Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-10-20
JAPANESE PROTEST.
Russia Ofends Against Inter
national Usages.
INFANTRY DISGUISED As CHINESE
Tokyo Calls Attention of st. Peters
burg to Her Troops Violation of
Rules of War-Rnin Causes
H1 LuII In BSttIe.

LONDON, Oct. 20.-A special from
Tokyo says that the Japanese govern
ment has decided to draw the attention
of the Russian government to the un.
lawful action of Russian troops in us
ing Chinese costumes. The notice will
be served through the American state
department, which will be transmitted
through the American embassy at st
Petersburg.
A memorandum issued by the foreign
Office says that on Oct. 4 a body OF IN
fantry belonging to the Russian Third
regiment of s~harpshooters wearing
Chinese costumes attacked the Japa'
nese force on the Mukden road anu
that Russians similarly clad approach,
ed the Japanese lines and attempted
surprises. Different reports received
it is charged, indicate that the Rus'
slams are purchasing enormous quantl-
ties of Chinese costumes.
The memorandum points out that
combatants not properly uniformed arc
liable to punishment as Offenders
against the laws of wal and that par
ticipation In fighting without uniforms
is a violation of international usage,
an unlawful act and contrary to the
meaning of arti,lc % of the supple
mentary rules of the convention gov
erning the laws and customs OF war
on land.
1t is pointed out further that this
action of Russian troops Will prove a
source of great calamity to
Chinese, who will thereby be exposed
to danger owing to their inability from
distances to distinguish the Russian
soldiers from real Chinese.
A dispatch from st. Petersburg Sc
verely criticises the Russian general
ship in the latest battle and declares
that the information from Mukden in
dieates an early evacuation OF that
town by the Russians.
There is a popular impression here
that affairs at Port Arthur are reach
ing a crisis, and it is believed that the
end is only a question of days.
The Japanese advance is ten miles
south of Mukden. The Russians have
built heavy defenses two miles south
of the Hun river, whore they are eX-
pected to make a stand. There are
no natural defenses at that point.
Advices from st. Petersburg this
morning say that for the moment
heavy rains and impossible roads
have compelled a suspension Of opera
tions in Manchuria, There las prac-
tically no fighting yesterday and none
whatever last night.
A Japanese attack OF the temple OIL
the hill at Towsantun was repulsed
with fearful loss in fifteen minutes by
the Semepalatinsky regiment.
"A Japanese who vas found in the
trenches was brought before General
Cossavich. ,.,.s.t4 Id.
The man, said his name was SNcda
Sakuji, ana he came from Shikoko. He
belonged to Oku's army and had re-
manned in the trenches to attend his
MORALLY wounded brother. The Rus.
slams admired his bravery.
They admit that the Japanese arc
the best soldiers in the world.
1t is reported that General Kuroki is
dying of d%ysentry.
Everything is quiet around Mukden
The roads are still like a quagmire ant
operations are impossible.
Many critics here continue to be
lieve that General Kuropatkin intends
to return to the line of the Hun river
Special dispatches from st. Peters
burg make mention of a crushing de
feat of two japanese divisions. There
is no confirmation, however, in any
reliable quarter of such a report.
I According to q correspondent witt
General Kuroki a Russian battalion
which crossed the Taitse river has
been almost annihilated. While re
firing over q pontoon bridge, the cor
respondent says, the battalion wa'
overtaken by a regiment of japanese
cavalry, which got its machine guns
into position and swept the bridge
from end to end.
A Cadiz dispatch says that the Balti
fleet is apparently to keep together un
til the Golfers now off the SPANS!
coast are picked up. 1t will then divid'
into two parts, the torpedo and small
craft going via Suez and Alden to Sin
gapore and the large warshlps goin.