| Show 1111 WAH W A I UIA AB As 11 day after day dr pH nen without de der definite finite news of ot the doings of ot the two hostile fleets ort off the tho coast of oC China Chine the magnitude of ut the time Interests at ut stake eluke In hum Inthe the Iho coming corning conflict In le commencing to 10 appear lit In Its It true proportions It Is becoming clear Chili that If It Admiral Togo lORO loses hut bin hl neat fleet Japans p x victories so dearly purchased are nil In vain A AMI year MI of sacrifices of blood and treasure Is III practically lout lost since Mince It will bo be Im tm Impossible possible for tor to continue her land lanai campaign without supremacy on the sea den On the other hand If It ships are ure destroyed de or scattered this the naval power of ot nU will bo he gone Ione perhaps forever It t will bo ha the story etor of I panto and Trafalgar repeated In Russia the Impression IH is said to 10 pre pro prevail provita vita vail 1111 that defeat In eastern Asia means manna tin an Inundation of oC Asiatic hurtles hordes over aver I but hilt that thai view Is l tint not general What tho the next development In the tho fearful war Will drama will be Is Ie to If conjecture nut Rut It Is certain that Admiral Togo logo lute him his plans laid with the best bent bf t possible precision rued and fore tore foresight sight eight movements are also lo tu calculate beforehand Will he hunt hUllt up Uti the tho hostile and compel It to accept battle buttle or will ho merely merel endeavor to make mako n run for tor Vladivostok and A 1111 to reach that hat port with as us many ships liN as good luck will permit to ol the enemy The latter hitler alternative seems lo to be bo accepted by Japan HI as the Iho most moat probable probable able uhle Accordingly Accord Field Flold Marshal In la to have commenced n a 1 movement the object of ot which Is 18 to 10 Vladivostok lok before be oro tho the arrival of ot the tho Meet heel If It ho he succeeds In III this Ihle will flint find himself without u II Russian harbor of ot refuge should any Pert part of or his hula ships escape time the enemy enem The Japanese o nic ule confident that thai they can take lithe that stronghold Ac According According cording to III tho the reports the tho llIn garrison In III Vladivostok Is III not large J 1 most moat of ot tho the formerly stationed there them have been heel sent pent to the multi main army its III n Manchuria Nor Is III the iho port poet strongly defended by hy fortresses and guns on nn tho the land bo bt calico causo the Russians never anticipated an nn Black from rout the tour In building Vladivostok they planned II ell a n Impregnable naval fortress Rut Hut Its land defenses are ure weak and time the Japa Japanese Japanese nese therefore believe that within two or three Ihre weeks week utter after starting their siege lego they may Ina carry the IlIa co by assault This would l renter render tho the escape of or Ro Ito ships of or no particular value ulue to 10 tile his country |
