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Show FRANCE EXPECTS WAR. ! Possibility of a Conflict With Great Britain. Tho rumors of war continuo to fly thick nnd fast, and tho general Impression Im-pression in Paris Is thnt tho conflict between Russia and Japan cannot bo dolaycd much longer, nnd that whon it comes it will glvo tho impulso to a war in which pinctlcnlly all tho powers pow-ers of Europe will bo involved. At tho navy yards In Toulon n forco of many thousand men are working night and day, nnd In a month tho wholo French nnvy will bo ready to I moot any cmcrgoncy. i Though tho friendship between Franco and ICnglnnd Is apparently gaining strength overy day, thoro Is nn undercurrent of uncasinoss, nnd occasionally words or acts of tho French government show that oven In official circles tho possibility of a conflict with Great Britain as tho ally of Japan is being considered. |