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gibraltar. Nov. The preparations be-
gun today cause disquiet. as the regular
mobilization termination Oct. 90.
AL the quick firing batteries have been
manned this afternoon and detachments OF
infantry have been detailed for duty on
the commercial and detached moles. The
sssrchlisht stations are being, strictly
guarded.
IN SPANISH HARBoR,
villagarcia, Spain. Nov 1.-The British
nrst-class armored cruiser Bacchante.
flagship OF Rear Admiral Sir Baldwin
Walker, commanding the cruiser division
of the Mediterranean feet, anchored In
the harbor this morning.
The British cruiser Doris arrived dur
ing the day with dispatches for the fleet
and then left again.
villagarcia is about 2 miles north OF
vigo.
STRAITS PATRoLLED.
Gibraltar, Nov. british warships
strictly patrolled the straits all night
long. They intercepted collier. the Lon
don Bridge, bound from Barry for Port
Said, and brought her In here at noon.
GO TO SHANGHAI
Cheefoo, Novl--The officers and crew
of the Russian torpedo boat destroyer
Ryshitelni. cut out OF this harbor August
u by the Japanese. departed tonight for
Shanghai, where they will join the crew
OF the Russian cruiser Askold.
NO EXPLANATION YET.
London, Nov. 1--There Is no explana-
tion yet OF the apparently alarming tele-
grams from Gibraltar. but at the admir-
atty the movements OF the warships are
there stated TO be In completion or the
plans for mobilization. although Gibraltar
saws the mobilization terminated sunday
There appears TO have been some conflict
in the orders issued TO the fleets owing to
the sudden changes In the diplomatic sit
uation which may possibly account foi
the fleets movement.
10th at the foreign office and at the
Russian embassy IT 10 positively statec
that there IL no hitch In the negotiations
except Russia's failure to notify the Brit
ish government OF the names OF the OIL
GERS detached from the Russian squad
ron.
NO BATTLE NEAR MUKDEN.
o. Petersburg. Nov. 1.--5:2o p. Mac
cording to today's advices from the
theatre OF war. no general engagement
has vet begun. There was some skir'
rnishing yesterday. but nothing serious
No Japanese offensive has developed sc
far. the official reports show, although
advices from the extreme east arc be-
lated
Gen. Kaulbars. who is 10 succeed Gen
Kuropatkin in command OF the FIRST army
has arrived here. He passed the entire
day closeted with the general stan and
with Gen. Alexieff. director OF the bureau
OF operations, studying the details OF the
campaign IN the light OF secret dispatches
and the war office archives.
A STRIKING FIGURE.
Gen. Kaulbars Is a striking figure. a
tall, stately soldier. with bronzed face,
set on with a white moustache. His 81
years sit lightly upon his vigorous frame.
He IN considered TO be a man OF great
energy and resource, and was commander
OF q corps during the suppression OF the
Boxer rebellion in China, but he did not
play a conspicuous part, the lions share
Of the fghting falling on Gen. Linevitch.
Kaulbars is Kuropatkln's personal selec-
don.
Kaulbars' reconstructed first army will
include the first. 10th and 18th European
corps. one corps OF rifles and two others
10 be sent out
The second army will consist Of the
9Th. "a and 18th corps one rife corps.
and two others not yet designated
The third army viii be composed OF
SID Siberian corps under Gen. Linevitch.
When the present plans are realized.
which will not be earlier than the spring.
Russia win have three armies. each Of