The Florida star., 1905-03-24

was osfek To learn the Lessoa OF
ysa Mslsks. the Great ssrateEtss sf
the Ger2as Ar1y.
Marquis Oyama's previous record In
the service OF his native country and
his emperor Is n matter OF record In
modern history. and his brief but
eyentful career connected with the
present history making epoch In the
far east alone is here outlined by Cap
tain william q. Haan OF the general
stan, United States army. having
charge Of the mapping OF the Manchu-
rion campaign at the war college In
Washington, says the New York Times:
Oyama, the commander In chief OF
the japanese armies In the 1eid. start
ed from Tokyo for hts new and I'm
portant Geld on July a. 19O4. and In
the eight months following that date.
half Of which had TO be passed In
dreadful winter quarters. he has ap-
parentiy achieved supremacy over
magnificent army approximately equal
in numbers % his own and command
ed by n man whose genius even In con
tinuous reYerses has compelled the sd-
mlration OF the whole world
When Oyama. with Chief OF stan
Kodama. arrived In Aanchuria be
found that the Russian Port Arthur
force had been cut OF and by the
Fourth japanese army. under Sogi, was
being gradually forced into the great
fortress OF which the brave Russian
commander declared: My life IL Civ
en- Co Russia. whatever happens ! do
not surrender Port Arthur shall be
my tomb" He was besleged by an
army OF as brave. patriotic and deter
mined soldiers as ever fought for any
cause. Their chief. Marquis Oyama. .
hundred miles away. called upon them
gently, but rrmly, that the fall or the
fortress was necessary for the success
Of the righteous cause OF their emper-
or. and. like the turning OF mighty ma
chinery by the pressure OF an electrtc
button, the coils were drawn closer
and tighter.
Thousands Of lives had 10 De saCri-
ticed, but TO the indomitable viii OF
the sreA, directing center In this re
link in the chain being forged by the
other three armies simultaneously and
tremendously. seeking ways aud means
eventually TO complete a magic circle
within whose circumference shoJfid et'
IncIossd and neutraliErti the Russian
mower that has been threatening the
very independence og the empire OF the
Rising sun
Having satisfactorily accounted FOR
the Russsan forcs-s In Port Arthur by
the assignment OF the Fourth army O.
that task. oyarna undertook 10 arrange
als remaining available fOrCss In the
best possible positions for striking
decisive blow at the enemy on MS
northern front The First army. under
Kuruki. the victor cf the nrSt battle
Was on the right based on FenEWang
,Aenr. The Fourth. under \Osizu, wss
In the center based Cd S'uyen- ana TIE
Second. under Oku. the victor or Nan
shan and NafangOW, was moving i''rth
on the railroad south of NewchWSng
The Russian army. hassSi on iLAoyaag
under GeucraI Kurupatkin- extendei
.outh on the railroad as far as New
ehwang and KaiPing and held all IN
mountain passes east % The railroad y
rhe Fenshui mountains. thus protesting
his base and line OF communication
Kuropatkin's available active torce'
as this time. exclusive % the sarTis''1'
AZ VladiyostOk and Pori Arthur sad
the necessary railway guards. were "
pruxirnstely equal IN numhsrs 70 N
First SeS,ond and Fourth armies u2de'
Drama. KurcpaTkin's furcr. sS~eV's
appears % have he-rn stih iI1TeTrs ~,
orgzn,.rss and noe salsAhie for tHA'hs
sAe oaensive In q Campaign aSHlHs
weE organised and thoroughly di~c,
pinned rroeps sacA a. de SaPsness i