Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-14

called modern enlightenment While the
prince was still boy his country was un-
dergoing vast changes, political and eco
nomical. He was one of the first to profit
by the fall of the Shogunate From boy
hood his aspirations were martial When
ne was old enough he was sent to the mill
tary school at Tokyo. from which he was
graduated with due honors in 1915 He
was then sent to France where he pursued
mis- military studies at the great cavalry
and artillery school at Saumur He learned
much there that was afterward to benefit
the Japanese army. but his studies In
France did not satisfy him. He went 70
Berlin and studied there under the German
masters of the art of war
lie returned to Japan colonel of artil-
lery and at once became actively identified
with the army. The years spent in Europe
nad taught him many things that were use
tul in the organization and administration
oI MS countrys military forces. He was
WISE enough to see that many of the meth
oos OF the military of Europe were not
adaptable to the japanese, and he pro-
ceeded, with the men who felt and thought
as ne did to build up the army to the
t ing nest stage OF efficiency using all the
hatiVe material when possible importing
new IDEAS only when necessary
In War With China.
Inc result of the work of Prince Fushimi
ana MS associates. some of whom were
even more valuable than he, was first
SHOWN IN the China Japan war in 1894 In
thls conflict Prince Fushimi commanded
the 4th Infantry Brigade and particu
iarly distinguished himself When neace
returned Fushimi turned to matters of
statecraft and became as valuable a mem
per OF the house of peers as he had been of
the army. %
He was called into the privv counsel of
tne emperor and has had voice in most
OF the important measures that have affect
ed Japan for the past ten years In 1896
ne was the official representative of the
mikado at the coronation of the pres,,t
car and made many friends amnna rho
foreign representatives there
In the Present War.
At the beginning of the present war the
prince was placed in command of the first
division of the second japanese army. and
Ills command landed in Manchuria in the
early part of the present year. His landing
was contested by the Russians and il vas
necessary to drive the enemy back before
the troops could be made comfortable on
lahd Ihe landing was a most dangerous
operat fierce storm was raging aud
me prince was advised by the members of
ms stan to defer the undertaking until a
more proptiouS time He declined tn tal,o
ther ADVICE however. and pushed ahead
regardless OF consequences as he said no
Ihe could tel how long the storm would
last or when the enemy would attack The
prince worked like a Trojan during tha
landing and the fighting that followed and
uIu NOT stop for his meals until the fight
was over and every man on land He Wa
one OF the first to land, too having ti,,pped
from his launch into water that wasn.d
almost to his shoulders. When he found
nme TO eat his breakfast he sat down in
spot that was exposed to the ene-ny's
hre me members of his staff urged him
20 seek safer place /" enjoy his morning
meal but he waved them aside with the
ieHlaIh mat the cook had prepared a most
excellent meal . ''''''
Hero of Nan-Shan.
The prince is perhaps better known as the
nero of Nan-Shan. his division having
borne the brunt of that fight with the Rus
SANS The battle was fought on the 25th
OF May and the entire second army of
Japan was engaged. The first division
which Prince Fushimi commanded. was tho
center of the japanese line. with the third
ana fourth divisions as the right and left
wings the center made the principal at
.ack' ana the hghting was kept up for two
days. 1he enemy were driven back step by
step, and their seemingly impregnable posi-
ton on Nan-Shan Heights was taken by
Prince Fushimfs men in hand-to-hand
conflict. The prince was given the rank of
general as a result of his brilliant leader
ship in this fight and soon afterward he
was recalled TO Tokyo. whence he started
on his mission to the United States
Fushimi married a daughter of Prince
and has three children. The
eldest of these, Prince Hiroyosu, is an of
icer of the navy, and served in Admiral
Togo's fleet during the early part of the
war. In the battle of August 10 the young
prince was wounded and returned to
Tokyo He will return to the navy, how
ever, as commander of ship. Prince
Fushimi is said to be a scholar of no mean
attainments. He speaks French and Ger
man as fiuently as he does japanese.