Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-08-26

The most familiar term in Russian
army and naval circles just now is
this: 81 regretski to reportski."
They are cracker-Japs, aren't
they? Well, reckon we can feed
EN- while they fight.-IHe YellOac
Jacket.
The Japanese "My Country, IT'S
of Thee" runs as follows:
"Kimi ga yo wa,
Chiyo nj yachiyo nj,
Sazsre ishi no;
lwao TO narite
koko no musu made"
Now sing it.
Mutsuhito, Emperor of Japan, is
entitled to high rank among the
rulers of nations, for no living mon
arch has been more fortunate than
he, and few monarchs in all history
have been so successful in guiding
the destinies of a State. Years ago
he voluntarily gave up the power of
despot and gave his people a COM
stitutlonal government. Although
an absolute monarch he loved civil
liberty, and his abdication of auto
cratic rule has no parallel in history.
His is the oldest reigning house in
the world, he having come in direct
descent from the founder W no reigned
seven hundred years before there was
u Pope.
The Chunchuses, or Chinese
bandits, near Mukden, number
10000 men. These men are in the
employ of the japanese. There are
many Japanese officers among these
forces, who are used to harass the
Russians. During the visit of
American officers the bandits brought
in the heads of five Cossacks on
pixies. The Chunchuses pride them
selves on their horsemanship, and
the visiting officers owe their welcome
among them to some West Point
riding tricks showed them by Capt.
Boyd, of our army.
A striking incident of the naval
engagement of August 10th, In which
Russian Admiral Without was killed
and his ship Czarevitch sunk, was
the surrounding of the battleship
Retvizan by japanese torpedo boats.
the other Russian vessels having
gone to the assistance of the Care
witch. The Retvizan desperately
attempted to break through the line.
and tried to ram cruiser which
appeared, but she was fairly blown
out of her course by hal of shells
from the cruisers, which began now
participation in the conflict. Every
officer of the Czarevitch was either
killed or wounded.
WITH KURoPATKIN.
The japanese army in the North
is quietly watching Kuropatkin as
would cat trapped and wounded
mouse. kuroki has sent portion
OF his army to assist in storming
Port Arthur, and until Arthur's fall
is announced the Japanese strategist
Will probably make no move against
the Russians. Kuropatkin has only
the northern outlet to escape through:
on the East and South are the Japs
and on the West is Chinese territory
with a scowling Chinese army to
harass him should he violate inter
national law and march across
neutral territory. Russia's great
General-who, by-the-way, plead
with his autocratic master not TO
undertake hostilities with japan
until better prepared--is in a peril
GUS situation, but military students
expect any moment to hear of his
falling upon his pursuers and irving
issue with them while their forces
are weakened from the several diyis-
ions being sent to Port Arthur. and
not waiting until the southern Japa-
nese army can join Kuroki after Port
Arthur's fail. However he NAV act
his chances are desperate. He can.
not we'll take up his line of retreat,
for as soon as he moves from his
Notifications the Japanese, which
outnumber him, will fail upon
him while unprotected. So what is
most Calling to so gallant spirit
huropatkin must sit and watch the
meshes close around him with only a
faint glimmer Of hope that Port
Arthur Will hold out long enough
for st. Petersburg to send reinforce
ments to Mukden. Unless reinforce
ments reach him there is hardly any
doubt that Russia's great Gen.
eral and the flower of her army will
fall prey to the indomitable Japs.
AT KAMIMURA's MERCY.
Before going to press last week a
dispatch announced the destruction
OF the Rurik, large Russia battle
ship, by Admiral Kamimura's eastern
squadron, and the escape of the fast
cruisers Rossia and Gromobia. An
official dispatch from Vladiyostok
shows that nearly every officer on the
armored cruisers Rossia and Gromo.
bol was either killed or wounded in
the battle. Rear Admiral lessen
narrowly escaped the fate of Admiral
Without at Port Arthur. He was
standing on the bridge of the Rossia,
when it was wrecked by a shell.
The two Russian cruisers were liter
ally riddled, their guns and engines
being partly dismantled. The escape
OF the Russian vessels from Admiral
kamimura's four armored cruisers is
regarded as wonderful piece of
luck. 1t is presumed that the pur-
suers of the Russian ships did moi
dare 20 far north, fearing that some
of the vessels of the Port Arthur
squadron would break through the
Straits of Korea.
Details of the fight between the
Russian Vladivostok squadron and
Vice-Admiral Kamimura's vessels
are given by Russian correspondent
as follows:
"Vhe ornsooro Dooo: - ~