The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1904-03-11
(,zens Of Ways They Find
|.,ns to See and Hear of
[Russia's Preparations.
YER WORK or WOMEN
s,in Their End They Charmed
81, Way Into the Confidence Of
Admiral AIexieff, and Even
the Gear Himself.

/ nnrIcsy @ LII
| horton from Port Arthur, under
II January 26, to the Chicago
L,tcan makes interesting reading.
mazing is the arrogant inactivity
Esyed by Russian navy and army
|srs here, While across the narrow
HI Japan a whole nation is seeth-
aitb final preparations for war up
z Everybody believes that
ID certain-everybody but the Rus
4 who alone go about their routine
and pleasures with eyes and ears
/ From Admiral Alexieff, the cars
In the far east, down, Russian
IFS on land and sea exhibit q neg
ssce that forebodes disaster.
/ Japan should sever her diplo-
b relations with Russia-as 1t is
TO Americans that she Is likely to
ny day--she could follow that de-
,e with 81 blow that would shatter
Russian squadron in Port Arthur's
or, and perhaps gain for her the
featiols On Golden Hill-for they
would find the Russians
i,
all the Inhabitants here the Rus
alone seem ignorant Of the as
scope and activity of the Jap
s secret service. 1t is common
He'd &c TO others that Port Arthur
ali Manehuria along the line Of
are alive with the Mikado's
/. Some are disguised as Chinese
and are employed along the
}ad, handling army and navy
helping to load battleship ten
In the harbor, acting as laborers
nd abQat the fortiiications, and
ag az meniais in the quarters OF
Ian officers. Now and then If a
mist priest going about Port Ar
Chinatown We're stripped of his
ard his ingenious makeup, he
! stand exposed as q Japanese
Officers Disguised as Coolies.
a dozen other ways these patrl-
ana intrepid Japs find means to
and see every detail Of Russia's
I'd preparations to defend her
hufian stronghold, Besides, they
ot ordinary spies. Among them
ayy and army officers, highly edu-
IN all the arts OF war, and Of the
st Intelligence. There is no room
'ubt, that these men have reported
particularly on everything that
commander Of a Japanese fleet
TO know to make a dash into
completely successful.
are accustomed to think Of the
secret service as having sleep
yes ears in every part Of the
/, but that mysterious body Of
gal spies appears to confine its eff
to procuring recruits for the ST.
] mines. Japan sees none OF them
heir government slunbers on in
iHee. Not only in and about Port
r are intelligent subjects Of the
taking note Of every. ship,
body of troops, every gun and
harbor-defense, but are hearing
now they watch the French and
ans wherever those countries
enter China the moment parti-
y The ancient empire appears In
within the last week it has
'iFed here that Japan has added
: secret service equipment the
Important Of all nllies-woman.
means even that the czar himself
.ardly speak or act without the
being heard in Toxic. From st.
'burg and Moscow nearly 5000
to Vladivostok and Port Arthur
allies Of Japanese secret serv-
'ents are to the czar and to his
.ers and officers what Delilah was
Gs:ilahs for Russian Simpsons.
wa not a difficult achievement
. saps. who, Of recent years, have
much at home In Paris as in
n and New York, and everybody
that when a Russian seeks II
atlonal pleasures he HES himself
TO the French capital.
: n Port Arthur we have never
i4fprised at the presence and the
GUS manner of living Of quite a
& demimondaines whose gowns
lrn themselves Partisan by I'M
tAaie signs. Neither We're we sur
20 witness their partially for
'hieers in the Russian army and
Ahe surprise came with evil
that several of the most fas-
as of these ladies are in the pay
Japanese government.
n foremost there Is Mile.
de Montfort, the dark-eyed
assigned to the task Of betray-
the mjkado no less a person than
%viceroy, Alexiefe. Today I
sr carriage. with It's magnificent
n pair and Its Cossack coachman
box. standing in front Of the adj
quarters. When She came cut
naval captain handed her
le vehicle and solicitously tucked
asian sables about her.
!. Renee keeps open house-open
Ally to Russian officers. She
great partially for Chinese
servants, as do most Of her fair
from Paris-and for q lieuten-
the Japanese navy to disguise
L as a Chinese cook or other do
Is too simple for argument.
otiess Ale~xieff--beipg, like all
here, asleep on the war
on--forget that women OF the
Il Mile. de Montfort do not both
pretty heads about the obi
Of their native c%ountry's gov
ut.
'riend of Admiral AIexieH.
Male. Renee has no scruples of
9ft any more than have the four
mariners brought from San Fran
with q guaranty from Russian
tiles that members OF the garri-
Golden Hill would not prove un-
Il. She is always at home to
!f-and her wine cellar is filed
ne choicest vintages. When the
ONES for the Japs to loot Part
II 1s safe to say that Mile. Re-
Montfert's establishment will be
liently overlooked.
doubtful, however, II Mile. de
'rt has been able to perform such
ant service for her Japanese en-
as that which stands to the cred
er almost equally charming, but
ratiyely humble friend, Mile.
amps. 1T is she who is heroine
recent episode which placed ia
possession Of a chart which is
!, show the exact location OF ev.
ne that has been planted in Port
waters.