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Show NEVER LACKED FOR SOLDIERS Hew Japanese Forethought Supple mented Military Skill In the Crtat Struggle With Russia. IJr'g. Oen. Robert K. Evans, aaya the Army and Navy Journal, to'd of meeting, Just after the I'u;:;) Japanese Japa-nese war, a friend who had born a military attache with Oyama's army In the Mancburian campaign, and asked ask-ed htm what had bceu the Most silking silk-ing and noteworthy Incident tiiat came to his notice during tho war. Ilia reply was: -Without doubt It waa this: In tho battle of Mukden 1 noticed no-ticed a large body or troops on tho field whose presence I could not account ac-count for from any Information In my possession. I rode over ar.d Inquired who they were. I was told, These are tho reserves sent from Japan to take tbo places of tho men who will bo killed and wounded in the next great battle.' And there they were on tho field while the battle was going on." ihls Is a most Instructive incident, thought Oeneral Evans. Here Oyama lost In a great battle a certain number of thousands of men. The next day they were all replaced by v... r niaJ Dumber of trained, instructed and disciplined men. The arr.iy was as atrong numerically aa before the light. It bad probably gained In efficiency by , the practical experience of the ortl-cera ortl-cera and men who had been undir ilr and atlll remained la ranks ' |
