Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-02-18
FAR EAST WAR NEWS.
Russians Seem to Be Getting the
Worst In the Struggle.
JAPAN LANDS A BIG ARMY IN KOREA.
rwo-Thirds Of Russia's supply Of Torpe'
does Acknowledgements Of the Cap
tain of the variag Denied-Dis-
patches Received by Paris Paper,

NNU- VI RuhotS . CubVtS W.
does Destroyed-Requests Of the Cap
tain Of the variag Denisd-Dis-
patches Received BY Paris Paper.
London, Feb. l7.--According to spe-
sial dispatches published here this
morning from Toxic the Russian
squadron has returned to Vladivostock.
The correspondent at Chemulpo of
the Daily Express makes the astonish-
ing statement that Japan has already
landed 100000 troops in Korea, 10000
of whom are extended along the fight
ing front south Of the Yalu river.
According to a dispatch to the Paris
edition Of the New York Herald 400
torpedoes, being two-thlrds of Rus
sia's entire available supply of these
articles, were destroyed on board the
Russian cruiser Variag at Chemulpo
The Toxic correspondent Of the Daily
Chronicle cables that 1t Is stated Off
cially that several thousand Russian
troops have reached Antung and that
1t is rumored that 10000 Russians have
arrived at Pingyang, on the Tatong
river, In central Korea. The Chronicle,
however, regards this rumor as i'm
probable unless the invasion Of Korea
preceded the outbreak of hostilities
The Seoul correspondent of the Daily
Mail in the course of descriptive mar
rative Of the Chemulpo battle says that
before the fight the captain of the
Russian cruiser Variag held confer
ence with the British, French and Ital-
lam captains, aboard the British cruiser
Talbot, in which he asked for the pro-
lection Of foreign warchip in leaving
the harbor. The request was refused,
The British launch delivered protest
to the Japanese admiral Immediately
before the actions The Americans
present refrained from attending the
naval conference or partaking in the
demonstration, although some OF the
Russian wounded were received on
board the United States gunboat Vicks-
burg. While the Variag was being
sunk her captain, fearing that the Jap
anese would reach the vessel before
she settled down. requested the cap
tain of the Talbot TO fire at her water
line. The request also was refused.
In a dispatch dated Port Arthur,
February 10, correspon dent OF the
Times gives a description Of seven
Russian warships which he says are
lying disabled there. They include the
battleships Sevastopol and Petropav-
lovsk, which have not been named In
previous reports Of the action. The
says that altogether II
Russian ships were put out Of action
at Port Arthur.
Dlspa tchas Received by u Paris Paper.
Paris, Feb. 1.-THE Petit Parisiene
this morning publishes e dispatch from
Toxic, dated February IA, In which the
says that wounded Jap.
anese who have reached there from
Port Arthur declare that on the morn
ing Of February the Japanese squad
ron. composed Of S. vessels. including
received oIVNrs 10 sail Ior
Port Arthur. The night attack was
made by the torpedo boat destroyers,
none of which were injured. During
he bombardment Of the Russian fort,
between II o'clock and noon On Feb
'uary y, all the attacking vessels we're
lit by the Russian fire. The cruiser
waite had her three decks pierced
~ q shell and the battleship Fuji's
was destroyed no ship,
however, was injured to the extent Of
Upon the same authority the corre-
Ipondent says Japanese squadron
las seized the Russian coal depot on
Rose island. on Chemulpo.
In another dispatch from Toxic,
lated February 16, the correspondent
Il the Petit Parisiene says the local
newspapers are publishing long ac-
cunts OF the ill-treatment Of Japanese
n Manchuria and that the Japanese
government has requested the United
Itates to take measures for the protec-
ion Of japanese subjects there.
japanese Landing Near ManchuriA.
ST. Petersburg, Feb, ia dispatch
ecelved here from Port Arthur. dated
february IS. says that the Japanese
re landing at Chin-Wang-Tao. a port
m the southern border Of Manchuria,
lose to the Chinese Northern railroad.
he sea there is covered with ice for
distance Of IA miles from the shore
nd this would make landing extreme
= dificult. No Japanese have been
cen on the Yalu river. The Japanese
70 landing provisions and munitions
war at Wonsan, on the east coast