Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-04-07
THE YELLOW AND
ANCL0-SAXON PERIL
he Russ DenOunceS a Russo
FrancO.Germanic Alliance to
Oppose 1t,
RUSSIAN WOUNDED ARE DYING,
Said to be from Poisonous Gases
Emitted from Japanese Shells
Lao Yang Transformed.

ST. Petersburg, April THE Russ
IN an editorial lnycighs against that
section OF the Russian press which Is
proposing an alliance of Russia, Ger
many and France against what is
termed the yellow and Anglo-saxon
peril, economic and political.
why not the editorial asks, fol
low the example of France and Eng
land and boldly undertake to recon-
rifle differences which now seem hope
lcssly entangled2 Then II would be
shown how few they are and what
benefit would come from an alliance
between US and America against the
more grave and common enemy. Ger
many This may be the real coalition
Of the future
A correspondent Of the Yoschiny
Nesnik states that many OF the sight
~ wounded in the first bombardment
OF Port Arthur have died as a result
OF the poisonous gases emitted from
the Japanese shells. He notes that
many OF the enemys projectiles fall In
o. near the hospital and, adds that II
has been determined to evacuate the
city hospital at Dalny II that place Is
bombarded, because OF an unwilling
ress to trust 10 the humanity OF the
japanese. e
In the Amursky Rral II is reported
that there Is a lack of locomotives and
other rolling stock for the Chinese
eastern railroads. Vicer0y Alexieff
while returning to Mukden experienced
delay in consequence OF hot boxes and
noted the slow transportation OF troops
over this lire, the service Of which
compares uufavorably with the trans
Siberian and Usur roads. insufficient
fuel and the absence Of facilities for
providing water II Is further reported
also hinder efficient service.
Vice Admiral Stark has received
the order OF 81 Vladimir and Rear Ad-
mlral Prince Ukhtomsky has been de.
cCrated with the order OF st. Stanls-
sus IN recognition of their able de-
Tense of the torpedo attack by Japan
csc on Feb, s,
The Order of st. Vladimir has been
bestowed upon Capt. Reitzensten for
his able handling of the Vladivostok
squadron.
A special dispatch from Port Arthur
describes how the cruisers Bayan and
Noyik during the attack on Port Ar
thur on March ~ covered the torpedo
boat destroyer SLIM which was
aground from the enemy's fire. hauling
her off the shoal and bringing her back
TO port, II further describes how sub
sequently the whole Russian fleet sailed
out OF he harbor and formed line OF
battle ready to accept Il combat which
,he Japanese declined
Three Of the japanese fire ships sunk
In attempts to block the harbor have
been raised and towed into the haTbor
az Port Arthur, where they are being
armed with rapid fire guns for SER
vice against the enemy
A correspondent Of the Noyost writ
ing from Lao Yang, March 2S, says
that small town had been transformed
into a military city as result of the
arrival OF many troops. Living had be-
come extremely expensive due to the
inability Of merchants TO obtain pri-
vate freight No goods were allowed TO
be shipped to LAO Yang from Port Ar
thus, A table OF prices shows that the
neoessarles of life had risen to two and
three times the normal prices, Amer-
can beer was quoted at so cents a bot
tie whereas before the war II brought
only 10 cents
No relief from the high prices can be
had, az the military requires the use
practically OF all the space In the rail-
road cars.