Duchesne Record | 1917-05-26 | Page 3 | Japs to Sell Perry Relic

JAPS TO SELL PERRY RELIC Fort Built to Defy American Commodore Commodore Com Com- Put Up for Sale by Government Tokyo A A A relic of the visit of ot Commodore Com Corn mo ore Matthew Perry of ot the Untied United States navy to to Japan In 1854 has bas been put up for sale at auction 1 by y the Japanese government This Is one of the Island Islan forts In Tokyo bay Five of these forts were built just off oft Tokyo during the winter between the first and second visits of ot President MI Millard Fillmore's Fill Fill- mores more's emissary With these forts the Japanese hoped to be able to defy ety etythe the black ships of ot the American commodores commodore's squadron They were never used however and are today only pleasing looking dots of green In the blue of the bay The government government govern govern- ment has decided to dispose of ot one of ot them