Show tw nill ni l I 1 T l f C artt tn r ni il li fit r k how japanese forethought supplemented military skill in the great struggle with russia rusia brig gen robert K evans says the army and navy journal told ot of meeting just after the russo japa nose nese war a friend who had been a military with ojamaa Ol ramas army la in the manchurian Manc burian campaign and asked him what had bad been the most striking and noteworthy incident that came to his notice during the war his reply was without doubt it was this in the he battle of 0 mukden I 1 noticed a large body of 0 troops on tho the field whose presence pre senca I 1 could not account tor for from any information in my possession I 1 rode over and inquired who they were I 1 was told these are the reserves sent from japan to take taka the places of the men who will be killed and wounded in the next great battle and there they were on tho the field while the battle was wa going on chis la Is a most instructive incident thought general evans here oyama lost la in a great battle a certain number ot of thousands of men the next day they were all replaced by an equal number ot of trained instructed and disciplined men the army was an aa strong numerically as aa before the fight it had bad probably gained tn eM clency by the practical experience ot of the OM cera cars and men who had been under firo fire and still remained in ranks |