Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-06-24
RUsSO-JAPANEsE WAR.
1000 Russians Killed In Bat
tle-yladivostok Fleet Retail
ates Of jap Ships.

w VIC AoOe thdS buC OApduccS are
worthy of praise. The General de-
clsres that these recent operations
prove them to be among the greatest
strategists in the world, and to this
must be added great daring, capacity
for work and ability to stand punish
ment. The General did not believe
this before, but now it has been dem
onstrated.
Vice Admiral Togo and Admiral
Yamamoto, minister of the navy,
have been promoted to the rank of
Kaigun Taisho, the highest rank in
the navy. Lieut.. Gems. 0kasawa,
Hasegawa, Nogi, Nishi and Kodams
have been made generals. 0kasawa
is the Emperor's chief aid-de-camp;
Hasegawa commands the Imperial
Guards divisions. Rear Admirals
Saito, Uriu and Dews have been pro-
NOTED to the rank of vice admiral.
Saito is vice minister of marine and
a mem Der of the Imperial headqusr.
ters staff; Uriu is commander of the
squadron which sank the Variag and
korletz.
The Japanese are Asiatics, and the
Asiatic does not value life as we do.
The generals of Japan have no press
or populace at home to harp at the
cost of victory, while they do have
at home press and people clamor-
GUS for victory-splendid victory
| and never mind the cost.
Colored pictures of the war have
been distributed in large quantities
with the sanction of the Russian
censorship in Moscow and the rural
districts or Central Russia. In all
OF them the Russian troops are rep
resented victors over Japanese. At
Chemulpo it is not Russian, but
Japanese ships which are sinking.
The town Of Hakadat is being shat
tered to pieces by the guns of the
Russian fleet. Japanese infantry are
being shot down by the Russians at
Ta-lienwan. In representation of
the battle on the Yslu the Russians
are shown driving the Japanese
across the river, priest is at the
head OF the Russian troops, and
sbove lisa figure of Christ blessing
the Russians achievements.
The submarine boat built at New
port News for Japan will be shipped
aboard vessel. In this way, as cargo,
the neutrality laws will not be vio-
lated, although Russia has entered a
protest to the United States.
The Gar is determined that Rus
sis shall triumph. He says he will
regain prestige for Russian arms,
even though it should cost one mil
lion men.
Remote as now appears the chance
that the Japanese fleet will ever be
IN position to venture up the Baltic
and make demonstration against
the Russian capital, or that a Euro
pean Power will be drawn into the
war, Russia evidently is taking
nothing for granted. No precau ton
will be omitted to protect st. Peters
burg against attack. The fortifica-
tions In the southern part of the
Gulf of Riga and at the entrance of
the Gulf of Finland have been
strengthened.
The japanese have taken one of
the inner forts at Port Arthur, losing
a thousand men in the fight. They
are beseiging the Port by both land
and water. The sinking of trans
ports by the Russian Vladivostok
fleet will delay the assault on Port
Arthur. The Russians will DESTROY |
the city before surrendering.
In reconnoitering a troop of Cos
sacks was surrounded by Japanese
Infantry. Half of the horses were
moved down, but the dehorsed Cor
sacks mounted behind others and in
this double fashion charged, finally
cutting their way through.
PIERCE AND HARD FIGHT.
At Vafan gov, near Port Arthur, the
Russian relief army was met an d almost
annihilated by superior numbers of
Japanese. For nearly day fighting
was terrific and numbers of acts of
heroism were displayed on both sides.
The Russians lost 1000, and the
Japs probably an equal number or
more. Gen. Stakelberg, the Russian
rerreated 80 miles with
out serious rout. Many hundreds of
prisoners, besides II heavy guns.
were taken by the Japs. 1t is thought
stakelberg will be penned in and
captured or annihllated.
s0hE SEA FIGHTING.
The Russian fleet, at Vladiyostok.
Siberia, north of Japan, which sallies
forth when the superior Japanese
1eet Is not around, went out last
week and left train of devastation
"a its wake, which largely mitigates
Inc Russian pain of Stakelberp's
defeat.
Three steam transports with troops
Tor Port Arthur were sunk, and two
sailing vessels loaded with provisions
md munitions were captured.
Details of the sin king of the trans
ports are Of the most narrowing des-
'ription. A single shell killed 900
~ the Hitachi. The ship began to fill
md sunk gradually by the stern.
Japtsin Campbell, the English
MASTER of the transport. jumped over
board and is numbered among the
Missing. The chief engineer was /
killed on the bridge. The comman-
Ter of the troops ordered the flag to
,e burned and then killed himself. :
The second mate committed suicide.
Many of the crew and troops escaped ,
n the boats.
The Sado sighted the Russian /
hips west of Shido island. Their :
lgnals to stop were UNDECIDED, so the ,
russians opened fire and signalled i
or those on board the Sado to leave 8
ne ship. Upon that the crew took s
o the boa "a and in this wau ,,,o -.