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military disguise pigais
md in they
SLAMS understanding and noting word their masters
advantage the Russians have. Their
absolutely prevents undertaking such
upon Chinese for spies or upon the very few renegade Jap
they have been able to find with the added difficulty
well their
MARVELLOUS MAPS.
preparation the japanese have
a way making rather small scale, showing
large operations smaller in de-
saw some Of the maps they used in the Boxer campaign
China, bunch Of trees
OF change OF elevation
guided only square scale
large they showed small section OF country
Such estimates the Japanese authorities have per-
public Russian troops at
present available this approximately 100000 in
Guiding the railway guards 1t is probable that since that
published the Russians brought forward
could the limitations Of their
transportation make doubtful such reinorcenen have
exceeded 10000.
ORGANIZATION OF ARMY.
Japanese are apparently relying on
their any expectation calling
volunteers, intmation
peace Quota
is regular Imperial guard
which constitutes division by itself Each division consists
Of brgades Of infantry brigade being
two regiments The regiment is organized like Of
three batahons OF FOUR companies But the companies
nearly
ing the footing R4o men,
1000 strong Besides the infantry each division has
inent Of field artillery
/
guns are OF Japanese invention and make and capable Of
doing
division regiment cavalry,
The horses OF the Japanese are very poor and the
specially skillful Military
cavalry Certainly is
regiment
squadrons-roops should call thennof about $50
a battery engineers,
soldiers Japan, very highly
ana ac e na or e Al 1o1d on the war
makes he GUht inO linen abepa bO
In the hardly half that size Every
reaching the age Of vventone required to serve with the
colors many exemptions peace
three with the colors the
years fighting line is at once filled up to
accounts
the confusion OF reports whether first
has been called part
it is standing by waiting for orders to go.
JAPANESE NAVAL ADVANTAGE.
great advantage Japanese Of
value There three untshe batteshp squadron
squadron squadron
1Os each squadron mas been naneuVering by ITSELF with
frequent embracing navy
the naval station Takeshik Tsushia twenty torpedo
vessels nave oeen pfactclng IN one ota The result is that
officer Of every only
ship will do under given circumstances but what
every otef snip VIII 40 T1at intricate and valuable bit Of
naval information, ship
in the light if ship squadron
to another she but mates
WE'LL and no drill is fit
FIGHTING TRIM
Moreover all the ships fighting condition On pa
Russia nearly strong Japan
ships she is units stronger
does compare approximately
but in torpedo Japanese excel The
prove themselves
Japanese almost o
What Of the mobilization army com
The
ganizaton follows
OF each division the subdepots
II Is the OLD plan OF tens and captains Of
man whose duty it is to bring his
whose duty is knov
nus ootlc Is ana at the call ne gets it himself and
ports prepared for after the call
the mobilization will
But SO much Of it has already accomplished
going that it likely
when begins
amed.
GRAND RAPIDS