MR. EMERSON IN UNION

Mr. Edwin Emerson, who as war correspondent for several American papers, was with both the Japanese and Russian armies during the late war and gained the distinction of being the only man to interview General Stoessel during the siege of Port Arthur, will speak tonight at 7.30 o'clock in the Living Room of the Union on "Running the Port Arthur Blockade." B. K. Stephenson '06 will introduce the speaker. The lecture will be illustrated by a large number of stereopticon views from photographs taken by Mr. Emerson at the front and will be open only to members of the Union.

Mr. Emerson, who had been a member of the Rough Riders, during the Spanish War was sent to Manchuria as the representative of the Chicago News, the New York World, and other prominent dailies.

In the course of the fighting he ran the Russian and Japanese lines six times, interviewing Japanese and Russian prisoners as well as soldiers, riding with Kuropatkin's staff, and visiting Nogi's headquarters. His greatest feat, that of interviewing General Stoessel, was accomplished by runnings the Japanese blockade and entering Port Arthur under fire.

Mr. Emerson is the author of a number of successful books, including a "History of the Nineteenth Century." His descriptive articles have appeared in French, German, English, Spanish and Italian papers, and in almost every newspaper of prominence in the United States. He has also lectured before a number of associations and colleges. The photographs in his collection number more than a thousand views, including many exceptional ones of bursting shells, sinking battleships, storming parties, and mines at the moment of explosion.