The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-07-23
o,rUArION IN russia

Copyright 1900, by the Associated Press)
BERLIN, JULY H.--The Chinese situa-
tlon takes on radically different shape
from news which has reached here from
Russia. What Europe hitherto knew
about the trouble in Manchuria was what
the Russian government chose to let
pass. Now a number OF reports. some OF
them official, but number private, have
have reached here from st. Petersburg
which tally In the main, and paint the
sun in Chinese Manhcuria and along the
100 kilometres o border land on the ST.
berian side, Of which the Amur river
forms a 'front.' r. as much more danger
Gus for Russia than has hitherto been
supposed
The Associat ID Press correspondent has
obtained from Russian embassy here a
partial though cautious confirmation Of
the above statement. A military contrib
utor Of the Tagebatt says official Rus
sian news showed that Chinese regular
troops aided by irregulars, in all number
ing about 12O,OO), are in open war against
Russia. They not only demanded the
withdrawal Of the Russians from Chinese
territory. but after the Russian refusal
TO withdraw, the Chinese assumed the Of
fensive and drove off the Russians from
hostile operations against Harbin, Blag-
railroad construction and are undertaking
ovestchensk and other towns shelling the
last named place. What makes the Chi
nese hostilities extremely dangerous,
however. is the fact that the Chinese, by
series of recently constructed forts and
redoubts, absolutely command the navi-
of twenty versts. thus preventing Rus
sian troop transports on the only route
open, at least, until those Notifications
shall have been taken by the Russians.
Though the Russian censorship Il again
more severe regarding kilograms news
reached hero from St Petersburg that
BE govestchnesk had been taken by the
Chinese who seized large amounts Of
money I'm the Russo Chinese bank there
All reports agree that the Russian gov
ernment now considers that Russia Is
actually at war with China. that the
shilly shally policy will be dropped and
Russia is now hurredly preparing for a
serious campaign in north China, sepa-
rate from the other powers and that Rus
sia will not be able or willing unde-
these altered conditions. to bear an ade-
quate share in the Tien Tsin-Pekin cam
pa'gn.
The Russian forces available alorg the
border and throughout north China are
said to comprise twenty-six battalions of
the line, twenty-sexen battalions of re-
serves. seventeen Cossack regiments and
seventeen field batteries. making a tot
all about $4,000
The Lloyd line steamer Sachsen, which
has arrived at Genoa from China, reports
being fired upon by Chinese coast forts
and slightly damaged while going from
Yokohama homeward.
DR.. Nun Won Schurzenstein has gone
to China, nominally as the German repre-
sentative for East Asia. because Ger
many has not yet been officially inform
ed Of the death of Baron Won Kettler.
Or. Mumm, goes, not accredited to the
Chinese government but empowered to
negotiate with single or joint viceroys or
governors
The German newspaper have this week
contained much editorial comment and
news regarding the American political
campaign and commerce, mainly compli-
mentary except as regards imperialism.
The Kreus Zietung says:
''The United States is now In a new era
OF political activity and encounterlng un-
suspected great hnderances and Difficult
ties, which cause the United States sor-
row and anxiety but which can neither
be removed or overcome hurriedly. Spread
eagleism is a species of expensive lux
ury."
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