All through the night of February 9 boatloads of these little soldiers, with their inscrutable, unimpassioned faces, were landed in the snow on the Korean shore. This landing was one of the first proofs the Western world had of the wonderful preparedness of the soldiers of the Mikado. In spite of the darkness, fitfully punctuated by blazing torches, fires, and braziers, the task went on like clockwork [Illustration: COOLIES HANDLING JAPANESE SUPPLIES AFTER THE LANDING AT CHEMULPO ] [Illustration: MRS. PAVLOV, WIFE OF THE RUSSIAN MINISTER TO KOREA, AT THE SEOUL RAILWAY STATION ] [Illustration: DR. H. N. ALLEN, UNITED STATES MINISTER TO KOREA ] Mrs. Pavlov, the wife of the Russian Minister, is a cousin of the Countess Cassini. When the Minister was invited to leave on the arrival of the Japanese, she was accompanied to the station not only by the Japanese guard, but by all the gallant young men of the diplomatic circle. Dr. Allen, the United States Minister, is shown standing at the door of the Legation at Seoul [Illustration: KOREAN SENTRY AT SEOUL ] [Illustration: BRINGING LANDING STAGES ASHORE AT CHEMULPO ] [Illustration: PACKING HORSES WITH BAGGAGE KITS AT CHEMULPO ] THE JAPANESE ADVANCE THROUGH KOREA [Illustration: UNITED STATES MARINES NEAR THE LEGATION AT SEOUL ] [Illustration: SAPPERS AND MINERS STARTING FOR NORTHERN KOREA ] [Illustration: JAPANESE INFANTRY MARCHING THROUGH THE MAIN STREET OF SEOUL ] THE JAPANESE OCCUPATION OF SEOUL [Illustration: JAPANESE TROOPS WAITING TO CROSS THE RIVER AT PING-YANG ] [Illustration: KOREANS WATCHING FROM THE GREAT GATE THE ENTRY OF THE JAPANESE AT SEOUL ] [Illustration: COMMISSARY TENTS IN THE JAPANESE CAMP AT CHEMULPO ] [Illustration: EXTERIOR OF THE HOSPITAL BUILDING, RED CROSS FLAGS OVER THE GATE ] [Illustration: JAPANESE RED CROSS NURSE ATTENDING RUSSIAN SAILORS WOUNDED IN THE BATTLE OF FEBRUARY 9 ] THE JAPANESE RED CROSS HOSPITAL AT CHEMULPO As soon as the Japanese landed after the battle between the warships in Chemulpo Harbor, a hospital was improvised and the more dangerously wounded Russians brought ashore from the foreign battleships, where they had been cared for temporarily, and nursed by the Japanese Red Cross service. As a mark of appreciation Russia contributed 2,000 yen ($1,000) to the Japanese branch of the Red Cross] CHAPTER III RUSSIAN PREPARATIONS FOR WAR