Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-10-05
Japanese Impress Them
to Fight Against
Gar.
SOME ARE UNWILLING
Interest Again Centers in 0per-
atiens Before Muk-
den.

MUkdCn, Oct. "a regular recruit
ing service has been formed by the
Japanese army enIisting what is
known as Chinese volunteer militia
The Japanese are assisted in this work
by Lin See, prince of the Chinese i'm
pcrial household.
Demands Korea Furnish Troops.
Possiet Bay, Manchuria. Oct 8
The Japanese minister at Seoul has
demanded that every town in Korea
furnish a contingent of from 40 to 60
men for the army now being organized
but the emperor of Korea refused to
do 50.
Driven tO Certain Death.
The Japanese it IS reported. recruit
ed 600 men az Ping Yang, provided
them with uniforms. sent them to Man
churia. and placed them in front Of thu
line fastened to posts until nearly ali
Of them were killed. The Russian7
found only one man alive.
Says Jnps Lost 10000.
St. Petersburg. Oct Gen. Stoes-
sci SAYS the Japanese losses were TO-
600 during the attacks on Port Arthur
from Sept 10 to -. Only outpost
skirmishing occurred from the 25rd
To the 30th.
2OO.OOO ON Hun River.
St Petersburg. oct 5.-A dispatch
from Mukden. dated yesterday, states
that the japanese along the Hun river
are becoming numerically stronger and
are now estimated to number 100000.
Centcr- AT Nukden.
London. oct 5.-The war news,
which is not satisfactory. has shifted
again from Port Arthur to the cam
paign around Mukden. Outpost skir-
mishes and encounters between scouts
of both armies are frequent and il:
some cases severe.
Japanese activity is battling as usual
and the Russians now learn that
Oyamas army. which was feared, is
not formidable. but that the Japanese
have nearly 100000 men in the other
direction along the Hun river. The
frequent fighting on the south front
of Gen Kuropatkin's army is regard
cd as indicative of the near approach
of a general forward movement b.
the forces of Field Marshal Oyama.
Il is estibatcd that since the battle
of Liaoyang 10000 of the guards sta
toned in western Russia have been
ordered To- the far east.
Trouble in Moscow District.
The Moscow correspondent of tho
Standard says the intended mObiliza-
tion of troops in the Moscow district
is abandoned for the present although
every preparations had been made for
it. Rumor. he says explains the sit
uatiOn in a manner that is damaging
to the reputation of the inhabitants 70.
loyalty.
Bandits Aiding Jnps.
According to the Morning Post s
correspondent at Mukden 1000 Chi
nese bandits. organized in regular
troops. are fighting daily side by side
with the Japanese on their west flanf
south of Sinmintin.
The japanese legation here has is
sued a denial Of the statement that l.
junks carrying ammunition for the
Japanese on the Hun river have beer
burned by the Russians.
Port Arthur IL silent.
The news from Port Arthur is al
negative. indicating that the Japaues,
again are in control OF all outlets an.
probably are preparing another move
According to the Chefoo correspond
cnt OF the Telegraph, the latest Chi
ncsc Couricrs 10 arrive there on Mon
day night say all is well at Port Al
thur The Japanese before ItShaf
were trying TO mount heavy guns IN
der a deadly Russian Sra \ farC
gale Is prevailing in the Yellow Sc;
and some Japanese torpedo boats.
Is said. have been much damaged an