| Show r r i ini ilium i i r i ii 1 n Q i I Ae Aei h Ir r r I I f I a i i I 1 I r I rL IY 1 d rt l jr II f er Z 4 y i 1 a tin I h l r r lq G f rr t h i H j jr I I Ii II r i t I M I II r rh I i r h 1 1 t tr I j il ilA f r I I I I I Ij i rr rr 4 A S IrI r a q 11 P t r i filed j N tP e i Z fa f tt i I lr 4 yr I f v r rt r i 7 t i rf 1 1 r 7 I V 1 j I I How VICE VIC ADMIRAL r t 1 WON His SPURS in THE i Written Mitten for the Deseret News by a officer i er HERE Is It hardly one ono of or the nus Ian dan leaders rs now on tho THERE T Held field of oJ nar or proceeding thith thither er who has not won his Hla spurs In ht 11 battle tittle or distinguished himself elC remark abl by his technical knowledge oho that kissing goes by favor lathe k In the Russian service Is wrong There Thera T Therah ero Is h oe no In III which all l subordinate o ha have 1 a fairer chance chanN of oC promo I rt i The who displays Initia Initially ors lly In a marked degree 14 I practically adrance adan o to the highest ranks and their principal lieutenants halve havo all won their leading kading positions by II sheer force Corce of writ by distinguished bravery and ability MIty 1 lIly Nobody In the Russian u right to lead isad l Stean Mal lie thene BUT commander of ot t tho he Port lort Arthur tt I generally considered to be tho the tat tailor In the czars nars service He lie has hason lion on great and distinct reputations the Cot dut by ly his heroism and ami skill during d the nus Turkish l h war tear and the by hIS Ms Invention of the Yer ic ark Juk k and other Icebreakers breakers 1 e Wk n th thi the war nar with Turkey furke broke gal eal h be e was arts t s a and ami was vaa given Rhen Rhent t e amend of cf a small merchant steamer of ef UN 1100 tons ton tailed salted the Grand Duke Duker r Une This Ihla vuis ryas ItS his flagship tat he coll a flotilla of ot small vest CR CRI Kli I with which he ho assaulted the Turk Turkish ish Ih Ironclad a that were trying to hide hille hider an sus r In the harbors harbora of Hatoum Sullins SulIM and antI Hale Kale Torpedo work had never been een done Ilone donet Wore t fore practically speaking and Mok Iak 1 r hU bad to Invent lavent his own ud tad M out cut ly by II experience tho best way to M with bombs Ills pa men mea had bad ta to tow ton to the tiro torpedoes In ht little M b kau tta U and explode them against the tho of f the battleship for the tho de lie strayer and th automobile torpedo l rue re undreamed of l Mj m to think oft cv ev ov fj detail of Ms Ills torpedo warfare even cen to la ta s the ho armament and cInn Equipment a rl l lib ships a and tho mechanism for far nr fir lit the Donna of f attacks were made upon t tie 1 enemy and nna several ships were IV l I Q UA up l K was In lit the thick 1 d ct 1 1 the Ihl fighting nit of Iho IhA time and It IM ise IMi iseI i I marvel B m that he hl and his daring fol lo bran m l alive As n 1 matter of at i fret ft only n a few fete f w of oC them perished but hut buti i the lr peril to 10 which they thy were sed than that In iii mod Its torpedo rf Sf fl r g h t they dashed c into Inlo the Turkish harbors lowered their lr It rowed up to lo the thA Ironclads with matted ld oars oaf and tried to explode i i to their l t lp floss b actual t With It pa torpedo l being fixed to alone a i long I or by hy attaching tho the tor tM torI I bs rued fe to th vessel essel l and 1 Irr rt t s a time C tu three tunes 0 out t o of four or ur ik Im v detected ted by tho the Turks rr b forr th they ly could reach their ob oh knife th at aM vm rete driven lincH Inc hy by jy n a ne 1 T are e of cannon ca non ni nM and d musketry 1 1 N r rt t t J One Ono dark rk night two of oC n boats bouts attacked his lda own ship the Grand Duke Constantine by IW mistake nand sere Ielo on the point of oC blowing her up uJ when ho shouted to them and convinced them that he was not a n Turk was tins well rewarded for Cor his desperate de bravery and conspicuous abil ability ity by the czar lie He was given glen tho the Cross of o Ht Bt most prized of all Russian gold sword of oC honor tho the rank of captain After that he ho was marked out for or distinction und wax waH rapidly promoted through va various various u rious rlou Important until he ho COn com commanded mended successively the Hattie Medi Mediterranean and squadrons conies comes of oC a 1 distinguished naval family his father lither having been a u Hag flag captain Throughout his hll long ca career career reer reel he has shown remarkable professional ability and great creat skill in III tho the handling of Shot loots He Ile Is also o famous In to all nil the navies of ot tho the world as an Inventor hl n tor of oC naval appliances of ot which at lit least a couple dozen ore are now no In III use uso aboard Russian warships He lie made mad two to trips to the thc Arctic circle to test teal his Icebreaker Ice against the eter eler eternal sal nal Ice lee of ot the tha Polar zone zona That Is a good ROO Illustration of oC his character He lie leaves nothing 10 to theory or chance Admiral Makaroff was commander at Kronstadt 1 the thc Russian Gibraltar be bo before I fore tore ho was ordered to tho the far ar east cast opt and had hod held tint that post for many years yeura I Unlike ninny many Russian naval ho he takes lakes the tha keenest Interest In III the thc wel welfare fare of oC tho enlisted enli ted men me II and can bo ho approached by them with petitions and grievances nt at time At Al Kronstadt l ho he used frequently to 10 pay surprise vis ViII visits visIts its to t n the ships In ht port and eat some of the under dinner c i served 1 to la the th c mento men In order to make o sure that t the pursers i and A lid cooks cookK were doing their duty dut in Ill person Makaroff Is n a 1 tall finely built brond bushy gray Amy heard beard and He lie looks lOk 10 1 years younger than that his nee age which Is IsCO CO GG Ills manner Is genial and Mendl whether he Is h talking to nn an of or his hla own rank or to nn an ordinary seaman Admiral tho the present com commander commander mander of tho the slack Sea Ben fleet who Is III expected to take out the Baltic fleet to r ti tiC It H C 4 Ht tt t t 4 4 t t 44 t 44 t How Rear Admiral Makaroff Won Von His Spurs by Torpedoing the Ships in the War WarA A Great Fighter Also an Inventor and Creator of the Famous Ice Breaker A Democratic Man and Beloved of His Nis Men MenThe The Records of the Grand Orand Dukes How Generals and Helped Put Pul PutDown PutDown Down pawn the Boxer Rising General Bloody Record in Manchuria What Whal General is Noted For I i i ii 4 44 E H H t 1 tt f H Hn the fur tur cast enet was n it Junior officer under unter Makuroff In hl the torpedo campaign against the Turks lurks s and a n d has risen along with him hills to the tho highest hl ranks rakes K In fn Inthe Inthe the service Ho Ito has copied his old ohl commanders methods to ft a great ex extent extent extent tent and like Ilko believes In taking tho rho Initiative In to when It Is possible TUG TilE FIGHTING Tho Tito tho Impe Imperial Inn te rial a n fighting fight II house nand and every one Olle of ot them Is III train tHun od e d almost from Infancy In the profession s fes I sloe sion of ot urns ern erne tin They The Y receive honorary rank ronk as nil ft a 1 matter mutter of or courtesy hut but they do not receive of practical until they have beef beon n tested even en more moro thoroughly than the tho avert aver age oe officer In the tho nU war warno no min lover fewer than 12 11 members of tho tine Im Imperial family fondly not counting tho the czar held h positions position tit Il the thc front ranging from front to captain on bit tho the staff find and every eer one of or them more lItoro than justified the tho position The royal family will bo well to the front In iii the present campaign Gen Geni 1 t wan accompanied i on his Journey Journy ocros Siberia by 11 the tho Nand Dukes Michael Horns Hot Is Alexis lellI AI old Nicholas 1 8 Tho Duke Vi Vladimir 1 may flay BO fO Inter lie He Is III at present In lit command of ot the military district diet of ot St Peters Ieter Petersburg burg burR and H Is I ully commander coi n iander of the thc Russian army under tinder tho rho thoe czar crar e A well known American general hail said of him Tin Tho fh Grand 1 Duke Duko Dul o Vladimir Is II an nil Ideal hell Held std and lUll 11 n 1 very vory or able general In wI whom non evidently Y Yas the emperor has h as great a d rho Tho Duko I uko Michael Is an old ohl war hose Ho lie commanded the tho artily anny ann of tho the aliening with great grent ability don dur during lag InK tho the hh war and Is I saw now II 13 7 yeas old Ho lie Is president of at tho lie committee ct of ministers Ho Ito Is going oln to tho rho front probably to r e mil con cOli conditions ol on Oil the tho spot pot raid and he hI will 11 then tuen return to the capital CUI bettor able tible 1 11 by h reason of or firsthand knowledge to cm co oralo with Gen I front from r 1 I that point during tho the spring campaign I The rue grand duke Butte dul o hits has a n I great reputation reputation tion In the tho Russian for tor brew bray bravery cry ery rr Ho Ire saved tho the lives IlS of two to o of oC hl lots his men inon during the fighting fi In the tho Cau Caucasus casus by h b 1 going g to their rescue In hs t per Iler perron i ron 1011 e when they tho tern wn wounded ant and overborne by 1 a II party of Turks Turl I Ho Un got Jot to their old aid ahead of at his hla stuff staff by IW hard riding and was himself wounded before they the could assist him In Ills die the tho Turks Although ho he hits has bell been a n soldier 1 for fOl b CO W D years 1 em a ho Is 18 sold said by hy those who know mow him Intimately to lines have the strongest aversion to 10 war warn n nil he h Is la credited with a share In III In hr tho the czar to publish h tho the peace Tho Iho Orand Duke Duko Is III high id til 11 of Russia surd and has hUB worked or tl ry rl r until hard In III that capacity Russian r viii al officers Buy any It Is n a mistake to suppose ho ht relegates the tho direction of the tho navy to his subordinate Vice Admiral Allin I rS rt ost t hi r head et d of or the lie ministry of or marine murille Like r 1 he goes goen aboard tho the ships constantly on all surprise visits and eats the tho lie mens mena dinner Inspects III tho olio pursers stores even looks Into the tho technical tP details of or tho the working worl of oC tho thu engine room roost Alexis IM iii I well Known Imon In this hue coun corn country countr try tr to which ho hl paid hold a 1 visit when he lie watt n young man titian Ho lie cultivates In with Americans In fit St PeterA burg ur stand always r cIell American visitors with enthusiasm Ho lie likes to I talk with them about hl his hla visit and the splendid entertainments got gOl up I hlll honor but above till alt of at the tine hunts organized for or hint him out w west tat Ht He lie IB la a I man of toll tall and amid commanding presence and n a fine line athlete auh sports sportsman mon mast Latterly he line has grown stout but he lie Is la wonderfully energetic usual usually ly working on naval matters from six U Ix UIn In the morning until lute at nt night Un Unlike Unlike like tho the other grand dukes he ho cares caresI I little for or social relaxations relaxation with the tho exception of oC nn occasional brief visit Isit I to Monte Carlo Ht lie broke the bank there thero just before the th declaration of war warThe The Floe Grand Oraid Duke Nicholas Is to be bo Inspector general of cavalry under Gen l n II post for which he heIs heIs heis Is well ell qualified Ho lie Is III a I man In the prime or of life 47 years ears old anti Is 18 the beau Ideal 1 of or n IL trooper tall stalwart Immensely strong and as 1111 active a its a acal cat cal lie llo Is h ono one of or the tho best riders rillers In Inthe Inthe Inthe the Russian army and amid astonished the members member of at that hard body hod the tho Hunt by b his hlA splendid horsy horse horsemanship manship when he hunted 1 with them during Burin durin g n a visit to n three years ngo He lie shares with Prince Louis Nn the reputation of or being thu th chief cavalry expert e In III the he czars sete ser eer service vice Tho The prince who now commands II 1111 II a II cavalry division n 11 Manchuria U Is a 11 general In lit tho alto Russian HU llIn army and Is held In It high esteem by b the tho czar Al Although Although Although though n a pretender to tho the French I throne ho does not lIot actively push his hili claim and he never meddles meddle with Ith poll poli politics tics tire When President Felix Fauro l visit visited ed II the czar the prince rode rod past him ut tit a review revie v and saluted him hint although of course he le Ie regarded him as nil an nn usurp usurper er CI of his hilI own awn place President I returned tho the salute and they titter after afterwards wards became good friends the lie czar ciar Introducing them to each carh other The Tho Grand Duke Duko Doris Is IA well tell known In this thin country countr on account lI of oC oChlA inns his recent visit which supplied so much copy to the yellow journals He lie HeIs II lieIs Is a n lieutenant of ot 1 lIu hi wars and line has never nev never er er displayed C any nI particular ln military ability The gossips gossip go of o Ht St are nr always talking about his scrapes and his hla hi love Ioto affairs but he lie Is 18 popular with wIll t tha tho soldiers and IIII a n II reputation re I Ifor on for tor Ilar He Jae Is 11 a It second Sl without S genius said lIld a I Russian lan who trio served with anti knon I Burin well lie He l Is III to serve on the staff of ot the Grand Duke Nicholas HOV 1 WON FA All oum MB Several of at time the Russian era orn In the tho far fill east won distinction during I the tho Boxer Insurrection General the Ihn n of f time Iho province directed the llie operations operation In lu that clout campaign In III connection with Admiral lie Ho IH is a 1 short well built moll moan but full of nf vigor Igor Ills this career ions has been lIen n a re one He lie fought through five wars In the tho and Central Asia and rode to la e as nl a Per Persian slim sian to see pen the DIP Ameer of oC Afghanistan and amid Influence him against England Ho Ito 0 Is la credited with hawing having caused the e h C f foJ oJ Ar t t f 1 war which broke broko out soon afterwards f 1 k bf Ii between bet and Afghanistan und timid cost British India millions t r i i sterling Ho lie has been ono one of oC tho the f I strongest advocates of oC a It Russian Hussion lava Inva Invasion fJ 1 lion sion of India hullo and collaborated with vi i i General ln In drawing up a n i J secret plan for Cor that Invasion which li is r iI lied Hied In the tho war office nt at St Petersburg Is IB the tho particular hero oj of t the tho Cossacks whom he Ito led to victory e I over ocr and over Oer again In Central Asia r r it He lie IB Is reputed to bo be ono one of the thc few Cew high J 1 ly Iy placed who who will will wl not 1 pl t accept mutes bribes or allow any graft to toso t 1 t 1 go so on under osier his administration If It ha his a f can prevent It j t chief lieutenant Is the tha i military governor of Vladivostok Gen Oell General eral a II tos ack who 1 commanded a division against time tha Box Dox cm ems rK during tho the subjugation of or Manchu i iria y tin ria and won notable victories nt at Ek Ho and Kho Of DC the five fie divisions t which took part In that bat campaign his hilt s was teas the thc only one olle which did not com commit commit f I mit excesses It consul d almost en eu entirely of ot Cossack Cowack c troops but ho Ito kept hr them well In hand 11 fJ 1 General Siberian d z regiments were the thc worst offenders tI gave the town of oC 1 on the Amur to lire fire and sword hip hid f f men driving all the Chinese men 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