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Show THE BRIEF LULL IN TRE EAST. The little Brown mtn, weary and frostbitten, are still as Intense as in the beginning of their fight against Russia. But they and all the world can now realize the magnitude of the task undertaken. un-dertaken. The rapid advances made In the early stages of tho war are not now possible. On the contrary, tho Japanese, Japan-ese, without having suffered serious repulse re-pulse and without having had to make any retirement, are almost at a standstill. stand-still. The tremendous difficulties which Russia encountered in moving to the front now face the Japanese In any attempted at-tempted onward march. Meantime the Russians, Inured to the cold, can do more toward preparation for a spring campaign than the Japanese can overcome; over-come; and we need not be surprised (supposing that no sudden termination shall come of the conflict through peace tribunals or other cause) to find the situation sit-uation more nearly equalized as to effective ef-fective prowess after the roads become passable in April or May. |