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THE WAR IS ON
f apanes Navy Made First Cap
ture and Attempted Landing
But Was Unsuccessful
neutrality Laws for United
States. A Brief War is
Prediction of Cabinet Offi
cers at Washington
The Japanese bav capturod
ti leant five Russian commercial
cioamera including tha waier
iaoslav, Moukden, RuBsia,
Arcum, and tho Alexander.
They wero captured by the Jap
cnoHo iu Corean and adjacent
waters at various tunes since
Saturday by small cruisers. Sonic
of the Hteatnors are rich prizes.
The small steamer Kotik is de
tained at Yokohama, its status
l.i.inrr rlnnr.
A lute 'dispatcu irom
Arthur nays th Japnee rieet
Attempted Wednesday to land
Wen in several bays in the
neighborhood of Tort Arthur
tinder the protection oftho guns
Of tho cruisers. It is asserted,
however, that all tho attempts
earn unHllRCCSSful.
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A Chofoo dispatch says moro
Ihau one-half ol the Eussian
Port Arthur blame
Admiral Alexief for tho disaster
i.of v.n nvorlaken them. They
Relieve that, instead of spending
the time sending communica
tions to St. Petersburg during
the last few weeks, bewailing the
anxiety for peace that prevailed
them, ho should have been pre
paring his forces for tne comuav.
in fact, the wish is declared to
Uvo been made by one of the
admiral's former warmest suj
porters that he would be recalled
to St. Petersburg, courtmartialed
and shot for incompetency.
Russia has invited tho United
States to give a declaration of
her neutrality in the Far East
ern war. Secretary Hay sent a
droft of the declaration of neu
trality to the President for his
signature, and it will be issuod
from the state department to
morrow. The proclamation is
in storootyped form, and simply
recites and deplores mo cad
ence of hostilities between Japan
,1 Russia, and enjoins upon
citizons of tho United States a
strict observance of the neu
trality laws.
"Tho EuBsian-Japanoso war
will be short." said a cabinet of
ficer in Washington yesterday.
"Warfare today must bo brief
because ot tho awful destruction
n.l tho creat inconveniences.
But there raust not uo interven
tion unless loth sides agree to
it."
ltuBm-JMiie Wr Term.
In view of the war between
Russia and Japan the following
glossary or native terms will be
found of value in interpreting
telegrams and news correspond
ence in the fur east:
faTo the name of a city in
dicates capital of province, a
city of the first class.
Chou Indicates city oi me
second class.
Yi A small post-town, as
Ychang Hi.
Kiang, Ho, Ychuan, Ychu
All mean stream or river.
Hfti Sea, sometimes lake.
Shan Mountain.
Kuan Camp; strong, forti
fied place.
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