THE WATCHMAN
Copyright, Underwoed, N. Y.
Japanese War Balloons Used in Taking Observations at Port
Arthur
ing up harbor, and in the absence of all offi-
cial news, every one from the oldest to the
youngest, was anxiously looking out for sig-
nals. Every one still had the secret hope that
Makaroff might after all have been saved, but
dared not say so aloud. Fvery one was wish-
ing with all his heart that one of the battle-
ships would soon hoist the flag which we had
not long ago greeted with such joy on board
the Novik.—We were not to see it again!
It was a terrible day. Previous to this, and
again later, during the war, I passed through
bad moments, but never did I experience such
a state of awful depression as after this event.
My feelings were shared by all.
“Don’t go about like a drowned rat,” I
said to the boatswain; “You must cheer up
the men, keep up their good spirits. You
dont seem to be doing anything towards this.
For shame! War can’t be made without
losses. A battle-ship has gone down and the
squadron has been weakened. We shall re-
ceive reinforcements. A fresh
squadron is coming out.
Nene of your hang dog looks
and idleness.”
“Yes, yes, Your Honor,”
said the boatswain; “we can’t
do without losses.” He spoke
in a hesitating tone, and did
not look me in the face. “It’s
not that at all, Your Honor.
What is a battle-ship? They
are welcome to sink an-
other and even a couple of
cruisers, That's not it; but
WE HAVE LOST OUR
HEAD, OH, WHY HAD
IT TO BE JUST HIM AND
NOT ANY OF THE OTH-
ERS?" His voice broke, and
he turned away. Just as
my Dboatswain theught, so
thought masses.
This dominated offi
cers as well as the common
seamen, only on the lower
deck, amongst those simple
people, it was more openly
discussed than in the officers’
messes.—Senmcnoff, Ibid. p.
I14, I15.
also the
idea
“God is Not With Us’
The one man who
might have saved the sea
for Russia was no more. Every one
that from this time forward
the Port Arthur fleet would be a sine-
cure, But, more than this, officers and
men believed, and they have written it
down in their accounts of the war that
God was against Russia in this war.
This is testified to by numbers of writers
in many places. The prophecy had stated
over two thousand years before—“I am
against thee, O Gog, Prince of Rosh,
Meshech, and Tubal.” The Russian sol-
diers and sailors, although they were un-
acquainted with this divine word Dbe-
knew
lieved and spoke the same thing. In its
way and sphere this is one of the most
In proof
remarkable things in history.
of this point IT will cite Commander Sem-