The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-10-16
WAR IN The 0Rf
RUSSIA SENDS WAeeu,.
A FORCE OF TROOPS IA
KOREA.
JAPANESE OCCUPY MA San.
OFFICIAL DECLARATION A..
EXPECTED AT ANY
MENT.
RUSSIA SENDS MORE 1RWt
DISPATCH FORM MOSCOW s.l
LARGE FORCE is ON wAv,.]
FAR EAST.

Yokohama, Oct. 14.-The ann.
ment by M. Lessar, the Russian ~
lister to China that the Manchr.i.
convention between Russia and r4
has lapsed is received here with y
Guile.
Dispatches from Chefoo renor, !
a Russian warship and q tr,r.as
with 500 troops left Port Artbrr nj
4 for Korea. Sixty Japanese civi,;,1
left Port Arthur Oct. 10 for Nag.S.u
The Russian forces at New Chv,,
are reported to have been increase
Gen. kodama, the Japanese bon
minister, has been appointed chief !,
sistant to the military star. M
premier will assume Gen. Kod.m,l
portfolio.
The premier and the ministers N
war, navy and foreign affairs had !
simultaneous audience with the en
peror yesterday.
Baron Won Rosen. the Russian mini
lister. and Baron Komura, the Jaus.
csc foreign minister, have not vet haI
q conference.
Japan Lands Troops.
Berlin, Oct. ia duel with pistol
Shanghai to the Frankfurter Zeitual
states that news has reached tberd
from Cheefoo to the effect that Ind
Japanese have occupied Ma San pd
and that an official declaration Of val
is expected.
Has Significant Look.
st. Petersburg, Oct. IA. - Signit
canoe is attached here to the fact thai
the Official Messenger and the Jour
nal de st. Petersburg print the Berlin
Lokal Anzeiger's dispatch relating ID
the movement of the Russian feet and
the possible coinCident landing D
Russian and Japanese troops in differ
ent parts of Korea. Several newSpa
pers publish reviews Of Japan's mill
tary and naval strength.
Russian Troops IN the Way.
London, Oct. IA dispatch iron
Moscow to the Times, GATED Oct u
states that a large force OF Russia
troops under orders for the Far EaS
are now on their way thither by raj
from Kharkoff.
The Russian correspondents Of tn
same paper send quotations nOl
newspaper articles pointing to hu
sia's intention to remain in occup'
ton of Manchuria, and add that II
reported from V~ladivostok that as
result of famine in China roVn
bands of Chinese have crossed III
Manchuria. where their presence Col
stitutes "a danger to the Mancnurld
railway and that this necesslla's
keeping Russian troops IN Sou'nei
Manchuria for an indefinite perlod'
The peculiar official explanation
the postponement of the cars WISH
Rome, lowing to circumstances o"
which he has no control" Is interpfe
ed in some quarters to men tna'
The Threatening Outlook
in far Eastern affairs calls for the u
peror's presence in Russia. !.
There is no confirmation OIL y
alarmist rumors. At the japanese
CATION last night no news hau wv
received of the reported ultlmalun,
A dispatch to the Daily Man ~ ~
Kobe, Oct. u, reports that the ~
alton is somewhat easier, but lhas
tone Of the press is distlnc'is W.
cose. whilst the same papers =
respondent at Geneva says 'ha' :
eral Russian officers there hase ~
suddenly recalled to join 'heii -
ments. ,.,r;
Other special dispatches oe''
Russian war preparations CIV, !
the newspapers, which are lh'e .s,
interested in the developments w,
to the Anglo-Japanese alliance !,
already publishing maps anu ,.t,
mates of the naval ana m
forces of the prospective belllse, ,,+
and editorializing on the poss
n