Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-07-26

Whole Plot.
New York, July OLA dispatch to
the Journal and Advertiser from Lon
don says:
The Chinese invasion of the Amur
province is equivalent to a declaration
Of war against Russia, which, coll'
STRUNG it as such, has handed the
Chinese envoy at st. Petersburg his
passports and requested him to leave
the country along With the members
Of his mission. The Importance of this
Chinese declaration of war against
Russia and of this bold invasion OF
Russian territory lies in the fact that
as the matter now stands it virtually
releases the car from his obligations
to the foreign powers to act in concert
with them in China. He is placed
thereby in a position to act indepen'
IDENTIFY, and not only With reference to
the defense of his dominions against
the Chinese invasion, but also as re-
CARDS the carrying of war into the
eneniy's country and eventual march
upon Picking.
The British and German govern.
ments, alarmed at the idea of this
eventuality. have decided to abandon
the policy they have pursued until
now, ard so declare war upon the
Chinese government, thus placing
themselves in a line With Russia, and
France and the United States are eX'
pected to follow suit Immediately.
At War With the World.
London July 21-The action of Count
Won Buelow, the German minister of
foreign affairs, in informing the Chi
nese legation at Berlin that all tele-
graphic messages must be in PLAIN
language and submitted for approval
by tho censor, and the suggestion of NJ
Delcasse, the French Minister of for
eign affairs, that the expectation OF
arms to China be prohibited, which are
generally regarded here as long steps
in the direction of treating China as
state engaged in war, have been sup.
plen ented this morning by the official
announcement from st. Petersburg
that certain portions of the Amur ter
| ritory, including parts of the khaDa'
rovsk and Ni1olskussuir, have been de-
| clared in a state of war since July IL.
Russia's announcement is regarded in
| London as at least foreShadoWing a
speedy
Unconditional Recognition
of the fact that condition of war ex-
lists between China and the civilized
world, and the general opinion seems
to favor such recognition as the best
means of meeting the barbarian up.
heaval, while at the same time en-.
! deavoring to isolate the independent
viceroys from the general cohfagra,
ton. The revelation OF the ability OF
the chinese forces in. the north to
stand their ground against the inter
nationalist Is producing the inevita.
BILE results in the south. At Shanghai
1t is announced officially that foreign
women and children have been re-
quested to leave the ports along the
river Serious rioting has occurred at
Pc Yang lake, near Kin INiang. Sever.
al missionaries have been killed and
chapels burned. The telegraph be-
! tween Kiu Kiang and Hankow is in.
terrupted.
Russians Defeat Chinese.
The Russians, according to the --latest
news from st. Petersburg, have now
completely defeated the Chinese anc
occupied Rlagovestchensk, capital OF
the Amur government, with 4 large
force. Since Gen. Gribski, chief of
staff at Port Arthur, has taken over
the supreme command in Manchuria
but they have taken brisk measures
and they believe that China will soon
be too much preoccupied with military
operations aroud Picking to conduc,
serious operations in the north.
Stopped Russian Advance.
The Daily Nails Shanghai cores
pondent says: "Advices from Vladi
vostock state that the Chinese invasion
Of Eastern Siberia has stopped the
Russian advance from the north on
Picking. The Russians have burned
the Chine Sc town of Helampo and are
adopting very vigorous measures"
Berlin kilograms dwell upon the i'm
meLse German interests in Southeast,
ern Siberia. They say that the many
German merchants, the numerous
German employees and the immense
stores Of merchandise belonging to
Germans in that territory will compel
Germany to cooperate with Russia III
resisting the Chinese.
Gen. Sir Arthur Power Palmer, COM
mander-In-chief in India, said in the
course of an interviewin Simla yester
day, that no more. British troops could
be sent from India to China unless
they could be replaced from South
Africa.
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