Show IN ACTIVE preparation japan can place troops in the field shanghai feb IB advises advices from nagasaki dated friday feb 12 state that absolute reticence Is maintained by ahe government an intense war feeling prevails among al classes although there is an absence of excitement among the striking features ol 01 the situation are the strict censorship which Is exercised over all cablegrams cable grams and the close concealment of military and naval movements it has been the governments policy to have the news of naval conflicts come as a complete surprise the japanese themselves did not know the destination ti of their warships the news of japanese success has caused suppressed exultation the only demonstrations st have been made by news boys wearing belts who are constantly scurrying through the city with extras which are frequently issued by the papers A torchlight procession in honor of the japanese triumphs was called tor wednesday evening in Nagasaki where there Is a large colony of russians when the japanese began to assemble with lanterns the police intervened and dispersed the crowd without the occurrence of any disorder the russians in japan are not terrified by the situation but on the advice of their consuls they have begun a general exodus mobilization of tho japanese army has been carried out methodically it Is estimated that troops are now ready to be placed in the field without impairing the national defenses tho movements of tho troops are shrouded in secrecy they arc being moved a night toward their bases at aasebo kure kojl and Yok and abo lights of ordinary trains are extinguished when in tho neighborhood of troop rains members of the reserve force imron into the places of the outgoing regulars their organization Is perfect and a full equipment Is ready for each ono of the reserves hundreds of hotels tea houses and temples jiabo been requisitioned in to klo and other divisional centers all the steamers of japanese merchant I 1 lines are being rapidly converted into auxiliary cruisers armed with quick firing guns and fitted with torpedo tubes the government officials refuse to give ont any information regarding their military intentions they expect by dissensions in the russian council of state it is believed that the extraordinary powers conferred on viceroy alexieff Alex leff will lead to a clash i between foreign minister and general kuropotkin especially as the jatter Is unfriendly to the result 0 a disagreement between these two russian leaders Is expected hero to end in a military muddle the japanese are that the russians will be unable to concentrate and maintain troops at any important point of military operations there is much talk current in regard to the possible dynamiting of the russian railroad in manchuria thousands of japanese who are practically from chinese are working in manchuria and would willingly risk their lives to aid their count rys cause missoula mont feb 15 edward trudeau a deputy sheriff waa shot dead today by a drunken character named herman parsons A posse Is in pursuit of the murderer |