Show Tim Till WAH U IN IX ASIA SI City Star Tho Th Initial successes of the fleet neet encouraging n nit ass they the are to Japan are rc simply n a i necessary preliminary to the tho real wor which is to come They do not affect main offensive weapon ansi Russia nus could afford to loe ionea a sea 80 tight while could not No predictions as ns to the final out outcome outcomE come collie can he be based base 1 on the these o early carly naval It Is not forgotten tor that for ninny many months tho the Hoers were over oer overwhelmingly successful against England I Furthermore tho time heavy lighting must be IJo done dOllo on elm land mad Can the Japanese without cavalry sustain the time shock of or the tho Cossacks 7 Can Russia maintain an effective army anny miles from the bone bao of ot supplies Will the CZAr bo ho able to tomass tomass tomass mass nn nit overwhelming force In Korea Can Cnn both bOlh countries II nIl tho the money necessary for n II protracted struggle Only time can show Cleveland Plain Dealer The fhe Japanese have hao already taught time the wot Id one naval lesson anti here Is an ams another other othor The ftc entire success of or their thell at taCIt with torpedo boats will tend to din credit those authorities In America and elsewhere who have hare held that typo tIIU of oC craft In light esteem It 11 must be bo ad nIl admitted though that success was won under the thio only emily ani conditions which It Is agreed can enn make mako these boats beats effective e a I rapid night attack by a et I swarm of oC craft croff upon nn an unwary enemy at nt anchor U It Is Interesting however to note that hint the tho first blow and a II heavy liens one hits has been beon struck with n II type trpe of OrS sea B fighter that hat tome some of time the worlds most moat famous experts have hn declared to be bo next to useless Kansas City Times The real enl object In making this hasty attack ivan tn to cripple some of oC the bl hi Russian ships without endangering any of at the Japanese e vessels ssell of ot equal strength This was nl the tho course cour pursued In lii the war with China Chinn The undertaking seems to have hao been brilliantly carried out It If It proves true truo that two of ot Rus nUR sins sias most mot powerful battleships and one ono of ot Its lis best cruisers have been so badly Injured ns mis to be iso out of at service for Cor n IL along long IanI time a great victory already has been heen achieved by the little enemy The loss Ions los to Russia and the correspond corresponding ing lug gain to Japan JUI by this daring coup nrc aro very ory great eat In view of tho time possibility of ot a n final trial of or sea sen power fleet was scarcely a 11 match for Cor Japans Japan s navy nn to begin with and the disabling of or the lie Czars big vessels vastly Increase tho the difference In favor tavor of ot Japan Ja ln New NelV York Moll Mail and 8 1 Meantime It Is 18 evident that the Japanese are am overrunning Korea with their troops troop Their mobility Is In aston oston astonishing the tho world Diplomatically they the have perhaps l JI subjected themselves to time the charge of ot striking unfairly and without duo due notice Yet when received his passports nt itt 4 on ems Saturday afternoon last at att St t Petersburg ho lie II gave notice that Japan would Immediately take such steps ns as It deemed proper for tor the pro NO protection protection of Its HH Interests This was ns nt ot least leant notice to the t 10 Russians to bo lie on their guard Pueblo Chieftain From all accounts that have conic come thus fur far Including the tho 1 state statement ment menti of oC tho the admiral th tM the s de defense defenso hmso of the tho th Russian ships appears 0 to 10 have hayo been blIn utterly Inadequate They The were ivero not miot only surprised limit hut they thoy were Ignominious outgeneraled anti and beaten without Inflicting any timi serious s Injury upon their heir adversaries It wilt will be re to that when Admiral Cervera won troll once concerning the guns of ot the Spanish h fleet he hl said sahl that they were WON In tho the pockets of or the Spanish war 1111 min ministry minIstry mum In irs 1871 the French army al III although though t It was sas perfectly organized according to the tho re reports reports ports was found to be 10 under the tests test of oC actual warfare without proper cloth clothIng lug Ing In food 1001 or equipment for war Will anti and the th blame 1 for this condition was proper properly ly h 1 placed upon the and Im mm penal who had robbed the em tom empire pire pi in order to fill nil their own pockets I It la is not nt at all nil unlikely that of ot this kind has boon beon going on ems In la Run Rus Russia slit sia |