Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-03-04
MAP TALK.

just heard Boundary Line remark
He knew not where he'd end,
$50 let Us thank our lucky stars
With all this awful fuss,
whichever way the war may go.
AT least they can't move US"
HcLandburg wilson.
Thousands of jews, impressed into
the Russian army, are deserving.
The most sacred image in Russia
will be taken later to the Far East
with the army. This image is a
representation of the Virgin appear
ing to st. Sergius, aud is always kept
at the Troitzko Monastery. 1t &C
companied Alexis, Peter the Great
and Alexander |. on all their cam.
paigns. A silver tablet attached
to it enumerates the battles at which
the Ikon was present.
It is estimated that the war be-
tween Russia and Japan will cost
100000 a day.
Russians have given up hope OF
raising the fine battleship Retvizan,
sunk by the Jsps at Port Arthur,
but will use her as fort.
In the first two or three days OF
the war the Japanese have crippled
the Russian Pacific fleet by the de.
struction or disablement of eleven
Russian warships. sggregatipg about
10000 tons displacement, or over
fifty per cent more than was put out
of action by the United States ships
in the whole Spanish war. What
makes the loss so Overwhelmingly
disastrous for Russia is that these
eleven are the very pick of her fleet.
Japan has showed brilliant diplo.
matte stroke in her treaty with Korea,
by which the latter's independence is
guaranteed in the event of Japanese
success. Russia, should she succeed,
will annex Korea. The Emperor of
Korea has, in consequence Issued
orders for his army to aid Japan.
Eorope and America are compliment
ing Japan on her brilliant coup.
The new Korean cabinet is strongly
American and Japanese. China is
about to openly aid Japan, and
is threatening the exposed Russian
flank.
Russians are very mad with Ameri-
cans, and trade relations are on the
verge of rupture. Americans, British
and Japanese are being rudely ex-
PEELED by Russian orders from Man
churia. Most of the officials there
are Russians and Germans. The
strained feeling between Russia and
America is aggravated by Mr.. Roose-
velts tacit consent for Japan to con-
meet with our cable to the island of
Guam. Russians will attempt to
cut the Shanghai cable, which is the
only one now running to the Japanese
Russia has issued a manifesto to
the nations charging Japan with
unfair dealing in striking before
declaring war. This is taken very
much as "baby act," especially
since Japan declares that her min.
lister to Russia had served notice on
the Gar before she struck in battle.
Russia finds sympathy only in Ger
many and France.
TRIES HoBsoN's PLAN.
The Japanese feet attempted to
sink four of their merchant vessels
loaded with stone at the mouth of
Port Arthur harbor, in order to bottle
up the Russian fleet. Three of the
merchantmen were sunk during
hot fusilade with the Russian ships.
they accomplished the pur-
pose set out Tor is not yet known. The
Russians say they did not; the Japs
,ay they did.
The Japanese sailors who manned
he merchant vessels, on landing,
shaved their heads as a mark of the
disgrace they felt at the failure of
The project. The crew of one of them
wrote their names on the foremost
lag which remained above water
when the ship went down.
SOON BE BIG BATTLE.
That there is likely to be decisive
actions both at Port Arthur and in
northern Korea within the next few
lays is generally believed.
The efforts of Admiral Togo to
bottle mp the Russian fleet in Port
is taken to indicate O desire
IN the part of the Japanese naval
authorities to liberate a part of the
leet for other duties. One of these
8 believed to be to cooperate with
he land forces on the Yalu, and
mother is believed to be to send a
orce after the Russian squadron,
which is reported as operating in the
led Sea to intercept japanese vessels
from Cardiff and with
upplies from other ports, which
hips are compelled to pass through
he Suez Canal. 1t is altogether
likely that the effort to bottle up the |
Fort Arthur fleet will not be aban-
oned, and further news from there
expected at any time.
That the Russian and japanese
utposts in northern Korea are close
0 each other, il not actually in |
ouch, seems probable from the best |
ews obtainable. Already the out
osts OF each army have had brush,
which the Cossack scouts were
epulsed. Whether Japan is ready
, hazard an engagement is not clear.
seems to be sure, however. that she
MI not make an advance movement
ntii her plans have been completed.
nd 1t appears equally clear that
.ussls has no intention of forcing
ne fighting.
The fact that Russia considers the
tuation critical is evidenced by the
lct that the Baltic feet has been
rdered to proceed to the far East.
"The war will end in August or
eptember in the complete defeat of
lie japanese" said high authority
intimate touch with the Russian