The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-07

| knowledged to be the leading arti1ler-
ist 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 will have
the counsel of the shrewd Yamagata,
who is his nominal chief, but whose
feeble health and declining years will
limit his activity. General Nagoaka,
however, is in the full prime of Wig
orous manhood and is abundantly
qualified to supply whatever impetus
is needed to keep the home features of
the campaign in proper operative con-
dition.
AS at present reorganized the Japa-
nese effective on the continent of Asia
is composed of the First, Second and
Third armies, containing 10000. $4,000
and 1000 men respectively. Kuroki is
commander in chief of the First army,
Full chief of staff, Hasegawa 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 Ogawa the Fourth. Nod
Osaka has the Seventh division. Kami-
mura the Tenth and Tsuchiya the
Eleventh.
Nogi is not assigned, but will receive
an important command. Okasawa is
the mikado's aid-de- camp.
The personnel of Japan's navy re-
mains unchanged. The naval force still
consists of three divisions, commanded
by Togo, Nashiwa and Kamimura re-
spectfvely. Nashiwa is the admiral
who went down on the i'll fated Hatsuse
on May Is at Port Arthur He was
rescued and has resumed active serv-
ice. Yuko Ito, chief of staff of the fleet,
is the senior admiral of Japan. He is
known among the. naval experts as the
Nelson of Japan. He was the central
figure in the naval campaign of 1894
95 and was instrumental in the capture
of Port Arthur and Weihaiwei. He is
about sixty-one years of age, tall and
robust, his hair still untinged with
gray. He is a most amiable man and
almost womanly in his horror of dis
tress. 1t was he who granted the Chi
nese Admiral Ting, who was complete
ly in his power, an armistice of several
days in which, according to the orien-
tai idea, the Chinaman might effect an
honorable suicide. Ito is greatly es-
teemed in 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
young man-not much over forty-and
has studied in England, girdIed 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
1.-THE living library"
Togo and Kamimura were captains in
the battle of YaIu 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 fighting
admiral for years. He is a young man
and is one of the number of native
Christians who have risen to high rank.