New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-17
NOTES ON THE VAR.

The japanese army is said to have
reached the Yalu River in full force According
to the Japanese system Of synchronizing mill
tary operations. such an arrival might be
pected simultaneously with the attack upon
Port Arthur. It remains to be seen II there
was at the time a movement in the di-
rection Of Ying-Kow. At any rate. the jap
anese are making their advance TO the Yalu
a substantial one. They have created across
Corea, at Ping Yang. lines OF fortihcations re-
sembling those OF Wellington at Torres Vedras,
and now they working night and day on the
railroad from Fusan up to Seoul. About seven
" miles OF that road now finished and the
whole win be In working order before fall. Work
is also proceeding on the railroad noTthward,
from Seoul TO the Yalu.
The Russians said to be intrenched upon
the west bank OF the Yalu. to resist the Jap
anese advance. They 10000 strong. and
their lines extend from Ta-Tung- Kao clear out
side the mouth OF the river. to Ku-Len- Cheng,
at the head OF the estuary. distance Of rather
more than ten miles. An-Tung IS of course. the
centre 1t will occur to the reader than an army
OF only 10000 covering a space OF ten miles is
spread out rather thin" and is rather weak to
oppose the attack OF army OF four or five
times it's size aided by fleet. II the Russian
army there is 50 small. can scarcely believe
Il means TO offer serious resistance to the Jap
anese. On the other hand II the reports OF
week ago were true IL might well offer stubborn
resistance We were then told that the Russians
numbered fully 10000 men, Obviously. such an
army as that would be grave obstacle TO the
progress of the Japanese army. which scarce
ly be much IL any more numerous.
We have been repeatedly told teat General
Kurokis army now on the east bank of the
Yalu consists of the Guards and the Fifth,
Sixth and Twelfth divisions. A division OF the
Japanese army contains 25.OO0 men, so that the
four should with full ranks. number 100000.
fantry each brigade consisting OF two regi-
ments each regiment OF three battalions and
each battalion of four companies; one cavalry
regiment OF three squadrons; one artillery regi-
ment of two groups of three batteries each with
thirty-six guns in all; engineer attalion Of
three companies, military train battalion of
three companies; one sanitary detachment seven
victualng train remount depot six field
hospitals and one section OF field telegraph-an
army Itself complete and we'll balanced in all It's
parts. 1t corresponds to what in Europe is
called army corps.
No more talk is heard about that Russian
army that coming from Vladivostok
to the Yalu Valley by way OF the Tumen VAL
ley, and need not expect to hear Of it again
II would be practically impossible for an army
to traverse that country. The few travellers
who have penetrated to that famous Long
White Mountain" which Is the source of the
Tumen the Yalu and the Sungari rivers and
which is to the Coreans and Manchus what the
peerless Full is to the Japanese declare that the
roads are not passable even for horses or mules
and that they had either to go afoot to be
region might well prove a barrier even to Co.'S
sacks