Logan Republican | 1904-06-18 | Page 2 | Japan's Foremost Soldier

JAPAN'8 FOREMOST SOLDIER. Ii5 Mill GDV. 7T jmpa Gen. Itel Kurokl, commander in chief of tho Jnpaneso army In Mnn-churla, Mnn-churla, is n veteran of four wars, llo is credited with being nn administrator administra-tor of the first class. Ho was a member mem-ber of tho war council In Toklo before taking the flold, and from his provlous cnmpnlgns ho hns gained nn Intimate knowledge of tho topography of Korea Ko-rea and northern China, which Is giving giv-ing him an Immense advantage In his movements ngnlnst tho Russians. Ho is CI years old, but looks much younger, young-er, nnd is ns light on his feet as a man of 30. His first campaigning was In tho war for tho restoration of tho mikado In 18C3 Ho took tho stdo of the mikado against his own clan of tho Samurais, and many stories arc told In Japan of his achluvcmcnts In hanil-to-hand combats Ton years later la-ter he helped suppress the Insurrection.