Show OBJECT OF THE RAID SAID Towns on the East Coast of Japan ia in Danger st St Petersburg P t July Tub The at attempts att a tempts t te to create a sensation out of the passage of or the Dardanelles by the Rus Run Russan Rusan san an are re regarded regarded here as ridiculous rl This war warship warship ar ship being the regular Athens Ath s guard ship has been passing in and out of the Black sea for twenty years The London Times dispatch from frein Tokio today saying three Japanese tor torpedo torpedo Jedo boat destroyers destroyer had sealed the Llao Liao river where the Russian gunboat and a Russian torpedo t boat boet are anchored and also ateo the report that thata a battle had been fought July 15 Ii 1 seven miles from Ta Tche Rico Kiao are absolute absolutely ly 3 denied dented The news of or the first appearance of or orthe the Vladivostok squadron in the since inee the outbreak of the war tele telegraphed tel telegraphed graphed from Tokio causes no surprise at the admiralty here although it is claimed that Vice Admiral purposely had not notified them of the squadrons departure in order to pre pro prevent prevent vent the possibility of the information leaking out Vice Admiral solVe action in giving the slip to Vice Admiral Kamimura and penning peSI Tsu Ten garu straits is regarded as evidence e of or orthe the insufficiency of or the Japanese naval It t is probably the purpose of Admiral to raid the coast towns of or Japan merchantmen make a naval demonstration off oft Yokohama and generally create a panic among the t population atlon in order to td t compel Rear Admiral Togo to reinforce Admiral and thus weaken the fleet off Port Arthur The idea kea that Admiral would seriously attack attak large Jar e ports parts p r ts of or Japan is w however rejected owing to the danger from submarine busts boats mines torpedo boats bots and antI shore Here bat batte tents te The report Is current that the tile Vlad sQuadron is homeward homeard bound under orders to effect a juncture with the th first division of eC Vice Vlee Admiral Ro Re Baltic Battle squadron which is ready leady to go out on a trial trip in the Baltic Beltie B Both Beth th the war ar office omee and BAd the admiralty are without important war news today |