The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-02-15

Variag and KOreitz at Chemulpo We're
the cruisers Naniwa TakachihO, Aka
shi, Suma and Asuma. The japanese
did not lose II man.
Advices from st Petersburg say that
American and English ladies have
started Oh the preparation of materials
for the Red Cross society with just as
great heartiness ~ the Russian ladies
engaged In the same work. Various
committees and sewing circles which
had been already organized effected Il
general organization at Il meeting held
in the Angio-American church, presid-
ed over by The new pastor. Rev. An
drew Richie. These ladies realize that
both armies engaged in the conflict
will make large demands on humanita
rianism irrespective of race and they
have naturally decided to assist the
sufferers they can most easily reach
namely, the Russian wounded.
telegram from Khakarovsk an
nounces that General Lineyitch has
been appointed to the supreme com
mand Of the Russian army in Manchu-
ria.
Tho alarm occasioned by the report
ed landing Of Japanese in Korea eX-
tends as far back as Mukden, where
the Chinese are said to be in a state Of
panic.
Some Of the newspapers here are
protesting vigorously against the CEN
sorship Of waT news. The Novoe
Vremya says, we are not children, let
us hear the worst"
The wife of Captain Bouduef Of the
Yariag has received a telegram from
Niceroy AleXeieff saying that her hus-
oand is alive and unhurt.
There is no official confirmation OF
the rumor from Port Arthur of the
landing of japanese troops Mt Shanhai-
kwan. If the rumor should prove to be
correct it win mean that the Japanese
are trying to get I'm ne rear Of the
Russians from both tanl,s with the OBJ
ject Of cutting communications
In military circles confidence is ex-
pressed that the forward Japanese
movement from Korea will be checked
as soon as the Russian advance is en-.
cUntered
The retirement of the families OF
Russian officials across the Yalu river
from Yongampho is interpreted as an
indication that the news of the first
serious land fighting will emanate
from th1t point
A communication from Viceroy Alex
eieff just received confirms the report
Of the landing of 10000 Japanese
troops at Chemulpo. The viceroy adds
that reports have been received Of at
tempts to cut the telegraph wires along
the Chinese Eastern railway and also
to destroy one Of the abutments of the
Sungari bridge These attempts, he
adds, were Immediately detected and
decisive measures taken to guard the
railway.
A late cable from st. Petersburg
says that Major General Plug has
wired that, according to private ad-
vices, the japanese after the battle at
Chemulpo landed $4,000 troops.
Communication by wireless telegra-
ply has been established with Chemul-
po and Chefu by ships stationed be-
tween these two places.
The japanese legation here has been
informed that thirty-four of the Rus
SLAMS wounded in the fight between the
japanese and Russian fleets at Che
mulpo will be placed in the hospital of
the japanese Nursing home, where
they will be treated by competent
japanese doctors.
A cable from Tokyo says the Japa-
nese government denies that Pavloff,
Russian minister to Korea, withdrew
from Seoul under Japanese pressure,
but that his withdrawal was entirely
voluntary. 1t is stated that NJ. Paw
lo6. through the French minister, init
mated a desire to leave Seoul and in
trust Russian affairs to the care of the
French legation, which has placed a
French guard around the legation. The
japanese government acquiesced and
arranged that when NJ. Pavlofr left the
legation in place of police soldiers
guarded the route to the station, where
a special train to Chemulpo was fur
nished. An officer escorted NJ. PavlOff
TO Pascal. The Japanese feet was
given instructions not to interfere with
NJ. Pavloff's departure. From Pascal
NJ. Pavloff will go to Chefu. The
above disclaimer by Japan indicates
that despite the fact that Korea is
largely dominated by the Japanese
military force the government has no
intention at present Of assuming terri
torial possession.
A dispatch from Singapore says:
when the japanese ships Kasuga
and Nisshin, from Genoa, Italy, left
here they proceeded south and met
Nippon Yusen steamer which had been
assigned to rendezvous in the Dutch
archipelago. The steamer transferred