The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-03

from doing my duty on the battlefield.
want to die in battle. but don't want
to leave bereaved widow behind.
The wife commended her husbands
generous, thoughtful, patriotic. atti-
tude," took her divorce, went her way,
and. luckily for herself, found employ
ment rs servant in rich merchants
family
Hundreds OF brides have willingly SUI
fered the same treatment at the ands OF
their husbands since the war began. The
government, In the emergency OF host.ll-
ties with foreign power. grants such
divorces on the husbands application.
and. In fact, tac.tly encourages them
by making 1t even easier for soldier 10
secure sepa ration from his newly taken
mate than for an American woman 10
get decree from the Dakota courts.
Inva iably. the brides are consoled wi h
some such speech as that which Hidegiro
made to his; and Judging from tho smile
upon their lips as they listen they either
do not need consolation, or else they are
already thinking OF tho new husband
men the rest of the world over-they
smile to keep back their tears and to
send the men off with brave hearts to
fight for their country,
Japan IS not going to come out OF the
War without a scandal or two. Already
the soldery Is aroused over the actions
OF some OF the army contractors, and
the nation Is Indignantly crying out
against them. The government admits,
thera Is Just cause for complaint and
Is taking steps to punish the guilty par
ties.
1t seems that even while the soldiers
wore quartered In Toxic, in barracks
around ths palace and bilctcd on the
town, the food contractors began sup
plying them with an inferior grade OF
rice and vegeta bles. while the contracts
called for much better quality OF food.
IA the lap soldiers daily ration is three
pounds of rice, and vegetables and fish
to the amount Of 6 sen. 7 rim (about 4
cents, with beef once In three days. II
It can be got, he was Immediately hard
hit, and the cry that arose would have
dune credit to tho disgruntLsd State mill
tiaman who makes point every en-
campment of raising a howl over the food
The scandal has not been confined to
Toxic. Saseho and other points Of naob.
lizarion have been equally Involved. It
Is to be hoped that the government Will.
not allow the scandal to cross to Korea
III mo TRANSPORTS N'NU teHo HooPo' u.
You no doubt have read OF tho death
OF Japnn's Ensign Bngley-Lleutenant
Eujimura Fumo-beforo Port Arthur
Grrlng the first attack on the stronghold.
The death OF Lieu tenant Yamannkn Kan,
commander of the cannon on the battle
ship Full, was little less heroic,
He too was killed during the first
attack, AS he fell aging 10 tE.s deck
with u bullet through his breast, he whis-
rcred ;sf
no not take my body rack to Japan.
Int let It sink to the bottom Of this bat
tlefIeld.'
Ills last request was compiled with
after comradc told the following In
edent:
Lieut. enant Yamanaka Kan, then Just
graduated from Shinshpgakusha (the old
Eaval school which was abolished ten
years ago. went to visit the tomb OF an
Engllshman of tile name OF Anshn, who
had bcfriended them, While they were
| standing by the tomb, the future lieu-
| tenant suddenly said:
1.-THE man who Is born in this island
| country OF Japan ought not to ba content
| to die in bed and If he. dies In a for
| elcn land and Is buried there as .Anshin
lis here. there is no one to give even q
! glass of water to his tomb, My ambition
| in life Is to die by the broadstd,s OF
| cannon balls. Ny flesh Will he scattered
into the air; my spirit Will go neither
10 heaven nor 10 earth hut VIII sink
ITO the bottom Of the decp, blue sea,