Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-10-28

served and sent Home-Corpses Of
the Fallen OF the Enemy Interred.
Their Relic. Also saved.
The following are the japanese army
regulations for the clearing Of bat
tleteld Of the wounded aud dead. says
tie Brooklyn Citizen:
The sick and wounded shall be dealt
with according TO the field regulations
Of the army medical service, and the
killed shall he hOnOred and respected
according 10 their rank. whether they
belong TO the imperial army or 10 the
enemy.
As minute an examination as posi-
BILE shall be made from the pocketbook.
marks on uniform. naturalization tai
ly. etc. as 10 the full name, rank. POSI-
ton. relatives and regiment Of any one
found dead.
Tie corpses of those belonging TO
the imperial army shall be enemated.
while those of the enemy shall be In
tered. except when contagious and In
fectious diseases are prevalent. when
all corpses. even those belonging 10 the
enemy. shall be cremated. No burial
shall be made until death has been
definitely assured
As regards the selection Of ground
for interment. the following provisions
should be noted: The ground must be
some distance from any road. town.
village or garrison and at distance
from sources of springs streams wells
or other sources OF drinking water.
The ground must be on high land or
gentle slopes, and the soil must be
loose and more or less dry.
The eorpses OF those belonging to the
imperial army should be cremated sep
arately, and one Of the bones 1.-THE
larynxl sent home When eircumstan-
ces prevent this being done only the
hair shall be sent home. and the bones
shall be buried temporarily on the
field. When circumstances prevent sep
arate cremation the " c. O.'s and pri
Yates shall be cremsted together and
the hair only sent home.
Bones OF officers, warrant officer
and senior noncommissioned ofhcen
should be given separate burial. Tit
bones of other ranks should also b
buried separately, but when cireum
stances do not permit they may b,
buried together. In any case, the
bones OF senior y. c. O.'s and warran
officers must be given separate burial
In the case of interment of corpse.
belonging to the enemy the followin,
provisions should be noted: Tn,
corpses of officers and senior y. c. o.
should be buried separately. Til,
corpses of other ranks should also b
buried separately or in numbers Of les
than fifty together.
In every case Of burial the prope
funeral rites shall be observed sne
shall be conducted by the Shinto o
Buddhist priests, ehaplains or priest
of any other religion.
The personal effects Of the dead o
the imperial army shall be paeke,
with the bone and hair. addressed witt
full name. rank and regiment OF th
deceased. and the package forwards
to the divisional headquarters wher
the deceased was modified or TO tn
Office where the organiza ton of BIZ
corps took place.
The name. age, nationality, position
rank and regiment of the dead Of tn
enemy shall. If known. be entered o.
a list. and the list shall be sent by til
divisional headquarters or by the OFF
Ger left in command TO the prisoners
informa ton bureau At Tokyo. PEI
sonal effects, with the exception 0
arms, horses and maps. shall be paci
ed. and the package addressed wit
the full name and rank of the decease
and forwarded to the above name
office