Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1904-03-04
JAPANEsE.RUssIAN WAR NOTES
France Cannot Help Russia - Sacred
Image Red Cross Organized.

klO 10 mean InaI tltS are ue'ei iHihe'
to bottle up or destroy the RUSSIA
fleet at Port Arthur in order to Civ
themselves freedom for land maneuver
to cut off or invest the city, or as
feint to cover movement elsewhere
vi Yong TX who was formerly min
lister Of wal and practically the dicta
tor of Korea, and considered frient
of Russia, has been taken by the Jap
anese at Chemulpo and on the SAINT
night put on board a warship, which
TOOK him to Japan. He went on boart
in court dress.
The most sacred image in Russia hal
been sent to St. Petersburg and it vii
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 about one foot square, and
is covered with precious stones. II
has remark able history. 1t accom-.
panied Alexis, Peter the Great and
Alexander l. on all their campaigns.
A silver tablet attached to it enumer.
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
ju has been opened to foreign trade.
The RedCross society of Russia has
ordered its Siberian agents to prepare
a million addi tional pounds of grain
and large quantities TO meat and steri-
LIKED milk.
A Paris correspondent gives an ex-
haustive statement from NJ. 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-
tlict with Japan. He rejects the idea
advanced by General Cattianoff that
France should lend Russia ships Of war
say four ,,rmored cruisers and a nun
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 By England giving
assistance to Japan, and 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
fraught, which no sensible Frenchman
could contemplate without terror.
According to the former minister
of marine, Frances battleships, cruisers
and defense fleet are too weak to per-
NIT France thinking of sending any
portion of her fleet to her ally or expos
ing herself to a naval war. Finally, NJ.
De Lanessan says: "Rusisa cannot be
ignorant OF all this. She knows there
would be no use in resorting 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 falsified stories in or
der to to convince public opinion that
Russia is entitled to expect armed in
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 TANKS being
strongly supported. The right flank
is at Taku Shan and the left near the
town of Win. Scouts are ten miles east
of Pingyang. The cavalry is 355 mile;
north of and the infantry 1876 miles
northwest of Pingyang.
1t is said that the French govern
ment will ask for the authority of par
Lament to expend $4,000, 900 in com
plotting the defeuses of Saigon, capita
Of French Cochion China.
AS result Of many conversations
with the military authorities at Toxic
it can be stated the preliminaries of thu
Japanese campaign on land have de
veloped so far as to render practically
impossible formidable invasion of ko
rea by the Russians. Japan's presen
position in Korea has been gained b.
strategy and skill of the highest order
The Twenty ninth japanese infantry
occupying Pingyang, midway between
Seoul and the Yalu river met bod.
of Russian cavarly scouts north of PIN
yang and drove them back. 1t is est
mated that 60, 900 japanese troops hav
landed at Chemulpo.
The transports now are not escorte
by war vessels.
An official news agency in st. Peters
burg publishes this dispatch from Por
Arthur: According to advices fror
Pekin, Prince Ching has pointed ont
the japanese minister that the attitud
of the japanese living in China, VIII
for ,poro tbon q 1raal, have baan enroo