Evening star., 1905-11-11

kio and made their way quietly into the
country, where they could have opportunity
to see the people they were. They spent
several weeks on their investigation and
made many notes. Just what these notes
contain will probably never be published
But Mai. Kuhn and the Engishman came
back to Toxic as nearly pro-Japanese as the
neutrality orders of their respective govern
waiting. orders came from the japanese
war office for them to make ready to go into
the field.
With Gen. Oku-
Mai Kuhn was assigned to the second
army, under Gen. Oku, and he believed he
was going to take part in Gen. Nogfs op-
eratons against Port Arthur. But he was
not. Oku moved his column through the
country parallel to Kurokis route. The at
taches were herded together, and were as
closely under observation as though they
were Russian prisoners. Such things had
to be. and the foreigners accepted their
fate philosophically. AT least all but one
did, and Kuhn appeared to do 1t, too. But
while the others We're satisfied to cool their
heels under the watchful eye OF their Jap
aneSe guardian the American engineer
would steal off and observe things. He was
present at the battle Of Lfaoyang, and was
In such a position that he saw every thing
He was under fire most of the time and
watched with the most intense interest every
thing that took place. He made notes and
photographs or the tHlnSS ne .nOuSll WOuIu
| interest the military authorities of this
country. He made no reports, because re-
ports were not allowed, and he very
careful to his notes, because Vandals had
been known to cut pages out of attaches
note books during the campaign, and he
wanted to take no such chances. He was
with Oku up TO the Shaho engagements,
and was recalled. He thought he was to be
| sent home. and received orders to that ef
feet when he reached Toxic. He went to
Yokohama, engaged passage for San Fran
| cisco and had his baggage placed on the
steamer.
| field He had been promoted to the grade
of major, and he was to be sent to Port
Arthur with Nogi. But the Japanese au-
thorities would give him no authority to
| join Nogi Kuhn lTad orders from an au-
| thority he considered a bit higher than the
Japanese officers, however and he joined
| Nogi, despite obstacles He was present
| during the last days of the siege, and was
one of the eight attaches attached to Nogi's
| staff when they went into the town to re-
| ceive Stoessels surrender.
Hardest Work After Surrender.
The Japanese entered upon one of their
| periods of resting after the surrender. But
| Maj Kuhn did not rest. The hardest work
| of his entire campaign was done after the
| surrender He worked night and day,
| riding and walking about the defenses Of
the town. He and Sir Arthur Bannerman
| of the English Indian engineers made an
! original survey of the entire system of for
| tiications, and with photographs and
| drawings accurately portrayed every sec
| tion of the defenses.
Then when the order came to move in
stead of going back for recreation and re-
| cuperation Major Kuhn was sent north TO
| join the forces around Mukden. He was
| present At the battle of Mukden and the
retreat Of the Russians. He was with the
| advance guard of the army and at times
| was as close to the Russian line as to the
| japanese. He was everywhere and photo