The Minneapolis journal., 1905-10-07

many of them have stuck to their posts
thru the weeks and months Of Russian
occupation: '.as7 =: T. : H.:
HPerhaps,'' says one, "we will have.
peace now, but, it must come, very soon,
even iifs the Japanese haveato fight an
other battle first. The Russians have no
heart for~'this fight and they are all
sick Of it.. I was: here when the war
started. Even at first there was no great
feeling prevailed that it was a war
against the pagan and in the, good Of
humanity. Little by little it has been
borne in upon the Russians that the
Japanese are brave and generous
enemy. - .is'uA' >s.-
= Clever Japanese Advertising.
"You may be sure,' he continued,
"that the willy islanders have taken
pains to let the army know just what
good treatment awaits the prisoners
and how much better they fare if they
surrender than if they fight Thousands
most say, of pictures and postal cards
showing the captured Russians in japan
have been circulated thru the lines. The
men in Japan are given these cards and
encouraged in sending them to their
friends, both at home and in Manchu-
ria. tt is no wonder that the soldiers
living like pigs at the front are dis
coufaged' when they get these pictures
of their captured friends, drinking beer
and listening to geishas in Japan.
q Dozens of Russians. officers as well
as soldiers, have come to me and begged
me to get them into the Japanese lines,
as they were sick, Of the war. They
have no heart for the work and very
much question if they will stand when it
comes to another great battle. Win
they never can.> Their organization is
poor and their line Of communications
and intelligence departments puerile.
Why, at the battle Of Mukden whole di-
visions and army corps were lost for
days and Linevitch withdrew from his
pos position ti31 nearly two days before the cen
GAS for their numbers, there is a
good deal Of doubt. Personally [ think
| the Japanese know much more as to
their numbers than they know them
| selves. As near as I can judge from
what they had at Mukden, what they
lost and what they must have received
! since, [ should place their numbers at
| me if the army should total near 500,-
feSgBXF. feS e the time the next big battle Is
| IHe Vdu1Cy Ol Figures. -,
Estimating numbers is a futile pur.
suit. With the Japanese army it is
absolutely impossible. In the first place
1t is useless, for we are never allowed
to mention numbers in our messages
and letters, and even If we were, the
Japanese system of organization wells
absolutely the strength Of the army We
know how many divisions there are
and how many, men there should be il
each. But we also know that nearly
all the divisions are over strength
Added to-, this is the fact that indie
pendent organizations of kobes' Of
reserves are scattered all thru the army
I Sometimes in regiments, sometimes il
brigades and occasionally in whole al
visions. The. Japanese never talk Of
their own, strength and rarely of th'
Russians. / have given up questioning
on the former head, but from all tina
one can gather ON the latter, the mis-
sionary's estimates of 100000 canno
be far from the mark.
,Mukden itself is a wonderfully quain
and attractive old town; attrantive
that is, considering that it is Chinese
tonbs and the imperial palace built b,
the ancient Manchu emperors more thai
!. 800 years ago. Like everything Chimes
! these bits Of oriental splendor are 90
I ing to seed and are in state of deca,
i pitiful to contemplate. In the palac
is the emperor's treasure, most won
, dsrful collection Of precious stones an,
2 regal attire. When the Russians cam
t this way the Chinese, having had
. taste in the Boxer trouble OF Russial
: methods, hid everything. Now that til
Japanese have come, they have dug Ii
their treasures and Japanese soldier
: protect them.
AZ the Imperial Tombs.
Q The imperial tombs are about thre
r miles west of the town and for syn