark of a Russian prince, his fellow traveler on the Trans- Siberian road, as the train was rolling over some of Siberia’s richest terri tory; “ 'God!' said the Russian, looking out of the window, ‘but this country is worth fighting for.’ " shot on¥is way to a dance. Accidental Killing of a Negro Near Hale) ondale. Halcyondale, Ga., Nov. 21.—A shoot ing affair occurred here last night, re sulting in the death of a negro named .Toe Davis. From the best Information obtain able, it appears that a party of ne groes were on their way to a dance, when Davis drew his revolver and be gan firing at random. After several shots had been fired he handed the pistol to a negro woman named Eula Carter. In taking It she claims that In order to keep it from dropping she caught it, and in some manner not explained it was discharged, the ball entering Davis’ stomach, producing a wound from which be died this morn ing. As the woman's story appears to be corroborated by an eye witness, who said the affair was no doubt purely accidental, no arrests have been made. Ociila News. Ocllla, Ga., Nov. 21.—The visit of several prospectors to Ocllla and this section from Appling, Macon and Meriwether counties has been the oc casion of quite a number of deals in real estate the last few days, both in the city and In farm lands in Irwin county. Among several sales made those by Madison McNese, J. E. How ell and Dr. J. C, Luke of residences In the city; two farms by Hon. J. A. J. Henderson, one by Hon. William Henderson; two sold by Mr. Richard Kirkland, and one by Hon. H. T. Fletcher. Most of these farms are val uable ones and tho prices paid run from HO to SSO per acre; the sum to tal being more than lao.ooo. There are under construction two brick stores for W, McCall and a residence for J. H. Little at a cost of tS.OOO. Two handsome residences for C, A. J. Har per and M. Henderson are also in course of conetruction. Mail will soon be carried over the Ocllla and Vaidoeta Railroad between here and Oslerfield Junction of the Atlantic and Birmingham Railroad, which will get mail here five houre earlier, and will add two estra malls each day to the present trains, The sickest man is not al ways in bed. The meanest kind of sickness is just to be able to attend to duties and yet not feel equal to the task. The eternal grind keeps many in the traces who ought to be in bed. A thorough course of John son’s Chill and Fever Tonic would give anew lease on life to such people. It tones up the whole digestive appa ratus. Puts the Liver in the best condition possible. Gives a splendid appetite. Renews strength and restores vitality. BAPTISTS ARRIVING FOR THE CONVENTION, AUrndanrr at Columbus Esprrtrd to Brvak Records. Columbus, Ga., Nov. 21.—Deleon tee to tho state convention of the Geor gia Baptists, which will be formally called to order In the First Baptist Church In this city to-morrow night, have already begun to arrive. The Indications are that the attend ance will be record-breaking, as homes have already been assigned to some 600 delegates from all parts of Geor gia, ana every mall brings to the local Committee on Hospitality the names of other delegates who are coming. A. A. Carson, a prominent Colum bus lawyer, is chairman of the Com mittee on Hospitality, and he and as sociates have been working day and night for the past few days. Dr. W. H. Smith, pastor of the First Baptist Church, has appointed a large committee to meet the Incoming trains and assist the delegates to their re spective homes. To Bridge the Ogeechee. Brooklet, Ga., Nov. 21.—The E. E. Foy Manufacturing Company at Rocky Ford is taking up its railroad that formerly ran from Rock Ford across the Ogeechee river to Portal, a distance of ten miles. The citizens contemplate building a toll bridge on the trestle which will connect Bulloch and Screven counties by a high water bridge. It will be one of the best and longest bridges across the Ogee chee river. It. F. A P. n. H. Directors. Richmond, Va.. Nov. 21.—After Ilf- I ty-slx years service as secretary-tress- | urer of the Richmond, Fredericksburg i and Potomac Railroad, James B. Wins ton to-day resigned the double office and F. J. Duke was appointed to suc ceed him. The stockholders of the road, at their annual meeting, elected the following officers: President, E. T. D. Myers; directors, George W. Stev ens, Samuel Spencer. N. S. Meldrum and W. J. Leake. J. Taylor Ellyson was announced as director on the part of the state. Advice to the Aged. 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