Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-08-19
THE SCARE IN
RUSSIA GROWS
ST. Petersburg Learns Of Some
New Jap Armies in I'm
expected Places.
CHINESE BREAK IN GAME
Ten Thousand Of Them From Formosa,
Subjects Of the Mikado, Appear
With the Latest Detachment
Landed at Newchwan~.

Chefoo. Aug. IA Russian torpedo
boat destroyer entered Chefoo harbor
at $50 o'clock this morning and re-
ported that six Russian battleships,
four cruisers and half of the torpedo
boats escaped from Port Arthur yester-
day morning. The torpedoboat destroy
er left Port Arthur last night. bring
ing in five passengers. who stated that
the Japanese fleet is pursuing the Rus
slams. and that a battle on the open
sea is expected.
ST. Petersburg, Aug. l2.-Discounting
the fall of Port Arthur and the dis
astrous defeat of General Kuropatkin
at the hands OF the combined Japanese
army, some diplomats are already
speaking upon the situation in which
the combatants would be left, and the
question as to whether 1t is possible
a way would be opened for peace.
The almost unanimous opinion is that
with her present record of victories,
combined with the financial difficulty
of continuing the war indefinitely
Japan would welcome peace, and the
almost equally unanimous verdict Is
that Russia would adopt a contrary
course. Even should every Russian sol
der be driven out of Manchuria the
diplomats believe that Russia could not
afford "a yield. but would be compelled
to doggedly continue the war, collect
another army In Siberia and take the
offensive next year. Several keen Dip
lomats, however, are OF the opinion
that Japan. by a clever coup, in the
event OF Kuropatkin being routed.
might perhaps force the powers TO In
terveneN In o way that Russia could not
resist.
st. Petersburg. Aug. 12.-The en-
peror has received dispatches from
General K%uropatkin. dated the sth and
9th, mentioning a few minor ~reconnais-
sances but saying there has been no
particular change IN the positions on
either the east or south fronts. On
the south the Japanese advance posts
are nine miles north OF Hal Cheng.
Daily fusillades occur between the out
posts.
Kuropatkin points out the. fact that
the Japanese are using bullets OF a
different caiiber, showing that their re-
serve men are now I'm the fighting line.
Nervousness over the situation at the
front seems to be increasing since the
occupation by the Japanese OF Wolf
Hills before Port Arthur.
IT Is admitted the besiegers have an
elevated position. whence emplaced
guns can command the fortress, and
while still protesting confidence that
General Stoessel will be able TO hold
out, his attackers evident disregard of
men, as indicated by the reckless man
ner In which they stor1ned the outer
positions. causes more apprehension
than the war office or the admiralty
care to acknowledge.
Similar misgivings exist regarding
General Kuropatkin's position, the adj
~vantages of the new Japanese base at
Newchwang In greatly simplifying the
problem Of provisioning their army. be-
ing fully realized.
But II is the report that the Japanese
ara working up westward OF the main
Russian army which occasions the
greatest uneasiness. The rumor that
they are moving up towards Simintin,
a short distance west of Mukden. from
Newchwang, is generally believed.
With the Japanese Gordon tightening
south n east and n column threaten
ing the Russian line OF cornmunica-
tons in the rear toward Mukden. the
appearance Of the Japanese on the
other side of Mukden would almost
pocket Kuropatkin. IL he has resolved
totaccept battle with HIS whole army
at N4iao Lang. Ehrewd military at
taches are extremely doubtful whether
Kuropatkin could now withdraw even
IL he so 4daSirAd
Another alarming fixture OF the sit
uation In connection with the Japanese
western column is the report tina IL
Includes many Chinese, who are Japa-
nese subjects, from the island of For
mosa, and whose influence on the local
Chinese and the soldiers OF General
Ma and Viceroy Yuan Shi Kai is