Show I Togo T lu 1 f the Fighting Almi al of Japan or an admiral Is III Judged by h results Measured by hy this standard Togo Is entitled to bo classed among tho captains Ho IH the kind of at man who says little and does much There Is nothing of ot the spectacular him He goes through no preliminaries and few tew Hut ho strikes Aft After er that the other fellow tellow docs tho talk Inc In provided etl ho Is able ablo That was a 11 hit that Togo Tolo not got gotoff off ocr when he ho made his modest report of the attack so M nearly put tho lan Ian Port Arthur fleet out of ot business Ho said Mid hd lid thought the tho moral effect on tho would bo good It Il woe was so was IS the The world has hos decided that tho delicious humor contained In the phrase was un unintentional intentional on 1010 part After look looking lookIn ing In at tho rather grim rim face ace nd tho Kleam In tho eyo of ot the man ono one In 10 In Inclined to wonder If It It was IS not premed premeditated after all a sort Olt of o sly t empt M nl rUbbing It In JI ns aB It were The moral effect ere t on St Petersburg was decidedly demoralizing d so 80 much BO 80 indeed that Stark WOH forthwith removed on oa account t of Illness and the Ih Ice Ico breaker was put In his hil place lace lias moro whiskers Togo nl l rate and more mora avoirdupois Likewise lie he talks moro and ono one would Imagine louder But ho lacks luckl that lit lt t te e gleam In 11 tho eyo that Is so l In tho JaIl Jap commander r Toos taco face Is worth studying He le looks look like Iko Christian Do 10 Wet Wot Ono can Imagine that ho Is a n little rather I sort of ot a man 11 not nt nil ul tho sort that would bo picked out for an nn nil nl Ural at nt least not until you ou got nc ue with wih him But these thelo quiet men aro deceptive hero Thero was Grant Orant also n o the tho te De Wet before mentioned There Is II a certain class of ot quiet man Mio 1 ho sees seel u n certain thing to bo done dono and then BeCS nothing else elso until that Is accomplished Perceiving tho objective point ho goes gocS toward It I with hf h least possible delay In the Iho most direct manner Human else Is secondary It 1 Is Ille l that n a would seo hese things In the tho face tace of ot Togo At Iny ny rate his hla nets have shown that they the oro re In II his hie character This IH I TOIOI second war It Il was waso I Rho o his privilege to strike tho first blo low China He Ho was captain of only one on little ship then not c eHn en an all armored a vessel In the tho modern sense of ot tho term torm It I was a n second of ot tons carrying two ten h guns Kuns six ten Maxima 1111 two Thin Thlu was tho Togo at of o 20 IJ I of ot which Togo Tolo remained cap captain tain 11 throughout tho war It I saw tho most lighting of ot nn ship of ot tho line lne It H was on July 1894 before tho ac no actual declaration of ot war that the wn ran afoul of ot the steamer I loaded with wih Chinese troops and military stores bound for tor Korea A gun gUll boomed on 01 tho NUIla us ns a 11 Big sig signal I nal 1111 to stop The Tho stopped I Togo signaled whelo you uro or take tho consequences The ho Kow remained Shortly afterward another signal to follow olow the tho Nn Na The captain started to obey hut but hero here the balked even onn threatening to kill ki tho captain Togo hesitated not nn un Instant Warning tho Europeans J to leavo the tho ho turned loose n torpedo and several guns In tho language of ot ono one of ot the European I of 01 the tho tho Iho day da be became came night i of ot coal splinters Then I believe and water filled the all 11 of ot us leaped overboard and swam sn Togo made marle no attempt to rescue those In the tho water He was WM the tho son of ot a 11 Sat Satsuma suma samurai that was not hlo Idea of ot war Hut Dut he did 1111 send lend n 11 boat bont and save e tho life of ot the halt half drowned British captain who had been a school schoolmate mate In After Aler the tho war Togo ToRO M promoted to roar admiral and placed third In com command mand In the Japanese fleet loet Later Lter he was made commander In chief of ot tho dockyard nt lit and still stil later Inter vice Ico admiral Aa As the tho admiral Ho not the marquis by b the tho way Is held In Japan to consult with the emperor the tho cabinet the active command In tho present war Wil fell el on Togo The fhe more the tho Japanese naval cam campaign pul about Port Arthur Is the tho moro more are ae Its daring brilliancy skill brought Into relief rele On all Fob oh B 5 the tho before the tho Japanese announced their Intention of o breaking ort eft diplo matic relations with Vice Ice Ad Admiral Admirl miral mirl Togo ogo lo to be ready for tor Immediate action Ho He was IS ready Ialy Then ho he was 1 very briefly commanded d dIst to to tn Korea a 1 number of ot troopships second to establish e a l per permanent permanent manent line lne of ot lU bt t tween lorM and Japan lapAn The convoy convoying ing of 01 the tie troopships was a n simple mat matter ter the establishment ost II of ot the perma permanent perna nent lt lino Ino of ot communications not so f simple Tim fhe subsequent part art of ot the tho campaign wis based band on 01 that porton of ot the order Togo ogo steamed at nt once for tor Port art Arthur Arthu with the ono ou object In view of o putting tho II Icet In such Condition that It could not Interfere With the Japanese of ot that the tha Russian cruisers Ko Jo wel nt ot ho sent Hear Admiral to 10 destroy them Ing Ing Port Arthur Togo signaled to the eighteen destroyers Go and sink the tho CIC 5 J J j i Togo s I IWi Wife Wi 6 an and Children Im squadron ICCI 10 o you That wan as all ul lint Kut the tho world knows knols the result Tho the and two other wore se seriously BI crippled Without knowing the result of ot the torpedo attack the tho Japa Japanese Jap nese admiral steamed In next net day lay and Inflicted further Injury Keeping out of ot range of ot the forts fortl ho demonstrated ted both th the Ins Japs aro accurate marks marksmen men and that the tho aro Iro Inel clent i Having failed to entirely destroy tho Russian fleet next attempt was waK to bottle hote It up The ho nut first was ns tho sinking of at the tho hulks In tha to the harbor hl second l vas lo 10 kou tho IulI torts forts Busy with wilI n II norn nOI while hlo hb torpedo boats dar daringly planted mines In the tho mouth of ot the Doth of ot those attempts were nt least partially successful ul Sub Subsequently he dieted 1 still stil further dam alm ago ngo on tho fleet len on tho harbor or town of ot Port PorI Arthur by b a series of ot well directed and terrific bom bombardments In all ni of theno thORO tho boasted Gibraltar of or the th east tho Japs suffered hut trifling The Tho end Is not yet ct Tha world will wl hear more of ot this man who showed himself luch n persistent per Intrepid and resourceful lighter In tho war find fd who In tha tho present struggle gle tins hns exhibited such ability as n a ta that tho h papers rR arc lre al nl already ready rely calling him the Nelson of ot Ja Japan pan pal Togo Toeo was 11 born on Oct 14 1 IS 7 He 10 tm the famous But Bat dun has all 11 tha tho naval heroes of ft the tho kingdom lie was WI In a war M college at home then Ihen went to where he 10 spent sll nt two years 1873 In the Incorporated ed Nautical Training collone col which was conducted tin n board boal the Worcester He II nho spent some time at nt tho thO Greenwich Naval NIal academy for tor ono on nn warship Returning homo home he gradual gradually ly I l his up Ull until he ho precipitated the war with wih China by b sinking the tho In appearance he Is II very er much of 01 a n Jap with wih n C sparse mustache beard and very little of 01 the th proverbial oriental slant of ot the th eye He HI Is II short almost stout rather rAth r reserved and Is cool keen Ileen alert and determined rel Admiral Too Togo baa hu one wife which Is Isa Isn a n limitation to or does dOI not subject himself From this union there are four Cour children three thre suns and andone one The two older sons ns are lre already being trained to 10 enter the tho navy nl Somehow every eer ommund cr er comet comPI to the tho front lems n winner Homebody nt lt the tho head of ot affairs In the Flowery Kingdom Is very ery discriminating ns M to lie tho men on he chooses or the whole nation Is made up of ot natural tacticians ami Whichever It II true tru the tho outlook Is II not to the tho hear bear that walks Ilko Ik Ika a man FRANCIS W I t J |