Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1904-02-26
RUSSIANS CROSS YALU RIVER
ARMY WILL TRY AND CAPTURE
CITY OF SEOUL.

Their Campaign Has Been Fully Map
ped Cut-WilI Abandon Port Ar
thur-concentrate 100000 Men al
Harbin-Weather Is Very Cold
Land Travel impossible.
| The Russian advance has begun
soldiers of the czar have already
crossed the lalu river and the al
vance guard of the army is moving TO
ward the ultimate capture OF Seou
and possession of the entire Korean
peninsula. 1t is learned here that the
Russian plan of campaign has been full
" mapped out, in accordance with
plans made weeks ago. 1t includes
| the prictical abandonment OF Doth
| Port Arthur and Vladlvostock and the
concentration of the army OF 4OO,ooo
| men, under general command OF Gen
eral kouropatkin, at Hardin. With
this mass CT 100000 men, Russia aims
slowly to force the japanese back, es'
tabishing bases as 1t goes forward
and ultimately driving Japan IRON the
mainland and taking formal posses
sion of Korea, which will be made a
Russian province.
Native reports say Chinese pirates,
since the outbreak of hostilities, have
been displaying SO much activity In
eastern Asiatic waters as to almost
paralyze coasting trade.
The British minister at Seoul has
presented the emperor with a mass.
i've silver loving cup forwarded as a
present from King Edward in COM
memoration of his 10th anniversary
reign.
Both the Americans and British are
endeavoring to arrange removal OF for
eign women and children from Ping
yang and Anju to Seoul. There are
many Americans and English In both
places.
Great difficulty is experienced on
account Of severity of the weather.
There is ice off shore, and land travel,
except for the hardest, is impossible.
Assurance is given, however, that all
Americans, British and other Euro
peans are absolutely safe.
The situation in Seoul is the same
as If besieged, prices Of everything
amounting to famine rates. Most abb
surd prices are asked for ordinary
commodities. Under assurance Of for
eign ministers and consuls the popu-
lation are resuming ordinary work.
The Japanese are strengthening all
positions in the neighborhood.
General Kou:cpatkin has been re-
iieved of his functions as minister OF
war, and has been appointed comman.
der in chief of the Russian army in the
far east.
The japanese who attempted to
blow up the bridge over the Sungarl
river have been hanged. Bands oil
Chunchus ,bandits) have been OBJ
served under Japanese leadership and
are being pursued.
The czar, according to those who
have access to his presence, feels
keenly the outbreak of hostilities, and
sorrows at the burdens the war entails
According to the terms of an i'm
perial order just issued political sus
poets under police surveillance are
permitted to enter the Russian arm,
in the field as privates. after which
the minister of the interior and the
minister of justice can order the with
drawal of police supervision over sucf
persons.
There has been appointed commit
tee of seven military and naval officers
TO censor all kilograms from the sea
of war with the object of preventin!
information useful to the japanese
from getting out.
Gen. Miles on the War.
One Of the most imDOrtant element