The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-03-09
JAPAN AND KOREA ~
willy Marquis Ito For Special Deaf
with Hermit Kingdom.

with Hermit Kingdom.
LONDON. March "a Tokyo dis.
patch says the forthcoming visit of
Marquis Ito as a special ambassador
from the emperor Of Japan to the EN-
peror of Korea claims the general at
tention of diplomats here. 1t was orig
inally planned to send a prominent
Japanese to Seoul as a permanent res
ident adviser to the Korean govern
ment, and various names were sug-
gested. The announcement that Mar
quis Ito is going is surprise. In OH
cial circles It Is insisted that the OBJ
ject Of Marquis Ito's visit to Korea Is
not politically important, but his visit
at this crisis is significant.
The Japanese government, it is said,
is considering the ACCESSIBILITY Of seek
ing 10 secure Immediately a loan In
America and Europe. Although II is
estimated that enough bonds can be
sold at home TO provide sufficient mon
ey to prosecute the war for at least
one year and half and although
many japanese statesmen and tinan-
ciers believe that Japan Is capable OF
waglng war to conclusion without
borrowing a single cent abroad and
have in spirit OF national pride coun-
seled that no foreign loan be sought,
yet il is felt that there may arise in a
year or two a contingency when mon
ey may be seriously needed.
1t is thought that il would be better
to place loan now II possible rather
than attempt TO do so in a future crisis
when money may be badly needed
A ST. Petersburg report says Viceroy
Alexeieff has sent the car the follow
ing message from his headquarters at
Mukden:
Il have the honor to communicate to
your majesty the following details Of
the bombardment of Nladivostok:
THE enemy's squadron approached
the city toward IL o'clock in the morn
ing. having passed near Askold island.
After several maneuvers which in
volyed changes in the squadrOn's order
Of battle two cruisers were left to the
north Of the island, and the remaining
vessels of the squadron steamed along
the coast Of Ussuri bay parallel to the
shore and keeping about fifteen versts
| approximately ten miles, therefrom.
Upon arriving OF Mount st. Joseph
and the Ussuri bay battery the squad
ron, preserving the same order, made
toward the battery. The ships opened
fire from both sides, evidently first
using blank cartridges In order TO
warm their guns. At 1875 p. m, when
| at a distance OF eight. versts (approxi-
mately FIVE and quarter miles, from
the shore, the leading ship opened fire
with her forward guns, and then the
entire squadron steamed along the
shore, firing their port guns as they
came in range The enemy did not fire
while turning. After the third turn the
squadron at 2;25 p. IN. ceased firing
and steamed Off to the southwark
about ten miles to the right of Askold
island, finally disappearing at $50
p. m"
Most of the residents OF Vladivostok
are sending their families into the in
terror The girls school and boys
gymnasium will also be transferred
into the interior, The prices OF food
stuffs are becoming exorbitant
The Russian Kennel club at ST. Pc
tersburg has offered 60 provide the
Red Cross society with dogs trained to
find and relieve the wounded on the
battlefield and in rough country dis
tricts The offer probably will be ac-
cepted These dogs carry restoratives
and a first aid package attached TO
their collars
The offer of society woman to
raise body OF 1000 amazOns TO fight
against the Japanese has been greeted
with laughter at the war office.
The Gazette urges q boycott Of Brit
ish goods and ships.
A dispatch from Tokyo says it is re-
ported that the Japanese fleet engaged
the Russian Vladivostok squadron at
sea yesterday The result of the en-.
gaGement is not announced. but it is
believed that the Russian ships were
destroyed or captured.
Forty Nurses For Japanese Army.
SEATTLE. Wash, March D.. Forty
American nurses in charge Of DR. AMI
tn Newcomb MCGEE, president Of the
Spanish-American War Nurses ASSOC
citation, have sailed from here on the
Iyo Maru for Japan. They expect to
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