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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-03-02

point to commands and were quite
unfit for their posts. So constituted,
the Tenth Corps, from which so much
was expected met successive de-
feats, and fell far short of Justify
ing the expectations which we had
the right to entertain of famous old
regiments of the Russian army"
The narrative is dismal retrospect
of appropriateness disorganization and
cross purposes
Regarding the general causes of the
retreat of the Manchurian army. Ku-
ropatldn, reporting to the Emperor,
summed them up as follows: THE
preponderance Of the Japanese fore
es, their incomparably better pre-
paredness for action in a mountainous
country and in hot weather; greater
youth, lighter equipment and plenti-
full mountain artillery and pack
trains extreme patriotic spirit; en-
ergetic and capable officers and final
ly, the insufficient warlike spirit of
our troops, in consequence of Obscu-
rity surrounding the objects and
causes of the war"
General Bilderling's tactics at Lao
Yang are severely criticised His
troous are described as raw, ineXpe-
rienced and untrustworthy, and they
met with constant failure. General
Orloff's force of $4,000 men simply
bolted the field in wild disorder and
a splendid position was lost.
DISASTER AT THE SHA RIVER.
What was lacking throughout the
fighting at Lao Yang, Kuropatllin
says was greater effort on the part
of the troops and more capable hand
ling by their leaders"
The dangers and disadvantages of
the retreat from Lao Yang to Mouk-
den are pointed out. When the troops
got among the high hills they .ost
their heads and gave way to panic.
The Russian posts at Moukden, he
says, offered extremely serious de-
fects The indecisive result of the
battle of the Sha river is accounted
for thus:
''First-Lack of skill displayed by
: the Eastern army chief in handling
the large force intrusted to him.
"Second-Absence of a firm hand
ling of their troops by the leaders of
the Western detachments.
"Third-Unsuccessf tactics an(
l lack of energy of the Tenth Army
Corps commander, who retired un'
= necessarily from the left bank of tn
Sha river without even warning hi
neighbor the commander of thu
e First Army Corps.
= Fourth-Unsuccessf operation
= of the commander of the Thirty-first
!, Infantry division, who several time
unnecessarily retired his troops.
:. "Fifth-lnsufficien firmness o
= many troops, who left their ranks un
= der the preteXt of carrying wounded
e to the rear, or without any preteXt.
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KurOpatkin Explains
Defeat of The Russians

ST. PETERSBURG, February IL
General Kuropatllin's history of the
Russo-Japanese war, which was con
fiscated by the Russian Government,
has at last become accessible despite
the most extreme precautions to pre-
vent this calling official Indictment
from reaching the public The work
is remarkable for its historic value
as the closing chapter of the war
from the pen of the commander in
chief and for the merciless criticism
of the men and measures which, in
KuropatlIin's estimate, swept Russia
and its army to defeat.
The work consists of three bulky
volumes of Lao Yang, of the Sha riv-
er and of Moukden. The voluminous
general orders, statistics, reports and
other documentary matter with the
conclusions" constitute most amaz-
ing revelations of disorganization and
incapacity and even of disobediencc
of specific and urgent orders by GER
tain general officers entrusted with
the commands in the fields, notably
General Kaulbars, against whom u
formidable indictment is framed, sad
ding upon him the entire responsible
lily for the defeat at Moukden.
PAYS TRIBUTE TO JAPANESE.
Kuropatl1in's reasons for the fail
ure of the war are based chiefly on Il
comparison of the warlille spirit of
the Japanese, their preparedness and
valor, which he says had never been
to,
ability to maintain the numerical su-
periority necessary to resume the often
sive, with the disadvantages of Rus
STA, owing to the inadequacy of the
single-track railroad from Europe
with commanding officers disobeying
orders, and in hopeless state of con-
fusion and cross purposes, with low
state of morale and confidence among
the troops, and continued news from
home of internal troubles and of in
suits and reproaches against the
army.
The General patheticauy concludes
that if Russia had been united anC
ready to make the sacrifice necessary
to safeguard her dignity and integri
ty. the valiant Russian army would
have striven till the foe was sub
dued."
RUSSIANS NOT IN HARMONY.
The Moukden volume opens with
ketch of the early events of the war
'howing that there were divided coun
sells from the outset over the defense
of Port Arthur.
During the earlier period of tn
campaign" the General wrote the En-
peror, ''our task must be not to pei
NIT our troops to be beaten in detail
but gradually to strengthen them an
to prepare ourselves for an advance
We must begin it with sufficient fore
es and not until we have all the neces
saries for an uninterrupted advanc
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revealed to the enemy the nature
of our intended movements"
Concerning the reverse at Sandepu,
Kuropatdn says: lit was impossi-
bic that it could have ended other
wise in view of the absolute unpre-
paredness of the attack. The envi-
rons and Notifications of that village
had not been studied, and no sketch
es of the ground had been prepared
for the troops. As a result, that ar
tillery fired for a whole day against
Baitaize instead of Sandepu. The
fourteenth division attacked Baitadze,
west of Sandepu, and, having occu-
pied the village the commander
thought he was occupying Sandepu
and so reported to me. Sandepu's
outer wall was even mistaken by the
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-03-02
GEN WHOM KURoPATKIN SAYS WAS 1NEFFI-



fourteenth division for the redoubt
inside of Sandepu, and, not supposing
itself strong enough to take this re-
doubt, the division retired to it's
former positions.
'Stackelberg, noticing that Sandepu
. was not taken, in spite of the order
twice given by Grippenberg to stop
the advance, did not find it possible
to obey, and after very hard bat
tie took the greater part of Sandepu
toward the evening, but at dawn he
was attacked by superior forces and
forced to retire"
COST TEN THOUSAND MEN.
Continuing his description and cri-
ticisms of the operations, Kuropatl1in
again complains of Grippenberg for
failing to report and confer with him
at the critical juncture, though he
had telephOned to his command, add
ing, however: Personally, Grippen-
berg could not talk to me on account
of his deafness.
Thus ended our first attempt to
adopt the offensive It cost about
10000 men, OF the causes of the fail
ure the belief was, of course, negli-
gence in failing seriously to prepare
for storming Sandepu, Indicating an
absence of deserved respect for our
resourceful enemy. Such disregard
for the enemy was noticeable
throughout the whole war on the
part of almost all the higher officers
on their arrival at the front, but af-
ter the first collision this contempt
was unfortunately changed into al
most equally extreme overestimate."
RETIRE WITHOUT AWAITING FIRE
Showing absence of proper commit
nication between the commander of
the army and the various corps, Ku-
ropatkin declares portions of the
Fifteenth Division retired without
permission and without awaiting the
enemy's fire.
His proceeding" says Kuropatkin,
'set most deplorable example both
to those under him and to the other
armies and was calculated to under
mine discipline. His expressed opin-
ion that the campaign might be con-
sidered lost and that retreat, first
to Moukden and then to Hardin, was
necessary, produced dangerous be-
wildnrment in the minds of the more
faint-hearted."
Regarding Moukden, Kuropatkin
says quick measures were necessary
to save the city, and its defense was
entrusted to General Kaulbars. 1
again" he says, insisted on speedy
action, and gave Kaulbars full free
dom in carrying out this order. Kaul-
bars did not carry it out, giving as an
excuse the non-arrival of troops"
FAILURE OF KAULBARS.
How Kaulbars failed is told with
much detail, and constitutes in itself
a vivid recital of the plumbers, cross
purposes, incapacity and consequent
disaster Kaulbers is directly accused
O%@~%>~S%NSNI9N<D% <1~NN%G~@%3SGS-
NONCOMMITTAL.
Guilty or not guilty?"
YES" responded the man at the
bar.
What's that?" queried the Court,
r sharply
"You asked whether was guilty OF
not guilty, and, of course, am. OF
= the two conditions could not well
scape both"
but which are you?"
saw, go on Judge What's the jury
for?"-Philadelphia Ledger.
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WAS INEFFI.

seconu army infantry, ordered to adj
vance, remained entirely passive and
made no attempt to challenge the
enemy. The cavalry also did moth
ing.
"Kaulbars was ordered on February
18th to ascertain the precise strength
of the enemy, the direction of their
movements and intentions. There or
ders frequently We're repeated, but
not obeyed, and the commander con-
sequently was forced to make his
decisions hastily on false and incom-
plete information. Kaulbars, assign
ed to arresting Nogi's turning move
ment, acted upon erroneous informa-
ton and devoted all his time and at
army on the west front, mistakenly
taking it for Nogi's army"
Kuropatkin's conclusions" declare
that Kaulbars, in spite of the COM
mander in chiefs orders to attack,
remained inactive and did not even
know the disposition of his own
troops. The next day Kaulbars again
made no move and disregarded orders
energetically to attack the enemy's
left wing.
ORDERS NOT OBEYED.
Details~of forces at Kaulbars' dis
posal are tabulated, and it is shown
that "down to February 25th, thirty
five battalions never went into action,
while the japanese were successfully
carrying on a turning movement be-
fore their eyes.
''At this time" rEuropatkin conti-
nues, "the commander-in-chie order
ed Kaulbars to send all troops posi-
BILE to the right bank of the river
He did exactly to the contrary.
We could have concentrated more
than one hundred battalions and
thrown them against Nogi. Kaulbars
not only disobeyed the order to throw
troops across the river, but having
lost five days, he went so far in al
lowing the turning movement that
on February 22d part of his force was
still operating not against Nogi, but
against Oku's left wing.
''The loss of time and the weakness
of the force opposed to Nogi consti'
tute the entire explanation of our
Moukden failure"
Kaulbars is further blamed for not
recognizing his forces, which We're in
a state of great confusion, for draw
ing recklessly On the reserves, and
for many other shortcomings.
The book contains the text of Gea-
eral Kuorpatkin's reports TO the EN-
peror, in which he enlarges on the
causes of the defeat at Moukden
Elsewhere, however, KuropatlIin
frankly admits to the Emperor thai
he himself was much to blame for the
Moukden defeat. saying he did moi
insist sufficiently, before the begin
ming of the battle, on strong re
serve for the decisive movement.
SGN9t-0%6N<SSSN9ASss&,NS>%3*O
EVADING THE POINT.
'Is it true you are a candidate fol
the Officer"
IAN rot"
"Of course, of course. But is thu
story ?'-Philadelphia Ledger,
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THE DIFFERENCE

representative Fred Lands, of In
mana was coming to Washington ov-
81 the Fennsylvania railroad the 9TH
er day, and with him was Represen-
tatlye Olcott, of New York.
What's that bullding-a distiI-
iery" Mr.. lands asked as the train
past the big gray buildigns of the
district workhouse.
II believe it has something to do
with the liquor business" Mr.. Olcott
answered. Il think it is known as a
rectitying establishment" - New
Yory World.
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THEY ACTED TOO.

Members of Congress may quit
talking about an increase of salary,
but they viii not quit thinking about
it.-Washington Star.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-03-02

FINE job ErinuaG .Dssr OaoA.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-03-02
EvADING THE POINT.

us it true you are a candidate for
the Officer"
IAN rot"
"Of course, of course. But is the
story trueP-Philadelphia Ledger,
The Washington times., 1907-06-14

which would delay the abatement of
this nuisance on that account. The
Government must do the work in
any event. Separate property own
ers could not be permitted to
dredge and fill flats in the middle of
a river. The charges would be as
sessed against the claimants as the
cost of streets and pavements is
now assessed. The inquiry into the
title and the improvement of the
flats could proceed simultaneously
And every summer this slough
waits-whether on an inattentiye
Congress, as was once the case, or
on the employment of special coun-
sci, which has been the case since
February 90, 19O6-the inmates Of
ST. Elizabeth's, the worI1men and
sailors at the navy yard, and half
the people of the Capital are paying
the penalty in avoidable ague, ma
laria, and fever.
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HAVE THE TIMES MAILED TO you.
FRIDAY. JUNE "A. 1907.
San Francisco and the Nation.

y Japanese news agency, which is
thought to be inspired by the for
eign Office, says of the worst of the
recent riots in San Francisco:
Even the most conservative and hope
ful THAT is. among the Japanesel fear
that a repetition OF the occurrence
would have serious results on the rela-
lions Of the two countries.
This is a gauge of the present re
sponsibility of the city of San Fran
cisco 10 the rest of the country. 4
war between Japan and the United
States on any issue would be an I'M
utterable calamity to both nations.
But a war between two such ma
lions. in the twentieth century, due
directly to the inefficiency of a city
police force, would be a reproach
upon the government and people of
that city as long as its name should
survive
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HOSPITAL SERVICE
CHANGES MADE

The following list Of changes OF. sta
ton and duties Of commissioned and
noncommissioned officers Of the Public
Health and Marine Hospital Service FOR
the seven days ended June y has been
announced:
ID. H Currie, passed assistant sur
geon- Relieved from duty at San Fran
cisco quarantine station, and directed 10
proceed to Honolulu. T. H, for temper
airy duty June II. 1907.
j. F. BTeady, acting assistant sur
geon- Granted leave of absence for -four
days. nom June u, 1907. June 10 1917
w X Hunter, acting assistant sur
geon. Granted leave Of absence for
I, 1907.
w. c. Mason, acting assisting sur
seoH- GRANTED leave OF absence for six
days, from June %. 1907. June 10. 1907.
W. l. hoyster acting assistant sur
Seon- Granted leave of absence for
seven days. from June O. 1907, under
paragraph 30. service regulations.
Albert +. Stuart. acting assistant sur
geon- Granted leave OF absence for
hfteen days, from July l. 1907. June z
w. r. +. Thompson. acting assistant
surgeon. Directed TO proceed from
Coatzacoalcos. Mexico, 20 Salina Cruz.
Mexico. Tor special temporary duty;
upon completion OF which TO rejoin his
station June >, 1907
f. Townsend acting assistant sur
geon. Granted leave of absence for
fourteen days, from June 8, 1897. June
Z. 1907
T. d. Walker, acting assistant sur
geon- Granted leave Of absence for
ten days, from June p, 1907. June 10.
1907.
J. Lab. Ward, acting assistant sur
geon- Granted leave Of absence for
seven days, from June 10, 1907. under
paragraph 10, service regulations.
]. V. La Grange. pharmacist. Direct
cd to proceed from Savannah. Ca. 10
Camp Perry Florida, for special temp
orary duty; upon completion of which
10 rejoin his station. June II. 1907.
C c Carlton, pharmacist. Granted
leave of absence foT thirty days from
July 1, 1907 June 7/1oO7.
g. L. Van Ness. pharmacist Granted
leave Of absence for twenty-one days.
from May 30. 1907. June 6. 1907
A board of medical officers was con-
vened TO meet at Galveston. Tex, June
10. 1907. for the physical examination of
an officer in the revenue cutter service.
Detail for the board: Passed Assistant
Surgeon @. NJ Corrupt, chairman: Act
ing Assistant Surgeon w. n Cannon,
recorder. June z. 1857.
The Washington times., 1907-06-14
COUNTRY CLUB PRESENTS
X SCRAP OF PAPER"

ROCKVILLE, Md, June 1.-THE first
undertaking on the part OF the members
OF the recently organized Montgomery
Country Club will be an elaborate pre-
sentation this evening Of the three-act
comedy drama, entitled "A Scrap Of
Paper" The play Is more or less ia
rniiiar TO the going people Of
the vicinity, having been given in
Washington by Henrietta CrOssman not
long ago. 1t viii be given under the
management of Mrs. Thomas NJ. Tai
bolt wilmarth's Washington orchestra
has been engaged for the evening, az
the end of which an impromptu dance
will be given. The cast includes Misses
Bliss Finley, Rose Armstrong, Priscilla
Dawson, Fannie Peter. Lavinia Dawson,
Marie Jones. and James II. Starkey,
John Higgins, jr., Russell Brewer, Lee
Kemp. George Alnutt, and stephen H.
QUigley.
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AS to Medical Experts.

a notable sign of the times is that
the medical profession itself is
awakening to the absurd exhibitions
made by medical experts in civil and
criminal cases of great importance.
The vigorous address of Hon. Louis
c. Southland before the Massachu-
sets Medicai Association Wednes-
day, delivered by invitation, and APP
Parently approved by a majority Of
the physicians present, showed con-
clusively that there is a rapidly ris-
ing dislike on the part of the profess
sion to the odium that the expert
business throws upon the whole
practice of medicine.
-Hessians," as Mr.. Southland calls
the hired disputants, certainly do
nothing to promote respect for the
really noble and useful fraternity.
When one eminent medical gentle
man swears thus and so, and an
other equally eminent medical gen
tleman swears that what the first
said was all bosh, jury and public
alike are pretty nearly justified in
looking on the whole system with
suspicion and contempt.
But the services of doctors and
surgeons cannot be wholly dispensed
with in court. There are points in
many a trial where the truth as to
mental or physical condition is very
necessary. These can be provided for
in a sensible, nOn-partisan way. Mr..
Southard's plan is excellent. He pro-
poses that the court appoint one or
more, medical experts whenever
such are needed, in substantially the
same manner in which masters and
auditors arc now appointed in
Massachusetts in civil cases, and
that their compensation be fixed in
the same way that provision is now
made for the pay of masters and
auditors.
In that way the main Importance
would be TO get at the truth, instead
of trying. each on a side, to cover it
with the rubbish of purchased opin-
ions, as at present, The experts
would draw less money, TO be sure,
but Justice would be better served
and the medical profession relieved
Of a stigma that grows greater with
each important trial.
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YOUTHS AGITATIONS.

When / shall be divorced, some ten
years hence. .
From this poor present self which /
am now;
When youth has done its tedious vain
expense
OF passions that forever ebb and flow;
Shall not Joy youths heats are left be-
hind
And breathe more happy in an even
Clime2
An, no, for then I shall begin 10 find
\ thousand virtues in this hated time!
Then I shall wish its agitations back.
And all It's thwartiHg currents OF de-
sire,
Then shall praise the heat which then
I lack
And call this hurrying fever generous
fire;
And sigh that one thing only has been
lent
To youth and age in commandment
tent Matthew Arnold
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essary as President Hill suggests,
but the difficulties of getting money
are so many ab5 serious that it may
easily prove, before many years,
that Mr.. Hill is right. Certain it is
that, despite the strong prejudice
now existing against Government
ownership, this country would not
go through many experiences like
the freight congestion of last win
ter without undergoing a decided
change of attitude toward this ques-
ton.
The Washington times., 1907-06-14
"UncIe Joe" in Earnest.

1t is becoming clear TO politicians
in Washington that Joseph G. Can
non is a Presidential candidate much
in earnest.
The charge cannot be made
against "UncIe Joe" that he is too
timid to grasp his opportunities, as
il is often made against the presid-
ing officer at the opposite end of the
Capitol. Neither can il be alleged
against him, as it often is against
Taft, that he does not know the
game of politics. No more can the
charge be made effectively that he
is a ''reactiOnary," for can he not
reply that he has been part and
parcel of the whole legislative
scheme of the Roosevelt administra-
ton, a very necessary aid in the exc
cution of every detail of the reform
measures? Even the charge that he
is a corporation lawyer, which lies
against Knox, is not to be laid at
his door. He has been a politician
or a statesmen, as you please-for
too many years
Uncle Joe's" activity is the
present-day wonder of the prelimi-
nary campaign. 1t is only few
brief and heeting weeks since the
Cannon movement was supposed to
have died Of inanition, but now he
has the Illinois delegation ''cinched,"
and others in prospect. The activi-
ties of Uncle Joe" will bear watch
ing hereafter.
The Washington times., 1907-06-14
BOY SHOT INTO AIR
/. BY BARNUN MORTAR
Old Human Cannon Ball.
Act Performed In
voluntarily.

SOUTH NORWALK, Conn. June II
Young Henry Remsen was playing hide
and-seek and hid in one OF the old
spring guns or mOrtars once owned by
p. T. Barnum. the Snowman
He was hardly comfortably fixed
when he suddenly shot up in the air
and landed in an apple tree. He was
bruised, but not seriously hurt
The mortar responsible Tor Remsen' s
flight was one which Barnum used I'm
his old "human-cannon bau'' act.
George /. BrittOn obtained the mortar
years 2EO. and has used it as an orna-
ment on his lawn. The boys in the
neighbOrhOOd have used II for years as
a plaything. but none Of them touched
the powerful spring hidden away In II
until young Remsen slid ia.
The Washington times., 1907-06-14
LIGHT RIVALS THE SUN.
10000 CANDLE POWER

NEW YORK. June IA light which
mas the same binding effect upon the
eyes as has the sun has been tested IN
Newark Its inventor. Ralph Scott,
claims that il viii revOluuonize electric
lighting.
Globes Of various sizes. the largest
one inclOsing a light OF 10000 candle
power. were suspended on ropes The
test was begun with a lamp OF between
$500 and 5.0QO candle power. The next
was OF from 1000 10 1900 candle power
some of the witnesses 100 yards away
from the lamp were able 10 read f.le
urint Finally the 1500o0 candle power
light WIS turned on. Il fairly daZzled
the eyes OF spectators. and they We're
compelled 10 turn away