Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-06-12
NEWS OF THE WORLD.
Russo.JAPANEsE WAR.


Togo lost only three destroyers in
the battle.
Three Russian cruisers sought re-
fuge in Philippine waters.
London diplomatic circles are of the
opinion Russia will continue war.
A division of the Japanese fleet, I'm
der Admiral Uriu, arrived near Shang-
Russia plans to send 100000 more
soldiers to Manchuria and to construct
a great navy.
Rojestvensky was captured while
hiding in the coal bunkers Of torpe-
do boat destroyer.
President Roosevelt ordered the
Russian ships at Manila to be interned
or at once put to sea.
Emperor William is reported
anxious for peace, but adheres to his
policy of non-interference.
Count Cassin at Washington, de-
clared the recent defeat made peace
talk impossible at the present time.
Nebogatoff's surrender denounced
AS treachery by Russian naval OF
ficers, who demand that he be shot.
Foreign diplomats in Washington are
amazed at Roosevelt's persistent eff
forts to end the Russo-Japanese war.
German seamen quit Russia, which
indicates that the Gar has abandoned
further sea operations against Japan.
St. Petersburg, while approaching
President Roosevelt's peace sugges-
lions. intimates that the war must go
on.
Japan decided to Increase its army
to 100000 men if the war continues.
The killed up to the end of the Port
Arthur siege are 28,999 men.
Minister Takahira in a talk with
President Roosevelt, insisted that the
first move to end war must be male
by Russia. He demands square deal.
Russian papers denounced bureau
cracy and demanded that peoples as
sembly be called. The car will prob
ably consent.
The car called a council of war to
consider the peace question. Japan
in1icated a purpose to continue the
conflict unless Russia sued for terms.
Battleships are absolutely necessary
to command of the sea, declared Ad-
miral Dewey and other naval officers
in discussing the lessons of Togo's
victory.
The hope of peace is wrecked by
conference of the czar and the advis-
ers, who will involve Europe in a gen
eral confagration rather than submit
to Japan's terms.
The czar will shift the responsible
ity of deciding whether Russia shall
move for peace by summoning zem-
ski sober and referring the question
to the peoples delegates.
Two Russian warships, cruiser and
a destroyer, escaped Togo's fleet and
reached Vladivostok. The officers
insist that they saw two Japanese bat
tleships and two cruisers sunk, but
they lid not.
Togo reported that he sunk or cap
tured twenty-five Russian warships.
six Of the cars eight battleships were
sunk, and two captured The Rojest-
vensky and his staff are prisoners.
The Jap casualties were 400 men kill
ed or wounded.
President Roosevelt, in a talk with
Ambassador Cassini, urged Russia as
a friend to bring the war to an end,
and offered his good Offices in case the
car decides to seek peace An an
swer from st. Petersburg is not ex-
pected for several days.
Japan may send a fleet to the Bal
tic sea and lombard Cronstadt.
France could not refuse Togo the
same cOurtesies as were shown to
RojeStvensky. The naval experts
doubt the wisdom of such move, but it
probably would hasten peace.
Japanese officers give a detailed de-
scription of the naval battle. Voelker-
sam was killed in the coming tower of
Oslabya. The Russians killed and
drowned may reach $4,000. The
cruiser Izumrud reached the Siberian
coast, ran on the rocks, and was
blown up by it's captain.