Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-04-01
ECHOES OF THE WAR.
Some Interesting Incidents Overlooked
by the Dispatches.

Confirmation strong us holy writ comes
to the support of the claim that the vic
torious japanese commanders are distin.
guiShcd members of the fighting race.
The succession of victories they have won
is sufficient to justify the distinction.
Even Russia comedies it, and VINO can
doubt when the victim ran for cover
How they came so far from the land OF
Bran Boru was a profound mystery I'M
til an Indiana investigator turned on the
light
The revelation happened at Logansport,
Ind, on ST. Fatricks day. and the feve-
latOr was G.. L. Smith, state labor organ
izer member of the Ancient Order Of
Hibernians and all-round booster OF
things Celtic. Mr.. Smith aroused wild
enthusiasm" We are told BY declaring
that the Japanese GeneralSr Oyama and
Oku, were descendants OF Irishmen and
still bore the original Irish names OF the
families. slightly modified. :,
"Oyami is of Irish ancestry. said
Smith. land his name as originally borne
by his forbears was O'iama The
original OYama. whose name was Pat
rick, left Ireland during the Elizabethan
era for France. but was shipwrecked in
tne Bay of Biscay. and rescued py a
Spanish ship bound for the Phillppines
He was taken there and cast adrift. His
descendants went to Japan and turned
naturally to the career of lighting men.
Intermarriage with the natives gave
them standing and position close TO the
mikado. which was advanced by their
activity in military AFFAIRS
General Oku's name originally was
OKeough. who though a military genius,
of the !. japanese alphabet proved TOO
great for him and by imperial EDIT ahe
was given permission to cut out rev
letters. Thus the family name became
many generations followed the fighting
trade. -.
There are two detectives for the Jap pa
nese armyIHarbir Tho asd yia riVes 20
miles from Port Arthur and 81 miles
from Mukden by rail and 80 by wagon
road. 1t is $50 miles west of Viadivostok,
Siberian boundary, and 500 miles by rail
from the crossing of the Manchurian
branch of the Siberian railroad into Rus
sian territory .,u.
to order under Russian and American
supervision The Russian government
expended in less than two years $i5,VVO.Vo
in municipal imprGvemendsd s9,s an on
army hospitals. Mukden Lao yang anSi
Tieling are Chinese cities with small
Russian settlements at the railway sta
tons Hardin is as exclusively Russian
as Viadivostolx of Moscow although
American German and English capital
lists have made heavy investments there.
General Nogi. idol Of the japanese
is OF the ancient Samurai fighting class
Of Japan and for forty years ne mas mas
served his country in various capacities
in the field Few great generals sn eyer t%;s
resolute, self -contained, self-mastered ana
ascetic japanese general, who when lin, the
war with Russia was declared was given
the post of honor. the command OF the
army for the conquest of Port Arthur.
In the Chinese Japanese war Nogfs army
had captured Port Arthur at single as u.s.,
sault. losing only eighteen killed ana z62
wounded His first success raised nope
Of perhaps similar success the secq ono
time among the Japanese people. PUT
Nogi himself realized the stupendous ma
ture of his task. and set himself reso-
lutely to accomplish it. He succeeded.
but at terrible cost. and his achievement
has made his fame secure in military an
nails.
The Red Cross society of Japan Is prob
ably. all things considered. the finest or
ganization of the kind in the world, De
clares a writer in the Century. 1t mas
| been growing and improving constantly
| since its small origin in 1877. and now has
nearly on. OOO members. an excellent re-
lief organization and large funds. It's