A staff officer's scrap!book during the Russo-Japanese war . o companies fired into the strugglingmass at seventy-five yards range, and in five moreminutes the victory was conclusive. Only quick decision won this fight; quick decisionand the personal heroism of Ota and his officers. Canwar be altogether bad when it inspires ordinary mento actions so touching and so sublime ? No truesoldier will ever hear unmoved the tale of the sun-flagof Ota. His heart will surely fill with thankfulnessand joy as he thinks of the passionate devotion to themilitary idea which stands embodied in the silken ragn
A staff officer's scrap!book during the Russo-Japanese war . o companies fired into the strugglingmass at seventy-five yards range, and in five moreminutes the victory was conclusive. Only quick decision won this fight; quick decisionand the personal heroism of Ota and his officers. Canwar be altogether bad when it inspires ordinary mento actions so touching and so sublime ? No truesoldier will ever hear unmoved the tale of the sun-flagof Ota. His heart will surely fill with thankfulnessand joy as he thinks of the passionate devotion to themilitary idea which stands embodied in the silken ragnow streaming to the winds of heaven over the outpostof the Taling Pass. Long may that brave standardbe borne at the head of a gallant regiment, raisingthe generous enthusiasm of successive thousands ofJapanese recruits. Long after its lustrous embroi-deries have mouldered into dust may the ideal it stoodfor be remembered by our people in England. Maythey all hear the story of Otas sun-flag and learn atwhat cost this morning it crowned the scene of conflict. Otas Sun-flag 235 where it waves free, the symbol of a mighty empireand the very incarnation of its glory. Dai Nippon—Banzai! ^ In front of the Tumenling Pass there has alsobeen some very severe fighting, and victory or defeatseem still to hang in the balance. Yesterday therewas a heavy fire action in progress until dark, butnothing very decisive was attempted on either at 4 the Japanese position was attackedall along its length with the bayonet. When thelast news came to hand the struggle had actuallyendured at close quarters for two mortal hours, and itmay be going on yet for all we know to the Russians when repulsed only fall back a dozenyards or so into the dead ground below the crest-line,whence they throw hand grenades into the trenches,whilst the Japanese retaliate by hurling great rocksover the crest and down the slope along the top ofwhich the Russians are lying. At one place theenemy
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