Coalville Times | 1904-06-17 | Page 2 | Japan's Foremost Soldier

JAPAN'S F0RCMO3T SOLDIER. den. Itol Kurokl, commandnr In chief of the Japanese army In Manchuria, Man-churia, la a veteran of four wars, lie Is credited with being an adtnlnlHtru-tor adtnlnlHtru-tor of (ho flr( clans. He was a member mem-ber of tho war council In Toklo before taking the field, and from his prcvlou campaign he has gained an Hit I mum knowledge of the lopoKniphy of Korea Ko-rea and northern China, whlrh In giving giv-ing him an Immense advantage In his movement agnlnnt the ItuimtanH. He la CI year old, hut look much younger, young-er, and la as Unlit on hi feet a a man of 30. Ilia first cuuipuiKnlug wn In tho war for the restoration of the mikado In IKi.H. Ho took the side of the mikado again', hi own clan of tbe Hanmrals, and many stories are told In Japan of his achievements In hand to hand combats. Ten yoara later la-ter he helped suppress the Insurrection.