The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-11-22
FRESH FROM
BATTLEFIELD
Correspondents Here
On the Liner
Korea.
lrrom snturdny.s Adv,rtIscrl

Fresh from the Hltlt OF AHt NIthA'rN
battle OF this generation, three war
correspondents came ashore last night
from the steamship Korea, glad to
stretch their legs once again on Amer
lean soil. For two Of them 1t has been
strenuous life; one was with oku's
army and the other with Kuropatkin
forces, and both were witnesses OF the
battle OF Liaoyang. The third has been
nvalided since July with "A wounded
foot.
These three young men were James
+. J. Archibald, representing Golfers
Weekly; Robert Dunn, representing
Outing, and w. II. Lewis. representing
the New York Herald and the san
Francisco Call. Archibald has been
with Kuropatkin's army for the last
eight months, or practically since the
war began; Lewis was with Oku's
corps. and Dunn was shot in the foot
by the Chun Chuses, or Red Haired
Bandits in northern Korea, last July.
The latter correspondent is compelled
to walk with the aid of a cane, and
wears a slipper on his foot which was
almost amputated
MIR. DUNES WOUND.
Mr.. Dunn was in northern Korea in
a small town. He was quartered in a
hut. a Japanese officer came tearing
into the compound next his quarters
and talked excitedly to the japanese
soldiers. Dunn did not understand what
was going on. But when he came
outside, firing began. ball struck
him in the left ankle. The wound did
not seem great at that time, and he
bound ii up. He was able to leave and
continued with the Japanese troops.
Later the wound began to suppurate.
1t became so bad that Mr.. Dunn went
to hospital. Blood poisoning set in
and the patient was sent to Yokohama
where he remained for three months.
He therefore saw little of the war.
LEWIS WITH oKU.
Correspondent w. II. Lewis of the
New York Herald was with Oku's corps
all through the Liaoyang campaign.
For Oku he has the greatest admiration,
stating that he is a fine soldier and
has the confidence of his men. His
personal knowledge of Oku went to IN
dictate that the General was one of the
best corps commanders of the japanese
army at the front.
As to japanese strategy he felt that
1t was not so great as has been re-
ported. The plans for the whole cam
paign were made out long before the
war began and had been pigeonholed
only to be brought out when the for !
ward movement began. These plans
are carried out to the letter.
It, Oh, l,a,,
plan went away, the japanese We're
not able instantly to repair it and adapt
1t to new circumstances.
"The Japanese infantryman is the
best soldier on EARTH" said Mr.. Lewis.
THAT is a statement which | believe
| can make without eXaggeration. The
Japanese makes a better infantryman
than any other class of soldier The
Japanese cavalry is a farce. The Jap
anese artillery is not so we'll managed 5
is II should be, although 1t has done :
errible execution. S
Il cannot express an opinion as to
he outcome of the war. The battle of f
Liaoyang was almost fought to
;tandstill. The Russians We're able to I
hold the japanese at that point. 1t I
vas wonderful battle and the losses a
we're enormous l presume about 65,-
100 men We're lost on both sides during
he eight days fighting"
Mr. Lewis is on his way to the main
and enjoying a furlough. He saw the,
laval fight at Chemulpo.
WITH KUROPATKIN'S ARMY.
James +. j. Archibald, who repre-
ented Golfers Weekly on the Russian
ide, is an old campaigner, He was In .,
'uba, and wrote a book about the u
.merican campaign there, went after u
ards to the Boer country, and was u
lso in the Grecian trouble. He was in :,
hina when the war broke out and at =
nee Went up to Newchwang. When p"
ne evacuation of Newchwang took u
lace, Mr.. Archibald went to Haicheng =
nd was at the battle of Tsachekaio 81
nd thence followed the Russian re- -
eat to I.iaoyang where he witnessed
he battle from the Russian side. and N
1t as a negative victory !
,r the Japanese.
From the very beginning the Rus
ans minimized their losses and exag
Grated the number of men they had i'm
he field" said Mr. Archibald. land a
10 same-minimize their losses and "a
Saggerate their numbers. At first =,
hen we began TO go back and back It q
oked as II something was wrong and :
e blamed Kuropatkin. But when we :,
,und IL was really "A fact that they !,
1ly had 10000 men AT the beginning, !.
nd these the despised Siberians. we
,und he had been wronsed. Al the
attic OF Liaoyang, though the Jap =,
lese had 7b.000 more men than we had, -
uropatkln almost won victory, lie
ould have done 50 but for the Fifth "
orps breaking, lie had 20 throw in
va CORPS he WAS holding IN reserve
hts was near the YentHl, We had -
zen lighting Cor about nfteen days.
ID the whole army was IN action eight
ayH, Iut With hls tired army, ana
lr0WinH hlH reserves in, kuTapatklnl
sai back ihe japanese,
iarho day after the tao arnirF rested D
pa9dfd ihs regiment a
.hlth had hesn The nfai 10 hfeaA and %
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