New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-08

important towns ana 10 the me or Jneir raj
road.
The name OF Feng-wang-Chens means. u.
orally. Phoenix
a dispatch speaks of a place named Kao-L.
Meun. called the Gate of Corea" The lattg
is exactly what the native name means. Kao
Ii being the Chinese name OF Corea. whence We
get our word kaolin. which apply to q fns
pottery clay. just as apply ths mama q.
china TO the finished ware made from It ms
Gate" in question Is. was. a literal gateway
in the great willow palisade which begins nsa,
the coast north of Taku-Shan. and runs north
ward. passing ten miles east OF Feng-Wang-
Cheng. and finally turns to the westward cross
ing the Lao River far above Aoukden- This
particular gateway in the palisade was named
Kao-Li-SIeun because the chief traffic between
Corea and China passed through It After
crossing the Lao River the paiisads turrs
southwark and runs down parallel with ths
shore Of the Gulf OF Liao-Tuns TO the Gress
Wall which it reaches inland from Shan-HA-
kwan.
The Japanese are said TO be counting on cap
turing Porr Arthur not by assault or througn
a siege so much as through Generalization aai
collapse Of the Russian defenders. We are
not so sure of that Beyond doubt. thu stua-
ton OF the Russians will be-indeed. It ALREADY
is-trying in the highest degree They ara con-
pIetely isolated from their friends and from al
the world. They can send no word 70 Their
government and can receive none from Il Thsy
will be ignorant OF what is going elsewhere
IN the war. AT the same time they will D
harassed and menaced day and night, rom the
land and from the sea, by unrelentins foes wh'
far OutnuInber them and inmeaSurably exceed
them in resources. The best type OF valor vii
hDl6 ont IN n cir l1re
But the Russians-fOr instance. at Sebastopo-
have shown themselves possessed OF remarkahl
good staying qualities. and we shall not ef
pect 70 see them, even in this hard plight, "oS
their nerve and break down in panic
Even IT, as reported. all but four THOUSAND
soldiers have been withdrawn from Pcri
Arthur. the garrison of that place is still mrcs
larger than that. for 1t is reinforced by sons
thousands Of seamen from the Russian SHIPS
which are either disabled or bIockaded IN thai
harbor. 1t is possible. also. that some big guns
have been taken from the ships and placed Or
landward Qualifications. The use OF naval gus
in land fighting would be no new thing.
will be recalled that that was done by ne
British at Ladysmith. 1t was at first sal
that the naval gun was the savior of that oe
4eaSuered city. but later testimony has bee
To the effect that such was not the case, os
that the naval gun was little more than USE
less Perhaps some new light upon the con
tFoversy may be gained at Port Arthur.
The public is probably beginning to rsaHs
how largely military talk is uttered for effect
Thus ii was at first said that the japanese
would never be permitted to cross tho YAl
but when they did cross the Russians changes
their tone and de, Jared they never meant scr
ously to oppose their crossing Next. the Japs
nese were 10 be met and smashed at Fsrs
Wang-Cheng: but now Russian report has
thdt General kurcpatkin voluntarily retire
ana let them take that place. Again. we hs'
often been told that Fort Arthur is aba
hO'C out Tor year or more. and can never
captured by the Japanese, vet now some BUS
sI9n authorities are sayInS il will not be wor-
whle TO defend the place, Such changes ar
is obvious.