The Archive · 1904

TOLD FOR 'THE BENEFIT OF PRO-RUSSIAN EDITORS

seo that some of the Russian editors are explaining that Kuropatkin's plan is to lure the Japanese to Manchuria)' said an old army officer. It reminds me of a country editor out West, whom I knew, during the Franco-Prussian war.

"The editor's, sympathies were with the Freach. Ho wrote editorials by the yard showing how, France was luring the Dutch, as he called them, to destruction.

"His paper came out once a week, so that ho had ample time to work out the French plans. He had a map in a window of his office, and the yeomanry from the country rounded up as they came in to hear the news. tu, 1he iit stood without, and indicated to them with picos of ishing rod" Wels strategic points on the map by pointi

sen burg, Worth, Saarbrack, Gravelotte and Sedan were platied as the engagements took lace from time to time. You will remember that the French were defeated in every instance,

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