Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-10-22
JAPANESE HISTORY.
Which Fulura Generations Viii Rad
With Pride.
INCIDENTS OF THE coRgAS WAR
As Related by the Patriotic Author
Of the Empire Of the
Rising sun.


through their uoops 10 the field auu
,hsir fleets upon the sea, but through
their authors anu pulhthtfs. From
4 Zone Of the Taka,a SAokai, which
tuppliea aims and muuiilOus % war
o the mikado, aud who T. now In San
Francisco, have been obtained thfuu
volumes Of war history published M
japanese by the Hakuuum ltau Pat.
iisning company Of rokil. Air. Some
Is on his way " london ana Berlin.
Ho Ia on private tusincss, but arms anu
munitions Of war are 10 be- obtained in
those ca pitfalls.
Following the story Of the Cofo,n
rebellion anu the sending Of Chinese
troops into the hermit Kingdom, is the
following account " the nrst LAM
tattle.
"Asan was not tho hrst bloody meet.
ing OF the nations. Spe tra nuI swords
mad dfippcu with c0oliu gore before
that tanguinary struggle. The fltst
real fight OF the war was NJ Anio
Ferry on July 18th. Captain Mat
sake hnd Captain Tokiyama were
Eiiled there.
"rhu japanese decided 10 attack the
Chinese by night, but only Que officer
knew tho orders. Tue soldiers were
ordered 10 prepare for action, and rested
on their arms. The night VI toe - b
had begun and the clouds covered tue
tkies, and tue darkness was like q
W.ii,
eat midnight the japanese force
VIVA ord rod 10 advance 10 tue attack.
Au.olule silence was enforced. A.
l.iil tns army moved, the LETT wing
icHd.ug. When near the Chinese n
line oi tattlo was iormot aud the Tisht
wing bcgun the engagement.
"rhu COMMANDER Of tho Right wing
was Captain Maizsaki. Ouu point Of his
DIVISION luit Sute anu within a hall
mile cfusscd the river knee deep, anu
n.tvtA like Interval waIed another
stream, shoulder deep anu H0t At the
bottom, twonty-nyv feet wide, over
which there had been fine bridge
when tue Chinese IA tetreating hsd
hail destroyed.
beyond the river tue enemy had
msuO camp, tut had not felt secure,
and the watchlul aeptrlus gave the
nlafm wnen the Japanese were yet
fnniu tiisinuce removed. A tall friiow
gave the alarm by rhuning. The
Jauareto s0ldicry would not be- denied,
bu rushed eagerly into lighting dis.
tanuo aud Piled their rifles win ekill
uud deadly effect
"rho old ieud with China wns 10.
mcmbefei aud every soldier OF Japan
fought as though he was alone TO nm.
swsf tor the rubukp 10 the encfOaching
Chinese empire. Tbs japanese were
lew, but they were brave, anu the vast
horde OF Chinese and coolies melted
before tbs onslaught. Hardly one
Chinese force inside iair resistance,
nnd the petty oJmmanJs Of japanese
Hwtpt over tho nelI, manning and
killing la tue hnsh OF victory.
'ino japanese then were going up
20 AsAn. IL was dark, the road was
unknown 10 the alHauluug puUy, ponds
and mntshvs we're around Into which
thnsulliofs tnnE anu sumew ere drowned
Captain rokiyama and twenty OF M,
men meeting tnAt iatu like bravo men
Eud japanese.
"rhl6b who weru not mired down or
drowned hurried forward, Carrying all
before them, uu.il a troop VI Chinese
cavalry was encountered. Captain
MElEsaki tfl,d to iorcea way thr ugh
tue horsp troops. lie dfew his sword
aud was In the lead when - bullu.
pierced him In the thigh. lie did not
loose heart, but using his sword as n
probe no extracted the bullet anu
rushed on In the lighting. Another
hail pierced his heal. lie CRED Out
aud foil dead at the hUO.H u The horse
ellis soldiers won't on TO Gveng'
him, and spared neither mon not
l...N -. al al
twenty Chinese soldiers hal Dreu
stricken down. Fighting began a,
3 am. anu continued for thiriy
minutes before tho cloud Of Chimes,
dlssipatel before tho sOldiefy u "a,
mithdu.
"Wnen the command had beer
gathered after this skifmish 10 started on
toward Asun anu marched IN peace
untii July 20 D., when tnr advance Of
the lett wing, oJmmauIei ny GouerAI
Oshima, wunt up against this
right wing Of tho Chiurte army
which was intreuchrd IN tue fort U
Saikan, Tho japanese ited ON The
Tort und were answered Oriskly win
email arms Bullets came like iloalini
ttafs, covering the skies aud making
the nuisti 'shun, Bhen.i Both paftit
fought very hard. Tho Japanese T.gh
wing coming from the Aniu iufrJ
attacked the iiIsl lnttunchmrut OF IN,
left wing of the Chinese, Suddenly
smoke covered all tho earth, The cry
ing aud tho whl11lng OF the buiieu
aud the shouts OF thb eager soldiers
illutd with tue roar VI niubketrY, weu
like the noise when tho mountains an
bills are rolled together and destroyed
"lhe japanese Left wing began 4
use iin fielu-piece anu alu,not once fal
tu hit the Tort Of the Chinese, VIII
ofied 90 much that their ntsailant
knew great execution was being done
Attic same time the Chinese fired
heavy cannon at the Japanese, Out dil
rot know how 10 shoot, ami some ah Vi
were snort while others passed beyond
"rho rm1ke again VUiltd the cart
nud the Japanese ixed hayOuets an
ran into the tort ana began TO pierre
iheir enpmiee, " ho could not incn sue
fierce foes, but He'd. Salkan " ~ wu
fortified, hut the Japanese reduced Va
iartb ana turned the guns uguintt "a
second line Of intrenohments Rfoun
Aaan, which was twenty iect hlgl
The Chinese fought nard 10 huln thel
ground, hut were iorcui back towaf
Aaau.
ain this way the japanese troop
under General Oshimn, proceeded an
destroyed all the lines baiote them.
"Ihe japanese lost SIX officers BILLIE
Lnd crowned aud 80 SoIIieTs Killed Az