Americus times-recorder., 1904-03-19
WAR NEWS FROM
ST. PETERSBURG
Euro oean Nation Hopes China
Will Aid Japan.
pouRTs THE OFFICIAL REPORTS
War Experts at ST. Petersburg Be-
IeVe the Things Claimed to Have
Been Accomplished by Admiral Togo
Almost impossible.

Been Accomplished by Admiral Togo
Almost impossible.
st. Petersburg, March 18.--2 p. NJ
The Gazette expresses the hope that
the Anglo-French understanding will
result in more friendly attitude of
Great Britain toward Russia. A di-
plomat representing small Euro
pean power expresses the hope that
China will join Japan on the theory
that all the white powers, including
the United States, will then be COM
palled to form a coalition and stop
the war, which would ruin the trade
of the whole world with China. But
he fears Japan realizes the danger and
will decline Chinas aid The Red
Cross Society is considering PROPOSE
ton to fit out an auto train to convey
the wounded over the high road, ESQ
miles, from Mukden, TO Blagovetch-
enSlz, East Siberia, on the river Amur.
An expert in the military organ says
that even presuming there are four
L
Korea, they could not-venture to ad-
vance till reinforced by two more di-
visions, which would require another
month or six weeks The writer con-
tends they could not advance more
than miles a day, owing to the con-
dition of the roads.
A correspondent of the Associated
Press on crossing Lake Baikal, writes:
The stories of soldiers frozen to
death while crossing the lake provoke
mfrth. Personally, | am convinced
that the men are not suffering from
the cold Huts at intervals of few
versts provide warmth and refresh
ments, and the weaker men are driv-
en- across in sleighs well wrapped in
furs. Others march the distance,
40 versts (about &c miles) comforta-
bly, in a day and are glad of the op-
portunity to stretch their limbs af-
ter the railroad journey. The huts
are provided with bells, which are
rung during snOwstorms and lanterns
hung on telegraph poles show the way
at night, the Ice railroad conveying
the baggage cars which are drawn by
horses.
The ice-breakers are getting ready
to begin operations at the end of
March
St Petersburg, March 18.-12:15
p, m.--Admiral Stackelburg, who, on
account Of Illness, turned over the
command of the Vladivostock squadron
to Captain Reitzenstein, has arrived
in st, Petersburg. He gives an entire
ly different version of some of the
reports, emanating from Japanese
sources, regarding the events before
he left. The cruise of his squadron
Feb 9 to Feb. Is in Japanese waters
was made by order of Admiral Stark,
for it's effect upon the population OF
northern Japan. Admiral Stacked
burg denies that he fired upon Japan
ese merchantmen in Sungari straits.
He says the ships were captured and
that while attempting to convoy them
to Rori, a terrific blizzard sprang up
and not wishing to endanger the Rus
sian cruisers, after taking off the
crews and passengers from the mer-
chantmen one of the latter, loaded
with contraband rice, was sunk. The
other, which was a worthless tramp
steamer, was released to carry the
Japanese the story Of the presence of
the Russian Warships in those waters,
for moral effect There never was
any bombardment of Hakodate, which
is heavily fortified.
The admiral adds that he cannot
understand how such a stupid story
was credited. He expressed the opin-
ion that the war will be of long du-
ration, Judging from the extensive
Japanese preparations, which were
thoroughly understood at Vladlvostock,
where was expected even earlier than
when it came.