The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-01-05
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orribIe News From the Orient HeeeiVeo
Through q 5 I-2 Inch Cable

The retreat Of the Chinese army from
Korea without having made any great
show of resistance has set all the mill
tary men Guessing. No one can tell why
tbe emDeror should allow the seat OF
war In he transferred 20 his own 10
main. 1t will be seen at glance that
for the purpose of fighting Korea Is lar
better than the Chinese frontier. In the
face of all this and for no apparent rea-
son the troops of the emperor have Deen
withdrawn. and the Japanese have been
allowed to mass their armies ON the pen
insula which compOses Korea
If story which came out today IS
true, all the sighting things SAID Oh the
Celcstials and their leaders will have 10 /
be withdrawn. What is apparently the |
most fiagrant piece of military mis-
management may be stroke OF genius
which will set the achievements OF all
the great tacticians of history far lnto
the background
The plot, as declared by several MI
nor officials. is in substance as follows;
All the troops, agents and sympathlzers
of the Chinese are to be withdrawn
from the peninsula of Korea. This is
an invitation for the Japanese TO greatly
augment their armies upon the penlnsu-
la preparatory to a bold march into Chi
ma. So far rhe plan has worked TO per
lection. Ard now there only remains
the grt atest coup ever attempted IN any
age. The plan is to cut n deep trench
entirely across the isthmns connecting
/ Korea to the mainland of Asia and to
/ the Chinese empire The structure OF
4 the point of land is "A heavy layer OF
shale, resting upon bedrock AT every
( point where the Chinese army OF occu-
/ patton has camped, 1t is alleged, holes
/ have been drilled. ard immense quantl-
ties of lubricating oils have been forced
down upon the surface Of the bedrock
AS the various divisions have slowly re-
treated apparently before the oncnmlng
Japanese, these operations have been
continued. The next move will be the
last, according to the informers-
As soon as tie Japanese arc maSsed
upon the peninsula the function OF the
french will be made evident. 1t will be
cut down to bedrock, and large guam
tity of dry timber will be tightly
wedged in. Above that at a little height
iron bars will be placed. The timber
:dea is ono borrowed from the Egyptians
ia their operations Ly which the obelisk'
we're cut out in single immense blocks.
Water will he poured III, and the timber
will swell, exerting a powerful pressure
Then, bv means Of electric appliances
he iron bars or blocks will be quickly
heated to high temperature and there
by expand, adding greatly to the fore
which the swelling timbers will be put
ting forth Last of all, the entire Chi
nese army will b set to work in th'
trench, which will be hundreds of milo
long. Each man will lie armed with
,uwerful hydraulic jack, which h
will operate when the iron and Woo
IRE getting in their best work.
The bedrock slopes seaward, an
the result may be better imagined thai
described The shale, having bee
thoroughly fabricated, will slip wit
comparative ease on the smooth surtac
of the rock, so think the Chinese engi
neers. Thus, whon the millions OF ton
of pressure is brought to bear, the er
tire peninsula is expected to start slow
I. lv ON its foundations Then, as the gre:
mass gathers headway like launchin
ship, it will increase its speed and hna
. ly dash into the Japan seA
T. Instant and complete destruction WI
fall upnn the armies of the mikado
II well as upon every man, woman al
g child IL Korea. Nothing III the way
annihilation can compare with this G
{ cept perhaps the fate of Pharaoh arm
in the Red sea
The immediate effect upon the Jap
= sea can scarcely be imagined. The Ct
y nese warships will have been Withdraw
!. to some safe haven. and the total q
. s;ruction of nearly all Of Japan ma
is assured
The tidal wave is expected to aim'
wipe out the Japan islands. The wat'
will probably pour over the islands a
sweep them of every vestige of amin
and vegetable life.
? This may sound like the dream Of
insane man, and in order to cal
weight with it ycur correspondent b
the affidavits of his informants dI
: prepared. Unfortunately, however,
y Chinese notaries have a seal nearly f
= inches in diameter, so when an atten
was made to cable the affidavitS Il
stuck, as the cable is only 3 u inc
through.-LOo-Jao Special to Clevel:
Plain Dealer.