The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-03-07
FOUR GOOD MEN
WILL BE SENT
Officers Detailed TO Go With
the Japanese Army.
WILL WATCH THE WAR GAME
JAPAN ONLY CONSENTED AFTER
PRESSURE.
Special to me Herald.)

Especial to Tne Herald.)
Washington, March 6-The four Ameri-
car army officers detailed TO join the
Japanese field forces and get 10 the front
in order to observe and report everything
OF military interest during the war be-
tween Russia and Japan Tor the benefit
Of the American army have started for
the front These four officers who VIII
act as the eyes for our army in the Jap
anese campaign are Colonel EnOch NJ.
troWder OF the general staff, Captain
John NJ. Morrison, Twentieth infantry;
captain PeytOn G. March of the artillery
and Joseph T.. Kuhn of the engineers
corps These officers represent the pick
OF the service, each man having earned
splendid reputation by hard work They
are all comparatively young men. and
their duty is 10 observe the interesting
things which will develop curing the war
Cgionel trOWder was the right-hand man
Of General Macarthur while the latter
was the military governor OF the Philip
pines. He is a cavalry officer. who i'm
proved his spare time during the earlier
days or his service by studying law and
recently has been on duty in the Judge
advocate generals office IN this city.
colonel CroWder was made division
chief OF tho general staff when that body
was organized, and was one of the strong
men of the staff Captain March organ
lied the Aston battery that went 20 Ma
Mia with the first Philippine expedition.
He served as aide 10 eneral Macarthur
during the early part Of the insurrection
ana rs regarded as an authority on field
served in tho Philippines and AZ the close
or the insurrection made quite reputa-
ton as an organizer Of the police force OF
Manila. Captain Kuhn has just finished
, detail as an Instructor in engineering al
West Point.
Agreed After Pressure.
The milxado, after considerable pressure.
agreed TO take care OF four of our army
officers, and they are travelling as fast
as they can TO Japan. Their status is
thoroughly defined. They go as military
attaches and VIII be the guests of the MI
kadO. They are. OF course, nOn-cOmbat-
ants. and have left their side arms be-
hind They report to the cOmmander-in-
chief OF the Japanese army. who will
make proper provision for their subsist-
cnCe and comfort. He will see that they
are assigned to good quarters. that horses
are at their disposal, and that the best in
the way OF commissary supplies. trans
portation facilities, etc, IS provided for
them. He viii also impose whatever re-
strictiOns on their movements and writ
ings that he may deem proper IF he
thinks best the japanese general will re-
1use TO permit tho military observers to
make any reports to their home govern
ments during the progress or hostilities.
He may censor what writing he permits.
or give 70 his army guests free rein in
this regard Certain rules of military
etiquette govern in these cases. The at
taches are supposed to keep strictly out
OF the war game. and for them to offer
ing hint would be a violation OF interna-
tiOnal ethics.
VIII Make Report.
Our observers viii make full notes re-
Earding the science Of warfare as they
see e.: of the system Of utilizing the va
riOus parts of the army; Of new wrinkles
in ordnance, prOjectiles. guns and rifles.
They will report on food, clothing and
general equipment Of the Japanese troops.
II the transportation facilities are good
or bad. the commissary system faulty o.
excellent. the medical corps efficient or
lacking, all such facts VIII be carefully
noted and reported to Washington au-
thorities All this information will be
treated as strictly confidential. IL will
be the duty of our attaches to see that no
part of their notes falls into the hands Of
the Russians or anybOdy's else than those
of their suDeriOrs OF the war department.
GERS TO accompany her army, cut at last
has consented and through Ambassador
Mccormick. Secretary Hay has been Of
ficially notified Of Russla's action. al
though the officers viii not be allowed TO
take the field until April - OF the Rus
sian calendar.
The officers who have been designated
are Colonel J. II. Kerr or the general
staff. Captain Karl Reichman, Seven
teeDth infantry; Captain George u. Cat
ley. artillery corps. and Captain William
y. JudsOn. The three former are at pres
ent i'm Manila, but win 20 time their
departure as 70 arrive on the scene OF
hostilities at the date set Captain Jud
son at present is in Washington. but ne
viii leave very shortly. going direct to
-. Petersburg. from which place he will
go TO join the Russian forces.