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The National tribune., 1904-05-26

As near as can be known, the japanese
have now 10000 troops in the southern
part of the Liao-tung Peninsula, and
probably the Russians have not more than
half that number. The effectiveness of
these is further diminished by their being
scattered in order to guard SO many differ
emit points. 1t is believed now that they
have only 1000 men in Port Arthur, with
somewhere from 5000 to 1900 sailors
from the fleet. These will man the forts
very effectively.
1t is question of great interest whether
the japanese will at once proceed to the
reduction of Port Arthur by siege and as
sault, or whether they will let it fall
through starvation. In spite of the Rus
sian talk about the place being fully sup
piled for year, it is now definitely known
that scarcity of food is being felt. and
that supplies are being obtained by junks
which avoid the japanese fleet and gain
entrance either directly to the port or to
some Of the landings on the peninsula near
the city.
The disasters to their ships and the ap,
proach of the rainy season may decide the
japanese to push operations, and force
the surrender of the place. This would
be costly, because it is known from expert
ence at Sebastopol that the Russian sol
der, standing on the defensive inside in
trenchments. is a hardy antagonist.
1t is believed by competent military
SiItitS btH Is III RIdSt
danger of being surrounded and forced
to surrender greater part of his army.
This is matter of military chess play
ing, and will be decided by the superior
abilities of the Generals who are playing
the game. The way the japanese have
been handled so far leads to a strong
probability that Kuropatkin, if he tarries
too long in front Of Gen. Kuroki at Feng
Wang-Cheng, or in front Of New-chwang
may find his avenues of retreat cut off
which would not be a difficult thing in that
mountainous country, and have no alter
native but to surrender.
Already comes stories of the great suf-
ferlng of the Russian troops from disease
and lack OF supplies. The Russian is I'M
doubtedly the dirtiest of European sol
diers, and it is almost impossible to make
him keep his camp in any sanitary shape.
The indications are very strong that the
Russians are preparing to adopt the plan
foreshadowed in The National Tribune i'm
the first article written upon the strategy
of the impending war-that is they will
abandon the whole of the Lao -tung PENN
sula. which was at the mercy of the over
whelming troops Of the japanese as soon
as the feet at Port Arthur was neutraliZed
and retire to the line of the Sungari, with
headquarters at Hardin. The latest news
points TO their abandonment of Mukden
and establishing outposts at Telling and
Ken-yang. with sub-base al Chan ch,ln or
its neighbOrhoOd, where the railroad
crosses a branch of the Sungari River.
That would make an excellent line of de-
Tense. as with another branch of the Sun
Rari further TO the east. both rising i'll the
great range OF mountains, could be made
The National tribune., 1904-05-26
THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC.
The Meeting of the Society in Hartford.
rnnn

About 1900 veterans of the war of the
rebellion met i'll Hartford, Conn., Nav ia.
to participate in the Annual Reunion OF
the Army of the Potomac and the En-
campment of the Connecticut Department
of the &. A. X. The meeting of the So
ciety of the Army of the Potomac was pre-
sided over by Ma Gen. John r. Brooke.
L. $. A., and the following officers were
chosen:
L. :. ". New York.
Recording Secretary-Maj. L. G.
Bracket. New York.
Corresponding Secetary-Col. William
c. Fox, Albany, y. Y.
Treasurer-Lieut. Frank S. Halliday,
Brooklyn, y. Y.
Among the Vice Presidents were: Mai.
c. a. Richardson. Gettysburg; Lieut. A.
w. Converse, Washington; Calvary Corps,
Brig. Gen. l.. q. Estes. Washington; Gen.
George ID. Ruggles. Washington; Lieut..
George /. Rounds, Annapolis.
Resolutions were adopted urging the es-
Establishment of a National Park at Fred
ericksburg. and favoring the holding Of
Peace Conference of the Blue and Gray
at Washington. during May, 1906. Ii was
stated that the McCallum Monument
would be finished in 1906 and Manassas
was selected as the next meeting place OF
the Society. The invitation to attend the
National Encampment was accepted.
\ general Campfire vas held in the
---,-:,s :: 49, 4 rr--te- Of stirring ID,
,rcsscs We're made. conspicuous among the
.:eakcfs he;ng Gen. John II. Brooke and
Zen. Ne.soa II. Carts. Gen. Brooke in
is remarks III f:.at the greatest battles
{ the war We're fc,.gii; by tie Army OF
.,e Poto. g. = no dealt tie death bow to
the rebellion.
The National tribune., 1904-05-26
Severe Loss In Ships.

The japanese have lost three war ships
"a battleship and two cruisers-by the
explosion Of mines, with an appalling loss
of life among the crews. The details are
meager and conflicting, but it would seem
that the battleship-the Hatsuse-struck
mine some 10 miles or more from Port
Arthur, which would indicate that the
mines planted for the defense Of the har-
Dor had drifted out by the force of the
strong tides which prevail there. This
has been anticipated, and is the source of
alarm, not merely to the japanese navy,
but to the merchantmen doing business in
those waters. 1t is of 80 much importance
that the matter is being put in shape for
presentation to the Hague Tribunal, to
make regulations regarding the planting
of mines.
The other two japanese ships appear to
have struck the mines regularly planted
outside the harbor. There is another re-
port that they were sunk by ramming one
another. The Russians claim they were
battleships. There is an unconfirmed re-
port that a young Russian Lieutenant sue
ceeded in tOrpedOing and sinking q Japa-
nese cruiser of Dalny.
These disasters do not however. destroy
the Japanese preponderance over the Rus
sian ships in those waters. or in the least
endanger their command of the sea.
These disasters are partially Offset By
the Russians running one Of their battle
ships aground at Vladiyostock, and de-
stroying her.
The National tribune., 1904-05-26

deadly conflict for four fearful years: and
We knew them as Union and rebel ,some-
times We called the latter Johnnies. for
short. That the now conservative mama
OF confederate We never heard of until
some time after the close of the rebellion.
Now it is becoming honored, LET rs boys
OF CLIO do all in our power to perpctu-
ate by voice and example, the sacredness
OF Memorial Day. and teach our children
and grandchildren to deny that il is Dec
Grafton Day: TO insist that it is Memorial
Day. For one. in order 10 get rid Of the
racing. ball playing and all kinds Of spirits.
auction sales. etc. on May 80 | would
gladly charge it to the last Sunday in
May. Nj. HoDGSoN. Aid to National
Commander Black, White Plains, Ny.
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ing that the old china pitcher would do
as well. We were very much disappointed
and our money was returned to US.
After being in st. Louis a few years, l
concluded to write to Emmitsburg and ask
where Sister Josephine was located. in
tending to make her visit and surprise
her-it made no difference whether in
New York, Chicago. Baltimore Boston,
San Francisco would go. | received a
letter from the Mother House. and to my
great sorrow | was Informed that she
died here in st. Louis, i'll March, 1867, at
9TH and Marion streets. l FASTENED to 9th
and Marion. where is located an insane
asylum. The Superior there Informed me
that the Sister died of typhoid fever, and
that / would find her grave in Calvary
Cemetery, Section II. l visited the Gene
terry the following Sunday. and found her
grave % years after the war. 1t was in
a wretched condition, sunken in, the little
maidstone broken. grass and weeds grow
ing over it. l called 4 laborer who was
working in the cemetery and gave him
some money to fix up the grave and made
up my mind that as soon as | earned suf-
ficient money Sister Josephine should have
better and more appropriate headstone.
When l said that to my friends they shook
their heads and said it was against the
rules Of the Order, and only the regulation
stone would be allowed.
l made another visit to 9th and Marion
streets. and called on the Sister Superior,
Sister Magdalen, sweet woman, and
made known my errand, the service rem
dered me by Sister Josephine and my de-
sires. She gave me permission to erect
the stone
The stone is a rustic marble cross, beau
tifully engraved. On the base is inscribed:
ITO Sister Regina La Croix. Died March,
1867, in this city. Erected as tribute Of
gratitude from an old Soldier" and my
initials, ~. r." are added. She was my
only attendant; no mother, no sister, no
wife, could have been more tender or faith
full, and there is nothing that l could do
to perpetuate her momory that l would
not do. Her beautiful face and kind at
tentions have remained as one of the most
precious memories of my existence.
have not the slightest doubt that she saved
my life. A glass of water given me from
her hand seemed to impart strength.
Whenever she approached my cot she
brought sunshine and holiness with her.
Every time meet Sister of Charity on
the street I am reminded O. rig ever-fa::..l-
full nurse. l say, and l repeat. with all
reverence and fervency, God bless her!
believe che is now praying fer me i'll
Heaven. l have the grave covered
throughout the Summer with rare plants
and flowers, and OH each Memorial Day
have q silk Gag floating over it. 1t at
The National tribune., 1904-05-26
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE: WASHINGTON O. THURSDAY 49,
4 Russian Sortio.

Gen. Stoessel. commanding at Port
Arthur, and of whom much is expected,
reports that he made sortie in which he
drove back the investing forces. with a
loss to them of over 1000 killed and
wounded. while his own losses were from,
100 to 116 killed and wounded. He does
not explain what were the purposes of the
sortie. but one among the conflicting dis
patches says that it was for the purpose
of bringing a railroad train through the
Japanese lines, which was successfully
done. This raises another question: If
Port Arthur is as well provisioned and
ammunitioned as the Russians have as
serted, why this urgency in getting a train
through?
There is disproportion in the losses
which arouses suspicion. The sortie must
have been in the nature of an attack upon
fortified lines. How did the Russians
manage to break through these and infiict
Il loss of 600 on the Japanese, while suf-
fering only .one-tenth that themselves?
Any way, Gen. Stoessel is entitled to the
credit of having done the first soldierly
thing on the Russian side, and if his sortie
had no other object than to raise the fight
ing spirit of his men he accomplished
much.
The National tribune., 1904-05-26
THEO. NOEL CO..
Vincent, of the SD Pa, who commanded

Vincent, of the SD Pa, who commanded
the brigade.
On the return l was taken down with
typhoid fever and was left at u. S. Gen
eral Hospital, Frederick, Md. l remem-
Der arriving there III the evening; cannot
remember the date. l was given bath,
and l must admit | was covered with dirt
and vermin. l was put to bed, and re-
membered no more for many weeks, until
one morning, when l opened my eyes and
saw n Sister of Charity standing over me,
smiling, holding cup of nourishment in
one hand and lifting my head with the
other. l looked upon her MS an angel FROM
Heaven. l had never before been sick and
| felt that l was under many obligations
to her. She continued to care for me for
three weeks, feeding me with spoon,
being too weak to feed myself. DR.. A. r.
Gray, who was in charge of the barracks
| was in, gave me up early, informing my
nurse that | would not recover as my pre-
yious wound, and exposure, had under
mined my constitution.
Recovering from the fever, l was taken
down with varioloid and after few weeks
recovered from that, and was ordered to
the front.
was wounded for the second time, at
White Oak Road. Va, March 20, 1865,
in the left leg-a flesh wound only.
When the war. was over l returned
home with my regiment-what was left
Of them-and was mustered out in Detroit,
my birth place, in July, 1865 If my MEM
DRY serves me right there was not COM
missioned officer returned with the regi-
ment who went OUT with it.
For many years after the war / re-
NAMED in Michigan; then l travelled
through Colorado land Kansas, and wound
up by coming to St. Louis, Mo-, where
settled down. l often thought of my de-
voted nurse, Sister Josephine, and during
my severe illness i remembered many
things the kind sister told me-her pa
rents name, and that Emmitsburg was
the Mother House. Although l was
raised Catholic, l knew very little about
the Sisters. / had never spoken to one
before met Sister Josephine, and won
dered II they were all good and kind like
her! TO give an idea how much she was
loved and respected by the soldiers in
Barrack 4: The Ward Master, an old
Indiana soldier, called us together one
evening. and suggested that it would not
be more than right that we show our ap-
probation for her and present her q token
Of gratitude. VIC settled ON silver
pitcher, as she used an old china pitcher
and a tin waiter. 1t was not intended for
herself, but to use in the barrack to serve
the soldiers. We all contributed. including
DIR. Gray. who was to make the )prescnta-
ton. She refused to accept it, and
thanked US all with tears in. her ayes. say
The National tribune., 1904-05-26
THE SITUATION.

Disposition Of the Forces at the Beginning OF
the Week, and Probabilities as to Opera
tions.
At the beginning of the week Gen.
Kuroki was still at Feng- Wang Cheng. ap-
parently gathering his forces together,
bringing up supplies from the rear, getting
in shape for further advance. The eX-
pectation last week that he would imme-
Giately push forward through the noun
tains for Hai-cheng or some other point
On the railroad was not realized. APP
parently he saw too many chances for Il
successful attack upon the heads of his
isolated columns to proceed without great
circumspection, and ut the first show of
trouble by the Russians, he prudently
drew back TO get his forces together and
the situation well in hand. Probably he is
also waiting for the effect upon the Rus
slams of the other columns, which have
been landed on the coast, and are adj
vancing to threaten the right flank of
the Russians and may confront them.
Gen. Oku. commanding the Third Japa-
nese Corps, has landed q division at the
Elliott Islands, near PitSewo, and is prob
ably landing other divisions at other con-
venient landing points to advance and
support Gen. Kuroki's left flank.
Whether Gen. Oku will advance to
strike the Russians fronting Gen. Kureki,
or whether he will turn back and invest
Port Arthur remains to be seen. He is
threatening at present to do both of these
things.
The National tribune., 1904-05-26
RUSSIA CANNOT REINFORCE.
Utter Inability to Get Adequate Reinforce
ments over the Railroad, or to Supply
Them If She Could.

The London Times military correspon-
dent gives a succinct and correct view of
the situation. Repeating the oft-expressed
opinion that the army in Manchuria does
not exceed 10000 men. and that the Rus
sian strength south of Mukden is not over
100000, he passes to consideration of the
multitude of stories emanating from st.
Petersburg, which represent the capacity
of the Trans Siberian Railway as sufii-
cient to transport something like 100, 600
men to the far East monthly.
After demonstrating the righteousness
of such stories, he expresses the belief that
Russia cannot send over 10000 men a
month to the East in condition to take the
field, and confesses himself unable to i'm
The National tribune., 1904-05-26
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The National tribune., 1904-05-26
WAR IN THE ORIENT.
Number of Minor Affairs of Much Noise and but Little Loss
ifeRussians Preparing to Abandon the Pennsua-Heavy
Losses to the japanese Navy.

their supplies. If they move in any con-
siderable body, they cannot go far from
that line, and every mile that they ad-
vance northward makes their communica-
tons very vulnerable to the attacks of the
CoSsacks.
III the Cossacks are really worth any
thing in military way, they will make
great deal of trouble for the Japanese
along this road. The japanese must hurry
matters everywhere, as the rainy season
is but n few weeks off now, when move
ments will become almost impossible and
both sides will settle down into holding
what they have gained.
The National tribune., 1904-05-26
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That Ni2-Ore provides such treatment the FOL-
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The National tribune., 1904-05-26
The Railroad Cut.

May Is a force of Japanese advanced
from Kin-chou Bay, where they had es-
tablished themselves, and which is said to
be the best landing place on the west side
of the peninsula between Port Arthur and
Newchwang, and attacked the Russians i'll
position guarding the railroad near Puan-
ten. After a sharp resistance, in which
the Japanese casualties were 146, they
succeeded in driving the Russians away
and forcing themselves across the rail
road, which with the telegraph lines they
destroyed. The fighting and the loss seem
triHing compared with the Importance of
the movement.
The National tribune., 1904-05-26
Loss Of a Japanese Vessel.

On May 16, while the japanese cruiser
Miyako was assisting in clearing out the
Russian mines near Port Dalny, she ex-
plOded a mine and was destroyed, with a
loss of six killed.
The Miyako was steel cruiser of
600 tons displacement and G.13O indi-
Gated horsepower, completed in 1901, and
having an estimated speed of 20 knots.
She was 214 81 feet long, had 36 feet
beam. and drew Is IA feet of water. Her
armament consisted of two 4.7inch quick
firing guns and 10 1.S-inch guns and four
tOrpcdo tubes
The National tribune., 1904-05-26
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it that has been erected over the grave of
Sister of Charity, by any old soldier
during or since the war, in this country.
Her parents name was La CroiN hers
being Regina La CroiX. In religion she
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L. Weir was in charge of the hospital.
understand that he is now in charge of
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Continuing, he says: "Let us now turn
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Russian force find it's way to the far East
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The National tribune., 1904-05-26
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The troubles of the japanese must
greatly increase as they advance beyond
Mukden. They will then be about 400
miles from Port Arthur, and they must
keep close to the railroad in order to get
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