Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-05-13

Outbreaks continue in Russia
against the Jews.
| 1t is asserted that the Newport
News yards are secretly at work on
four submarine boats for the
japanese.
Viceroy Alexieff will be recalled
at the instance of Vice Admiral
Skrydloff and General Kuropatkin,
and the Emperor's cousin, Grand
Duke Nicholas Nicolaevitch, will re-
place him.
Richard Carter, of Tanegashima
Island, Japan, contractor to the
japanese government, states that at
least ten per cent. of the japanese
soldiers in the field are women dis
guised as men. He says the average
woman OF the coolie class is as strong
if not stronger than the man.
One of the most significant pieces
of news reaching here today from
the far East is the reported refusal
of the Tartar General Theng, CON-
manning at Mukden, to obey the or
ders of Viceroy Alexieff to evacuate
that city and move his troops to the
west of the Lao. 1t is believed pro-
bable that this may mean the long
expected embodiment of China IN
the war.
THE CARS WOMEN SPIES.
The Russian Government has the
reputation for possessing the most
elaborate and successful secret SER
vice in the world, and the reason for
1T is that in the service are employed
so many women spies; and female
detective work has always proved
remarkably skillful. Russian women,
unlike many of their male relatives,
are quick-witted, diplomatic, far
seeing, resourceful and fearless. The
real Muscovits woman is q born &C.
tress. She is a creature of deep
emotions, but she can hide them
wonderfully under all circumstances.
The Russian Government has found
that its women spies are cleverer
than men, and the Cars female
representatives are all over the world.
in every city of Importance, yet they
are rarely suspected of being what
they are. These women are close
mouthed, yet very brilliant and
charming. In fact, Russian women
are famous for their fascinating
qualities. They win men easily and
lead them on by the subtlest WAYS.
One of the most celebrated Russian
spies is Nine Sitzki. She is very
beautiful woman of high birth and
perfect breeding. She was in Wash
ington two years ago under the name
of Mile. Senac. She spoke the purest
French and passed as a French
woman, giving lessons in French to
the children at some of the mbassies,
where she no doubt learned much
that her Government desired to know.
She later went to Austria and is now
at Budapest, cheerfully carrying out
the instructions of the watch dogs
of the Great White Gear.
AFTERMATH OF THE BATTLE.
Further details of the battle of
the Yalu Sunday of last week are
constantly coming to light. A rev
port from General Kashtatinsky
states that the conflict was "grievous
and yet glorious" for Russia. In
describing the fight of the Eleventh
Regiment, which cut it's way to safe
ty with the bayonet, he says it lost
1000 men. Other stories of heroism
are related.
The latest official advices encour-
age the Russians to believe that the
battle was moral victory for them.
These state that about 5000 raw
Russian troops fought between 30,
600 and 10000 men, the flower of
the Mikado's army, and inflicted
heavy loss.
A body of Russian infantry 1000
strong, occupying hill near Teng-
shang- Hong, on Sunday mistook a
detachment of their own infantry,
about 200 strong, retiring, for Japa-
nese troops, and fought among them
selves. In the scuffie ITO were
killed and 20 wounded and the Rus
sian carts were stampeded leaving
their loads of stores behind. The |
Japanese have buried about 1,4OO |
Russians and have 5O3 of the enemy's
wounded in the field hospitals. 1t is
estimated that the total Russian cas-
ualities exceed 1850.
General Zsssalitch's Russian ad-
vance is at Feng Wang Cheng, and
General Kuroki's Japanese army is
preparing for another attack.
RUSSIANS STILL RETREATINa
General Kuropatkin has decided
not to give battle at Feng-Wang
Cheng, the Russians have fallen back.
and the Japanese have occupied
Feng- Wang heng. The Japanese
pressed the retreating troops, though
with few losses to either side.
A telegram from Kuropatkin said:
general Kuroki's army is advancing
upon the Russian position in two d.
visions. The enemy, with artillery.
has reached Kao-Li-Meun, called
the Gate of Korea which is within
10 miles of Feng- Wang Cheng."
A dispatch from Antung SAYS it
is rumored that the Japanese cap
tured Feng Wang Cheng on May 4
after fierce fighting, and that the
losses on both sides were very heavy.
General kuroki pressed forward
and attacked before the Russians
had recovered from the demoraliza-
ton and confusion into which they
had been thrown by their previous
defeat on the Yslu river.
PORT ARTHUR CUT oRR.