The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-05-21

1870 ~NsS AAhEa hase peeh pub
AAhed. The nrst says that any inde-
pendent commanding officer, whatever
Ills rank. may bestow q kanJo on any
person under his command when such
person has shown exceptional merit
Ia the faos Of the enemy and when
Ills conduct IL Of nature to eonsti-
t1le an example 10 military men.
When y kanJo 10 granted the event Ia
10 be proclaimed 20 the army and
navy, but In the event OF subsequent
misconduct the kanJo may be with
drawn The fact Of 4 grant Is 10 be
reported. together with the details, TO
the minister Of state for the army or
tie navy. BY whom the report viii be
submitted 70 the emperor
The New York Posts correspondent
In Japan thus describes some Of the
scenes connected with the departure
Of the japanese troops from Tokyo for
the front
When We came 10 the railway station
Ne Nere la the midst OF new detAch-
ment Of reserves departing for the
front The mAcadam plaza before the
entrance wac covered with psn and
wonen under forest OF swapping red.
white aud purple banners. some with
the symbol Of the rising sun. some with
heographs IN black OF white paint.
grange banded caps and crimson
striped trousers: sturdy barelegged
COOLIES IN dail blue tunlcs enbroader,
ed In white. with angular designs. q
circular one In the middle Of the back.
euriously suggesting laurel crowned
Romans with their light tied head
banda and women tn gay kimonos
STOPPING nndeF the doll-tike children on
their backs In pouches Little boye
and little girls ran underfoOt. excited
By the martial display. II made an
animated sc~ns.
There uaH no music. but there were
cracking u nFvworhn and the din Of
couIinn0us ''banEaia~ Round each
stand q colors. a. d~iAchments would
leave the Ass~gnbiAEc TO entrain. there
void Dc q few words by an otiiccr.
thea a hftinE Of caps. a loud profes-
Saon % loyalty aud q rousing series Of
huzzas
Ten thousand years. Great Japan
for 10000 years!-
The spirit WAS mArvelousty cheerful
We SAN only two women in tears
These brushed them away quickly. as
n ashamed. Japan's heart Is gay even
10 Horrowfnl moments, and the char
acieris,ic emotional sign In y smile /
DO not sec how one can escape making
that observation on the briefest &C
uuaintAncc.
On ths long platform beyond the
gatrs There WAS a thrpne one could
Ncarccay pass through standing on
baggage trucks. standing on one an
others Shoulder. shouting cheers 10
The troops in the cars II rose TO tn
mutt 80 The train started. Small pa
per Gags waved. and a thousand
throats kept repeating farCwcils.
The train drcu out 81 the station
Hnd I'll along tho road Tor Eve miles
there was continuous line Of up
raised hands and hoarsc salutaiiouS
GlFis a. AZ carrying baby brothers
aud aasters On their little hackM boys
scarrCiy two feot high. stood close aud
spreading forth their arms. gave us
"bansais- AZ tho top OF their voices
i.aborrrz IN the Bclds dropped their
implements. and from Isolated houses
whole families rushed 20 make over
the speeding train the same sign. which
was a solemn sign 81 boneliciion.
Tho people are not talkauvc or de
monkiraiive. Later. travelling day and
a night IN ihe same compartment with
ak Japanese military officers. It inter
etied as that no, a single time during
the toslius Journey dia ono ~ them
speak TO another OF to any other coun.
lrymau In the morning they casually
rcached out the windows and obtained
neuEpapcrh The announcement Of
further victories ct Fort Arthur and
Information that the Russians bad
crossed the Yslu river into Korea
caused no brcak in their common ST
ience. yet everywhere on that ride
with the Second reserves there were
banners and arches OF victory and
wrought M people invoking ''banzsis s.
Not oven the Dewey parade in New
York gave palmer indication Of what
the hearts Of the people were filled
with