Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-07-28

is naval man Of no little experience.
He was present at the itrst@ battle OF
'Phungdo, at the Battle OF EIalyang,
took part in the bombaroment of Tang
chow, and saw the final overthrow
and destruction at Weihaiwei of all
that was left of the Chinese fleet.
Nor did his ship, the Naniwa, pass en-.
tirely scratches through these or.
deals, though it received no vital dam.
age. But ever the fame of Togo Hell
hachiro grew; he was known as a
man of resolution and resource, most
of all as a hard and determined
fighter.
One incident ON the attack on Wei
haiwei shows Togo's prowess as a
fighter. The Japanese wished to land
a body of men near the town and to
do so planned, by means of skillful
diversion, to direct both the attention
of the Chinese as well as their forces
to another spot. 1t was to Togo that
Marquis Ito gave the delicate task.
Having carefully studied the Chinese
coasts in every detail, he resolved on
a daring piece of bluff. One night
when the moon had disappeared he
steamed off with his two light ships,
the Chokai and Atago, in the direction
of the enemy's fleet. The night be-
ing pitch dark, he was not only abb
| to throw them into utter confusion,
| but. hastily Withdrawing, led them to
suppose they had been attacked by
the entire japanese squadron. This
n,,le skirmish not only closed the
siege of Weihaiwei but was a great
feather in Togo's cap. Ito was so
pleased with him that at the end of
the war he had him appointed mari
time project at SasebO, the most i'm
portant military point in Japan.
Promotion is Rapid.
After the war Togo was raised to
ed to the third command in the ia
panese fleet.
When the elder statesmen, that pow.
erful coterie of five men who are the
emperor's chief advisers in national
crisis, were mapping out IS months
ago their plan of campaign for the
impending war with Russia the ques-
ton came up as to who should COM
mand the feet that would be sent to
reduce Port Arthur.
Send Togo Marquis Ito is repre-
scented to have said. HE struck first
at the Yalu. He will strike first and
hard at Port Arthur
Initiative is one of Vice Admiral
Togo's predominating traits. The ma
tons heads know so well that Togo
never lets ''the grass grow under his
feet" that when they received the
news of his daring attack on Port Ar
thur they were not overwhelmingly
surprised. "They expected it," said
a Japanese naval officer in Toxic
a Japanese naval officer on duty in
Toxic. I'VE all expected it. Wasn't
Togo in commando"
While Togo thus drives himself
hard, and responsibility sits heavily
upon him, he is by no means mar
| rinet. He is a strict disciplnarian
| and expects every man to do his
| tasks. "and a little more as a lieu
tenant who served under him in the
China-Japan war added, but the
glimpses of his human side that his
men catch every once in a while make
them understand him thoroughly-l1
plain Anglo-Saxon, swear by him.
Not a Great Reader.
| Outside of the science of war Togo
| himself cOnfesses that his knowledge
is limited.
| Il am not a great reader" he TOLD
a Japanese newspaper interviewer ;
short time before his fleet sailed ava.
for Port Arthur But | have become
acquainted little with the literatur
of Yomei Ga famous Chinese scholar)
and l think his writings furnish
splendid guide for warriors. He teach
es how the theory may be put int
practice in the simplest way to sue
cess either in military or civil life"
To this interviewer Togo reveale
the fact that, along with the occident'
guns, he has thoroughly accepted tn
occident's idea of the humanities il
battle.
when Rear Admiral Saigo led hi
expedition to Formosa 20 years ag
he had power to do anything" he sale
But now we can't do the things G
that time. We have to adhere stric
ly to International ways. We have t
do our best to keep out of disgracefl
entanglements in battle. l had som
difficulty in restraining my men i
the China-Japan war"
Looks Like an American.
, In appearance Admiral Togo look
} more like the ordinary sea captain {
r England or America than japanese
: His short. bristly gray beard is largel
: responsible for this resemblance an
marks him from his fellow officer
l He is also not so scant of stature a
I the average Jap, and his eyes sho
t little slant. Like the average office
t of the mikado, he does not know ho'
+ to wear a uniform. the coat espe'
S tally showing numerous wrinkle
g where it should fit snugly.
e But while he thus approaches Ca
z casian standards Outwarily in man
n respects. inwardly he clings to ever
0 tradition of his native land that doe
t not interfere with modern naval idea
He is married and has three daug
k tiers and son. The boy is in Tn
imperial university at Toxic, and it
[ said that he. as well as his mOtht
Il and sisters, take calmly the honor
e that have befallen the name of TOg
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