Show WAR preparations the military preparations of russia detill the journals with cause for alarm the deutsche Deul describes the arrangements ressia is making to feed an army on her frontier large quantities othro visions for man and beast are being sent forward at in Vol hynia there is already hectoliters liters a hectoliter is 2 bushels and more is arriving nil the time is situated not far from alio galician Gall cian frontier and upon alie great railway stretching from kiew to varsovia Var sovie at other points the construction st of new storehouses is being rapidly pushed from another source it is learned eliat infantry campa arc being established at various points of the railway a hundred or two mile miles s from the german border within sight of the frontier as they say and ready at a moments notice for the alarm of war since Bis marcks recent admission that russia lias certain rights in bulgaria under the berlin treaty it would look as if these preparations meant a little more than a determination on the part of russia not to be caught napping again even if the unexpected should the fear that france or germany in the event of war will attempt a husli belgium lias inspired the belgians to tremendous tiemen dous exertions to prevent such a calamity the new fortifications on the mouse have been pus lied until now the builders have arrived at the beconi stage of construction at the two forks of the river to wit at namur and liege have been erected enormous works steel facings bristling with guns the recent publication of the austro prussian agreement and the action of russia in massing troops on tier frontier have so convinced alio italian press that war is imminent that it is demanding the recall of the expeditionary corps sent last autumn against king john of abyssinia this corps composed of between GOO and of alio best officers of the italian army and nearly picked troops has not as yet any inclination to go after the black king but on the contrary lias remained cooped up in alie fortified town of mas bonali on alie coast apparently waiting for him to seek them out and attack them while they are behind their w arks the italian fleet is being got ready for immediate service and in alie arsenals at naples and work is going on and day preparing material for repairs to the ships the principal ren devous of the fleet is abc madalena a splendid anchorage protected by a group of email islands |