The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-04-15
JAPAN IN WARTIME.
Glimpses Of Troops Leaving
For the Front.
'AIRYLAED SCENES IN STREETS

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Crowds wait Patiently For Hours,
Cheer and Wave Flass and Lan-
terms az Trains PASS b. win De-
parting Troops-Deeds OF bravery
TO he Rewarded by Certificates OF
Honor Inapassiveness Of the SOL
diers contrasted Win the PeopIe'p
EnthIsiasal.
: There have been scenes around the
railroad station at Tokyo the lasr few
weesssmLch like those in America in
wartimes, says Richard Il. Little, tile
Tokyo correspondent OF the Chicago
News. Conscripts in bright new uni
forms come down to take the train
each with an escort Of d dozen Or SO
friends and relatives. AS the bell
rings warning that the train is about
to start there is bowling and scrap
ing and bobbing and murmur Of
'banzai" and "sayonaran The train
guards tear the soldier boys from the
crowd and push them into the car
riages and slam the doors, and the
heroes are off for the war
Troop trains have been pouring
through in great numbers on the way
to the mobilizlng points south, and the
Yokohama and Tokyo stations and
platforms are gay with flowers and
flags The crowds wait patiently for
hours just TO see the trains go by and
as they pass wave flags and lanterns.
The flags are tastefully arranged, and
some Of the houses and stores are
fairly hidden by ereepers, MOSES and
hanging plants. Paper lanterns hang
In an unbroken line down the street,
and as night comes on they are lighted,
and the faint glow from the lanterns
lighting up the flowers, flags, ban
ners and vines on the quaint buildings
gives fairyIand appearance to the
streets. News Of the success OF the
japanese feet In the recent actions at
Port Arthur Inspired the patriotic to
decorate their stores and houses. The
decorations were profuse, but always
In good taste and often Of consider
able artistic value.
The imperial bodyguard has left
Tokyo. We miss the yellow faced uni
forms from the street The imperial
bodyguard is the only organization in
the japanese army that wears yellow
facing with a yellow band on the cap.
All other organizations in the army,
cavalry, infantry and artillery, wear
black cap with d broad red band.
The imperial bodyguard is composed
of division of all arms, infantry
cavalry, artillery and engineers. The
men composing the bodyguard come
from all parts Of Japan, while the other
divisions are made up Of residents Of
the provinces in which the divisions
are located The japanese cavalry has
a great attraction for the foreigner be-
cause, while the general excellence of
the infantry and artillery is conceded,
the japanese cavalry, which is to be
pitted against some of the best horse
men in Europe, Is more or less under
suspicion The japanese cavalryman,
whatever he may do IN battle with the
Cossack, is pleasant to look at His
uniform black short coat with baggy
red trousers and patent leather boots
gives him q good appearance, ANA he
rides we'll
The Japanese cavalry muy not be as
good for shock action as the Cossaczs,
but the day Of shock action IS supposed
10 be almost past The Japanese horse
will get his rider to a given point as
fast rs any horse is capable Of doing,
and the rider himself is able to dis
mount and fight on the ground as well
as any infautlyman cam The 1apa-
nese cavalry constitutes an ideal
mounted infantry organization. and ex-
peFts declare that the new repeating
rifles have made this tile day DC the
infantryman
The government has provided its sol
diers with a splendid equipment In
fact, the men seem TO be provided with |
too many things and march almost
bonding under the heavy weight 81
blankets tent rolls. cooking utensils, |
extra shoes and other things that they |
carry on their backs They win get |
used 70 carrying this pack however,
long before they get to The front.
Every day You can see regiments on
the parade ground being put through a
fatiguing skirmish drill in heavy /
order
Under the Japanese system a raw re- /
cruit is not put under fire until long
after he ceases to be raw. The send
Ing out Of the regular army calls out
The reserves. The regular army is put
IN q war footing 81 reinforcement
from the FIRST reserve. The first re-
serve supplies this loss by taking men
From the second reserve. All the re-
iefvists are men who have served their
line IN the regular army Before the
'egular army has used up an its re-
serves at the front a new regular army
II drilled and disciplined men win
ave been evolved out Do the unframed |
'ecruits.
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