Show where japanese shells will plow up ro forts russian headquarters at the front location not given july 20 the japanese advance from korea is taking on a and Is being pushed toward cousan nan gan and Hasa gaw the japanese seem to have heavy reinforcements for from i field marshal main army n front of general A landing of japanese near vladivostok would not be surprising and their operations appear to be concentrating in that direction the japanese advance in the island of sakhalin Sak halin has reached vladimir the japanese artillery includes forty machine guns ACROSS THE ISTHMUS new railroad Is miles long san francisco july 20 the te national railroad from sa llna cruz on the pacific side to the gulf of mexico a distance of miles is about completed and it is expected that within nine or twelve months harbor and facilities tor the landing of steamships and the trans fer of freight will be finished the american hawaiian steamship company now operating a fleet of steamships between san francisco hawaii and new york through the straits of magellan has concluded a contract with the road tor the operation of connecting steamship lines the pacific and atlantic sides and will use the seven v assels now operated via the straits of magellan in this service in addition to two new ships about to be built the company expects to afford a ser vice of 25 days by the new route as against 35 or 40 days now taken to transport freight between here and new york via panama and approximately 30 days via american rail lines |