The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1904-02-26
tail or his work except how to ride
decently. He never learns that"


The Cossacks, on the contrary, have
the reputation among military experts
Of being the finest irregular cavalry
in the world, and those whom one sees
in Russia and central Asia are always
splendidly mounted. OF course it does
not follow that they would be equally
well mounted in Manchuria and 10
rea. Native horses will probably be
depended on to large extent, for the
transporting capacity Of the Siberian
railway will be sufficiently taxed in
carrying men without bringing their
horses.
The artillery of the Japanese is
strong arm of the force in number Of
guns, excellence of material and train
ing of the gunners. The Japanese, as
a rule, are not good marksmen, because
the eyesight Of the entire nation is
more or less defective. But men with
first class vision have been picked out
for the artillery, and the military at
taches Of the foreign legations at To-
kyo have. praised their shooting over
and over again in official reports to
their government The only defect of
the artilleIy-and it Is q serious one
is the inferiority Of the horses. The
Russian artillery is better horsed and
bears a reputation of high efficiency.
In the Russo-Turkish war, it may be
remembered. the Russian guns were
splendidiy handled, as rule.
The Japanese infantry was declared
by General Grant. Lord Wolseley, Gen
eral Chafree and many other compc,
tent observers to be as good as any in
the world. The only thing would
object to in it if 1 were an officer" de-
clarcd a former military attache of the
United States legation at Tokyo, lis
the absolute likeness of the men to one
another. They are as like as dish of
peas. dent see how their officers can
tell them apart, and that is awkward.
you know, when you are commanding
a company"
Great attention is paid to the educa-
tion Of officers in both services. but
the Japanese probably lead in this re-
spect. The Military College and Acad-
cny at Tokyo turn out officers Of great
Intelligence and military knowledge.
General Grant said they were among
the best OF their kind in the world and
quite equal to good West Pointers.
Many Of them are wealthy men be-
longing to tile leading noble families
of Japan, but they live in a simple,
Spartan style. True to their Samurai
traditions. they regard luxury as effem-
mate and tiespise foreign officers who
waste their time over social duties" in
stead of learning their profession. The
Japanese officer is quite satisfied to live
on dried or salted fish and rice, like
his men. Princes Of the imperial fam
lily did it when they campaigned in
Manchuria during the war with China.
Many of the Russian officers are
equally hardy, if not so abstemious,
for they have received splendid
training in central Asian campaigns
and in outpost, pioneer, survey and eX-
plOring work in Siberia. Tibet. the
Pamirs and Manchuria. 1t is these
men in all probability who will have
charge Of the lighting forces Of the
Russians in Mancsuria. fo- l;ussia'>;
consistent policy is to employ in .>s::-
attic wars officers With .Asi;.tic expert.
ence
The officers whose military career
has been confined 10 iioscow. st. Re
tersburg ANA ether cities ~ European
Russia are E:c, Of an cntire.y differ
ent type. .ioSt OF them are social
butterflies. and they are held in scorn
by their comrades in central Asia and
Manchuri:;. the regions to which ev-
cry Russian officer who is worth his
salt manages to get sent sooner or
later.