Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-12-02
RUSSO JAPANESE WAR.
Events Are Coming SIOwIy-It Is
Feared the Japs Are Not Doing
So Well.

So Well.
The lapse of six weeks without
any lighting on any scale confirms
the belief that the opposing armies
have relaxed for the winter. The
unexpected demonstration of force
which the Russians have lately been
able to make, emphasizes coDclusively
the failure of the japanese to prevent
the assembly of the large Russian
army in Manchuria before spring,
thus defeating the strategy of the
japanese and their early occupation
OF Manchuria. This outcome APP
pears to guarantee that with the
opening of spring there will begin q
contest far more terrible than any
yet fought, and points to the termi-
nation of the war in the next cam
paign, with odds for the Russians.
1t is still possible that there will be
general attack during the winter,
but the weather is now broken and
uncertain and seemingly renders it
impossible for the troops of either
army to move.
Five submarine boats, built in
America, have reached Japan.
The Russian Baltic fleet is passing
eastward through Suez canal. Stoes-
sci and Kuropatkin both are await.
ing this formidable fleet, expecting
it to wipe out Japan's navy, which
would soon terminate the war.
1t is possible that Kuropatkin may
strike quick blow at Oyama, whose
strength is said to have been depleted
by heavy draughts for reinforcements
at Port Arthur.
General Kuropatkin uses a new
twenty-horse-power automobile with
which he Is able to rush at high
speed from one part to another of
the line, twenty-five miles long.
General Kuropatkin wishes to secure
twenty automobiles specially con-
structed to carry ammunition speed
lily in emergency. On his first trip
in the new automobile, Kuropatkin 8
only comment was: 81 have the
advantage of General Shafter." The
Chinese regard Kuropatkin and his
machine with superstitious awe,
believing the latter to be an afro
ciously powerful specimen of the
"foreigu devils" They call it the
"devil wagon"
Another assault on Port Arthur
by the Japanese was unsuccessful.
Bodies of swordsmen, especially
trained, charged into the forts and
engaged the Russians hand to hand.
AN INCIDENT OF WAR.
A narrowing scene on the battle
field of Liaoyang is reported by the
Siberian newspapers.
Owing to surprise by Japanese
hidden in the millet, nearly 1900
Russians in one regiment were killed
and wounded. OF six companies,
only two or three men escaped un-
hurt. The company of Captain
Schenk was absolutely annihilated
he himself slightly wounded, being
the only man to leave the field. His
men had been moved down in q
mass, falling like sheayes.
That night Schenk disappeared
and as his queer manner had been
noticed a brother officer went in
search of him. He found him on
the .fatae.iroad where the unburied
corpses lay, neither Japs nor Rus
slams daring to approach. Schen L
sat on a stone. Before him in q
series of little heaps lay his company
including two young lieutenants,
"Get up" be was shouting. "Wbat
do my men mean by this cowardice
do not lie down in the face of the
enemy"
His friend caught him by the arm
but Schenk shook him off. al won't
stand boots like these" he continued
raving. Sergeant MANN, see these
men get boots! Are you all there
men? Fall inl One, two, three,
four--we have seventy men left, and
there will be big fight tomorrow
And the unfortunate officer who
had survived in madness the loss of
all his brave soldiers continued to
count the corpses, as living men,
and had finally to be taken to camp
by force