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Show Ka 11 a War Clood? Chicago, 1. The Times' London cable eays: It is difficult to ssy what game Russia is playing. While the czar ia pacific, the press breathes Ore. Tbe Golos says England is an implacable implac-able fee, calls for the strengthening of the Caucasus, and the reorganiza-I reorganiza-I tion of Central Asia, at the same time pointing out that the present operations opera-tions of the British are intended to develop power as tbo protector of Asiatic Turkey. Troops continue to replace those which leave Turkish territory, though the czar assures England of tbe complete evacuation of RDumelia. Meanwhile the Bulgarians Bul-garians are arming all hands and showing a bitter hostility to the European Euro-pean commission. The belief is growing that there wiil be ft vast rising against the Turka when the Russians go, This is aaid to suit the diplomatic plans of Russia. It will create a now situation. She will then make fresh demands on Turkey, while the British operations in Asia will bo an excuse to go once again lor Constantinople. Con-stantinople. Russia moves Blowly, though looking far ahead. It is learned from a private source that an army of 15,000 meu is gettiog ready to leave Sebastopol for tho Caucasus, 1 at the end of February. |