Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-09-30
Mikado Generals Do Not Ex-
pose Themselves Much
in Their Battles.
GIVE COMMANDS BY WIRE
Telephone and Telegraph Wires Cover
Rattleprounds and Form the Basis
CT the Scheme Of Commune
cation on Field.

sen haS been the overshadowing Inn
portalee OF that complete preparation
which mas made every cog OF every
wheel ef The great machine slide quiet
ly into kts groove at the proper minute,
and TO details. for the lack of which
the servants OF the czar are wasting
so much brave food for powder.
Ute work OF Russian artillery early
ON the 3lst OF July commanded the
highest praise from every one. It was
a strong contrast with the showing
masie AZ the Yalu, and WIS in every
respect ii credit to that army of Rus-
star service. Their gun positions were
selected BY engineers who appreciated
the possibilities OF the country as they
had failed 10 do at the Yalu. The
contour OF the hills which push for
ward INTO the valley on both sides OF
TIA Wan afforded a line OF defense
which. speaking roughly, extended
nearly In a semicircle. Most of the
Russian guns looked down into the
valley and also commanded the lower
ranges or the hill beyond II, where the
seven Japanese batteries must md
cover, While they presented to the En-
envy only skyline targets difficult to
gauge. Consequently they gave the
Japanese artillery a hard day Of 1t. and
compelled the batteries with the jap
anese left division attempting 70 flank
the Russian right to shift their ground
repeatedly 10 avoid the fierce and ac-
cnsate Ere poured upon them, More-
over. the bravery OF the Russian gum
ners was beyond all praise.
Russians Have Better Guns.
Many statements have appeared in
European newspapers about the SUI
periority OF Japanese guns, but their
work SO far has Illustrated the western
aphorlsm that Success Is not In hold
Ing q good hand. but In playing a poor
hand we'll" 1t is conceded by the ex-
perts who have seen their work In the
feld that the Russian guns are better
than the Japanese, and that the ratio
to insure equality should be about six
Japanese guns against four Russian.
But the showing made by the Rus
sian infantry leaves much TO be ex-
planned. liz their trenches had been
held by marksmen like the Beers there
would have been no question OF the
Japanese reaching them without heavy
loss, III at all.
Yet the Russian defense was remark
ably weak, or only a demonstration,
because the Japanese Of the central di-
vision hit by their fire numbered only
q score or two. At Henling, where
Loco were cut 70 pieces and where, as
of Hamatan, they lax a brass band
that left its instruments 0 n the field,
they gave one OF the finest exhibitions
or futile bravery Witnessed during the
war. They were marching in close col
umn OF tours under a destructive fire,
and although men were cut down by
squads they never broke ranks nor re-
treated.
The nambe OF casualties among the
Russian officers. and particularly their
generals. while no Japanese generals
have been hit. is due largely TO h
different theories of generalshtp fol-
lowed In the armies. h generals OF
the japanese are directors while the
Russians cling 10 the old Skobeloft
tradition az a commander at the head
OF his men leading the fighting. From
the japanese lines we can see the white
coated Russian officers riding conSpic-
fDusly before their troops. while from
Il Russian side 1T must be hard TO
Discover the Japanese officers, because
their uniforms are so like those OF the
rMnka. and because General Kuroki and
The lesser generals are usually some
What Behind the fighting line, manag-
Ing their battles by telegraph and teIe-
phone.
Electricity a Jaranese Stanle
Probably electricity has never played
so great a part In warfare as ii does
with the Japanese. Every general Of
brigade in the field Is. like a modern
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- ss5bsnrsns wh;~h the ernerajs e~oforce
tends ~ DERIVE them OF their lust dues
in reputation. General 0kxawa gath
cred his troops IN the fog OF early
morning on the Fourth OF July and
prevented the Russians from selling
the Motienling. He turned Keiiarss al
most successful attack OF the 18th into
q disaster, n his soldiers from the
rocks above the Ioshillng shot down
1,O0D Russians without any compensas