Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-03-02
ITZVILLE, WASHINGTON, MARCH 2. 1904.
JAPANEsE.RUssIAN WAR NOTES

Image Red Cross Organized.
The fact that the Japanese have re.
newed the attack is interpreted at To.
kio to mean that they arc determined
to bottle up or destroy the Russian
feet at Port Arthur in order to give
themselves freedom for land maneuvers
to cut of or invest the city, or as .
feint to cover q movement elsewhere.
vi Yong TX who was formerly min.
lister Of war and practically the dicta.
tor Of Korea. and considered q friend
Of Russia. has been taken by tho Jap.
anese at Chemulpo and on the same
night put on board q warship, which
tooE him to Japan. He went on board
in court dress.
The most sacred image in Russia has
been sent to St. Petersburg and it will
be taken to the far east with the army.
This image is representation Of the
Virgin appearing to Saint Sargius and
is always kept at the troitzko monss.
terry It. is abo1 1t one foot square, and
is covered with precious stones. 1t
has a remark cole history. 1t accom-
panied Alexis, Peter the Great and
Alexander l. on all their campaigns
A silver tablet attached to it enumer.
ates the battles at which the Ikon was
present.
The Korean government has decided
to order the Korean troops to jon the
Japanese in the field. The port Of Wi.
ju has been opened to foreign trade.
The RedCross society Of Russia has
ordered its Siberian agents to prepare
a million additional pounds of grain
and large quantities 70 meat and steri-
lized milk.
A Paris correspondent gives An ex.
haustive statement from NJ. De Lanes.
san. former minister of marine in the
French cabinet, setting forth in detail
why France cannot come to the as.
sistance OF Russia in the present con.
flict with Japan. He rejects the idea
advanced by General Cattisnof that
France should lend Russia ships Of war
say four nrmored cruisers and q nun
Der submarine boat-for which Russia
would pay. He says that IL France
were to give Russia naval assistance,
and was to intervene in the war, she
would be followed b. England giving
assistance to Japan. and second war
would would break out in European
waters. Thus. 1t order to give Russia
help Of doubtful efficiency. France
would plunge into an adventure
fraught, which no sensible Frenohman
could contemplate without terror.
According to the former minister
OF marine, ,Fraroe battleships. cruisers
aud defense feet are too weak to per.
NIT France thinking Of sending any
portion OF her fleet to her ally or expos
ing herself to naval war. Finally, M.
De Lanessan says: "Rusisa cannot be
ignora ant OF all this. She knows there
would be no use in resorting to aimed
intervention In her favor where we
should thus expose ourselves to dis.
asters prejudicial not only to ourselves
and our own interests but also to the
prestige and influenced Of our alliance.
These reople must be very blind who
spread false or falsified stories In Or
der to to convince public opinion that
Russia is entitled to expect armed In.
terventlon on our part"
According to the latest information,
Russian infantry has occupied the road
between Liu Yang, on the railroad
from Mukden to Port Arthur aud the
Yalu river. its front and fanks being
strongly supported. The right flank
is at Taku Shan and the left near the
town Of Win. Scouts are ten miles east
of Pingyang. The cavalry is 855 miles
north Of and the infantry 1875 miles
northwest Of Pingyang.
1t is said that the French govern.
ment will ask for the authority Of par.
lament to expend &c, 0,OO, 900 In com.
pleting the defenses Of Saigon. capital
Of French Cochion China.
As result Of many conversations
with the military authorities at Toxic
it can be stated the preliminsries Of the
Japanese campaign on land have de.
veloped SO far as to render practically
impossible formidable invasion Of Ko.
rea by the Russians. Japan's present
position in Korea has been gained BY
strategy and skill Of the highest order
The Twenty ninth Japanese infantry,
occupying Pingyang. midway between
Seoul and the Yalu river met q body
of Russian cavarly scouts north Of Ping
yang and drove them back. 1t is esti.
mated that 60, 900 Japanese troops have
landed at Chemulpo.
The transports now are not escorted
ny war vessels.
An official news agency in st. Peters.
burg publishes this dispatch from Port
Artt ur: According to advices from
Pekin, Prince Ching has pointed ont to
the japanese minister that the attitude
Of the Japanese living in China, who
for more than a week have been spread
ing mendacious reports. is calculated
to cause a rising against the Europeans.
The prince therefor requested the jap
anese minister to take the necessary
preventive measures.
1t is confirmed that Japanese tor.
pedo boat destroyer was blown up and
sunk during the fighting The wreck
Of the latter was subsequently washed
shore.
powie's Meeting Broke UP.
Melbourne-John Alexander Dowie's
meeting Sunday afternoon in the ex-