THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, JI'IA' 10, 1011.
rAGE 5
Togo, Who
To Visit
Japan's Silent Admiral on
Way Home From
Coronation
JOoo
ADMIRAL TOGO, tho man -whom
fm tho world bos nicknamed va
AA rlously "the silent one, "tho
" ogre," "the demon Ilelnaclil
ro," "the Nelson of Japan," will make
his Journey homo from the coronation
of George V. by wny of America, ar
riving nt New York on Aug. 4. Lon
don found him as Inscrutable as ever
ho was In tho thrilling days of Port
Arthur, nnd tho most Ingenious tongue
loosening attempts of the British Inter
viewer failed to draw from him any
thing more Illuminating than a matter
of fact remark about the "honorable
weather." Inquisitive America may
havo better luck, but the prospect Is
extremely doubtful. In the seventeen
days In which ho- will "do America"
we shall probably sec more than we
shall hear of Admiral Toga
Silence with him Is a religion. One
of the stories they tell about this great
est of present day sea Dghters shows
how deeply It is rooted In him. Togo
had been assigned to supremo com
mand of the combined Japanese naval
forces. Ho was a sick man at the
time, and tho government sent him
homo to rest and to wait IIo said not
a word to his wlfo of the plans that
were forming or of tho part no was to
play in tho attack upon the Russian
fleet. Tho call came while he was still
sick In bed.
"Ask them to wait, my lord; you nre
not well enough," counseled his wlfo.
Togo struck her twice across the
face.
"Woman, you speak foolishness," lit
said. Tho rebuke might have been borno
less complacently In any country but
Japan. Tho admiral immediately went
Into active service, and his wife, in
accordance with tho custom of the
land, dispensed with all servaiits and
with her children undertook the UruuV
ery of housekeeping.
Tho world heard more of Togo in tha
days that followed than did his fam
ily. Just before his flagship, the Ml
kasa, sailed from Sasebo his daughter
paid him a parting visit. As she left
she asked if he had any message for
her to take home.
"Nothing In particular, said he.
"Tell them I am well and happy" as
a matter of fact ho was still weak
from his recent illness "and say that
they must not distract my mind by
sending mo letters while I am gone."
His Personal Effacement.
This rule was strictly carried out.
His personal effacement from home
and family was complete. In all the
thrashing campaigns against the Rus
sians ho neither wrote nor received let
ters from home. To tho American
way of thinking, perhaps, such abso
lute adherence to duty seems unneces
sarily severe, but it is quite In keeping
with tho Japanese code of service to
one's country. Togo was simply put
ting into practice tho principles of
Bushido, that strange oriental philoso
phy that teaches chivalry, courage,
stoicism, self sacrifice and devotion to
duty that to us seems fanatical.
After the fall of Port Arthur and
while the Japanese fleet was refitting
at Sasebo for the final struggle with
Rojestvensky's doomed squadron Togo
rejoined his family, avoiding the dem
onstration that uwaited him at the
hands of a worshiping populace In
Tokyo. A human side ho undoubtedly
has, this silent little man, nlthoujh
there were times during tho war when
ho seemed nothing short of an autom
aton bent on destruction. His second
leave taking from homo was .like the
first.
The human side of the man came to
tho foro at odd moments. Even the
navy department of Japan did not
wholly trust him when he first be
came commander of tho united fleet,
and it sent spies after him to see if it
was love of country or merely hatred
of tho Russians that animated Togo.
Togo undoubtedly did hate the 'Rus
sians, though it was u hatred that he
concealed beneath an unemotional ex
terior. A Grudge or loyalty.
"If It Is only this grudge," argued
tho navy department heads, "ho will
blow hot and cold, but If it is' loyalty
to tho empire ho will fight to tho end."
So tho spies followed him, but they
could make no satisfactory report lie
knew he was watched. To allay sus
picion, or rather to restore confidence,
ho did what tho Japanese thought was
a splendid thing. Under tho strict
samurai code his codo voluntary
death Is the penalty for failure or dis
grace. The famous haraklri knife,
three and a half inches long, is the
symbol ns well as tho instrument of
that coda Before leaving to attack
Tort Arthur Togo appeared to relax
hla stern devotion to discipline when
he said to his officers:
"Bring your wives and children, and
wo will bo merry for a day before we
leave port"
Tho wives nnd children came, and
many a happy family party was 'fol
lowed by a calm stoical Japanese
leave taking that afternoon' on tho
shores of Sasebo, Then night fell.
Tho last merrymakers had gone. On
board tho great black mon-oMvar In
tha bay there was naught now but
ank Fleet,
n America
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grim discipllna Togo, ever mindful of
the presence of spies from Tokyo, prc
pared to demonstrate his loyalty to
Japan and to the mikado. His orders
to all captains and leading officers of
tho fleet wero that they should report
to him that night aboard the flagship
singly and in the order of seniority.
One by ono they entered his silent
cabin, and he spoke no word of greet
ing, but only bowed his head In grave
recognition. In fall uniform, his sword
girt on, he sat solemnly upright, and
resting on a cushion that lay before
him was the keen bladed haraklri knife
of the samurai.
As each officer entered and salutud
the chief acknowledged his salute. He
spoke no word. None was needed.
With a grave gesture toward the
gleaming blade, Togo motioned his
guest away and bade the next ap'
proach.
It was midnight before this grim
pantomime was ended In tho half light
of Uk) admiral's cabin in the MIkasa.
And when Japan's navy sailed away
to meet tho enemy every officer aboard
knew that be carried the emperor's
commission either for victory or for
death. And tho navy department know
that Togo could be trusted.
Not many days later the trust of his
countrymen turned to abject adora
tion. With one swift stroke the mas
ter sea fighter of Japan had reduced
Rojestvensky's fleet of Russian battle
ships to so many helpless hulls. It
was without doubt tho greatest naval
victory of tho century, and tho sea
craft and skill of the little man that
had guided tho course of the mikado's
fleet made many a European and
American naval commander marvel.
It was then that they nicknamed him
the Nelson of Japan.
Bearing in mind that Togo was a sick
man throughout tho engagement with
the fleeing Russian fleet, It empha
sizes tho almost reckless courage of
him to state that he directed tho move
ments of his ships from tle bridge in
stead of taking advantage of tho shel
ter of tho conning tower. The light
was at Its hottest when a six Inch
shell struck tho chart room directly un
der his bridge, killing every man In It
Some of the splinters whizzed by Togo
and his staff, and four of his officers
wero wounded. Tho admiral, after
seeing that tho wounded officers were
attended to, resumed his place on the
bridge.
There was aboard an old valet of
his, a feudal retainer of his family.
This man, when ho heard that the
admiral was In a place of great dan
ger, broke all Japanese etiquette and
rushed to the gangway leading to the
bridge. There ho hesitated, but a shell
struck just then, wounding Imperial
Prince Fatsninil, who was aboard. Tho
valet made a rush and prostrated him
self before Togo, begging him, for the
good of Japan, to go to the conning
tower. Tho admiral, with a haif
amused seriousness, gave a kind re
fusal. Just then a six inch shell struck the
chart' room and scattered tho stat.
A flying splinter wounded' tho valet
on both legs. He was carried, to tho
hospital, howling protest. From his
cot he Implored the surgeons to carry
the admiral away by force. Finally
tho deck officers surrounded Togo and
almost dragged him to the conning
tower. Togo laughed indulgently as
they locked him in.
His First War.
Togo's naval training was begun in
England, where as a young man he
attended the naval college In Green
wich. Ho also Inherited his taste for
the sea, as ho came of the Satsuma
clan, a rrlbo noted for its great sea
warriors.
Returning to Japan, ho was em
ployed in various capacities. In 1804,
when war broke out between China
and Japan, ho was In command of the
Nanlwa, a cruiser of 3,050 tons, ono
of tho vessels composing what was
then known as the first flying squad
ron of the Japanese navy. During the
war be greatly distinguished himself
and earned the reputation of being a
first class fighting man.
Those who have served under him
say that Togo Is one of those men
who cannot bear to bo defeated.
Togo is now sixty years old. In ap
pearance ho does not resemble the high
caste Japanese, for he Is not of noble
birth. Ho Is an undersized, pudgy lit
tle man, with a close cropped head of
hair and sharp iron gray beard and
eyes that are not markedly almond
shaped. In composure which is to say
at all times there is that half smile,
half scowl about tho corners of the
mouth which deflos analysis. Hla .uni
form, unlike that of the average
American or English naval officer, fits
badly, nis boarlng is not what people
call "military;" neither is there that
about him which proclaims tho great
man. It is Bald of him that be might
easily travel incognito.
Ho Is a lover of flowers, likes hunt
ing; Is a good marksman, roads more
than ho admits and loves music Jap
anese music. Ho plays the blwa, a
kind of oriental guitar of exquisite
tone jrnd expression.
GIVE THE DESERT LANDS
TOO MUCH WATER.
Government Experts Have to Save
Tracts Irrigated to Death.
Irrigation intended to bring life to
desert lands of the west has hud a con
trary effect In some places. In fact
Important work is now being done by
some federal officials In reclaiming
tracts on which there has been too
much irrigation.
A problem that Is being watched
with great interest by some of the of
ficials, of the soil Investigating bureau
of tho agricultural department has
arisen In Utah. In Millard, one of the
southern counties, there Is a tract of
0,500 acres owned by tho Desert Irri
gation company, which has undertaken
to reclaim an lmmenso area, and has
erected expensive works for the pur
pose. This tract was once good fnrtn
lng land, and while It was properly
Irrigated It yielded fine crops. Those
In charge, however, became too gener
ous in tho use of the precious water.
It was not long before the crops on the
land grow less vigorous, and finally
they failed to be profitable.
It was then that R. A. nart one of
the experts of the soil Investigating
bureau, was called In. He found that
the flood of water had washed alkali
and other poisonous substances on to
the land from tho ndjolnlng hills and
so had killed its fertility. Mr. Hart as
a matter of experiment lias taken the
matter in charge nnd will have an Im
mense excavating machine turn over
the soil and bury the alkali. This will
be done at the expense of the company.
He estimates that tho fertility of the
tract can be restored for about $12 an
acre.
Mr. nart has just performed similar
work near Salmon City, Ida. ne ex
pects to restore many thousands of
acres to cultivation within a few
months. He Is watching other irriga
tion projects now to guard against
future trouble, and cautioning litera
ture will be sent out by the bureau to
persons engaged In these enterprises.
117 YEARS OLD.
Thomas Morris Has Been a Cobbler
For More Than a Century.
Newspaper Investigation has disclos
ed the fact that Nebraska's oldest liv
ing inhabitant is Thomas Morris, 117
years old. of Westervlllc, Custer
county.
There are several other remarkable
things about Morris, ne never attend
ed school a day in his life. He never
married. lie has always smoked to
bacco nnd used liquor in a moderate
degree. He drinks coffee, two or three
cups of It, at each one of his three
meals. He never used glasses uutll a
few years ago, and now only for close
work.
Morris was born in Wales Jan. 15,
1704. He camo to America at the ago
of seventy-eight, and for four ye.ars
lived at New Hampton, Harrison coun
ty. Mo. In 188( ho removed to Ne
braska. For more than a century he
has been a cobbler. He worked steadily
on the bench up until n few years ago.
For two years he has done no work,
but spends his time fishing. He has
refused to sit for photographs be
cause of n fear that it was a ruse to
get him to tho poorhouse, but had his
first picture taken a few days ago.
Her Ideal.
"What Is your Ideal man?"
"Ono who Is clever enough to make
money and foolish enough to spend it."
Variety Life.
ALEX F. VOIGT,
Hawlcy, Pa.,
Democratic Candidate For County
Treasurer. B7t2
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j NEED CEDAR' FOR PENCILS.
I Barns and Fences Being Torn Down
j to Obtain It.
I Tho bureau of forest service has dis
I covered from recent reports that there
is a dearth of cedar for pencils for
which there is no prospect of relief.
There Is In tho ordinary lead pencil
three-fourths of n cent's worth of oe
dar, and there nro made In tho United
States annually 320,000,000 pencils.
This demands 110,000 tons of cedar,
which costs about $30 n ton.
The supply is gradually disappearing,
and it Is necessary every year to go
farther and farther back Into the vir
gin forests. Cedar cruisers know ev
ery region of the country where they
can get any stock. Old cuttings havo
all been gone over repeatedly. Old
stumps have been dug out. Even old
log houses have been taken down.
Largo quantities of old cedar planks
from barns are being bought, nnd fence
rails are being picked over. The com
mon practice is for tho pencil manu
facturers to put up a flno new woven
wire fence for the farmer who has a
fence with enough cedar rails in It to
make it worth while, and the farmer
who has a picket fence of cedar can
get tha best wire fence money can
buy.
Queer as it may seem, although bun
flreds of experiments havo been made,
no other wood has been found as good
as cedar for the pencil.
. Snake Sends Phone Calls.
A largo blacksnake entered on open
distributing station 'box of tho New
York Telephone company on Washing
ton street, Bloomfleld, N. J., and in
Its efforts to get out gave tho hello
girls a busy hour answering calls to
which there was no responsa It open
ed so many switches an investigation
was made, resulting in its discovery.
The box 1b five feet from the ground.
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