Show Okus Oku's Mastery of Warfare According to the Corriere de la Sera of Milan Gen Oku commanding the Japanese second army which has has' played a conspicuous part in all the battles in Manchuria since it defeated th the Russians under Gen at early in the present war issued on Feb 20 last the tho following general orders Artillery fire is the best method of ot preparing an attack but even when heavy guns are aro used firing at th the enemy's position is alone comparatively useless so long as It itis Is not taken advantage of for an infantry advance The infantry must always move forward no matter how slowly IY Advance and artillery fire must har har- monize Positions once occupied must never be abandoned If a strong counter attack attach is expected prepare for Cor it with machine guns and hand grenades The former are especially I useful in such cases but they require tre perfect cleanliness and oiling and nd constant constant con con- In- In stant care to effect small repairs at once even In the hottest of of the fight Pay special attention to the oiling cylinder and the loader Machine guns m must st never nElver never be alone Troops advancing to the attack must carry sandbags to construct de defensive defensive defensive de- de positions as at this season season the he I frozen ground cannot be broken When strong positions or machine guns are met with a small force of artillery preferably of mountain guns must be brought up without horses If the attack Is al along ng a greatly extended front the village must be used used as as fortified points t to economize men and menanda m men n and anda a thin line Urie only must be kept between n them The reserves will thus always lw ys b be strong and serviceable ble Whenever new positions are occupied occupied pied a report on the enemy's dispositions dispositions dispositions and the nature of the ground must at once be made Constant the of tIle the study of these two things is 0 of Utmost importance as as' as a means to vic victory vic vic- tory The greatest attention must be paid above all all to the movements of I the troops operating co-operating on the flanks you must constantly y yourselves yourselves' judge of tl the e situation and act accordingly Soldiers who think of their their own own interest interest Interest Inter inter- est not of their comrades do do nut not understand the art of war When troops remain a. a a long time in one place useless objects ac accumulate late in the soldiers soldier's personal kit and this with swift movement t. t L Let Lct t everything unnecessary be thrown away Your aim must be to move rapidly Never In any circumstance 3 I give arms or ammunition up to to the enemy If It you cannot carry them away destroy them even at the risk of your our lives |