The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-02-12
JAPAN LANDS
MEN IN KOREA
SIXTY TRANSPORTS ARE UN.
LOADED AT VARIOUS PORTS
IN KOREA.
SEOUL WILL Be OCCUrttD
RUSSIA PREciPiTATED CRISIS ~
OCCUPYING NORTHERN
KOREA.
JAPAN SEXES RUSSIAN SHIPS
COMMITS FIRST ACT OF WAR;
FIRING OF GUNS is HEARD
NEAR KOREA.
SEXES RUSSIAN SHIPS

London, Feb. 10. 49, The Chefu cor
respondent Of the Daily Mail cables
that sixty Japanese transports are
landing troops at various ports In
Korea from Masampho and Fusan, on
the south, to HUMAN, Molmpho and
Chemulpo on the west.
Seoul is to be occupied and the
landing is being covered by the tor
pedo division. The main body OF the
Japanese fleet, the correspondent O
cludes. will sail in the direction OF
Port Arthur.
Precipitated by Russia.
In a dispatch dated Nagasako, Sat
urday, and which was delayed by the
censor, a correspondent Of the Daily
telegraph asserts that Russia DELHI
erately precipitated the crisis by
secretly dispatching a few days ago
from Port Arthur transports loaded
with a full division of troops and
escorted by a feet and landing them
near the Yalu river, thus occupying
Northern Korea.
Japanese patience became exhaust
ed and to-day Japan moved her ships
and took unresisted possession of
some merchant vessels, including
Shika and Manchuria. Continuing,
the correspondent says: 1.-TWO other
Russian vessels were seized and es-
corted to Sasebo, Japan"
The Daily Telegraph says il D
poses the foregoing seizures occur-
red at Masampho, but that the censor
suppressed the location.
Russian Warships Put to Sea.
Berlin. Feb. 10. - A dispatch re-
ceived here from Port Arthur says
news has been received there that
Japanese troops have landed at Mas
ampho.
The dispatch further says that the
Russian warships at Port Arthur fire.
quently put to sea and that the IN
habitants of Seoul are %uneasily
pecting the arrival of Japanese
troops.
Firing Of Guns Heard.
London, Feb. 10. - In . dispatch
from Toxic a correspondent of the
Daily Mail says the Jill ohimpo has
received a telegram from Fusan,
Korea, declaring that the firing OF
guns was heard to the EAST of Koge
island (about twenty-five miles south
west Of Fucan) at s o'clock SATURDAY
morning.
Russians May Descend on Pekin.
London, Feb. 10. - In a dispatch
from Tien-tsin a correspondent there
Of the standard says a Russian force
is reported at Kalgan lin Pechili prov
| ince, 10 miles northwest OF Pekin
and near the great walD, and that
| preparations are being made for the
flight of the Chinese court and the
| removal of the imperial treasure, as
it is feared that Russia will descend
upon Pekin.
Russian Fleet Will Fight.
London, Feb. 10. - In a dispatch
| from Nagasaki, dated Monday, a cor
| respondent of the Daily Telegraph
says:
1T is assured that the Russian
| fleet will fight. The Russians long
ago decided upon war and their delay
was due to lack Of preparation "-d
! uncertainty whether certain po~~.~
would intervene or not"
Insure Chinese Neutrality.
Tho Paris correspondent OF the
| Daily Mail lays that France has
agreed with other powers to lane
| troops in China directly after hostili'
ties begin in order to insure neu'
trality of tho middle kingdom.
To Watch Operations.
Washington, Feb. 10. - Tentative
orders have been prepared sending
tho cruiser squadron Of the Asiatic
aeet northward from Subig bay to the
vicinity of Port Arthur to observe the
.Japanese-Russian naval operations
and to be on hand to protect Ameri-
a interests wherever they may be
menaced in the war-stricken district.
Orders will DO submitted to the presi-
dent for final revision. but will not be
sent unless they are agreeable to
Russia and Japan, who will be
sounded in advance.