The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-02-19
American Nurses for Japan.

American Nurses TOT japan.
Washington, Feb. 1.-THE Japan
ese minister has received cable mes
sage from his government accepting
the offer made by DR.. Anita New
comb MCGEE Of Washington, D. G. to
take to Japan a party of trained nurses
who have seen field service in the
caraps and hospitals of the United
States army. No one is eligible to
join the party except graduate women
nurses WHO have been in the army.
Japan and the Hay Note.
Toxic, Feb. 17.-It is stated on high.
authority that the Japanese govern
n.ent, replying through United States
Minister Griscom to Secretary Hay,
has agreed to the naturalization of
China, excluding Manchuria, which
Russia is now occupying.
Japan, it is also said, reserves tn:
right to counterbalance any action OF
Russia in violating China's neutrality.
The emperor, the supreme council
of war, the privy council, and a ma
jority of the cabinet will probably de-
part on Feb. 20 for Kyoto, where it
is planned temporarily to establish i'm
perial headquarters. The date, how
ever, has not been definitely decided
upon. Later it is expected the en-
peror and counsellors will go to Hi
rosnima, where the emperor will per-
sonelly watch the embarkation OF the
troops.
The Last Engagement.
London, Feb. 18.-Thecorrespon-
dent at Chefoo Of the Paris edition OF
the New York Herald, in dispatch
in which he reports the arrival Of
junks bearing Japanese wounded from
the Port Arthur engagement OF FEB
Il, considers this to show that some
thing more than a torpedo attack took
place there.
The correspondent at Toxic Of The
Standard reports that two battleshlps
were destroyed in thi sattack, while
the correspondent at Iien Tsin OF
The Standard says under date Of Feb.
II that a private dispatch from Port
Arthur brings the statement that the
Russian squadron has again put to
sea-
Cable Cut.
Chefoo, Feb. 1S-The Port Arthur
Chefoo cable was cut yesterday.
A Russian Victory.
St. Petersburg, Feb. 17.-Viceroy
Alexieff has communicated the car
the report of Capt. Reitzenstein, who
is in command of the Russian cruiser
division, dealing with the destruction
of the Japanese merchant steamer
Naeonoura Maru off the northwestern
coast of Japan and the capture Of II
Of her crew. Capt. Reitzenstein, who
is also acting commodore of the Via
livestock squadron, says that a small
Japanese coaster was also approach
ed, but the capture the crew and there
fore the coaster was not sunk.
Heavy weather. he says, prevented
violent squall made it impossible to
him following the coaster, and the
cruiser squadron made for Chestakoft,
Corean coast. Owing to the storm
the squadron was only able to ac-
co1nplish FIVE knots per hour. Heavy
seas were shipped and the cruisers
and the guns were coated with ice,
there being nine degrees OF frost. Two
violent gales were encountered within
three days.
Wiping Out the Navy.
London, Feb. IS-Japan IS most
successfully keeping her plans secret.
Not a single item Of news which could
be of public service to the enemy has
been permitted to leak out. The be-
lief is prevalent in London, based on
hints in dispatches from correspon-
dents, that her main objective will be
found to be the Liaotung peninsula
but that nothing of military nature
will be attempted until Russia's naval
eor,drons are effectually disposed of.