The San Francisco call., 1905-06-06
MAY NOT TELL
WHAT He SAW
Colonel CrOwder. Who Has
Been With Kuroki in Far
East, Returns on China
SHELL SKATERS PRESS
Russian Journalist Tells
How He Published Paper
During Port Arthur Siege

Among the passengers who arrived
yesterday from the Far East on the
liner China was a man who for more
than year has accompanied General
kUroa IN his whirlwind campaign against
the forces OF the Gar. Unfortunately
Tor world which would like to hear
orst-hano and scientific account of these
marvellous doings in Manchuria the vii
hess now in this city is a United States
army officer whose duty will compel him
20 first tell his thrilling tale TO President
Roosevelt ana Secretary Of War Taft
1 would like 10 tell you all about IL,
said Colonel L H Crowder OF the Cen
eral STAFF OF the United States army, yes
terday, on board the China, but my lips
are sealed until I have made my report
10 the Secretary Of War.
Colonel Crowder was one of the first
American army officers to be detailed for
duty as a military observer with the
Japanese army. He lost no time in get
ting to Toxic, and was assigned 10 the
column commanded by Kuroki He saw
The battle OF the Yalu. and was with the
japanese general until after the long and
bloody hght at Mukden. The arduous
campaigning in between these engage
nents tried Colonel Crowder's health,
and he has come home q good deal OF an
invalid.
General Kuroki is Of Polish ancestry.
Enterprising writer's have even unearthed
his genealogical tree. on the branches of
hich -they wove a romantic story of a
noble family driven from home by Rus
sian oppression. taking root in Japan. and
from there coming forth in the form of
the redoubtable little general TO take re-
vengefuI swats at the armies of the
wicked Gar. On this subject Colonel
C'roWder unSeale6 his Inns
MAKES KURoKI LAUGH.
To General Kuroki," said the colonel,
that story. which reaches him at fire.
cuent intervals in various FORMS is an
endless source of amusement. He loves
TO hear il told, and If the man that first
invented the yarn could hear the general
laugh he would know that in one quarter
al least his fiction was popular. No
Polish blood runs in Kurokis veins. He
IS all japanese, and proud of it."
General Macarthur was at Mukden
when Colonel Crowder left. but had
reached there too late TO see anything
Of the fighting. Colonel Crowder does not
expect that there will be any general
lighting in Manchuria for some time.
The boom Of the japanese guns before
which Port Arthur fell is still echoing in
the ears Of Colonel p. Artemief who for
seven years published a newspaper in the
citadel town. and who arrived here yes
tcr1aY on the liner China
Publishing a newspaper under the hail
Of a besieging enemy's fire is an occu-
patton fraught with danger and fun Of
excitement. according to Colonel Arte-
nief- The Novoi Kray. the coloners
PAPER, expired the day Stoessel surren-
dered. u suspended publication only
when eli tie subscribers became prison
ers of war and the wares Of the adver-
tisers loot for the little brown conquer
ors-
The press censorship was OF course
very strict, but the military blue pencil
was the least CT Artemieff's troubles.
Time and again publication was delayed
because the fragment of a japanese shell
had pied q form or two and once while
the paper was in the press shell dropped
through the roof and burst on top of the
printing machine. Two members Of the
Novoi Kray's staff were killed and six
wounded. The press was destroyed and
the papers library burned in the con-
hagration which followed the explosion.
CHAAuES LOCATION.
This disastrous visitation caused a sus-
pension Of publication for few days
The colonel did not surrender. however
and before q week had passed the NoVoi
Kray was doing business in bornb-proof
cellar and with their morning rolls and
horse steaks the residents Of Port Arthur
were again able to read such Of the news
as the military censor would allow Arte-
mied TO publish.
Artemieff was heartbroken over the
fate Of the Russian feet. He heard the
news at Honolulu He still has faith
in Russia's ability 10 win out The loss
Of the feet. he says. viii delay matters
but az the end Russia viii be the victor.
He is going back 10 ST. Petersburg. where
ne hopes 10 start a newspaper which will
be devoted 20 the solution OF Russia's
problem in the Far East "It is now the
white against the brown. and sooner or
later, said Artemieh as he turned away,
every white nation on earth must stand
SIDE By side with Russia in this war Of
the races. It's Us or them"
A number OF army officers from Manila
and some navy officers from the Asiatic
station returned on the China. August
Belmont Jr. of New York was among the
passengers. In spite OF his lack Of inches
snd avoiroupois. young Belmont. thanks
70 the green and white band which bound
his unlocked Panama, was conspicuous
in the throng that crowded the China's
decks.