The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-04-23
WITH JAPAN'S SOLDIERS
Incidents Of a Journey From
Tokyo to Korea.
TEA SERVED AT EVERY STATION.

Field Preparations OF War COrFe-
spondents-An EmbarISation az 81
rnonoseIsi-The Army Formation.
First Glimpses OF the Hermit King
dom--Japanese Invasion and oceu-
patton Of Korea.
"Well, you are at the 'front.' was
the way they greeted US in Tokyo,
writes a stan correspondent Of the
New York Post from Seoul, Korea.
Military and naval attaches from
many nations, half a hundred CORE
spondents from England, the United
States, Germany italy, were gathered
there, swapping rumors. taking rik
isha rides, calling daily at the war
Office, buying saddles, blankets, fold
ing bathtubs, folding stoves, folding
water filters, trying horses, setting up
tents in the courtyard Of the Imperial
hotel to see that everything went to-
gether
The kindness Of the gentlemen Of
the American legation at Tokyo and
their sympathy and helpfulness were
extraordinary; so effective, too, that
on the third day we were on a night
train to the port Of departure for Ko-
rea with our army credentials arrang-
ed for.
The night train had no sleepers. For
some unfathomable reason sleeping
cars had been taken OF the Imperial
railway. They were not being used
for troops. They would not take any
| more room on the rails or delay trans
portation SO much as day coaches.
Half dozen officers were IN the car
one wore cherry lapels. knot Of
gold braid and tasscls at his breast
ana high French riding boots. We
thought his stars and his solemnity
Indicated at the lowest general Of
brigade. Besides, be never spoke all
night to his fellow officers in gilt and
yellow. All sat up till daybreak. now
doing. now open eyed, bnt still as
stoughton bottles.
Tea met us at every station from
morning on. 1t was green Japan tea
delicate, mild, which had never crossed
water. Boxes Of breakfast were put
aboard. The novelty Of the viands led
us to try each variety, suffering finally
deep distaste for the Odors and the
mere appearance of them.
at Kobe next morning we got an DC
] cidental breakfast, with beefsteak, Al
the hotel Klpling praised, and things
! looked different, though Japan still, i
: d cold drizzle, seemed greatly below
her reputation for charm. One whol'
] day it took to find a steamship agen
who knew whether any Of his owl
vessels were to sail for Korea tomor
2 row or next day or the day after. Thel
we had to return three times to he'll
him make himself sure that his knoWl
edge Of the sailings was accurate.
2 sailings advertised for one da!
would be unmentioned the next and NJ
! explanation. The charter Of one Jap
anese steamer was Cancelled because
her Japanese captain did not dare ven
/ ture into the waters OF the warning
{ fleets. we heard Of a sailing from
simonoseki, a day and night dowi
the coast, and after a day on the tral
r Of the rumor decided that there really
was an opportunity there to cross tn
straits.
/. on the railway we encountered agall
{ General Cherry Lapels and his com
: panions OF the orange faclngs, ant
+ they greeted us with smiles Of recogni
: ton. Then, as well as before ans
Z since. | have felt from look in thei
D eyes that between our race and their
a vague screen was fixed, scarcel.
/ transparent shutter, which hid grea
deal of the heart on both sides. BE
{ tween the white and the yellow tn
e eyes are not the windows Of the soul
e or If they are they are filed wit
t ground glass panes. You would sa.
& that they were concealing something
! that their shifty glances indicated rae
antagonism. gave warning that Gin
word / would use if I were telling 70
/. this face to face) one must beware Q
+ treachery
s Along the line troops were still NOV
e Ing forward Oil contains 10000 r.
Il serves, whether brigade reserves 0
j what we would call volunteers coul
T not be told. You know that each br
e gade of the army has four "reserv
10 regiments, similar to our state militii
r and that above and be.Snd the arm
I ana these first reserves there are se'
n ond reserves, such as those we sa'
Il '.entraining" back at Yokohama. a
4 ready three divisions have come
r. Korea-the Twelfth, the Second an
+. the guards-which constitute the Eirs
q army corps and are under the con
Il mand of General Koroh. In the jar
anese army there are thirteen div
sions, numbering, with reserves, q, 90
men, including the cody servants. 81
il cry division has two brigades, ever
70 brigade two regiments, every regimen
& three battaliens, every battalion fol
Or companies Of 5 officers, IL noncon
u missioned officers and 2S7 rifles. Thu
al altogether, a division contains 1906
as infantry, $50 cavalry. 40 artillery an
10 5000 reservists as lighting fore
X which with the servants counts aboy