The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-02-20
RUSSIAN CRUELTY.
JAPANESE WOMEN TELL OF
TERRIBLE TREATMENT,

Iv0A AN N01 " oMEN i ELL OE
TERRIBLE TREATMENT,
Russian Soldiers Order Women Off
The Train-Japanese Now Well
Along the Yalu River
| Other News.
Toxic, Feb. 16.-The government
is receiving additional circumstan-
tial reports of the alleged cruelty of
the Russians toward japanese ref
uges from Manchuria. The Japan
ese consul.general at Tien-Tsin has
just telegraphed the authorities
here, giving a recital of the story
told by 13 women who have just
arrived at Shan Hal Kwan. The
13 women were residing at Harbin
and started south on February 9,
with 800 companions. One-half of
| these, with the women, reached
Mnkden on the 10th aud were ord
cred to leave the train by Russian
soldiers, who cruelty abused them
and detained the party, which they
finally divided, the men being ord
cred to proceed to Port Arthur.
The women were sent to- Niu
Schwang, where United States Con-
sul Miller provided food and trans
portation for them to Shan Hal
| Kwan.
The women say they saw several
Japanese refugees cruelty beaten
and wounded. They say the Rus
| sian soldiers robbed them of money
and jewelry. Some of the Japanese
escaped punishment by bribing the
soldiers.
| The Japanese government and
| people are deeply stirred by these
reports of refugees. They point to
their own correct attitude toward
the Russians in Japan, and de-
nounce the Russians as barbarians.
The sinking of the Nakonura
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is creating feeling which betokens
a bitter and relentless war. 1t is
improbable that the Japanese will
retaliate in Kind, whatever excuses
the Russians commit.
I The Japanese are unable to un.
derstand why the men and women
refugees from Harbin were divided.
1t is suggested that Russia in.
tends to hold the men at Port Ar.
thur in the hope of avoiding bonn.
bardment. This, however, appears
extremely improbable.
New York, Feb. 1.-THE World e
Chemulpo correspondent wires as
follows:
According to military cficiale
here, the Japanese have now rolled
their battle front along a line some
Idistance south of the Yalu river
This is their fighting front-the line
which they are moving to hold
stretches from the great wall oi
China 10 Vladivostok. The fight.
ing front is almost entirely concern.
ed with Corea. There are two lines,
one reaching from Chong Yu to
Kiliu. from side to side Of Corea
and is the strategic line south ol
the Yalu river.
Eighty thousand Of Japans' best
: fig hting men are maseed on the first
; line. Twenty thousand men arc
|: holding the second line. Altogeth
:: er about 120, 1000 troops have been
landed in Corea.
New York, Feb. 15.-The Her.
; AIDS Chefoo special dated Tuesday
; says
The British steamer Wenchow
detained at Port Arthur SINCE the
opening of hos. ilities, arrived here
! today full of Japanese refugees and
reports toe Russian feet moving ii
; the direction of Corea.
The Japanes are Fastening theil
preparations on Elliot Island with
transport and commissariat, from
which they will make big attack
on Port Arthur.
; In. Manchuria the railway guard
has been considerably strengthened
in fear of interruption by ths
Chinese.
St. Petersburg, Feb. 15.-Th'
Russian second-c,ass cruiser Boya
rim, was blown up by mine Feb
. ruary 13.in the same manner al
was the Russian torpedo transport
; Yenisai. She had on board 1877 of
fcers and men, all of whom, it i:
understood were lost.
St. Petersburg, Feb. 1.-THE
report circulated here today tina
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