Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1904-03-05
JApANEsE-RUss1AN WAR NOTES
France Cannot Hep Russia - Sacred
Image Red Gross Organized.


themselves freedom for land maneuvers
to cut off or invest the city, or as q
feint to cover a movement elsewhere.
Vi Yong Tx who was formerly min
lister Of wal and practically the dicta-
tor of Korea, and considered a friend
of Russia, has been taken by the Jap.
anese at Chemulpo and on the same
night put ON board warship, which
took 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 Sergius and
is always kept at the troitzko monas-
terry IT. is abo 1t one foot square, and
is covered with precious stones. it
has a remarkable history. 1t accom-
panied Alexis, Peter the Great and
Alexander |. on all their campaigns
A silver tablet attached to it euumer-
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
in 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-
LIKED milk.
A Paris correspondent gives an ex-
hauStive statement from M. 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-
fict with Japan He rejects the idea
advanced by General Cattianoff that
France should lend Russia ships Of war
say four ,Tmored cruisers and mum
Der submarine boat-for which Russia
would pay. He says that if France
were to give Russia naval assistance,
and was to intervene in the war, she
would be followed b. England giving
to Japan, and a second war
would would break out in European
waters. Thus, it order to give Russia
help of doubtful efficiency, France
would plunge into an adventure
which no sensible Frenchman
could contemplate without terror.
According to the former minister
of marine Frances battleships, cruisers
aud defense fleet are too weak to per-
nit France thinking Of sending any
portion of her feet to her ally or expos
ing herself to q naval war. Finally, NJ
De Lanessan says: "Rusisa cannot be
ignorant OF all this. She knows there
would be no use in resortihg 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 PEOPLE must be very blind who
spread false or falsifed stories in or
der to to convince public opinion that
Russia is entitled to expect armed in
tervention 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 and the
Yalu river, its front and fauks being
strongly supported. The right flank
is at Taku Shan and the left near the
town OF Wiju. Scouts are ten miles east
of Pingyang. The cavalry is $50 miles
north of aud the infantry 125 miles
northwest of Pingyang.
1t is said that the French govern
ment will ask for the authority of par
lament to expend $50, 900, in COM
plotting the defenses of Saigon, capital
of French Cochion China.
AS result of many conversations
with the military authorities at Toxic
1t can be stated the preliminaries 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 body
of Russian cavarly scouts north of Ping
yang and drove them back. 1t is esti-
mated that 50 900 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
Arthur: According to adviceS from
Pekin, Prince Ching has pointed ont tC
the Japanese minister that the attitude
of the japanese living in China, who
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