The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-11-03

three Russians with his own samura
blade Cold steel was used freely and
Hereby 1t won tie trenches for the
japanese. They had now the most
useful hill strategIcaily il the chain
Of defense The Russians could not
hold on Flags Of the Rising sun were
llanted o. top Then Russian batteries
opened while vet tile japanese were
shouting. Banzai.3
There was no shelter from these
sBalls fell like halls
It Is erucial moment when infantry
arrive al what they have charged
upon From mounting a height they
are ont Of breath. they are hot. Wild;
they are dizzy with fast eoursing blood.
Before they had gathered themselves
together "a paramount overwhelming
force Of Russian infantry drove
against the japanese II dislodged
them and sent them out Of the trenches
with their Rising san nugs down the
slope There "hllls Of dead men were
| piled up
The major, lighting on the edge Of
the trench III the last had received
five wounds a bullet had hit bis
sword hilt guard ana glanced into his
right arm There were two ID his
thighs There was one III his aldo
men 4 bit OF shell struck him in the
lower part of the back and lie fell
Seeing him fall Corporal Seiiehi Uehi
da lifted him, carried him swiftly
down to a ditch and nursed him The
major asked how his men We're doing.
He kept the corporal observing and
describing the fight Finally .as cur
soldiers We're becoming fewer the cor.
poral had to leave To take his own
part The conflict slackening, he led
the major out Of the ditch and farther
away. They became a target Frag
ments Of a she'll struck both. the major
Iii the breast, his eomrade in tile breast
and la the left hand
They tainted together When the
corporal recovered he saw that the hill
had been taken from the japanese On
all fonrs through mIllet stubble he
proceeded to convey tile major to safe
| Ut one Of the eeoncave places which
the Teconuoitrers had dug with their
sword bayonets and finger nails be-
fore was found There the corporal
crouched between his commander and
the dangerous direction. looking for il
chance 60 escape
The major knew he WAS dying He
had been chamberlain to the crown
prince Of Japan and Aug. 81 he re-.
called was the princes birthday He
repeatedly spoke Of the honor be had
in dying on such 4 day About sun
set lie fell asleep He did not wake
again, and the corporal waited by the
body that was bleeding at seven
wounds TIL after nightfail Then some
| Japanese soldiers came near preparing
| for the charges which that night were
destined to be successful, and the dead
major was borne TO division headduar
ters.
He had been one of the very few
between whom and the Americans that
secret and insurmountable barrier
which ineomprehensible nature sets nj
| between two races had been made to
disappear by q kind act
must indicate that which ia his
/ death ana Iii the spirit Of the faithful
corporal was typicaily japanese.
You see. remarked the officer who
brought US the report of the corporal.
1.-THE major died without mentioning
wife Of children, father or mother
"Yes. we answered
Gle spoke only Of his service with
the emperor's family and the pleasure
| he had Ill dying on the birthday Of the
crown prince. 2
As for the corporal, bis own letter
| accompanying the report VIII exhibit
his SELF conscious element ID his deVo-
ton
had made I'D my mind 70 have honor
/ able death In battle. / fought very we'll
that day (Aug. Sd, and two shots hit me.
/ One passed through my overcoat. and the
/ other passed through my knapsack Alast
/ Ny resolution to die could not be carried
/ out on the night OF AUS. 80 wethe
major and Ihad been HI the ditch till
the peep OF day. partaking army biscuit
Next day, before had q chance to-
have tho honorable. heroic death on the
field. our commander was hurt. aud #
was my fate TO take care Of him. lie
/ has died Just as he determined to die, but
/ / have had the disgrace TO remain sur
vlvoT. Now ! feel ike a fish on land.
/ The favor 10 present the late majors re-
| spects 10 the heir prince has been given
| through your Ia staff offieer's1 reeom-
mendati0n
The exploits Of the major will be pub
lished to the world also. This IS my only
consolation when ! am So much disheart-
ened.
Said the stan officer who brought up
these accounts: When / called on the
First battalion yesterday Corporal
i Uchida though wounded III the breast
and left hand was still managing the
affairs Of the battalion Al other ON
GERS had been killed or seriously
wounded
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