The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-05-09
FROM THE FRONT
ON THE EVE OF BATTLE ON
LAND AND SEA.
Kuropatk.n Skipped and Left Lincvltch
to Hold the Bag-What Will Be
come of Russian Horse Marines.

From the Caucasian's Special CORE
spondent: The latest from the front is
that Upagainstit Linevicl Rojonever-
winski are about to have lively time.
On Land Oyama is crowding your I'm
Gle Line and Togo and kamamura are
making ready to skin Nogo or Notgood-
enough ami then they will jump on Reg
and send him down to interview David
at the bottom of the sea.
Having scented the danger, kuropat-
kin, who was licked out of his boots at
Mukden and started on ruin until he
could run no more, has skipped an ac-
count of his health. SO he said. He will
on his arrival at the palace tell the Boss.
the Gar. what he knows of Oyama and
his little brown men. When we think
of it seriously, it is shame that Line
should be left alone to hold the bag
Kuropat having departed suddenly. on
the eve of battle, can no longer be listed
with the men who fight for glory alone.
Like singed cat. Kuropat no doubt
breads the fire, and seriously, who
would blame him. 1t may be great fun
for small boys to stone the frogs in the
pond. but Kuropat will feel safer when
far away from the Japs. But have de-
tracted. What I started to say was just
keep an eye peeled on Oyama. Watch
him doing Line at about the same time
Togo will be playing the rosy with Not
goodenough and his partner Rojonever-
winski. There are so many people not
familiar with such stub bject who have
pinned their faith OH Notgoodenough
and his partner licking Togo because
when combined they will have more
ships, but IS Admiral Dewey who is an
expert in this line. has said, there are
other things which are vitality essential
to success besides ships And Dewey is
right You will remember that not many
months ago that Rojoneverwinski took
a duck fit when he saw from a long dis
tance a lot of fishermen in their boats
He sized TIP these harmless crafts as
Japanese torpedo destroyers, swift cruis
ers and battleships, and without any
parley about it he opened up on the fish
ermen, killing several Now if Rojo got
scared into a duck fit in the face of de-
fenseless fishermen, what will he do
when Togo begins to pump him with
sheels weighing several tons? 1t is fair
to say that he will lose his head and if
he is not restrained he will jump clear
into the sea- | have been informed that
the majority Of the Russian crew are
horse Marines" picked up from ship
yards where they were grazing at the
governments expense and that the other
part of the crew are "n1akeshifts.' How
ever, it will not do to disparage the
enemy on the eve of battle, but in the
meantime do not forget that the Japs
are seamen trained to the business and
would rather die than eat when there is
a Russian in sight The one great con-
undrum in my head is what will Togo
and his men do with the Russian horse
marines when they get together in the
mixup which is likely to come off at any
minute of the day or night. | have the
assurance it will be no Sunday school
lemonade picnic affair. l am very
anxious to see the thing pulled off, but
you may bet your boots I'll not be i'll it.