Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-17
glPlh IS EQU|PP|NC
ITS 0NE-T|ME ENEMY
Vast Quantities OF Russia's Army
Supplies Come From Mi
rs kado's Kingdom.
KOREA FURNISHING SHOES
Country Over Which Gar Once Went
So to War Now Vast Reservoir of
Rawhides for His Soldiers-Trans-
portation II Easy.

PARIS. August 1.-THE extent to
(which Japan is clothing, shoeink, arm
ling and munitioninE the Russian army
twas forcibly presented to a military
,;observsr who has Just returned from
ga trip along the Russian front.
Il ct was astonished." he said. ito find
agreat numbers OF Russian soldiers
sc1othed from head to foot in uniforms
made In Japan, not only the tnnic and
TROUSERS, but even the lcgginEs They
on their shoulders Jnpanese
guns. Their cartridge belts were filled
with cartridges made in Japan. Their
Heather belts and buckles were from
Japan. And the stout hob-nall shoes
.ithey wear are from hides gathered in
Korea and made into shoes in Japan.
80 that there you see a Russian soldier
3in Japanese clothes. Japanese shoes.
with Japanese gun. Japanese ammuni-
5tion and Japanese accoutrement.
KOREA NOW FURNISHES
II SUPPLIES TO RUSSIA
'It is strange" he went on, that
Russia went to war with Japanese over
stKorea, and now Korea, the source OF
all the trouble. Is supplying Russia
with tho shoes in which her soldiers
are marching 10 victory. Korea Ia a
great grazing country. and is proving
u vast reservoir of raw hides. which
the Japanese are rapidly turning into
boots, shoes, saddles and leather fur
Japan to the Russian front?" the OBJ
server was asked.
"Ie waa noted" said he, that about
"a
mans had not been able to send their
submarines was in the waters Of the
East China Sea, the Strait OF Korea
and the Sea OF Japan. These are the
waters separating Japan from Russia
and tho Asiatic mainland and the
routes over them, copmerclal and milf
.tary, are open and without menace"
What sort OF arms and munitions
As Russia getting from Japan" was
asked.
{ "All sorts" WAS the reply From
the service rihe and small field pieces
up to tho big tweive-inch guns. The
Japanese twelveinch Ia terrible
weapon. and they are content not to
make any OF the fourteen-iuch and
sirteen-inch guns. as they consider.
from q military standpoint. that the
immobpity OF the monster gun offsets
its Advantages, whereas the twelve
Inch gun is mobile gun and very
tieadly"
RUSSIANS DIRECTING
THEIR OWN ARTILLERY
st Is said that French and Japanese
.officers are now furnishing the expert
direction OF the Russian artillery IRE,
which has made It so effective"
Ibid you see any OF these of'iccrs?"
4Sas asked.
i NO. and the report is not correct"
said the observer
The Russian artillery officers are
directing their own firc. and are get
inE splendid results, The only Jap |
lnese and French officers are those
assigned to explain the
workings of a new piece, just as an e1-
'ert is sent along to explain any COM
dictated piece Of machinery. japanese
accompanied the big twelve
nch Japanese guns. not TO maneuver
hem in action. but to explain how 1t /
vas TO be rnaneuvered. That ia the I
extent Of their help, and tho Russians
ihould get full credit for what they /
awe accomplished in operating their
No. the Japanese have done
In armin9. clothing ana
the Russians, but they
have not had n chance 10 do the
hghting" AZ.