Oakes Republican. (Oakes, N.D.) 1898-1906, 1904-03-04
ponese Are Embarknf Large Force Of Troops the Vicinity
OF DanyRvssan and japanese Scouts Sight Each Other
But Do Not Come In Contact.
Russian and japanese Accounts Of the Attempt Block up Port
Arthur 1.ier Widey-Old Steamers Were Painted by
japanese to Initiate Men-of-War.

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Seoul, Feb 27.-Korea has decided
to cast her lot with Japan and fight
Russian invaders,
Yesterday an order was issued for.
the Korean troops to join the. Japan
ese troops in the field. s.
It is understood officially that the
Korean troops will not leave the
country. but that their duties will De-
to resist the invasion of Korea by the
Russians. Thus 1t will not be neces-
sary to declare war against Russia.
Korea can place in the field about
twenty thousand Eurc2eAn trained
soldiers, and they will: lie Of great as:
sistance to the Japanese.
Wants French Minister to Go.
London, Feb. GA report which
emanates from st. Petersburg says
that the Japanese minister at Seoul,
Korea, has requested the Korean gov
ernment to hand the French minister
his passports.
Seoul, Feb. 27. - The Korean gov
ernment has decided to order the
Korean troops to join the Japanese in
the field. The standing army now
consists of 1900 men with European
methods. In 1896 it was taken in
hand by a Russian colonel with three
commissioned and ten non-commis-
stoned officers, who retired, however,
in 1898. A. royal bodyguard Of 1000
men was formed. and has been we'll
drilled, and periodically a draft Of
well-trained men is transferred from
it to the other regiments of the stand
ing army.
The port of Wiju was opened to for
eign trade last night. T'.e limitations
to be placed on trade and other Incl
dental matters will be passed later.
This action necessitates a harbor, so
Yonghampho has been decided upon.
Scouts Sight Each Other.
London, Feb. ~. - Russian and
japanese scouts sighted each other
Thursday morning at Sukchen, twen-
ty-dye miles north of Pingyang
Korea. but they did not come in con.
tact" cables the Toxic correspondent
Of the Times. "The Russians are not
moving to the southwark of the Tu-
men river, where the roads are ex-
tremely bad. The changes in the
Korean cabinet have brought into
power the partisans of the United
States and Japan. Russian soldiers
have seized the premises of an Amer
fcan mining company at unsan, about
$50 miles north of Pingyang."
Japs Embarking for Dalny.
Shanghai, Feb. ga large number
Of transports have returned to Naga-
saki. where they are busily engaged
in embarking more troops for the vi
cinity of Dalny. Over forty trans.
ports have sailed since Feb. 10. A
still larger embarkation is proceeding
from ujina. near Hiroshima. The lat.
ter, and not Kioto, will be made the
army and navy headquarters during
the war, Over thirty big transports
are now at Ujini, which is the prin.
cipal troops embarkiE3 station, and
an enormous mass of soldiers has
been detained there.
Russia has only .Gve months sup.
plies at Port. Arthur. The Russians
say that they mean to defend Port
Arthur, and will fell back with the
rest of the troops to the Yalu, and.
IL pressed, upon Hardin, where they
will fight for two years.
@Dalny is being evacuated by the
popu1ace. The Russians boast that
they have mined the ,breakwater
dock, wharyes and every siding on the
railway to prevent the Japanese from
using them.
Japanese Warn Chinese.
Berlin, Feb. 27--It is reported from
st. Petersburg that the .Ja2anese have
represented to the Chinese that taey
will be guilty Of a breach of r.eut,al'
1ty if they assist the Russians in pre-
serving order in Manchnria d:rina