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RUSSIAN TROOPS GO 10 KOREA.
SEVERAL THOUSAND WILL REACH
THERE FRIDAY UNLESS JAPs
STOP THEM.

London, Feb. 6.-The correspondent
OF the Times in st. Petersburg, who
considers war inevitable, declares that
the cars hesitation has been over
come and that Russia will make no
concession. He says:
up to the present time not line
of information or apparently a word
Of inspiration has been given the Rus
sian press on these serious negotia-
tons, although the American press
has been honored by. the granting Of
an audience by the car to the repre-
sentative of a transatlantic news
agency"
Russian Reply Sent to Alexieff.
st. Petersburg, Feb. 6.-The Russian
reply to Japan was forwarded to Vice
roy Alexieff. 1.-The approves it, it will.
finally reach the Toxic government on
Monday.
The feeling in the higher circles
continues to be that Russia has offered
substantial concessions. but that she
cannot meet Japan's wishes regarding
Manchuria or agree to Japanese forth
fcations in Southern Korea. It is in
timated in. certain unofficial quarters
that If Japan should offer q counter
proposal that Russia guaranteed
China's Manchurian treaties, irrespec-
tive of the ultimate sovereignty of the
province, there might be chance of
reaching such compromise. 1t is ar
gued that this settlement would safe
guard the existing commercial inter-
ests of all the powers in Manchuria
and it is contended that
II Japan Demands More
N the last resort this would betray to
the world her Interior ambitions on
The continent of Asia. which would be
inimical to the interests of not only
Russia, but of the very powers which
now sympathize with Japan.
Much anxiety and doubt prevail here
with regard to the future, but one
thing is certain, Russia will not de-
clare war, nor will she initiate hostile
action if the negotiations break down.
Russia will remain quiescent until at
tackled. Y
The Novoe vremya publishes long
editorial article on it's Port Arthur
of yesterday. The
views of this correspondent may ap.
pear fantastic, but the paper says new.
ertheless that
America Is the Real Foe,
screened behind Japan. The British,
The paper continues, have assumed the
task of betraying Europe by trucking
to the United States. and speeches at
the recent banquet of the Pilgrims so.
ciety are cited as examples of British
servility. In conclusion the Novoe
Vremya says:
when Great Britain has quite gone
over to the United States The rest of
Europe will realize the urgency of
united action against America"
A telegram received here from Port
Arthur says there is no announcement
there of the mobilization or the calling
out of the reserves, but that every
thing is in readiness and that there
are almost half a million troops in
Manchuria. The message adds that
the mobilization Of the Japanese
forces has not produced q deep impress
sion in Port Arthur.
Paris, Feb. 6.-The correspondent at
Seoul Of the Paris edition of the New
York Herald says in dispatch that
four companies Of Russian, soldiers
have left Port Arthur for Yongampho
and are moving. toward the Yalu river. (
The commander OF the Russian forces
at Vladivostok has requested the Jap
anese there to leave.
Russia is sending troops to Seoul at
the request Of the Korean government,
the correspondent continues, and will
explain this action probably by affirm
Ing that there are 5000 japanese sol
diers at Seoul In disguise The corres-
pendent. however, says this assertion
cannot be confirmed. It Is rumored, Z
he concludes. that several thousand.
Russian soldiers will reach Korea on
Friday unless they are stopped BY the
Japanese feet. "a
Port Arthur, Feb. 8. The Russian
heety returned here At 4 O'Clock yester-
day afternoon. The fleet, under Ad.
miral Stark. put TO sea at dawn Feb. 81
Il has taken up its anchorage outside3
the harbor. II was maneurering,
isE reported, against s sixty b JapaneseS
warships on Wei Hal Wei.