Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-04-08
RUSSIA'S PLAN.
They Say That laps Has Pre-
ponderating Naval Strength.
Subjects Of the Gar Will Attempt
Two Distinct Moves.
Report That King Edward Might Act
as Mediator.

Paris, April THE Russian naval
plan for retrieving the reverses at Port
Arthur and Chcmulpo has been COM
municatcd to one of the embassies
through official channels having ac-
cess to the highest naval authorities at
st. Petersburg. The plan is explained
rs follows:
kussn recognizes that Japan has
,, prcpondering naval strength in the Far
East, therefore it is essential to re-
verse the present Japanese preponder-
ance. This will be attempted by two
distinct moves. First urgent efforts
will be made to have a naval concern
tratioii at Port Arthur. the Baltic, Red
scit and Nladivostok fleets joining Vice
Admiral Makaroff's command if posi-
hl" and thus giving the combined fleets
pr" ionderance over Vice Admiral To-
COS. Second, it is foreseen that it will
he difficult and probably impossible to
effect this concentration as Admiral
Togo may intercept the Baltic fleet be-
fore its arrival at Port Arthur. In that
event the Baltic fleet, which is compar-
:ltNely small will attempt the perilouS
task Of engaging the large Japanese
feet. in The hope Of disabling some of
the Japanese ships and thus reducing
the Japanese effectiveness. According
to the Russian calculation the Baltic
fleet may suffer annhilation in such an
unequal combat, but it will have served
Il valuable end il it is able to sripplc
i sufficient number of Japanese ships to
reduce Admiral Togo's strength below
that of Admiral Makaroff
The foregoing information is not part
Of current speculative reports but
comes from creditable official sources
rs being the determined Russian plan.
TIL authorities at Washington will sim
la" information shortly
London. April S.-Thc brief despatch
Is fem the seat of war in the Far
East appearing in the London news
papers during the past few days have
al been Ct q curious stcrootyped char
actor indicating that an active censor
ship is prevailing there and adding
n1thing to information contained in
the dispatches of the The Associated
Press. T",!s applies particularly to
points under Japanese control: but
from the Russian side also it is evil
dent care is being exercised to prevent
tie news of operations leaking out.
Tho Japanese fleet continues cruisin.
not far distant from Port Arthur.
Tho Standards Che Foo correspon-
dent announces that steamer which
arrived there, Thursday sighted Jap
arcse warships off Wei Hal Wei.
The Seoul correspondent of the Daily
Telegraph cables that correspondent
ut Gcnsan has tclcgraphcd informing
him that il took him six days to travel
1S3 miles, from Scould to Gcnsun owing
to the state. of the roads.
Paris. April S.-Thc st. Petersburg
correspondent of the Petit Partisan
lbles the following:
"A colonel Of the general staff has i'll
formed me that Il general mobilization
il in course Of preparation. In view of
complications which may cnsue the
pliCc have been instructed to prepare
lists of all university graduates under
forty years old capable of serving as
reserve officers. A portion Of the re-
serves will be told off to guard the
Trans-Sibcrian railroad. The decree
ordering the mobilization will be pub
lshed shortly
The ar:rinE of the Port of Libau has
been completed and foreign vessels
have been forbidden to enter the port
without authorization"
Chicago, April "A special to tho
Daily News, from Toxic says:
"R"lablc reports were received here,
today. from Seoul TO the effect that
part Of the japanese fighting line has
crossed the Yalu and established itself
in strong positions there at several i'm
rortant points,
Paris. April S.-The correspondent at
81. Petersburg Of the Echo De Paris
says mobilization of the reserve sea-
men in the Sebastopol district has been
ordered, half of them being used to in
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