The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1905-05-26
THE EASTERN WAR

to understand the tactlcs or 1000
in his management of the naval
part of the war. He allowed the
various divisions of the Russian
feet to get together, and has al
lowed them to coal and supply their
vessels with every thing they need
at their leisure, unmolested, even
by a torpedo boat, of which the
Russians have such deathly fear.
He seems to have hid himself
some where in the. fastness Of the
mighty deep and the Russians do
not seem to have the faintest idea
where he is. 1t does look like
some of his fast cruisers would be
lowering around picking up these
defenselsss transports that are Sc
busy supplying the Russians with
every thing they need.
Togo is SLY old dog and maybe
he knows just what he is doing and
what he is doing 1t for, but the
public seem to be getting just a
little impatient and want to see
something doing. Possibly Togo
is waiting quietly in some conven-
lent bay for one Of those typhoons
of that country to come along and
scatter Rojestvenske's feet and then
rush out and destroy the scattered
vessels one at time.
The people Of this country ex'
pected Togo to jump on to this great
aggregation as soon as it got aroune
on his side and blow il into esernit,
In few minutes without any seri
Gus damage to his own vessels
Togo does not seem to meet ex
pectations in this line. Possibly h'
has hatched some deep and diaboli
cal plan whereby the Russian fee
is to be led into a nest of mines ant
blown up without the firing of
gun.
Possibly he is waiting for dissipa
tion and carousel among the Rus
sian officers to completely demoral
ize them and catch them in drunk
en- debauch.
We do not known what he is dc
ing or why he keeps Sd well hid bu
we will guarantee he has a col
deck up his sleeve that will b
sprung at the proper time. At pre-
sent he seems to be letting the Rus
sian feet have its own way abor
everything.
Not so with Oyama on land. Fl
has been exceedingly busy since th
fight at Muhkden. He has repaire
the railroad and wagon roads fror
Port Arthur up to where his arm
Is camped and can run in supple
OF all kind by rail as well as b
wagon train. He has become quit
active of late and has been moving
his men around aud massing q
different poiAts till he has got tn
Russian generals so mystihed the
cannot tell where the pending blsv
is likely to fall.
The two armies are now in clos
touch and constant skirmishing |
going ON. 1t looks like the mail
battle is likely to begin at any tim
if it has not already begun. Th'
conditions and indications are ia
vorable for another fierce battl
between these two great armies.
The Japs have besn UNIVERSAL,
victorious over the Russians ant
will enter the coming conflict Aushe'
with their former successes, an,
with the confidence begotten b
many victories. The Russians VIII
have done nothing but prepare fo
defeat and plan safe retreat hav
now lost their general who showe'
such censummate skill and general
ship on the retreat aad in his stea
have General Linovitch WHO, it j
supposed, will strive 10 stem the It'd
and will be more anxious to estab
lish q reputation as a fighter and
victory winner than build q reputs
tien as q master Of ofrstreat. He we
knows that that reputation did nc
keep his successor in power and wi
make the effort of bis life to re
back the army Of Oyama and in sa,
ing his country from further humilia
ton, build for himself name ths
will last forever.
| Should the Russians defeat Oys
ma in the coming contest, which
not at all likely, the japanese wi
simply fall back on their intrenct
msnts and hold their ground.
But should Oyama win the vic
tory he will press the fleeing Ru'
SLAMS on beyond Harbin, their la
stronghold in Manchuria, and the
will be obliged to 60 stringing bac
along the railroad towards RussiI
whence they came.