The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-01
IN THE WAKE OF
The JAPANESE
Stanley Washburn's Graphic
Story Of Conditions in
Manchuria.
Special Correspondence.

Telling, Manchuria, May 25.-Ujina
is the main artillery and shipping. base
for Manchuria in all Japan and hence
at Ujina it is that, acting on orders
communicated from the general staff
at Toxic, the war correspondents join
the Kaga-Maru, the transport which is
to take them over to the seat Of war
once more. For fifteen months now the
war has hung like a dark cloud over
Japan. In February year ago it
| came upon her and from that day to
this there has been a continuous strain
upon the energies and resources of the
| island empire to keep troops and sup
plies flowing toward the front. At
| Ujina is the same hurry and hustle
today that one saw year ago. Only
now it has become the serious business
of men S lives and there is little out
ward manifestation Of enthusiasm as
regiment after regiment of troops passes
thru into I1anchuria. .s~..- a -
g. Recruits for the Front.
In the -harbor of Ujina. this lovely
,spring day. is the usual feet of trans
ports surrounded by the swarms of
steam launches and sampans loaded
with troops and munitions of war,
while the long pier is black with sol
oilers IN their neat new uniforms and
unused rifles tied up in yellow bags, as
they wait the orders for embarkation.
Off toward the east of the harbor is
the anchorage for the fleet of hospital
ships and today there are fourteen of
5 them riding at their anchorages, for
:, there is lull in the fighting in the
north and they are undergoing repairs
and being reprinted against the day
when another big battle in Manchuris
will call them into active service once
more.
beautiful Rarbor, we wi Wind " out amon
the islands which guard its entranc
=. and by shutdown are sailing slowly dow
= the Inland sea. By dawn we hav
j. threaded the narrow straits of Shimo
noseki and are headed across towar
Korea, Life on the transports is tn
a same this year as last, and has bee
;. too often described to merit any space
g Suffice, it to say that the. soldier
n that we have with us now are new re
l. crults fresh from the farms: Some 10
s strong, they crowd the decks and gree
s each new scene with a bewildered as
= t.onishment which tells too plainly tina
= for the first time in most of their live
IS they arg, travelling away from their n;
h tive villages. The old ,sergeants an
l. petty officers, most of whom have see
e years of service, both in this and pr
shape for the rough work that lies b
fore them. Here and there one sees
grizzled old veteran putting an unus
= ally raw recruit thru the manual
&C. &c, deck, while his more fortunate cor
az rades cluster about and laugh at h
4 performance. These troops are most
"a the spring levies for the regular arm
&c They come from many different distric
-. and are going to fill in here and the
90 turnout the entire army.
"a Dalny Is Supply Depot.
A two days sail over sea like gla
oe brings us once more to Dalny, NJ
at called by the Japanese Taireene. The
he have been few changes here since
me left last November, save that enormo
tlv quantities Of supplies and forage ha
et- been accumulated. Acres upon ac1
of GROUND are coxere red with huge ~ e py'
ranged at close intervals and in 10
OF avenues and streets. Each pile as la1
ed as a two-story dwelling house is G.
zap cred with canvas rainsheds, and fr
ng little distance the place looks Ii
vs.: a huge military encampment.
lip Thousands upon thousands of Chin
ire and Japanese coolies thron9g the pi
md unloading the transports which day
wn ter day sail into the harbor;; indie
in there are usually two or three h,
vas boats lying at anchor waiting, for 70
300 along the stone pier. The streets
civ filed with long rows of Chinese ca
ops with their Accompaniment, OF mu
ght cursing Chinese drivers and clouds
wn dust, as they toll from the harbor to
railroad station at the other end OF
the town Officers on horseback and at
ing gallop about, giving directions
guiding the whole.
Sees General Nishi Depart.
The day we are in Dalny is the {
set for the departure to Japan OF
the eral Nishi, the war governor OF
Liao-tung peninsula, who since the
of Port Arthur has had his headqt
Al, "a tiers in that fortress. He, has now b
ftnr made full general, and is return
,ose to have audience with the miks
o Of The streets are crowded with sold
and and have been decorated with fl
The and arches in honor of the aged 3
eran. With an escort of cavalry an
Of few staff officers he passes thru Da
he in his carriage a few hours before
III transport sails and goes aboard.
With is the work of organization and
ieer adaptation of the old Chinese meth
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