The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1904-04-07
WARTWOMONTHSOLD
PROGRESS OF THE CONFLICT BE.
TWEEN RUSSIA AND JAPAN.
Strict Censorship Makes 1t a Difficult
Matter for Correspondents to Get Ac-
curate News to Outside World-Dis-

.e :"
patches Received Are CONTRADICTORY
The world knows about as little of
what has been done or is going on in
the war area of tbe far East as il the
telegraph were not vet invented. The
war correspondents seem to have been
bottled up and do not know what the
beIligerents are doing, and they are not
permitted to tell the little they may hap
pen to find out. Therefore they amuse
themselves and confuse the readers of
newspapers with rumors and guesses. In
place of news and facts, the newspaper
readers of all the world are fed with idle
gossip and the more or less absurd the
cries of self-advertised experts on the
conduct of operations of which they are
absolutely ignorant.
Tuesday morning, we are told, at vast
expense of cable tolls, Admiral TOgo's
feet, consisting of fifteen big ships and
eight torpedo boats, advanced upon Port
Arthur, which the admiral had captured
on the previous Sunday, and bombarded
1t. Why Admiral Togo did this is not
explained. Nor are we informed now
/. was that the Russians regained pos
session of the city. Yet they mus. nave
recaptured it, for we are notihed thal
on Monday they evacuated Port Arthur,
first having surrounded it with iand ana
sea mines and kerosened all the pulid-
ings, coal and stores.
At the same time the Russians, as is
stated by the correspondents, are rush
ing large quantities of supplies to Port
Arthur. As the japanese have captur-
ed the town it is certainly very polite
OF the Russians 10 supply ,nem 50 poun-
s;.ns having eyocuoted port Arthur af-
60, h.,;,,, roc.nturod II and driven ont
the Ians have had fine in mining the
b.r,,o,. - rooo,ar fftoon Jananese for
nodoo. from, which the Jananese. in
tha;. ,.rdnn.bIo oxo;tomant forgot to
,v;tbdro, tbe safety Mugs This ney-
ar,ho,oss hos not nravonted the Ian.
onas. &c NO loorn fron, tba London
,T;rnos, corresnondant at TOXIC. from
hIoct od;ng tho entrance to Port Arfhur.
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Two Months of War.
Tho Russo-Jsnauese war has been in.
nrooress for two months. So far as can
ba rotl,erd from tbe meayer dispatches
tbe oner,t;ons of tbe war have been
limited to the naval attacks OH Port
Arthur and Vladiyostok. On land there
has heen no engagement more serious
than nicket skirmish. There have been
No raconpoissances in force no maneuv-
ers of tbe opnosing armies: there has
beep no unmasking ON either side. In
eight weeks there has been no war on
land the general. ON both sides giving
all their attention to the mobilization of
forces
I'm the several bombardments of Port
Arthur Russia has met with considera-
ble loss. hut tbe naval operations have
had little influence in shaping the course
of the campaign on land. Undoubtedly
Russia has been mt at a disadvantage
on the sea front of the theater of war
by the cripoline of her fleet. hut this has
NOT nreyented the massing of troops ON
Strategic lines. and it is now. reported
that tho mobilization of the Manchurian
nr,ny i, complete. On the japanese side
there must be the same degree of COM
nieteness in preparations for advance.
This joes not mean that a general en-
will he fought until the jap
aneses commander feels that his army is
st,,no enoupb Tn force a battle. Then
viii come the real test of strength,
II is NOT known to what extent the