Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-07-09
Present Assignments Of Tapans Most Efficient Commanders

knowledged TO be the leading artlller-
list OF the japanese army. having been
influential IN bringing that arm to a
state Of perfection that mas been the
wonder and admiration of the military
men OF all countries has been made
second chief Of the general STAFF at
Tokyo. In this position he viii have
the counsel Of the shrewd Yamagata,
who is his nominal chief, but whose
feeble health and declining years viii
limit his activity. General Nagoaka,
however ls In the full prime Of Wig
orous manhood ana is abundantly
qualified to supply whatever impetus
Is needed TO keep the home features Of
the campaign In proper operative con-
ditlon.
AS at present reorgnnized the Japa
nese effective on the continent Of Asia
Is composed OF the First, Second and
Third armies, containing 1872 900, 50 600
and $4,000 men respectively Kuroki IL
commander In chief Of the First army.
Full chief Of stan Hesegawa COM
mander Of the Imperial guards Nishi
chief OF Second division and Inouye
chief Of Twelfth.
The Second army is commanded by
Oku. The First division is under
Prince Fushimi. Y. Oshima commands
the Third and Ogaws the Fourth. Nod
zu is In command Of the Third army,
Osaka has the Seventh division, Kami-
mura the Tenth and Tmchiya the
Eleventh.
Nogi is not assigned, but win receive
an important command. Okasawa Is
the mikado's aid de camp.
The personnel Of Jspan's navy re-
mains unchanged. The naval force stIll
consists Of three divisions. commanded
by Togo Nashlwa and Kamimura re-
spectiyely, Nashiwa is the admiral
who went down on the IN fated Hatsuse
ON May 10 at Port Arthur He was
rescued and has resumed active serv-
ice. Yuko Ito, chief OF stan Of the fleet,
Ia the senior admiral OF Japan. lie is
known among the naval experts as the
Nelson Of Japan. He was the central
figure In the naval campaign Of 1884,
80 and was instrumental in the capture
Of Port Arthur and Weihaiwei. lie Is
about sixty-one years Of age, tall and
robust his hair still untinged with
gray, lie Is a most amiable man and
almost womanly I'm his horror Of dis
tress 1t was he who granted the Chi
nese Admiral Ting, who was complete
~ IN his power, an armistice of several
days IN which, according to the orIen-
tai idea, the Chnaman might effect an
honorable suicide. Ito is greatly es-
teemed I'm Japan, one OF the cruisers
purchased from the Argentine Republic
was renamed after him,
Gombei Yamamoto during the last
six years has devoted himself to the
upbuilding Of the fleet. He has been
the active promoter Of the home manu-
facture of steel projectiles and has
brought the Japanese steel works to "a
high state Of perfection, He is still a
young man-not much over forty--and
has studied IN England girdled the
globe in a German warship and visited
America, He speaks English like a ma
tive. He is so well informed on naval
subjects that he is known in Japan as
"the living library"
Togo and kamimura were captains in
| the battle Of Yulu River and won
| great distinction. Togo was one OF the
most popular heroes in Japan even be-
! fore his brilliant career at Port Arthur.
He has been known as "the lighting
| admiral for years. He is a young man
and is one of the number Of native
! Christians who have risen to high rank.