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Show RUSSIA TRYING TO WIN" OVER THE CHINESE CIIEFOO. Feb. 25.-CIrculars from Russian Rus-sian sources havo been printed In tho Chlneso language and distributed hero belittling the successes of tho Japanese and exaggerating thoso of the Russians. It Is stated on tho authority of thoso close to the Chlneso that at the first success suc-cess of the Japanese army the Chlneso will Join tho Japanese, with the hope of driving all foreigners out of China. A Russian official report states that four Japanese battleships were sunk at Port Arthur In last Wednesday's attack, but tho report Is not credited. The Japanese have only six battleships In theso waters. Four of them were off Wei Hel Wol lost Wednesday evening and the remainder of tho licet Is intact. |