Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 36, Number 60, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 March 1904 — WAR NEWS IN BRIEF. [ARTICLE]

WAR NEWS IN BRIEF.

A military train bound for Irkutsk, eastern Siberia, was derailed near Tomsk. Admiral Birilef has inspected the ships which ure nt Kronstadt preparing to be put in commission. George Kennnn, the noted traveler nnd writer, expresses the hop£ and belief that Japan will win. An imperial ukase has been issued prohibiting the exportation of horses from Russia until further notice. Russian nnd Japanese mounted scouts met north of I’ingyang. After n brief engagement the Russians retreated. A London military correspondent says it is Russia's time to strike the Japanese Armada or abandon hope of interfering with its lnuding. It is reported that the Russians have 15,000 tons of coal at Wiju which they keep drenched with kerosene in readiness to burn should the Japanese land there. Vice Admiral Knraimura, in command of the Vladivostok naval expedition, reports that he searched the coast after bombarding the city, but was unable to find any Russian warships.