The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-11-06
OUR SOLDIERS WELL FED.
American CoInmissary Department
the Wonder of Foreigners.

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the Wonder of Foreigners.
Adjutant General Corbin today made pub
lie letter received from Major Johnson, of
the Adjutant Generals Office, who has been
with General Chaffee's forces:
After visiting Admiral Remey on Au-
gust Ii, l went in on the first high tide to
Tungku where l arrived about $50 p. m,
| and camped for the night on board the Mo-
noeacy OF as the Cinnamon call her Me-
no-Can-See. an old side-wheeler, paddle
box arrangement of the time OF Noah's Ark.
/! light draft however so she can GO up most
OF the China rivers for considerable dis
lance Took a N. train August Is for
IienIsin where | arrived at 3 a. m Found
seven troops of the Sixth Cavalry there
fully mounted and equipped and aching for
q scrap. spent day at Tientsin and then
pulled out for Pekin. From Pekin to Tien-
tsin is enc immense level plain as far as
The eye can see in all directions as beau
tifuily cultivated and bearing as fair crops
CT corn, miiiet sorghum, and vegetables as
you ever saw in the United States. Every
three or four miles in all directions are
small villages, all deserted except for the
starving dogs.
-41he subsistence departing Ut had every
thing on hand except pie, al don't see
why the department doesn't add that TO the
ration or stores for sale. Our commissary
! stores were the amaZement Of all nations
and ali wanted to purchase. The bacon and
hard bread were especially admired, and all
foreigners remarked upon feeding our men
win such excellent quality Of everything,
So far as l have observed our meE were
better QUILTED, equipped, and supplied
generally than the men of other armies.
The japanese Army is az near perfec-
ton in administration instruction, and
general efficiency as anything have seen.
The endurance of those little chaps is
simply amazing. In their ordinary drills
! companies are double timed for half an
hour-in full equipment-without a stop
and when brought 10 quick time OF halted
they are not in the least Winded. This is
due to their home training, where they are
constantly climbing hills, carrying loads,
till their wind is perfect, and their mus
cular development, especially of the legs.
is the finest I have ever seen. When they
enter the army there is no let up.
During the advance on Pekin. our men
suffered much from the heat and lack of
water. AS the advance was arranged
Japanese first Russian second. Americans
third-our men started aboup Ia. m. and
/ had their march in the heat of the day.
Then the march was generally through
cornfelds-stalhs eight or ten feet high.
where there wasn't breath OF air Every
one feared the wells and Pei-Ho water SO
that the men were restricted to what boiled
water they started with III the morning
a canteen full
When l saw our troops they were in
good shape considering what they had gone
| through. We cant wage war without the
troops enduring hardships AID come get
/ ting hurt, but We can take our hats of to
/ our supply departments. medical depart
ment, and all other staff corps for the able
manner in which they supHiy our army
and meet every emergency however
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