Show g 1 SAW THE FIRST FIEST BATTLE One ODe ot of the spectators spectator of the first naval al engagement encasement between the Japanese Japan Japan- ese and Chinese in the harbor of Ohe- Ohe Corea Cores was wai a Salt Lake boy boy- boyl boy l gh adopted son ion of Mr and nd Mr Mrs i of or this city He li is one of III the crew of the United States State warship It in ia a letter to his bil parents parent toted July 26 and begun be un the day be be- be be and finished the day dy after fter the t W be he gives give a brief statement ot of or af ft ni M as follows follow z l m in IJ in Corea Cores Corea and our ship hip being bein the JJ out on this station was wai sent ent up here the Americans Americana who are in this zoo lonely place I I have been trying Iii a fun full story about this trouble Wk cannot The war Is li started and I it will not last lait long lone for there is III a rUe rise and fall ot of two twenty-two feet O en a the water which makes make the tides to 0 and fro at a speed of six ix knots anand an n and nd when we pull four times 7 i 1 ashore it makes make one feel tired for we are lying six miles mile out so o that four tour trips make forty eight forty eight mil miles mile Weare We are going out tomorrow to witness the first firt modern naval Daval engagement ever fought in these the water waters When the American minister sent ent word that the war would break out tomorrow we landed our troops troop to go up to Seoul which Is i the capital of ot Corea And where the fight is i to take place on shore I did not go this time with the landin landing party but we will relieve them next month There will not be much trouble for us here so o dont don't worry I suppose you have read all about the tl fight ht It took place yesterday morning just t out outside ide of ot the harbor Three Japanese men war w r sunk unk one China Ohina- Chinaman man China man I have hare taken notice of all the different countries I have hare been in and I find that I like America bet best of all Just Juet think ot of these e foreigners foreigner who go about bout with only a on and and live lire on a plant which looks look like a big summer Bummer squash Then the Chinese are the te same ame way only they live on rice and curry The Japan Japan- Japanese ee ese are not much better Then there are the East Eat Indians Indian the Arabs Arab the West Indians and others other I have hare seen een and in fact I begin to think that after all America is i the only place I have hare been that is i decent |