Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-16

hair is iron gray, his mustache and goatee,
which he wears In the French style, are
almost white. His skin is tanned like
leather. for he has seen a great deal of
exposure. and has the weather-beaten APP
pearance that you notice in sailors and
old campaigners. His eyes are keen but
kindly, and their color Is blue. He has
quick. nervous manner and hearty laugh.
He speaks no English or French, but reads
the latter language imperfectly: !ieuten-
ant Tanaka. an aide-de-camp. who has had
a foreign education and speaks both Eng
lish and French fiuently, Is always at his
side to interpret conversations with for
eigners. Lieutenant Tanaka also looks
after the newspaper correspondents who are
whenever there is any information for the
press. No reports are given out without
the approval Of Kodama. In fact. he is
Japan SO far as the army is concerned.
He has an assistant Of his own kind in
Mai. Gen. Fukushima, q man OF great
ability. energy and learning. whom many
consider the equal OF his chief. Fukushima
is famous for having crossed Siberia on
horseback some years ago, and he has
ridden from one end Of Manchuria to the
other He knows every road and every
stream, every mountain and valley, every
town and hamlet and can make chart OF
the country with his eyes shut. General
Fukushima is we'll known to many of our
military people because he commanded the
Japanese troops during the relief OF Peking
in 1900 and there demonstrated what he is
made of.
Fukushima and Kodama work as one
man. They seem to understand each others
thoughts without speaking; ana are en ',,l
ly in sympathy. Among other duties F'uku-
shima looks after curious chart winch
hangs in Kodamas office The headquarters
of the general staff are in two-story VIVA
Of modern architecture. built for the resi-
dence of a foreigner about twenty years
ago 1t occupies the top Of shaded knoii
inst outside of the walls that inclose the
marx of the imperial palace The grounds
are well-kept specimens of japanese gar
deninp. and but for the sentinels at the
door one would suppose that the building
was a private residence Within every tnns
Is severely simple. There are no pictures
or ornaments, the furniture Is very plain
ond ali the appointments suggest economy
and military simplicity.
Gen. Kodama's Quarters.
Kodama's room is the plainest Of all. 1t
Is uncarpeted, entirely without ornament
and the only furniture are an American
roll-top desk, an ordinary kitchen table
and half a dozen hard-bottom chairs the
table is covered with maps and charts. ana
upon the wall is a rack of beautiful Jap
anese cabinet work divided into narrow
little Sits. each OF which contains q piece
of cardboard inscribed with Japanese char
acters. While no foreigner or other person
unacuuainted with the Japanese Language
can appreciate or understand the s'gnln-
canoe and Importance OF this curious ar,
rangement, to Kodama and Fukushima ].
renresents a regiment: each line of COM
nartments a brigade. each block of lines
division. and the entire rack stands for the
Iananese army In Mapchuria. Over the
It's eyary morning come reports of the
location and fighting strength. of the DIFF
ferent regiments, and the htie strips OF
cardboard in this curious arrangement are
changed accordingly. SO that ny single
glance Raron Kodana can see what troops
are svniiaf,le and where they are located.
In a drawer OF the table is another Chart.
NOT visible to the ordinary visitor, upon
which is kept az accurately as possible
similar representation OF the strsngih and
location Of The Russian armies. Aascd upon