The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-02-26
RUSSIANS CROSS YALU RIVER
ARMY WILL TRY AND CAPTURE
CITY OF SEOUL.
Their Campaign Has Been Fully Map
ped Cut-Will Abanoon Port Ar
thur-Concentrat 100000 Men at
Harbin-Weather Is Very Cold
Land Travel Impossible.

The Russian advance has begun. |
Soldiers OF the car have already
crossed the lalu river and the adj
vance guard of the army is moving to-
ward the ultimate capture of Seoul
and possession of the entire Korean
peninsula. 1t is learned here that the
russian plan of campaign has been full
iy mapped out, in accordance with
plans made weeks ago. 1t includes
the prictical abandonment of both
PoIt Arthur and VladiyOstock and the
concentration of the army of 100000
men, under general command of Gen
eral KOuropatkin, at Hardin. With
This mass Of 100000 men, Russia aims
slowly to force the japanese back, es-
,ablishing bases as IT goes forward,
and ultimately driving Japan from the
mainland and taking formal posses
sion of Korea, which will be made a
Russian province.
Native reports say Chinese pirates,
since the outbreak of hostilities, have
Deen displaying so much activity in
eastern Asiatic waters as to almost
paralyze cOasting trace.
The British minister at Seoul has
presented the emperor with a mass
I'VE silver loving cup forwarded as
present from King Edward in COM
memoration of his 10th anniversary
reign.
Both the Americans and British are
endeavoring to arrange removal of for
eign women and children from Ping
yang and Anju to Seoul. There are
many Americans and English in both
places.
Great difficulty is experienced on
account of severity O. the weather.
There is ice of shore, and land travel,
except for the hardest, IS impossible.
Assurance is given, however, that all
Americans, British and other Euro.
peans are absolutely safe.
The situation in Seoul is. the same
as if besieged, prices Of everything
amounting to famine rates. Most alb
surd prices are asked for ordinary
commodities. Under assurance of for
eign ministers and consus the popu-
lation are resuming ordinary work.
The Japanese are strengthening all
positions in the neighborhood.
General KourCpatkin has been re
iieved of his functions as minister o.
war, and has been appointed comman
der in chief of the Russian army in the
far east.
The Japanese who attempted t
blow up the bridge over the Sungar
river have been hanged. Bands o
Chunchus ,bandits) have been OBJ
served under japanese leadership an(
are being pursued.
The car. according to those whC
have access to his presence, feels
keenly the outbreak of hostilities, ant
sorrows at the burdens the war entails
According to the terms of an i'm
perial order just issued political sus
poets under police surveillance ar,
permitted to enter the Russian arm,
in the field as privates, after whicl
the minister of the interior and thu
minister of justice can order the with
drawal of police supervision over sucl
persons.
There has been appointed a commit
tee of seven military and naval Officers
to censor all kilograms from the sea
of war with the object of preventing
information useful to the Japanes,
from getting out.
Gen. Miles on the War.
Ono Of tho roOe+ imDor+ap+ a1ornant,
of war is the lines of communication
or the avenues from the base of al
army to the army in the field. 1t il
considered that where an army ha
to leave it's own country and every
thing has to be transported by water
especially if the distance is great, it il
placed at great disadvantage.
The problem at present in the IA
east has some of the same conditions
yet the main features are of quite
different character. Japan has but
narrow body of water to cross, and
she were absolutely mistress of tn
seas she could put 100000 men il
Korea or Manchuria under cover o
her sea guns, but that little word eff
very often comes in as quite a facto
on movements of such great import
ance. The conditions are in some re
spects the reverse of those prevailing
during the Crimean campaign. Their
Russia was acting on interior line
and her prancipal opponents had t
move their forces for a long distanc
by sea.
Now her opponent, Japan, is actin
on very short line or communication
but constantly in ieOnardv so long q