Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-01-09
Ut OPINIONS LEAN TO coNTIN'
UATloN OF WAR.
STILL A GREAT CONFLICT
japanese Realize Their Big Problem
to Cope With kuropatkin's Mighty
Army and Maintain Supremacy on
the Sea by Worsting the Second
Pacific Squadron.

Toxic. Jan. 5.-The weight Of opin.
ion in Japanese official circles seems
10 be against the belief In an early
conclusion of peace and doubt is ex-
messed that the fall of Port Arthur
will materially affect the situation.
One of several officials who dis
cussed the question with the Associat-
ed Press yesterday voiced the senti-
ment of the majority when he said:
eve are confronting a situation
which continues to be purely military.
The present problem is created by
General Kuropatkin's army and by the
Russian second Pacific squadron. we
are devoting all attention to them.
We anticipate that the Russians Will
cenew more determinedly than ever
heir effort to drive Field Marshal
oyama back and that they will strive
o get in supremacy on the sea. We
ire. preparing to defeat both these
sheets. This situation makes talk or
,eace futile"
Japanese Succoring Russians.
The following report was received
rom General Nogi yesterday after
(oon:
"Order is maintained at Port Arthur
nd the people are quiet. The total
umber of inhabitants is about $4,000,
fwhom $500 are soldiers or sailors.
he total number of sick or wounded
10000.
Common provisions and bread are
lentiful, but there is a scarcity OF
eat and vegetables.
'tThere are no medical supplies at
ort Arthur. The Japanese are siren
)usly succoring the people"
Baltic Fleet Halted.
st. Petersburg, Jan. Sit seems
pw to be definite that Admiral Roles
ensky's squadron will not attempt
present to reach Vladivostok. The
ecision has been reached that he will
gait the third Pacific squadron, on
hich work is proceeding night and
Nv, and several ships of which are
.pected to be ready for service by
e end of January. 1t is by no means
rtain that Admiral Rojestvensky
Ill return with his ships to European
aters. He may await the tnlrd
madron off Madagascar and seize and
lake his base one of the uninhabited
oral islands of Polinasia.
In view of the report that the Jap
nese intend to invest Vladivostok,
eneral Batiavoff has expressed the
pinion that if Vladivostok should be
tockaded Admiral Rojestvensky would
q compelled to return.
Prisoners Found Alive.
london. Jan. 5.-The Nails cores
ondent with General Nogi's army be-
ore Port Arthur telegraphs that 200
apanese prisoners were discovered
t,Port Arthur, many of them having
anticipated in the desperate efforts to
lock the channel and who hitherto
yere supposed to be dead.
"pown With the War;"
MOSCOW. Jan. 5.-There was dem
nstration in front of Grand Duke Ser
dus' palace yesterday. Crowds pa
AIDED the vicinity. stoned the palace
nd cried "down with the war"
Praying for Peace.
Moscow, Jan. Sin adjournlng tne
own council yesterday Prince CANT
in, mayor of Moscow, declared tnat
he war was the greatest evil which
.ad befallen Russia and expressed the
lope that God will grant the peace
which Russia so much needed. the
mayors statement was greeted win
beers.
Mediation Impracticable.
Paris, Jan. 5.-The official view here
continues to regard mediation between
Russia and Japan as impracticable.
The Temps, semi-oficial, says:
''Ihe Russians will not consider
mediation at a moment when her self
esteem is suffering from the deepest
wound and before playing her strong
est card, namely the concentration OF