The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-11-19
FRESH FROM
BATTLEFIELD
Correspondents Here
On the Liner
Korea.

| Fresh from the zcne of the greatest
battle of this generation, three war
correspondents came ashore last night
from the steamship Korea, glad to
stretch their legs once again on Amer
lean soil. For two of them it has been
a strenuous life; one was with Oku's
army and the other with Kuropatkin's
forces. and both were witnesses of the
battle of Liaoyang. The third has been
invalided since July with wounded
foot
These three young men We're James
F. j. Archibald, representing Golfers
Weekly; Robert Dunn. representing
Outing, and w. H. Lewis, representing
the New York Herald and the San
Francisco Call Archibald has been
with Kuropatkin's army for the last
eight months, or practically since the
war began; Lewis was with Oku's
corps, and Dunn was shot in the foot
by the Chun Chases or Red Haired
Bandits, in northern Korea, last July
The latter correspondent is compelled
to walk with the aid of cane, and
wears a slipper on his foot. which was
almost amputated
MR.. DUNN'S WOUND.
Mr. Dunn was in northern Korea in
a small town. He was quartered in al
hut. A Japanese officer came tearing
into the compound next his quarters
and talked excitedly to the Japanesel
soldiers. Dunn did not understand what
was going on. But when he came
outside, firing began, A ball struck
him in the left ankle. The wound did
not seem great at that time, and he |
bound it up. He was able to leave and
continued with the Japanese troops. |
Later the wound began to suppurate. |
It became SO bad that Mr.. Dunn went
to a hospital. Blood poisoning set ini
and the patient was sent to Yokohama
where he remained for three months |
He therefore saw little of the war
LEWIS WITH OKU.
Correspondent W. H Lewis of the
New York Herald was with Oku's corps /!
all through the Laoyang campaign |
For Oku he has the greatest admira ton,
stating that he is fine soldier and
has the confidence of his men. His
knowledge of Oku went to m
dicate that the General was one of the I
best corsss commanders of the Japanese
army at the front.
c n TaranaSp SfFa feoyr bp faIt
it was not SO great as has been re-
ported. The plans for the whole cam
paign were made out long before the
war began and had been pigeonholed, /
only to be brought out when the for
ward movement began. These plans
are carried out to the letter.
Under stress of circumstances when
a plan went away, the Japanese were
not able instantly to repair it and adapt +
It to new circumstances.
THE japanese infantryman is the
best soldier on EARTH said Mr.. Lewis.
That is a statement which I believe
can make without exaggeratfon. The
Japanese makes d better infantryman
han any other class of soldier. The
Japanese cavalry is farce. The Jap
lnese artillery is not so we'll managed
Is it should be. although it has done
errihle execution.
Il cannot express an opinion as to
he outcome of the war The battle of
Liaoyang was almost fought to q
;tandstill. The Russians We're able to
hold the Japanese at that point. 1t
vas a wonderful battle and the losses
we're enormous. 1 presume about 65.- ]
100 men were lost on both sides during
he eight days' fighting"
Mr.. Lewis is on his way to the main
and. enjoying furlough. He saw the
laval fight at Chemulpo. t
WITH KUROPATKIN'S ARMY: I
James F. j. Archibald, who repre- S
'ented Golfers Weekly on the Russian q
ide. is an old eampaigner. He was in :,
Cuba, and wrote a book about the
American campaign there, went after
Yards to the Boer country, and was 4
lso in the Grecian trouble. He was in
,hina when the war broke out and at
nee went up to Newchwang. When
he evacuation of Newchwang took
lace. Mr.. Archibald went to Haichengi
nd was at the battle of Tsachekaio
nd thence followed the. Russian re- T
reat to Liaoyang where he witnessed il
he battle from the Russian side and ;,
haracteri3es it as a negative victory
Or the japanese.
From the very beginning the Rus q
ans minimized their losses and exag- r.
Grated the number of men they had in n
ne field" said Mr.. Archibald "and
ON now on they will continue to do
10 same-minimize their losses md o
their numbers. At first "
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