The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1904-06-16

LAST WEEKS WAR NEWS J

: ro Slhce the war broke out there has
moo Deer another such week of sus-
Y pei1Se IS the one Just past. There
= nave been other weeks when al
y most nothing of real news came
Z rom the war zone, but none when
ne world was absolutely certain,
y as &c Is now, that behind the cur
7 am or secrecy events of the first
Importance were taking place.
7 dne Japanese Gordon has been
7 TTlLaa"H closer about Port Arthur.
Z dim9 eliminating series of attacks
= ~ IhrnIoLess IS IN progress, but of that
7 me Japs only are in position to tell,
Y eIu they have excellent reasons
7 LOT not doing so. In their own good
y thle 'hey viii take the world into
Z ateiT confidence. Their minister
z that they may not tell OF Port Ar
7 CHuI 5 rail- as soon as it takes place.
= some other things will be arranged
7 pStore the curtain is raised. and
7 Mhen 1t Is rolled up from the Kwan
= 1uns stage doubtless it will show
= the scenery.
7 russian public opinion Is hopeless
7 ABOUT rescutng Port Arthur, the
: laps are positive they will take it,
7 ana the neutral world expects the :
? Jtps TO make good. :
= mere have been two distinct re-
7 6Ions OF operation in the last week.
7 ~ the north part of the Lao Tung :
: peninsula Kuropatkin and Kuroki :
: have been sparring at each other. :
. S~uropatkin has been urged from :
7 %. petersburg to move south and :
7 Try TO relieve Port Arthur. Kuroki :
: has apparently checked any posi-
: plished, for he has occupied Siuyen :
. anu Slamatsza, w towns which :
. seem to dominate the route across g.
? th9 base OF the peninsula.
7 neither kuroki wants a battle :
= with Kuropatkin cannot be told. :
= - Is pretty certain that Kuropat- :
? Ein does not want one with Kuroki. :
7 WIN Sluyen added 70 the number <
OF places strongly held by the Japs, :
II is practically Impossible for the :
= Russians to force their way down :
7 INTO the peninsula without precipi- :
= Eating a big battle. All the evil :
= dence IS that they would be de- (
= Ieated in such an engagement, for 4
2 appeared in superior force and in <
? me numerous minor encounters (
? nave come off winners. With Ku- <
? rokfs army in control of the road :
? and the strong positions stretched :
: along the l0-mile route across the <
? base OF the peninsula from Taku- :
: shan to New Chwang. there would :
? be little chance for Kuropatkin to (
= break through. (
= The best evidence of conditions I
80 ina Nv
= Is not plentiful. and tina the Rus 4
= sian claim that the big warships (
= there Wcr" about ready for servtce <
y Is largely bluff. Seemingly the <
= ships are not ready for sea, and If I
: they were could not get out be- (
(" cause the harbor entrance IS d
2 blocked. Togo, who sends big :
= arn6ments away for long periods, I
= doubtless knows the Russians can't 4
3 get out.
r. The Russians tell of hurrying re- (
2 i~nTorcements to the front, out the (
= Japs are beating them at this (
= game, dumping thousands of men :
2 from their transports at Takushan I
= and other points where they are I
= needed. <
; AS it stands now, Kuroki is hold (
: ing off KlroDatkin while General !
= Oku draws tighter and tighter the :
: moose about Port Arthur. I
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