The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1904-09-29
Mikado's Generals Do Not Elk.
pose Themselves Much
in Their Battles.
GIVE 81 WIRE
Telephone and Telegraph Wires Cover
E~astfesrnnnds and Form the Basis
OF the Scheme of Communi,
cation on Field,

1AA- 49, 49,
tex constantly before The eyes of the
military observers with this army,
They have made no revolutionary dis
cpyerles thus far: indeed the chief les
sen has heen the overshadowiug i'm
poFtanee Of that complete preparation,
which has made every cog OF every
wheel CT lhe great machine slide quiet
ly into It's 20 al the proper minute,
and tn Details, fer the lack or which
the servants OF the gar are wasting
SO much brave food for powder.
The wcf6 Of Russian artillery early
On h &jst of July commanded the
slgteSE praise from every one. 1t Was
q strong contrast With The showing
n9aae 81 tbs 1aiu. and WAS in every
re$aeci o cfe6i; to that army OF Rus
sian service, Their gun positions We're
selected by engineers who appreciated
the possibilities Of The country rs they
hed Tailed So do at the Yalu. The
contour OF Iae hills which push for
WARD Bte the valley on both sides Of
IaG Wan afforded u line of defense
which. Speaking roughly, extended
sae8r3$ in 4 senaicircie. los of the
EIsSt2n guns looked Gowu into the
valley sad also commanded the lower
raoses 81 ;he hill beyond il. where the
seven japanese batteries must find
cover, Atal3e they presented TO the en-
envy a1ly skyline targets difficult 10
gauge Consequently they gave this
Japanese artillery s hard day of it, and
compelled the batteries WITH The Jap
ssaese lest division attempting to flank
the Russian right to shift their ground
repeatedly to avoid The fierce and &C
car4ta axe poured upon them, Mere
over, tfte bravery of The Russian gun
hers was beyond an praise.
Russians Have Better Guns.
Marry Era +a1-1a-+S haya ay,AsovxsgS u,
European newspapers aeaug the ST.
T&Taottty OF Japanese guns, but their
work 50 Tar has illustrated the western
Rpaog3SgI3 tfla1 Success is moi III hold
ing . good hand. but ia playing q poor
hand wei1,@ 1t is conceded by the ex-
neFts wae have seen their work in the
aeia that Tie Russian guns ere better
Shas2 TIE japanese, ard thar the uaIo
70 insure equality should be about SIX
japanese gaas against four Russian.
B01 tag showing made by the RuS-
sian infantry leaves much ta ne ex-
held Ay -GaaTksF2ea like The Beers there
vousa have beer no question Of the
1ap&GeSS reaching them without heavy
loss, Il a. ali,
Yet The Russian 6eSsrsa YES remark
ably weak, or ossiE q demonstration,
Because sne Japanese Of the central 81
VISION lat by their FIRE numbered 0ga2g
a score or two. Al ESea2s1rg. where
art93 wera cGs ia pieces and wlaere, as
st EAraaTa9f. tAsaS had q brass hand
thss left It's INSTRUMENTS On tte aES.
Sf1eg gave <ane of ths 5iFest eSaa3astsogEs
~ f1tisa bravery Witnessed during the
wa-- I3gsg we're marching in close cal-
Gsaas2 o5 5pssrs pnssr q destructive IRE,
aEags although gEaea were cat 6azyn by
s2ssaEas THEY never broke ranks nor re-
treated,
Eas 1s9Ea@e- CT casualties a.z7ogg Tire
NISSAN osacsTs. and particularly their
generals rsh5Ga no Japanese generals
1aNs been LII IS dye largely to The
sEfss'sat <hAnTaes o. g~snera1sa5p fell
E1DS1 in 1as 2TzEaaSs- The generals II
the @SEfzEsssa are Directors while the
@NSsSasaEzs t2lT2E TO Tire old S5Eaa9e9aEf
ST'aa6rEan u a cagnTaaadeT al tae head
q aaEs Slsaa 8ssa5inc lie IG4E.uS. From
tAA Japanese Times We can Saa tHslr white
coated Russian officers 7z4Eag canspie-
teass9E ese10Ee their troops. white from
ssEe ss7ss&at9 SHE & 19aTsT De hard To
GasaorsT saae Japanese officers, because
EaF4&S and t7acaS1se General kGraki and
the sesssH generals sTs usually soyz1e-
what bealsad tae Ggsslng lire, faarag-
ss1g sffelE fatfsas ag Telegraph ard te}e-
gaaae-
Eteetr5aaty 8 japanese Staple.
Hztobablg s3ectricI1g has never played
80 gTe21 q PARK Ia warfare as lit does
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Brigade in <ae field Is, 1fka 1 modern /
a-raaassAaor, SAT The e11a of 4 wire
which his divisional commander CON
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sne cogTS r0Ean9aTfaeT, No evidences
pas beer seen AZ the arT13g advanced
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aias1s employ the telegraph extensively.
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