We are horrified to read of the wars of the French monarchs, caused by the jealous quarrels of mistresses; but in 1905 we saw Russia and Japan go to war and waste a million lives because certain Russian grand dukes had bribed certain Chinese mandarins and obtained concessions of timber on the yalu River.
"The Book of Life: Vol. I Mind and Body; Vol. II Love and Society"
Upton Sinclair
Then May brought the Battle of the yalu.
"The Tempering"
Charles Neville Buck
And at the yalu, Kuroki struck and forced the fight.
"The Tempering"
Charles Neville Buck