Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 36, Number 101, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 August 1904 — War News in Brief. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

War News in Brief.

Work on the fortifications at Vladivostok Is being actively pushed. Gen. JOku’s capture of Tatchekiao Is shown to be due to a night battle and superior j Japanese strategy. A Japanese report received by the Washington legation gives the cost of the wur to date ns 576,000,000 yen. Eleven million dollars has been allowed by the Russian government for immediate improvements on the Siberian Railway. Russia has accepted the offer of the United States to exclude American poachers from tho waters of the Kornmander Islands. The slaking of the British steamei Knight Commander by the Russian fleet off Japan brings the United States close! to the war in the far East than at any time since fighting began. The report of the evacuation of Newchwang by the Russians was forwarded by Minister Conger from Pekin, nlthoujjh dispatches from Tien-tein state that th* Japanese have not occupied that place. Definite evacuation of Tatcheklao ii reported from Liaoyang, following a battle lasting fourteen hours. ThjS Japanese firing line is said to have been fifteen miles long and the conflict most desperate. Kuropatkin reports that the Japanes< have occupied Tatchekiao and a force ii advancing on Hai-Cheng. Commander-in-Chlef Oyama of the Japanese force! reports the occupation of Newchwang with n small force. The British government filed a protest

through its ambassador to Russia ani demands full reparation for the sinking of the Knight Commander off Toklo, i salat* of the British flag and tha fug protection of neutral shipping. The pro test contained a threat of further actio* If an apology waa not forthcoming.

VICK ADMIRAL, BEZOBRAZOFF.