The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-04-28
4 JAPANESE TRAITOR.
How He Betrayed Official Sc
crets to Russia.
sTlRRua EPISODE OF THE wAR.

Arrest and secret Court Martial Of
Colonel fIanxoIsu. whose Treachery
Upset Japan's plan to Invade MAN.
churia shot Immediately After
ward within the Palace walls.
This is the story Of a japanese trail
tor, a japanese Benedict Arnold, says
the Tokyo correspondent Of the New
York Post Since the beginning Of the
war it has been evident that the Rus
slams have been supplied with an in
innate knowledge Of prospective Japa-
nese movements. The original plans Of
campaign were evolved ia Tokyo and
surrounded with great secrecy. Apart
from the elder statesmen and about
eighteen high STAFF officers no one in
the empire was aware of the objec-
tive points Of landing troops from
which the first strike was to be made.
Soldiers We're moving by thousands
entrained from all cities, embarked
from all ports, but no one knew more
than the fact that Japan was carry
ing war to the mainland. Precautions
TO conceal army movements have been
the most thorough in history, to the
dismay Of foreign and native CORE
spondents.
But the Japanese officials found that
their secrets were leaking.
The First and Second army corps
were to be landed high In Korea and
thrown forward toward Mukden, Lao
yanchon and other various points. AS
fast as troops landed the Russians
formed In front All kinds Of impedi-
ments lay in the path Of invasion. The
army office at Tokyo was bafied. The
first thought was that Russias opposi-
ton and anticipation Of the movement
Of imperial troops was superior craft
Ia mastery campaign Of defense But
the idea of treachery soon replaced
this first thought. and the government
set out to be sure before going farther
Nine spies Japanese officers disguised
as coolies-were sent out from Tokyo.
Al number were ordered to work along
the Transslberian railway; the others
were scattered along the Yalu frontier
Every one Of the nine was captured
speedily, unerringly, and put to death
4 by the Russians Without aid from
| Japan description, etc. this could not
have possibly happened.
Then fl was that tile stan officers,
and even tie elder statesmen, were
+ placed under the character racking
espionage of the Japanese spy system,
and the land invasion had 10 wait. The
old and later records Of each individ-
uaI ii the secrets were overhauled and
scrutinized. No one was exempted
whose knowledge might have been
sold to the enemy Every man was
followed. logged, watched. These
methods finally seized upon certain pc
/ culiarities in the life and days work
OF Lieutenant Colonel Hanzoku Of the
general staff
Hanzoku had been buying presents
like race track winner. The women
OF his acquaintance received valuable
Jewels. The Yoshuwara knew Hanzo-
| ku, and the bank of the city showed
deposits in bis name. All OF which was
not In the reach Of q lieutenant colo
| ners salary. Hanzoku was a hard
drinker a gambler by European in
stincts, a frequenter Of uncertain clubs
and an idol OF the geisha girls. He
bore the distinction Of introducing po-
ker into Japan. He was, however, q
graduate of a German university, a
military tactician Of worth and had
\ been decorated for intrepid service dur
/ ing the Chino-Japanese war. On &C
count Of the latter service be held a
good position on the general stan.
It has been asserted that before the
withdrawal Of the Russian embassy
one Of the attaches arranged with
Hanzoku TO furnish st. Petersburg
with detailed plans Of Japan's pur-
poses. The Russian attache and Han
zoku had been very friendly. having
been students together in Germany
1t is asserted that Hanzoku was q
year ago in a very bad state financial
il and that he lost during a game his
last piece OF property.
The details OF actual evidence
against Hanzoku cannot be had. No
word Of the affair has even reached
the columns Of the Japanese press, but
within the last few days the lieuten
ant colonel was arrested tried by court
martial and shot by a detachment Of
riflemen chosen from the imperia
guards. Between the end Of the tria
aud the sound Of the shots there wers
only a few hours. Hanzoku was
watched over by heavy guard ane
was not allowed the honor Of killing
himself. Moreover, he was not per
nitted to communicate with bis fam
ily. 1t IS said that he was executed
within the palace walls and buried a
the edge OF the inner moat.
CIvu4zea BarbRrism.
Well may the car so on his knee
before the Almighty God at th
thought OF the ghastl- war that ha
broken out, says the Calcutta 0ndia
Amrita Bazaar Patrika. A conflict bS
tween two such powers as Russia an
Japan is likely ito stagger humanity
ia more confounding manner tina
the Boer war did. They talk Of ID
superior civilization Of Europe 1t 4
III fact the worst form Of barbarisI
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