The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1904-04-15
SUMMARY oE wAR EVENTS.

ed during the conflict.
The following interesting summary
Of the events Of the war to date was
published in the New York World:
The war has lasted eight weeks.
In that time the japanese have won
mastery Of the waters in the scene Of
conflict, have kept apart the Russian
squadrons at Port Arthur and ylsdiyo.
stok and seem to be anxiuos enough
TO engage either squadron if it can be
coaxed outside the range Of the guns
in the Russian forts
Attempts to bottle up" the Port Ar
thur feet made and opposed with
equal bravery. have not been perfectly
successful.
While the censors on either side
take care that no accurate information
be given of the damage to the fleets,
it remains that the Russian cruisers
Boymaum and variag. the gunboat
Korieg the torpedo boat steregtcsht
and the torpedo transport Yenisei have
been destroyed. SO has The Japa csc
gunboat SLIM.
On land the Japanese without seii-
Gus conflict, have entirely occupied
corea, thus completing Japan's first
step in the campaign. According 10
reports carefully censored also, the
Russians have taken themselves-it
cannot be called 'retreating'' because
the movement must be part Of their
lplan--to the Manchurian part Of the
Yalu river. In all the skiymishes the
Japanese have been victorious, admit
ltedly In the only engagement Of i'm
lportance. that chong-Fu. the Russians
FIRST admitted then denied defeat
| 1t is stated that the japanese have
100000 troops in motion. and 10000
more under arms in garrisons and at
the depots. Military experts believe
that Japan will operate three armies
each numbering about 100000 men,
the second army landing west Of the
Yalu river, and the third army south
east Of New Chwang.
The landing OF the heavy Japanese
force west Of the Yalu'a mouth is ex
Ipected to force the Russians 10 aban
Iaon the Notifications they have built
north Of the Yalu TO opposes the cross
ling Of the river by Japans FIRST army
from Corea.
The Japanese it is reported have
landed a force already In Manchuria,
at Talsushan. to the east of New
Chung, and, consequently, in the rear
of the Russians.
The Russians deny, officially, that
the japanese troops are in Mancharia.
One mans guess is as good as anoth.
ers-proyided the other is not on the
Japanese general staIf as to where
Japans second and third armies Will
attack
AS to the number Of Russian troops
on the theater of war AT the begin
ming OF The war there were the gorn.
sons OF Port Arthur and vladiyostok
and certain number of troops in
Mukden, Hardin and other centers
On March 20 the Russian government
ANNOUNCED officially to the senate that
Iup to that date 100000 troops had
been transported over the Siberian
railway. According TO the Russians,
1900 troops day are arriving a.
Mukden, The Japanese believe that
Russia cannot maintain more than
100000 rtoops: that the country can
mot provide. nor the railway transport
sustenance for more. On the other
hand, Prince Khikoff. the Russian mia
lister who has returned to St. Peters
burg from Lake Baikal, declares thai
the railway is working at only half its
capacity.
1t needs no prophet to say that The
first great battle viii be fought when
each side thinks itself capable Of win,
ming. Much depends. Despite hel
solemn assurances Of neutrality, tickle
CHINA may declare herself the ally Of
The victor in the FIRST great land bat.
tie.
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