The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-03-30
MAN OF MANY
WARS IN ZION
Captain Walter KirtOn, Correspond.
ent IN Russo-Japanese and Other
Conflicts, Tells Experiences. 4
WAS AT BATTLE OF YALUi
PREDICTS GREAT UPHEAVAL IN
RUSSIA SOON.

Captain Walter Kirton war CORE
spondcnt, globe trotter, Iiterateur. soldier
Of war and soldier Of fortune. is a guest
Of the knutsford hotel He is resting.
here tfcfore beginning his journey to the
far east. where he goes TO study condi-
tions existing in China Captain Kirtou
is the representative of the Central News
bureau and special correspondent Of the
London Graphic. 1t is for them that
Captain IIirton is making his trip to
China. lie VIII be in that country for
several months writing special articles
on the political commercial, agricultural
they obtain in China.
Tail, straight as an arrow. direct and
iOrceful Of speech. handsome of face and
inquire, with q flow Of language that be-
speaks world training-such is Captain
hlrton, late Of the British army, who
has been thirty-seven times under fire.
Tells of Experience.
Yes" said the captain as he puffed
at cigarette. I have seen some SER
vice. ] was IN the army for a consider
able time as "A member Of the ImpeTiaIf
guards. ] went through a deal of eXDe-
rience in India and South Africa-exDe-I
rlence that 1 would not care to have
again, but having had it. 1 would not
give 1t up
II first smeled powder in Chill during.
the revolution in that country. 1 later
went through three campaigns in India
on the northwestern frontier. I was in
the Jameson raid. the GrecO-TUrkish
war, the South African campaign. the
MacedOian insurrectiOn and the entire
RUssO-Japanese war.
4 went out 10 the Japanese war via
the Trans-Siberiau railroad. arriving in
Toxic just five days before the war was
declared by the japanese. 1 was the
first correspondent to be allowed to so
To the front. L was detailed TO follow
kurOki, and [ followed him all through
his campaign
At Battle of YaIu.
Probably the most striking experience
of my whole campaign in the Japanese
war was at the battle Of the YalU. Tt
was q magnificent sight to behold We
could see every movement made by the
artillery. infantry and cavalry There
were Just ten of Us correspondents VINO
saw ,hat battle It was worth the eff
fort Of lifetime to see It, I remember
We'll that wrote constantly for fulI
week describing the scenes / had wit
messed In all sent t0-London 40.o0o
words on that one engagement That
is the biggest weeks work ] ever did.
or 1 ever hope to do. When the ser
wants came to tell that our food was
ready-yOu know there IS more than one
CORRESPONDENT working in the same place
at the same ttne-We uSed-tO tell them
to so away. It was disappearing TO
have them mention such q thing as food
as we were hammering away on type
writer's. We were possessed and OBJ
sessed o. work. l never was more SUI.
DTemely happy than then. It was worth
an the hard marching, the short TatiOns,
the effort we made. TO have the OppOr-
-unity to tell the world what had taken
place on the banks of the Yalu: was
-wenty-seVen hours without food in get
ing my dispatches off All Of that time
was in the saddle. and I rode some
'OTty-eight miles without break. Riding
over there is not what it IS over here.
There are some almost lnsurmOuntable
obstacles in the path. I nearly lost my
ife crossing a river on that ride
In a military sense / have the high
st regard for the Japanese So long
Is they retain their SpaTtan-like sim.
)hCity and their present code of honor
{ IS certain they wiz grow in strength
they are a great people. and their fu-.
ure IS greater than they. Their in.
1uenCe over the Chinese has been great
md good. as IS attested by the MODERN
zing Of the Chinese army and. in fact
large part of entire China.
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