The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1904-04-13
RIGID WAR CENSORSHIP
Dispatches From the Far East
of a Stereotyped Character.

Japanese Control Corea - Nearly &c..
100000 Population - Majority For
Municipal Ownership - Page Muir.
der Mystery---Death of Queen Is.
abella of Spain.
The brief dispatches from the seat
of war in the Far East appearing
In the London newspapers during
the past few days have all been of q
curiously stereotyped character, indi'
eating that an active censorship pre-
walls.
This applies particularly to points
under Japanese cor.iol; but from the
Russian side also 1t is evdtnt care Is
being exercised to prevent the news o.
operations leaking out. The Japa
nese fleet continues cruising not faI
distant from Port Arthur
Eight weeks from the opening oi
the war sees Japan without any real
fighting, apparently in complete pos
session of Corea and the first stage OF
the campaign ended.
Japanese Fleet Divided.
The London Daily Telegraph's Seou.
correspondent says that he learn;
from Japanese sailor who par.
tclpated in the attacks on Port Ar
thur that the Japanese fleet is divided
into seven squadrons. Four of these
are watching Port Arthur, the fifth pa
trolls the Corean coast and the sixth
and seventh cruise between Vladivos-
toll and North japan.
Russia is building 10 submarine
boats at the naval mechanical works
and Crichton works, Finland. The re
ports that they will be sent in sections
to Port Arthur and Vladivostok are
confirmed
General Kuropatldn's announcement
that the Japanese have reached Win,
Corea, and the right bank of the Ialu
river. creates no surprise IN well-in'
understood that the Russians have no
intention of making a stand in force
east of the river.
Russians Buried Japanese officer.
It is said at Toxic that the body Of a
Japanese officer found and buried at
Port Arthur is unquesti0nably that OF
ror,r,onJor ToLoc0 HirOcn who lost
his life in the engagement on March
27 when Vice Admiral Togo made his
second attempt to bottle up the port.
The description of the uniform tallies
with that worn by the officers of Hi
roses rank The fact that the body
has been missing is further confirma.
tory of this.
The government deeply appreciates
the action of the Russians in giving
the remains a military funeral, and
officers of the naval staff have re-
quested the press TO express their ap'
probation of the Russian courtesy.
Russia's Financial Strength.
Regarding the emperor's declina.
tion to accept the village contribu'
tions towards the war the Novesti OF
st. Petersburg says that authorita
tive confirmation is thus given to the
fact that Russia has sufficient financial
strength to carry on an expensive war
which threatens to last for a long
time The paper adds that this is an
other evidence of the faith which the
emperor has in the patriotism of his
subjects and that it is proof of his
wish for their welfare.
Covering Landing of Troops.
A correspondent of the London
Times at Wei Hei Wei cabling under
Fridays date says:
"The result of a weeks cruise leads
me to believe that the Japanese fleet
is engaged in covering arrangements
for a new landing of troops recently
mobilized. A close blockade of Port
Arthur Is not maintained, presumably
because of information regarding the
state of the channel Certainly up to
the present no Japanese transports
have entered the gulf of Pc Chi Lii"
TO Operate en- Defensive.
The St Petersburg Vostoony Yes.
'tlk's Harbin correspondent says every
thing shows that on account of
the appropriateness it has been de-
cided to operate on the defensive. 1t