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SAYS CZAR WILL WIN,mtrican’t Oburvitiont ii rea—Japs Brava Flghttra.lllUbBTf, Pa., Feb. 25.—After spending many years In Korea and Manchuria. Dr. Franklin Palmer, of Pittsburg. tM }uat returned from the Far East! During the course of a converse'ion on the subject of the war being wag^d between Russian and Japan and the probable outcome of the struggle. Dr. 1 aimer a aid: ••’Far a long time I was a resident of Korea, being engaged aa the physician for the American company which baa the largest gold mining con-ceeelona in that country. We were 1-cated about fifty miles from the Manchurian oorder.W'hljp 1 was there both Russia and Japan ware actively engaged in preparing for the conflict which each knew was bound to ensue. The natives of both countries were busily engaged making soundings at Chemulpo harbor, with a possible view to making it the base of operations.I do not for a moment see how the struggle can end otherwise than In the| defeat of the Japanese, though they are recognized as being brave, mggres-slre and good fighters. While they may be successful in the battle* on the water, they are bound to bo overponr-'• ered when It comas to the load flgtt-11 Jug-J I hare seen the tnanoerre* of the pRuwisn Coeearks. and if they go Into j In* field against the Japanese they are sure to make their presence felt, bemuse they are absolutely fearless, are erpert horsemen and will willingly rideto sure death at the command of theirofficers. *While the Koreans are an agricultural people, the opportunities for foraging throughout the country are not of a Tory promising character should the rival arm!-a meet In any position of that country, as seems likely they will at tills time. They have very severe winters there, the thermometer frequently being down to thirty ds-gresa below zero, and the rold weather does not break up until after the month of March. All the streams are frozen for three or four month*, and If land fighting takes places before spring opens the armies are both likely to suffer severely tinlea* they are thoroughly provisioned for a long campaign. 'In this respect again the Russians «Te superior, because they can go without food for a great length of time and still retain their rigor.’*
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Roanoke Evening News
Roanoke, Virginia, US
Fri, Feb 26, 1904
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