The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-03-12
.RUSSO-JAPANESE WAR NEWS
BOTH SIDES ARE RUSHING PREP
ARATIoNs FOR LONG SIEGE.
Russla's Fleet Sealed Up in Port Ar
thur-Ameriean Mining Company
ouarded-Late Jap-koFean Treaty
Dlsregardsd by Germany, France and
Italy-cossack Scouts Active.

Reports received from the japanese
outposrs at Plugyang, Korea, VIA
4 Seoul state that tho Russians, who had
appeared IN some turoe at Anju AID o.
the southwark OF that p 'lut, nave now
all retired toward the falu river.
According TO the Daily Graphic ;
Sebastopol spondehr, Admiral
Skyrdlof, commander ia chief OF the
Russian Black sea teet, has received
continuation OF statements that the Ell
trance 20 Port Arthur has been b.ueAcd
To the extent Of lmprlsOuiug the Kos
sian battleshlps Therefore, while tine
Japanese invest tho outer roads. Rus
sian cruisers and torpedo boats have
no hope Of success should they ATTEMPT
sortie.
The Nladlyosrock squadron continues
inactive. though tt has an ample sup
ply Of coal and tho ships are "a good
condition.
SIX American marines have been sent
70 guard tho premises " emo American
mining company al Ua san. % miles
north Of Plugy Ang whtsh ~1rs reported
to have been seized by Russian soldiers
The Japanese Korean treaty will be-
disregarded uoG only By Russia, but BY
Germany. France aad Italy. Tho for
etgn Office does not e.Lry1 Great Brit
AIN aud the United States Will reeug-
ulze the treaty.
IL Is believed that tho japanese
troops have practically succeeded IN lao-
lattug Port Arthur and n out. ulaleu-
verins tho Russians IN tho Ya.u reg
ions.
RassiA has 200 900 men 10 tho hght-
ing zone, bat the strength Of tho IL =
Is anr known in the various aeclgnA.
Lack Of couAd, nee Is triE and officer.
Of squadrUns at p0rs Arthur arc urr-
vous over tho conditions VI tho yeaae a
and unequal forces.
Much DISQUALIFICATION IL manifested
in official quarters At Toxic over tbs
disregard Russians u pledges rrgardlas
Inc neutrality IN China
Forty Japanese transports. escorted
by tho entire heeE, have been euergstl.
cAIly landing troops At FusAn aud The
uulpo. IL Is estimated that fully TOO.
900 men have dIssm bal krd. and It /.
supposed that an Immediate advance
into noGhreru Korea L. coutem b lated
From the fact that the JAPANESE aset Is
thus employed It Is felt that uo immrd-
late attack on FlAdIvoatock or Port
Arthur yEon IA he mazda
Several Russian mills have been
notified by British coal purgeyors thai
lney must hurry their orders. a. th*
: export ot coal may be- forbidden.
e Russias new batt!eshi Pr on tho bal.
n tic viii not be- ready Tor cummaassga
before the end Of August.
: The emperor Of Japan has telegraph
! ed message 10 the sm perur u Korea
0 stating that war bad been Jared
, solely In order 10 secure premaueu,
peace IN the orient, aud expressing sat.
Istactton OVER the recent protocol
p which wouId lad to Increased latam.
; acy between thr two Countries. Il.
d hoped the relations would become attl
Z closer. and thanked the Korean rgu,
n porst aad MS two sous for tho u4uatH
n cent grants to this Japanese troops.
There exists high authority for til.
q statement that RUSSIA now has rsasat
. to feel more Tranquil regarding the at
titads Vt Great Britain. The real rea
son of ths visit To 81 Petersburg o.
% Count Beueckeudorg. Russian nu.bass,
u dor To Great Butasu. wHl.e asteuSlb
To see his son OF for the far sast. wa
personally to assure hIz government 81
: ais belief that the suspicious concern
ing Japan 5 ally were ilfounded. an,
= that Great britain although staudln,
BY the Obligations IT tine anglo-Japan
! ESQ treaty, would not move unless r,,ui
- yelled % do 50 by the entrance int
a affairs OF the far east Of thlrd power
> CossaCk scouts report that the JaI
: lEese column from Plaskln bay, on Al
" irving in the snow hlockaded deaf
= u the mountains separating Kore
- from ManChuria, was forced 10 ha
y owing to ayaianches and other oil
y stacles. The scouts say that one thlr
= II the strength Of this column Is II
D. 5alided. It is now supposed that III
column Is returning for the purpose {
seeking an easier route.
&c Japs Advancing.
. Advices from VIadlyostok say III,
= the $500 Japanese troops who lande
:. at Pleskin. on the east coast Of mort
1 Korea