New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-14
handed the surrender of Lieutenant
General St0essel at Port Arthur


General Noei. the hero of Port Arthur
was the ideal OF a japanese soldier y
member OF the samurai clan. he was aiso
a scholar, diplomat and song writer
Some of his songs are the most popular III
Japan. and many are already lhcoIPo
rated In the more serious literature OF hi'
country. lie was born at Hagi. In the
Province of Cheshu, in 1919, eldest son Vi
Maretsugu.
The old general was described more tnah
once as brave and sometimes savage
"a model soldier according to the iho9'
rigorous and ancient standard lie was
simple. rugged and heartless disciphna-
risn. given TO great silences. Ills c"ioi
luxury was the exercise OF an herolc VIZ,
Before the Russian war broke out ne hau
been for ten years governor genera -
Formosa. where he had the task oil SUI
DUNG the fierce mountain tribes the VI"
nese had been unable 10 control nc onI'
summed up his moral and military pm
losophy in these words: -.
"The performances Of SOLDIER OIL '"'
battlefield arc nothing but the ho"e'"is
and fruition OF the work and Ualhihe %
his daily life in the time OF peace
His whole life was in accord with lh'
dramatic manner Of his leaving IT,
striking excmplldcation of the japanese
principle that the life of subject Il a'
,olutely at the disposal Of his bnpeIoi'
General Nogi belonged to the ehelhevi
ing branch of the Japanese army AZ '''V
outbreak Of the Chinese war III 1880 "'
had attained to the rank OF MAJOR seii-
eral. and had the reputation oil oerie
solemn q soldier Of high attainments. lie
was selected to command orlgdue III
the Second Army. which marcheu over
the ground, and performed, on minor
scaIe the task which was so gloriousN
ACCOMPLISHED in the Russian war by the
Third Army. General Nosi was present
at the battle of Nanshan, where ne leu
his brigade with marked skill.
First Attack on Port Arthur
In that first attack on Port Arthur ne
WAS placed in charge OF the oIlsdu'
which advanced down the Suei-shl AZ
,.v and stormed the town OF Port AZ
thur. This brigade did not take an! pa
in the attacks on the great iorts ou,i"s
The first days lghtins, when no FEWER than
tyentv OF the huge works, constructed
under the direction OF Major Won Hani'e-
ken. OF the German army, were rusHo"
and captured by the japanese in t"enI'
four hours but il assaulted with IhS
heroic bravery which the world has come
70 recognize as the main characteristic u
,he japanese soldier the town OF fo''
Arthur and drove out the Chinese troops
Aftervard the general took part IN 'He
northward march Of the secoho ARM
and assisted at the capture OF iai-
cheng After the fall OF the latter pia'e
the Chinese troops concentrated some d,s-
lance TO the north. near kalplng' A"e
Jsnanese scouts ascertained that some
1000 infantry, 800 horsemen and ~ guns
were assembled there, and General Nosi
was dispatched with force CONSISTING
NJ the 1st Infantry Brigade. the LIST cav
alrv Battalion. the I'd Battalion OF tleld
Artillery and some detachments oil ehsl-
neers 10 attack and disperse the enemy
Dividing his force into three bodies, cen
oral Nogi. with the main column undef
his personal command set out on Janu-
arv /. 1895. Owing TO the terrible charac-
ter of the roads and the intense cold ana
deep snow the little army was only abie
10 make about ten miles day.