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Show WHEN THE GERMANS AND JAPS MEET. Gradually the Japanese forces are working up to the fortifications of Kiao Chow, the German stronghold In China. At last accounts, they were within 7 1-2 miles of the city of Tsing Tan and had met and defeated a Ger man detachment. This fighting will give us some idea of the comparative strength of the Japanese soldiers In the Russo-Japanese war, the Mi kado's men for the first time came In conflict with the white man and proved themselves a worthy foe. But the Russian troops were laboring un der a disadvantage, being far from their base of supplies and poorly equipped. The war was not conclu sive In demonstrating anything except that the Japanese had all the ele ments of Btrength of the very best fighters of the world. Now we await the sequel of the attack on Tsing Tau, where the Germans, with all the military training of their excellent or ganlzation at home, are to give us a line on the best In the white man as opposed to tho finest soldiers ot Asiatic discipline and courage. The Germans axe greatly outnum berad, but how well they Ugbt against |