Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1904-05-06

Japan's total area is 147, ,e6e square miles;
Russia's is $500, 395 square miles.
JspaH's ,sp M population is 4a'7eoSl0; huss'as
The Japanese Empire consists of Ave prin-
cipal and eleven smaller islands; the Rus
sian Empire, exclusive Of the Kwang-Iung
Province, comprises one-seventh OF the land
japan " has f4.so2 towns, villages and
cities; Russia has SIS. 300 cities and settle
ments
Japan's total available military force
numbers 6O3, 116; Russias, 4,eOo'o0O (war
strength).
Japan's army includes 2o3 battalions Of
infantry, with 1900 officers and l9S,19o
men; Russias 1,238 battalions Of infantry,
with 200 officers and 8, 100000 men; IA,
Japan's military force is equipped with
6S4 cannon and 61,390 horses; Russia's' o.
500 cannon and 10000 horses.
Japan's artillery force numbers Z4,loo'
Russia, 13S,OO0. ,ro.
Japans army reserves number 7e'47s;
Russia's, 2,45O,0O0.
1923 naval vessels of all kinds; Russia's 242
vessels.
Japan's navy, at full war strength, In IN,
cludes 31,879 officers and men with $3.50
Ssers i ,1S and men In
Japan's navy includes battleships, ~
armored cruisers, sunDoAts, 10 torpeuo
destroyers, 3S first-class and 80 second ana
third class torpedo boats; Russia's, ~ pat
tleships, IA coast defense vessels, "a hrst,
class and 10 second-class cruisers and 1e3
torpedo craft.
The largest warship in Japan's navy, the
Mikasa, was built in 1900, Is Of $1,000 tons
displacement, and carries crew OF 93o
men; Russia's largest was the Cessrevitch,
destroyed by the Japs Of 18,1oo tons ais-
placement, and carrying crew or 75Z men.
Japan has nine naval bases In the Far
East - Yokosuks, Kure, sasebo. Maianra, Ma,,ra
Nagasaki, Kobe, Matsouai, Ominato, Tokas-
hika, Tsushima; Russia has three-Vladl-
vostok, Dalny and Port Arthur.
Japan has nine coaling stations-Yokosu-
ko, Sasebo, Maizuru, Tokashika, Kobe, Om-
lnato. Matsouai Nagasaki, Kure; Russia
has three-Dalny, Port Arthur, vladivostok.
Japan's output Of mineral wealth in a
year was 7,471,OO0 tons Of coal and A,44S
tons Of iron and steel; Russia's, II, ,ol2, ,982
tons of coal and 4,sl6,OOo tons OF Iron and
Japans acreage under cultivation Is 12,-
$40, $40 acres; Russia's, 211 ,b17, 700.
japan has a food producing acreage equal
to one-quarter Of an acre for each head OF
population; Russia's equals 38.
Japan enlists annually 1900 men In its
army and navy; Russia, $4,000.
The conscription age for the army In
Japan is between II and 40 years; in Rus
sia all between the ages Of % and 40 are
liable.
Japans infantry is armed with Midi
magazine rides, holding five cartridges; Rus
ria uses the "threeline' magazine rifle,
holding five.
Japans cavalry is armed with sword and
carbine; Russias carry sword, rife, bayo-
net and lance.
Japans form Of government is nominally
a monarchy, but really 1t Is nearly republi-
can; Russia is an absolute monarchy.
In Japan education Of the young Is COM
pulsory; in Russia, almost the opposite Is
true.
Japan has 2S,677 schools; Russia, 7S,721,
including military and naval schools.
Japan's schools and universities are at
tended by 7,7O9, ,424 students, taught by o.
S1S and 113,9s4 teachers.
Japan has 80 libraries with total Of
522,OO4 volumes; Russia has far less, CON
Quoted In connection with schools
In one year Japan published 2o,s14 diff
ferent books; In Russia, 1851 were pub
lished.
In one year Japan published 800 different
periodicals monthly, weekly and daily,
total Of AGA, ass 141 copies being issued;
Russia published TAB periodicals, In II lam
guages
In Japan absolute freedom of religious
belief and practice is extended by the con
stitution; in Russia the Jews especially are
prosecuted.
Japan's chief forms of religion embrace
Shintoism, with IL sects, and Buddhism.
with 16 sects; Russia's established religion
Is the Graeco-R Russian. officially called the
Orthodox Catholic faith.
Japan's religion is not a state religion
and Is not supported by the state; Russia's
religion Is state religion and the Car Ia
the head OF the established church.
japan has 191, ,006 shrines or churches.
Russia has 99,828 churches of all denomi.
nations, exclusive of 765 monasteries, where
S016 monks and COTS aspirants are housed.
Japans last budget placed the total an.
nual revenues at S138,S15418 and expendi-
lures at s135,212, PAS; Russia's revenues to-
tailed S94S $3.50, the ordinary expenditures