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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. r v v - - 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. 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