The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-09-14


for tho rrnntress OF his exploits n was
the merit of the Emperor which had won
the battle ila waa merely the servant
and the greatness Of the Emperor had
prevailed.
Some years ago he put his loyalty TO
the Emporor into poem. Nogi whose
life was stpnt in Tho field or over his war
hooks in the bamboo hcdged house near
Aov8ma Park. Toxic. still had time TO
write poetry aud among tho Japa nese il
was held IN high esteem as the work Of a
man who wrote ~ ha felt. A stan2a
of one of his poems hears thus rough
trans lat lpu
The Hght that IN the glowing morning burns
j. tho virtue Of tho Emperor.
Az the r"Dpic az IN" tast and al tho alien men
WIN feel their hearts Acl"w for him, as when
on graz and Land " tho Rising sun
The thteadlcis ri tho dew are spun.
Nogi srranS from the race Of the Sa-
mural He was born in Choshu. a few
miles from Toxic. in 1919. The biographies
givo no details Of his carly life. except
that he served in the Satsuma rebellion.
His experience undor arms appears to
have been sufficient. however. o warrant
his going to the Chino-Japanese war
rs ono Of the higher officers That he
was q man Of extraordinary native ability
MS stratogist appears il all of his cam
psiens. from tho carlv conflicts Of the
Chinese war until in 1905 ha took Port
Arthur and turned ihe Russian right
at the battle of Mul>den three months
later
The ~ene-alshir Of Noei Kitten FIRST
sprBnG INTO prominence AZ th. battle of
Ripcho,r. fought IN tho fan ~ tsaa Kin.
chow a vailed ci,,. ~, ,h, t.;,o T,,n,
,an,ns,,i, Geo. -, H. - .., Is
-, - 20 w 'o'-
NC "i"i' N"S' won oie'i"c'lol w Ine
Russian war ten years later. With Ia
lion wan, which il better known nv its
Russian name of Daln,. !. commanded
tho ,rr-o,cb "a por, A.,h,r -, ,ha
,. ~ ;,, ,''"' ~ ,'e
'rethl'y OF vi" peninsula Nogl, VINO
was IN command OF a brigade, pla ccd
his troops with such skill that the CITY
foil into IN, bunda az .bo J,,,n,s, q, t,,,.,
,,.;.t,,. .,.t -, ~
'-n o''us"'e' pai'iF also ,t','
giving the Japanese harbor from which
sdfe access could be gained to the region
behind Port Arthur. on November Il.
eleven DAYS aftcr tho Gamma os Ei,obo.
II ,..,. .N -.
'"i'N' ""9 '''uiu'u UPON ior'
NlEu''
NoGi's brigade served as part of
lama Ms division With Nishi's bricad.
he made n irving ricbt march Which
hreu,,h, hin, 80 ,I., -, ,,,,,. II.
uro"En' MN 10 'ne IH'n'se ou'"orks.
He assaulted the weston defences and
carried thcm and then marched upon
tho town of Port Arthur. The city was
the suCc"sS cost the Japanese only t:3
men killed and wounded Nogs when
he served ON The same ground ton year.
later, had different story TO tell when
at last tine t,ussl,ns raised he white Gag
After the war Nogi retired 10 his buu.a
in Toxic. lie spent HIS time nyer Ia.
war book, and war maps. preparinp for
the struggle hat he Knew must conn,
against Russia. He hunted and rn,i.
horseback. and his nous. was decoI4,iad
contrary to the sparing Janinese nr,r.
tice with the head. and kim ,f tho
animals ne shot.
Nogi sent his two sons TO the ,nilitsr,
college wl,h the intention of rr.nariu,
them for the war when il should come
In March 1905 his eldes, son. .Shoutep
who was then ~ wears old. came To MIN
and said the time had come
"J am clad am going to tho sror,
ne told his father There i no hcpa ~ ,,,
coming back and | wish my .ro,bor
to take good care of herseIi", !.
according to the narrative nf an old
,aretsksr at hopi's housa win, Lpa,.
about The .anvere.,tiou---and ig 7 die
please praise nv deeds You no rloIIbt
will also 20 10 war. but perhan ms Wa viii
fight in different places 50 Will toll va,
GOOD nov Father. shall We ms,La
a rscs for tho good name We NAV wIn
on the hattlareld," W."
The Younger son. Hoten. who was
n years old heard his hrofbsr 1alL,n1
10 the General
Father" ,,iJ the yo,Irr man "Jat