| Show i The Country Over Which Japan and Russia Are Fighting Hi m sumo sallie condition that gave the tho Boers Boer an ad advantage adI I II vantage antage over tho the Ish In the tho will operate opera to t to o tho the benefit of oC tho the JapS user over tho the Russians In hr Koren Korea The Musco Muscovite Muscovite vite vito soldiers old leIs are 1110 used to fighting over great plains but bul know little of ot rough mountainous regions legions while tho rho armies of ot the tho mikado tire are thoroughly familiar with campaigning through the defiles nod and passes of ot the tho lull hill country that being the Iho character of ot their own land hInd Time The hosts of 01 Xerxes from the level lauds lands of ot Media amid Babylonia who vero lIero held In check by IJ u II handful 1111 CUI o or of Greeks h In III their native mountains were not nol more nt III a n disadvantage than the tho Cossacks and Slavs Says are arc against tho the agile Japs In Inthe Inthe inthe the tough rough country about tho the Yalu Korea IB Is exceedingly ly mountainous time the northern portion where most of ot tho the lighting will naturally occur being especially so hero Here the tha peaks rise ilso to a Q height of ot from to 10 feet The Titre main runge runs parallel with the east cast eastern ern eill coast with spurn anti lower louver ranges all nil over tho time upper halt half of ot the tho peninsula IIII In this part of ot the country the tho hills aro well wooded while farther lurther to lu the tho south both holh tho the mountains and trees gradually dwindle until they almost disappear nt mt tho the southern extremity of at the kingdom the brown hills lulls In tho lino region of ot Molt Mok pho mind Fuson being almost bore bare bill In appeal ance Travel through tho the country Is ex cx exceedingly exceedingly not only because of ot tho the roughness but hut for tor tho time further rea reason son Hall that there thero are lire no roads worthy of ot tho the name Such trails trail an ClR do lIo exist never noer lire are repaired ll und and are aro Impassable except by hy tho the native Korean ponies which like Cie te Rocky Hocky mountain burro can con go whore where even oell a man mall on art toot foot would not nol timid It easy These helo trails and ancl bridle paths lead up lip the tho beds hells of at dry diy streams amid along bowlder strewn ways utter utterly utterly ly Impracticable for Cor tho thu transportation of ot nn an army Japan fought over Oer some Rome of ot this ground In tho the war with China Chinn and this fact will give glo her n a further advantage ad advantage vantage In iii tho the present struggle The absence of ot roads Is ono of at the greatest obstacles in to the tho way WilY of ot the de lie development development of ot Korea For l or example there may be bo on nn overabundance In ono one district and nOli n a famine In nn an adjoining one yet ct because of at the lack of or trans transportation facilities It Is Impossible to relieve the tho want of ot tho time starving pray province ince In fact almost the time only methods of at carrying stuff stiff from place to place In III Inthe inthe the Interior of at the country are on Oil the tho backs of or ponies anti and by hy a n peculiar con COlt strapped to the shoulders of at atthe the natives nales themselves They rhey are big hlA strong fellows 0 1 these thello Koreans that Is IA for tor orientals and tho he loads they toto tole In hr this manner often otten reach rench COO OO pounds There hore Is la related an nn Instance of ot n a bat battle battlo battle tle In III the tho Hermit Kingdom that Illus Illustrates the tho of at lighting In III these narrow mountain dollies defiles There were not Mt over a dozen killed on all either side but these HO so blocked the WilY way that further fur Cur further ther progress wits was Impossible The fhe two armies then sat lat down and amid tried to starve each other 01 her out After Atter n a I week of ot this exciting they gave the thing up as tilt a 11 bad Lilt job anti and recommend recommended ed etl that the lime war Will be abandoned which was accordingly dune done This fits lilt bit of his history history tory tor throws n a Hood of at light not only on Oil the Impassable nature of or Korea but Jut on Oil tho the passive nature of the tho Korean Who Iio knows what shat may maybo maybe bo be fought loughl between Japan J pan and Russia In this rock strewn shown land that lint In III phys physical I ical characteristics at least feast Is IH not un on unlike unlike like tho the Isles Mell of ot Greece Here some smite eyed with his valiant and patriotic handful puny may withstand n Russian Xerxes with his Slavic hordes In tho he present Instance how however over ever tho the course of ot events will be re reversed reversed versed versell tar for whereas the tho Greek Marathon Mara Marathon thon followed tho the Spartan stand at ot the navy of ot Russia halt ban already met her Marathon and amid tho tito I If It It como come at nt nil all must mu t succeed that glorious event In time the an nn annals minis nals of or Japan About bout the capital Seoul arc several I royal retreats to which time the emperor and hit itIs family firn l may lice flee In Imo of at danger anger angor The mountains are only n little distance from Irom the tho city ally so BO that the Imperial stampede need not cover coor a n great amount of or ground Once In tho rho hiding place his majesty can bid defiance to tho the world for lor his hili cycle Is Inapproachable able nt at least to any In one olle not familiar with tho the mountain trails mind and even then thena a thousand could literally literal be held at bay by hy three Time The people may cony bo ho killed nod and tho the i land and devastated but the Iho sacred person persall of oC the tho emperor Is la safe There Thero Is Isono Isone isono ono one Instance however when tho the plan did not work It was wall at III the time limo of or the tho Invasion sonic some centuries since The king kill after atter royal custom valiantly turned tined tall lull mind and lied to his eyrie but one ono of ot those In tho he secret was bribed the discovered tho ho Imperial hiding hilling place some of ot the kings concubines were stolen and ho lie howall was wall forced orcell to come forth himself As Asa a result Korea henceforth remained under alder silo rule until released at nt tho the time of or the tho Chino China Japanese war la in 11 1895 1896 In area the tho ChoHen peninsula tho the name nano given Korea lorea by the tho natives comprises about square miles II ell being almost us as largo large as the two Iwo states slates of ot Now New el York and Pennsylvania In shape shallo It Is something like Ilko a it boot or a rabbits hind toot loot Perhaps It Is IH to prove mascot hi iii accordance with the tho popular superstition of ot tho the hind foot loot of ot a u rabbit caught In ht a grave graveyard graveyard graveyard yard It might seem Heem seem a II little farfetched to compare ro Korea Korel to a 1 graveyard g Ill Ill for lor forthe tho the mere purpose of 01 completing the tha smile simile yet the tho people life are lend dead enough Tho The peninsula IH la no ao narrow marrow that there are aro few lew rivers The rho only on consid considerable considerable erable crable stream strewn Is the tho Yalu Tait forming tho tine boundary line lino between Korea Koren anti Man him Manchuria churia churla It Is III wide at nt tho time mouth find and navigable for tor n II considerable conal distance Tho Russians arc fortified along tho the Yalu on time the side and In some Instances have crossed crossell over oer ostensibly to tn cut emit timber but In III reality to settle nettle on Korean soil oil It H Is probable therefore that sonic some nt of the tho fiercest lighting fighting of ot the tho war Will will occur along this river The Tho other streams are afO Inconsiderable though perhaps four foyr of ot them could coull bo lIe made navigable It If the lie Inhabiting c cl clie tho lie country had energy to navigate them Ono One ot of these th se riven empties at nt Cm Its banks Seoul lout Is IH situated Another nother river rim hi tu Its ItH mouth at nt smith ami still nn Mows Hows Into tho the sea near neur Fusan ru an The valleys of oC Korea and ant the lands lamb on tho time end of ot the tile penn sula are oro very WI fertile The country U k admirably fitted to sustain a 1 teat pat patrace race All that Is IH needed Is la that thit this 11 people ho bo stirred Into life lite or that thai a amore amore more wideawake nation take anti and develop the fire country There era are vast of 01 gold und smith other mIamI wealth In III tho the hills only ani waiting walling to U It e taken out alii and turned fumed to human Whatever Its outcome the present fat Ate f cannot cu prove otherwise than a to Korea especially I will this be tins inn If Ie tune the peninsula cornea comes under Jap tu and the tho sane name that li Is no coo stirring the tho Yankees of ot the orient orl t U la tho time motive force for Cor the lug ing of ot a 1 similar civilization In the tte erat ent r t while Hermit Kingdom 11 0 TRUMAN IA I L ELTON ELTO |
