Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1901-07-11
RUSSIA IN MANcHuRlN,
Magnanimous;;P Dealing
With thesChinese Empire.
HAD PLENTY OF CAUSE FOR WAR.

AA0 AoN L O6 OAOSh 3VA WAAs
Troops, Directed by PekingxGovern-
can officer OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Invaded and Many RussianstKiI1ed.
Heads of Victims stuck:onPo1es@
How m~agnanimous :wasSRussia'spo1-
fey. toward China is strikinglyashown
by a complete report On .RussianSopera-
tons in Manchuria whichswin be pub
lished in a few days by Lieutenant
Colonel w. A. Simpson, chief of the
military Information division of the
war department, says az washington
dispatch to the New York,HeraM. This
| report, giving the first detailed4account
of Russian military operations,4 shows
that Russia had greater cause than any
of the other powers for declaring war
on China. It's frontier was invaded,
and its people were killed, itssrailway
in Manchuria was destroyed, and, sshar-
Ing the common injury of other powers,
its subjects in northern China4were ex-
PEELED or slain. Imperial troops, acting
under instructions from the imperial
government, i%naugurated khostilities
against the Russians.
Yet in the face of transformations
Russia, DESTROYS Of a common accord
among the powers, did not declare war
against China. The report concludes
by showing that Russia hashgreatly re-
duced it's military force in Manchuria
and contemplates the withdrawal of all
the troops when conditionsSpermit such
action. The casualties suffered by RUS
sia's troops in Manchuria land Pe-chi-fi
included % officers and 257 men killed
and CT officers and 1905 men wounded.
When the Boxer movement spread
into Manchuria early in June of last
year, the report states, its first mani
festations were hard TO distinguish
from the operations off the "Pungus,"
or > native Mantchoos, who had fire.
quently harassed and annoyed engi-
neers, surveyors and small working
parties on the railroad from the COM
mencement of the work. But2s the ex-
eesses Increased along theslines. consist
Ing In the DESTRUCTION of railroad ma
teria1 as we'll as ina Threatening attf-
tude toward the persons building the
road When the news-of this develop
ment reached St. Petersburg, scompTe-
hensive orders were given for theimob-
iHzation of troops in the Amur mill
tary. district; for increasing the
strength of the troops of eastern 81
IBERIA and of the garrisons of .Vladfvo-
stok and Port Arthur and a couple Of
weeks later for the transfer of troops
from European Russia.
Il The disturbance in the northern and
central parts Of Manchuria, the report
states had more the appearance Of
: having official sanction and of hostili-
! ties being carried on by the regularly
: organized troops>of the Chinese army
7 than that in the southern part, where
: the popular, or Boxer, element was
, more in evidence. Kharbin was be-
, sieged and cut off from outside com
munication. While bombarding Sian
sin, bravely defended by a strong Chi
nese force, the Cossacks Waded a
stream up to their necks and drove the
S Chinese back at all points, The Rus
!, slams relieved Kharbin at the moment
e the defenders had almost exhausted
their ammunition. The Russian troops
v | men GQIoN6U Mdl1CuuI1d ala pu4Su1t "a
the fleeing Chinese.
B1agovestchensk; where a massacre
Y of Chinese occurred, was In a defense
g less condition when attacked by thu
o Chinese. AL but two companies Of in
S fantry had been withdrawn to join Ii
b the relief Of Kharbin. Eight thousanS
n Chinese appeared. before the town and
demanded it's surrender, opening frt
e with cannon and small arms. The
e place was fortunately relieved in time
The report does not say, what is gen
4 orally known, that the massacre of thu
Chinese occurred because the Cossacks
were Infatuated by theSsight of Rus
sian heads stuck OIL long poles.>
Aigun became the. objective Of tn
.r column which relieved Blagovest
chensk. The fighting was c%ontinuou
lie and was marked by aggressive tactic
% and determined resistance on the par
~ of the Chinese. The Chinese were sue
lie cessive1y dislodged from four stroni
st positions, some Of which they attempt
lie ed to reoccupy, but finally retired. Tn
Chinese made a stand at Sinchans blu
Is were routed after a serious engage
Is ment. The Russians sent a message t
Tsiantsioun demanding unconditiona
ID surrender and requesting the Chimes
governor to come to their lines. The de
rs mand, not being complied with, tn
9, place was occupied without resistance
ID Further operations continued, wit
y unvarying success for the Russiani
ne but their task was greatly simpliie
IS in September by a telegram frol
Prince Ching directing the Chinese al
he thorities to cease hostilities and pr
n tect the railway. Kirin, the repo1
in states, was occupied on Sept. "A, an
the work, of restoring order ebetwee
that point and Siansin made necessar