Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-05-02

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port that the japanese lost heavily i'm
"a battle ON the Yalu.
Eear-ALuirgI Wjreuius abandoned
tle attempt Go join the Port Arthur
fleet with his squadron.
Official reports declare that Rus.
sian guns sank a barge filled with
Japanese soldiers in the Yalu river.
q Russian Lieutenant and twenty
men were killed in Port Arthur harbor
ly the accidental explosion Of a mine
News that japanese transports were
preparing to- land 10000 men caused a
panic among Russians on the Man
rhur.au coast.
A Japanese fleet. Is reported TO be
CE EIadivostok. A Russian fleet
from that port destroyed Jap
steamer at Ggnsan
% IS stated that the Hamburg
American line steamers Columbia.
Beu-aIia and BeIgia have been sold H.
the Russian government
The new Russian battleship Alex
auder III has gone into commission
ana Bis the first vessel OF the Baltic
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ulo kawamura. representing the
emperor of Japan. arrived i'm San
Francisco ON his way 90 The Hague to
attend the congress on international
civil laws.
All offers Of mediation 70 end the
war win be rejected. Is the declaration
made at ST. Petersburg. Russia pro.
poses 10 whip the Japs and dictate
peace terms.
The general staff at St. PETERSBURG
d.rs not expect the japanese army TO
attempt nor han the isolation OF
Port Arthur. attack on Nukden is
not anticipated.
There is a growing resentment I'm
Russia against the men who plunged
the empire into war. The car is
willing 90 give up far east projects fol
the sake of peace.
The statement that Professor
lvauOff Of the Moscow university hao
been assassinated two weeks ago bv
terrorisrs for treachery to the or.
ganlzation is false.
An exchange Of messages between
the car and King Edward and the
after's visit to Copenhagen resulted
I'm a ruwor at St Petersburg that the
British ruler is seeking TO end the
war by mediation
The finance minister has decided 10
provide the Manchur.an administra.
ton with bars OF silver for the pur.
pose az reieeming bank notes on de-
mand in order to prevent the lowering
az the price of the rubla.
Russian Foreign Minister Iamsdorn
has been notified that the United
States reserve all the rights they NAV
event ot any American citizen being
enected by Russia's decision in the
case oil war correspondents using wire
less telegraphy.
United States Commercial Apapt
1reener. at Vladivost0k. has been in
structet through Ambassador Nc
Iorm'ck TO inform the Japanese
consul az the island Of SakhaIin that
q vessel win be sent to the island IN
take back 90 Japan the consular star
and the refugees.
Japan landed 10000 troOps ar Kin
ehal. north of Port Arthur ACCORDING
% unofficial reports at St PETERSBURG
Russians at Tientsin do not believe
the recent resignation of Admiral
AleXieH as vicenoy Of the emperor n.
me far east viii be accepted by the
81 Petersburg authorities
The Russian admiralty denies thu
statement made by the London Times
ln It's wireless report that the
japanese mineshiD Koryo Maru was
hrei uDon while laying mines before
Port Arthur 10 is said that IL she
came in and laid mines the Russian
sc1rchlishts failed % pick her IN.
The London Telegraph's Brussels
correspondent SAYS that agents Of the
Russian government have signed an.
agreement 10 purchase three large
men-ot-war constructed at Genoa fo,
me Argentine republic at a price Of
SlS.2oo.000. One IF the ships the
"arlnaldt, is a vessel of u. 600 tons
The japanese war Office is flooded
with thousands OF applications from
men Of every age and every condition
oi life for permission to 20. To the
front The applications come fror,
iimeeTDirei soldiers and bows too
Young Co enlist in the army i'm the
regular manner. The authorities he
heve that 100000 volunteers win
elsl.y Dee ObtainabIe.