Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-03-31

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Manchtfria on tine groind that other
wise It would be impossible to con
duct the war properly.
The Daily Mails correspondents give
from japanese sources some details
Of the condition Of Port Arthur which
were gathered during q recent visit Of
q Chinese junk there. 1t Is asserted
that q boom had been placed across
the entrance to the roadstead, which
was alive with mines 30 defective and
80 carelessly laid as to equally endan-
ger both Russian and Japanese YES
| sells. The damaged Russian warships
these reports say, were repaired with
such haste that 1t is dangerous for
them to leave their anchorage. Eight
battleships and cruisers and ten tor
pedo boat destroyers are now unin-
jured and often leave the harbor, but
never go far from the forts.
The Daily Nails Shanghai CORE
spondent says that the Japanese are
secretly engaging Chinese to act as IT.
regular corps,
Russians Fortifying Their Places.
st. Petersburg, March 25.-Accord-
ing to information received here strong
Notifications have been erected for the
defense of Hardin and Liaoyang. The
construction of batteries at Niuchwang
continues to be feverishly pushed and
1t Is believed that place will shortly
be In a condition to resist determined
assault by the Japanese. Eighty-two
field engineers have left for the front
for service in connection with the erec-
ton Of the Notifications and other
work incident to the Russian opera
lions.
The presence Of disguised Japanese
soldiers acting as spies along the
Shanhaikwan road has been estab-
lished and Russian agents report that
there is every indication Of an intend
ed landing on the west coast Of the
Gulf Of Liaotung. If the information
received is correct the Japanese have
discovered that a landing on the PEN
insula Ia too hard a nut to crack and
have elected to land on the Chinese
SIDE where there will be no army to
repel them. The only two points feasi-
BILE for landing are Chinwantao and
Tienkiaucheng, which are connected by
rail respectively with Shanhaikwan
and Kauhiau on the Pelkin railroad.
A landing at either place would give
the Japanese possession Of a splendid
strategic line by which to strike the
Russian flank and, II desired, to hold
Pekin in subsection.
A high Russian ofiicial said to the
Associated press: 1T would have
worse consequences for other powers
than Russia II Japan should enter neu-
trail territory, for such step would
obviously be for the purpose Of In
weighing China into the fight. II
Japan should be successful in this
there would be an uprising against fol-
eigners which would be tenfold greater
than the boxer affair. The mere posi-
bility is pregnant with all sorts Of dan
gers, but we can hardly believe that
Japan will venture to violate the neu-
tralitv If China ne cha diA that -
Korea"
Cnarina working for Red Cross Society.
st. Petersburg, March 25.-The de-
votion Of the young empress to the
work Of the Red Cross society has
aroused the enthusiastic admiration Of
the Russian people. She has thrown
herself heart and soul into this work,
even personally assisting In the prepa-
ration of bandages and other supplies
for the sick and wounded. As an EVIL
dence of the interest and activity Of
the empress she started work at eight
o'clock yesterday morning and did not
stop until three o'clock in the after
noon, not even taking time for lunch.
Her little daughters strive to emulate
the example of their mother and as
sist in collecting and packing the ma
terials.