The San Francisco call., 1905-03-14
THE BATTLE ON THE HUN.

HE of Russa campaign in Eastern Asia required the
prepared herself by getting foothod Korea of
getting the mainland Togo mastery activity
Supplemented this move by isoaing Port Arthur on the
side permitting that fortress
long brilliant military of Caesar action
has been acepted v historians and military critics as the finest
highest evidence of genius
doned their policy Of hold several strongholds and
their whole force the walled city of Aesa under
the command of Vercgeto the reduction of that place by the
army became prime necessity When the legons OF Caesar
before walls and the siege progress
abandoning the siege faced
his army both ways the the of relief
Oyama practically repeated Arthur When
Kuopn moved down the peninsula the relief OF Port Arthur
Nog left the siege and the forces of Kuo
faced the other the Russian relief The Japanese hed
marshal did not wait Caesar did for attack but moved rapidly
TO meet the enemy lhen followed the great at
shan hill and the immense battle of Laoyang which the R
The fall of Port Arthur released of Nogs army join
Kuo and Oama Kawamu and the the Shahe
and the Hun began The battle of the greatest in the
worlds history We accustomed to associate war with Pageanty
and spectacular effect We think battles the terms OF
t d - LI; gnu ~ f 80 go tta ,anor3rna of coor
of Mukden had few of these
The action covered line hundred miles long. By
dnay Of travel required four days from extren
ty of line of fury the other began when the
Russian Japanese lines nearly straight and parallel By
making n Russian Oyama weakened Kuropatns
an Japanese lines began curvg like bow, and
the process of envelopg the Russian forces under
Oyama plan required the highest tactical and the
greatest confidence in his Kuropatn pierced his center
he lost To maintain strength and resistance line of
military the and its
puts aa among greatest military strategss
Every hour the action maintained of and sleet
solid fighting There pageanry relieve
the of the The giant
OF the Russian generals and his armies entered the ancient
capital OF Mancua rested by the tombs of the Manhu dy
Japanese and Russian had fought DAYS battle and had
shown the highest mark of sacrifice and endurance While
pu that such carnage be- and humanity staggered by
the the world withhold admiration of the stub
born quality shared by Slav and Japanese alike.
The the nations peculiar
the great been between nations
the battle Marathon the western nations warred
with but few great actions in which they
The of Mukden different.
ca, between oriental branches and illustrates
Of the slaughter and savagery of its effect incline
the world toward peace.
the final result The
lost much OF their equipment Enormous quantities of their mill
food the hands OF the Japanese the great
relief commsay branches As much
Japanese strengthened thereby the Russians weak
battle Tie Pass the hardly
be doubt Kuopans probably ended He left Mos
bosng that he would dictate peace Toxic but
Buddhsts Shintoss Christians led by Pesby
soldier Oyama has made that boast thing and the
hard pressed Russian will Toxic
queror
The Cars voice still for but his best beaten
another be wrenched from the homes dconnted
and unwilling people They be whipped into by
shipped like cattle thousands of miles fall that
of them. 1t doubtful whether under such
circumstances another will strongly defend the autocracy