River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-09-27
The WAR N The EAST.
Later Reports from the Tive Great Re
cent Enga gements.

cent Enga gements.
SHANGHAI, Sept. 29.-field Marshal
famagata, commanding the Japa nese
forces in Corea, is marching with A.
600 troops against Moukden from the
southeast. The object of attack is one
of the strategic points and should it
fall into japanese hsnds the progress
of the invaders of Oh 'nese soil would
be made much less diff cult.
The Chinese will make a desperate
effort to hold their ground and a
fierce conflict is expo cted when the
opposing forces meet. The advance of
the Japs bears out the idea of their
determination TO fol ce their way to
the interior and t.ke possession of
Pelxin.
The value of the stores and ammuni-
ton captured by the japanese at Ping
Yang is reported to be $4,000, 600.
LONDON. Sept. %. Dispatches re-
ceived here from Shanghai say
..aat the total number of the Chinese
fleet engaged III the battle fought off
the mouth of the Yalu river was
twelve warships and four torpedo
boats. The Japanese fleet, it is added,
was composed of seventeen ships,
some of which were small war essels.
The Chinese claim to have sunk
the Japanese warships Abushima and
Yossina and a Japanese transport
which had been converted into a cruis-
er and named the Sailo A private re-
port received here from Shanghai de-
clares that these vessels were not sunk,
as the Chinese claim, but that they re-
tired from the action in disabled
condition. 1t is reported that the
Chinese transport Toonan was sunk
after she had landed her troops. but
this is thought to be probably in
correct. The report that Admiral
Ting and Col. Won Hannekin were
severely wounded seems to be incor-
rect, for they have both returned to
duty.
The officials of the Japanese lega-
ton here have received private cable
message from Yokohama saying that
on September l6 twelve Chinese war
ships encountered nine Japanese ships,
with the result that after severe fight
ing the Chinese lost four vessels and
the japanese none.
LONDON, Sept. 24.-The Berlin cor
respondent of the Standard says that
negotiations are in progress between
Germany, England and Russia relative
to the war between China and Japan,
and that identical instructions will
probably be sent to their respect
i've ministers at Pekin.
LONDON. Sept GA dispatch to the
Central News from Shanghai dated 6
p. m, September 81, says: The com
handing officers of four of the Chinese
warships were killed in the engage
ment off the mouth of the Yalu river.
Admiral Ting was wounded in the
cheek and leg, but in neither case seri-
ously. Five of the transport ships are
still missing. Three Chinese transports
are reported to have been captured All
of the Chinese warships that were not
sunk are badly damaged. The Japan
csc ships are preparing for another at
tack"
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24.-Dispatches
received at the Japanese legation here
give further confirmation of the sea
fight off Yalu and add the interesting
information that the empress of
Japan, as chief patroness of the Red
Cross society in that country, is
personally engaged daily with
her court ladies in preparing
bandages, limits. etc, for the
wounded Chinese as well as japanese
engaged in the recent great battles OF
Ping Yang and Yalu. The activity of
the empress in personally directing
the humane work of the Red Cross
while the emperor has gone 10
the front is source of pride
among tho Japanese officials here.
Mr. Kurino, the new Japanese min
lister, was in consultation with Secre-
tary Gresh for some time in pursu-
ance of the negotiation of new treaty
of trade and commerce, which will
contain no assertion of the right of
extra-territorial jurisdiction by the
United Statos in Japan
LONDON, Sept. ga dispatch to the
Times from st Petersburg says: 1T
is reported here that Chinese maraud-
ers have attacked the station of the
new Cssuri section of the Siberian
railway, plundered the telegraph office
and killed eight Russian employees. il
is feared that the government will
make this a pre- ext to interfere in the
Corean struggle between China and
Japan "