Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-08-22

soldiers, who still abound oil over
prise Is that of rescue work, 10
which both the native church and the
Y. NJ. c. A. were engaged, before II
was given over to the Salvation
Army. The reader must remember
that the debris of war Is the common.
est sight here. The stranded camp
followers, and all the harpies that
follow in the wake of an army, are
almost as numerous as tho discarded
army mules which trudgc patiently
along every road. As soon as hostili.
ties were over. thousands OF young
girls were brought into Manchuria
from Japan. many OF them Of incred.
IDLY tender years, n most OF them
actual slaves. Hundreds OF these
poor creatures have been rescued by
the Christians.
Further up the peninsula, and
throughout Manchuria, are the mis-.
sions to the Chinese Of the Scotch
and Irish Presbyterian churches.
which do not properly come within
the scope of this article. During the
war these men, who are far above
average grade, did such conspicuous
humanitarian service that their praise
was sounded by Japanese, Russians
and Chinese. DIR. Westwater, at Lao
yang. vas officially mentioned by
Marshal Oyama and given a substan.
tial contribution for his hospital. The
war correspondents likewise found
| shelter and succor within the homes
of these sturdy Scotchmen and Irish
men.
tends to Port Arthur, where there are
a number Of Christians. also heard
that one British Lutheran missionary
Is at work there, but could not find
him. In truth, war overshadows
everything else at Port Arthur. The
Japanese are pushing work on their
new Notifications. and on the disman'
Ting or restoring of the sunken Rus
sian warshlps that still lie in the
harbor. They seemingly have had
no time to patch up the buildings
wrecked in the siege; SO that IL APP
pears as II the conflict had taken
place only a week ago. There stands
the hospital. bearing Its blazing red
cross, with It's orner still a gaping
wound. Churches. schools, office
buildings and homes are all SCARED
or broken by the terrible fire. h
spectacle Is a notwithstanding one,
making the visitor wish that some
new missionaries of peace might con-
vert the powers of civilization.
The best view of 1t all is from his
toric 203.Meter Hill, whence Port
Arthur is seen as an open book. On
he way thither-it is about three
miles back of Port Arthur proper-I
passed through a Chinese town, where
| had my first experience OF being
called a foreign devil" Two small
boys ran after my carriage for half
a mile, monotonously and spiritlessly
repeating the epithet, as II 1t were q
religious duty with them. Certainly
they showed none of the signs of
pleasure that a small boy usually dis
plays when up to mischief. At the
end of the village they waited for my
return and repeated the performance,
Very few visitors go to Port Arthur,
but 2O3.Meter Hill, which IL not now
fortified. is apparently becoming a
Japanese patriotic shrine.
The debris of that terrific assault
is sim 10 be seen upon the mountain
BROKEN gun.carriages, fragments OF
shell bullets. discharged cartridges
and ontrenchments. In one of the
LITTLE holes which one of the soldiers
had vainly dug for his protection
found mart of a mans backbone-all
tina, was left of a once brave soldier,