The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-05-14

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or whatever you would call the proper
procedure in a formal review. Just
as 1t reached the centre of the re-
view stand 1t wheeled out of line and
faced the stand, allowing the Japanese
sailors to march between it and the
stand. while 1t played stirring s,is.
Then 1t wheeled into limo behind them,
but just in front Of the Austrian band.
Well. the last company of Japs and the
Austrian jackies had trouble right
there.
Musical Hash.
Japanese tempo does not agree with
the slow, martial tread of the CONT
mental nations march, and a regular
musical hash ensued, which was hard
to decipher. There were all sorts of
quicksteps, shortsteps, longsteps, and
1.-THE hops and sllips, but all chance of
regular swinging march for that
part of the parade was lost
Following the Austrians the Brazil,
ians, Argentinians and Chleans came
in the order named, and they were
applauded by the assembled thousands
just as much as were tho Japs and tho
Austrians, but the real, big smoke was
yet to come.
The Twenty third Infantry brought
the first of Uncle SANS boys into sight
With It's band playing the Twenty
thirds own particular march, that
| march which Is never heard except
| when the regiment goes out to fight
or passes in formal review, Colonel
Reads twelve companies of steady in
| fantiymen passed before Kurokl and
Grant.
They made a great showing and were
chcered to the echo. Way down toward
the east end of the parade was heard
| the even beat of n drum when the last
| of the regiment was passing. and then
| the Marine Band broke out into Sousa's
| stirring Sci Captain" while company
! after company of straight and stalwart
marines, with their red-trimmcd uni
forms of blue and belts of white
marching in close platoons, as straight
| as parallel lines. passfd by. AEbigs ova-
1 ton was given the marines, but whcr
4 they had passed there came the blue
Jackets. and then the crowd went wild
/ Tackles Make Hit of the Day.
Commanded by Captain Scator
l'Schroeder, of the battlesllip Virginia
4 the jacllies made the hit OF the day
fJust before they reached the stane
their band piped into Nancy Lee" ant
the shouting began. It never ceaset
H. until Tue lust l> " tiips7SS ~ ~ 49,
4 companies of stocky, blue-clad, tan.
1 leggincd, white capped sailor lads llat
4 passed.
And General kuroki looked at then
4 with the all-seeing eyes of an Oriental
i He was tired OF standing, for he !:
an old man, and the hnrdships OF thu
/ Manchurian campaign have left theil
marks in his faltering step and ben
4 figure but his eye Is us bright and a.
4 keen as Of yorc.
j To-day that eye never missed dc
i tail OF the American soldiers or sailors
When the artillery came rumblint
4 into the parade behind the naval bri
gade, the veteran Of Mukden straight
4 encd up. 1t was on tho artillery tina
4 he based his great coups against tn
i Russians and it was the nrtiller!
:, which blazed the way for those death
i inviting charges his soldiers mad
across the wire entanglcd plains be
I fore Kuropatkin's trenches. And tn
4 American artillery held Q lot OF III
!, terest for him, which even he, son o
i the East that he Is, could not con
! ceal. He watched 1t; as It came to
. ward him, he scrutiniaed 1t as 1t pass
4 ed and his eyes followed II as 1T dis
Il appeared down the parade. And the
!, those eyes became gluedHupon the ap
4 preaching troops of tho Twelfth Cav
J. airy. The American horsemen nevc
II looked better than to-day. The lin
!. they kept was perfect, and the horse
i, themselves seemed imbued with tn
!, spirit Of the day. They seemed to know
/ that they were on review, and the
arched their necks and stepped higl
ii 1t was great parade and review
Il From n snectacular yieWDOint It wa