The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-04-14
WARFARE IS SLOW
Neither Russia Nor Japan Mskisg Al
ffforl TO Fight
Russia Tries to Explain That She HISS
Sustained No Serious Losses Up
to This Time.


orally anticipated attack oil Port Ar
thur did not occur. although a tele-
gram received from Grand Duke Cyril
reports that the enemy's ships were
sighted on the horizon. 1t is presumed
that the japanese were warned of the
extra precautions which had been
taken 10 guard against surprise.
sThere was no Easter merry-making
at the front. BY special dispensation
the soldiers and sailors there were re-
leved Of all religious exercises on ac-
count OF the necessities OF the military
situation.
Vice Admiral Makaroff's torpedo
! fiotilla patrolled the open sea. while
the warships. with full steam up. re-
| mained outside Port Arthur.
Elsewhere throughout the theater OF
war all is reported quiet. 4 high mill
tary authority, in conversation with
| the associated Press. explained why
| Gen. Kuropatkin's plan Of campaign
| does not contemplate a heavy resist
ance 10 the Japanese advance at the
| Yalu, saying:
Either defeat or victory in a battle
there would be disadvantageous to u.s.
If VIC lest we would have to fall back
| through a difficult country. If we won
and | say to you that Russian STRAIT
egy is based on the idea of victory,
and rot on that OF defeat-success
would lie frlitless. We could not fol-
| low it up without exposing the army to
| 100 great risks. On account Of the
| Japanese control of the sea. if We pu.-
| sued the enemy into the peninsulaY Of
| Korea we would open Doth tanks To a
| possible attack in the rear. Nc. the
| the interior which we have selected,
where we can follow UP a crushing de-
| feat to the bitter end with blow after
| blow and seal the fate Of the campaign.
Our plans on sea and land will con-
| verge ar time next summer when
Vice Admiral Makaroff's feet vii! be
relieved by the arrival Of reinforce
| ments. Then If successful cn land. we
can clear the sea Of the enemy, cut his
| communications. and the Japanese in
| Korea and MauchurIa will then be at
| orr mercy.
The world must no. be impatient.
! The prelude to this war Is not yet fin
| isaed."
! 1t is understood here that as the re-
suit or Gen. Kuropatkin's visit to New
| Chwaug. re-inforcements Of 100000 men
will be sent forward from Lao Yang.
! Berlin. By Cablc--The Tagleblatt's s
| war correspondent. Mai. Gaedke, writ
/ ing on a train while nearing Harbin,
March 10, said:
Only six trains daily pass east on
| the railroad TO Manchuria and only
| four thence to Harbn. but these con-
sst of as many as SO cars. The rail
road apparently i able to meet the
military demands"
The Japanese Fleet.
London. BY Cable.-A correspon-
dent Of the Times at Wei-Hai-Wei,
cabling under Fridays date, says:
| The result of a weeks cruise leads
me to believe that the Japanese feet
is engaged covering arrangements for
new landing Of the troops recently
mobilized. A close blockade Of Port
Arthur is not maintained, presumably
| because Of information regarding the
| state of the channel Certainly up to
the present no Japanese transports
have enetered the gulf Of Pechi L."
Mobilization OF Black Sea Reserves.
st. Petersburg. By Cable.-The mob
| ilization of the Black Sea reserves Is
necessitated in order to fill gaps caus-
[ ed by drafting sailors to the far East.
| I. is expected that similar mobiliza-
ton will come into effect in the Baltic
| provinces within a month.
| An authoritative denial Is given of
the rumor of a Russian reverse on
the Yalu. No official kilograms were
| received from the front today.
| The steamer Suminoye Maru called
| in at Chemulpo Friday to take on
| board 800 men belonging to the first
| division. The newspaper cOrrespon.
dents on board the Suminoye Maru
| were not permitted to land and cor
| respondent who was here waiting to
| go forward with the Japanese troops
| was refused permission TO embark on
| the steamer.
The Russian Plan.
| Paris. By Cable.-The Russian plan
| for retrieving the reverses at Port Ar
| thur and Chemulpo has been communi-
| Gated to one cf the embassies through
official channels having access to the
| highest naval authorities at st. Peters
hurg. The plan is explained as fol-
| lows:
Russia recognizes that the Japanese
now has preponderating naval strength
/ in the far East. Therefore it is essen
tial to reverse the present japanese
| Dreponderance. This will be attempted
| by two distinct moves.
First, urgent efforts will be made t.
| have naval concentration at Port
Arthur the Baltic. Red Sea and Vladi-
vostock fleets joining Vice Admiral
Makaroff's command, if possible, ana
thus giving the combined fleets prepon.
derance over Vice Admiral Togo
Second. it is foreseen that it will bt
difficult and probably impossible te
effect this concentration. as Admira
Togo may intercept the Baltic fleet be.
fore its arrival at Port Arthur. In thai