Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-04-28
WadivostOk Squadron
Continues to Be
Active.
SOLDIERS ARE LOST
Japanese Occupy Small
Manchurian
Town.

st. Petersburg, April 2s.-Russian
torpedo boats belonging to the Vladi-
vOstok squadron sank the japanese
military transport Kinshiu Maru of
1000 tons during the night of April
26, with all on board with the excep-
tiOn of II officers, 20 soldiers, 65 of
the crew and 50 cOolie carriers. The
others, who refused to surrender,
were sent to the bottom with the ship.
Smaller Boat Sunk.
Admiral Yeszen reports that besides
Maru at Wonsan (GensanD April %,
the Russians sank at sea the same ev-
cnng the japanese steamer Naka-
mura Maru of go tons, whose crew
was saved.
Admiral Yeszen's full report says
200 men went down with the trans
port.
Squadron In Yalu.
Toxic. April 2s.-Admiral Hosoya,
commanding the third squadron, re-
ports: The Japanese gunboat Maya,
escorting fleet of torpedo boats, en-
tered the mouth of the Yalu Monday
and moved toward Win. Enroute it
fought a series of small engagements
with the Russian forces. Tuesday the
cnemy'S cavalry, 100 strong, attacked
our launch. Our torpedo boat replied
and the enemy fed into the noun
tains. From Antsu Shan we replied
to the eneny's guns and silenced them
after half an hour. No casualties on
our side"
Occupy a Town.
Chefoo. April 2S.-Chiuesc iunkmen
arriving from the Nalu say a japanese
force has occupied Kurliencheng. a
town Just north of Antung on the
Marchurian side of the GaIu river.
Only a small body of the Japanese
army has crossed the river.
Japanese RepuIsed.
Lao Yang. April 2S.-The japanese
troops which crossed the Yalu north
OF EuitJiou ITchangdjiou?I charged,
during the night of April 2G-27, the
Russian position near LiZavcnl. n VIII
lage on the Manchm-iaD bank of the
NalU They were rcpu.Sed, but their
loss k not known. Two gunboats
steamed up the river To the support
of the japanese. when Il Russian field
battery at .Amisan opened upon them.
resulting in a duel which lasted for
twenty minutes. The Russian fire was
too hot and the gunbOatS were forced
10 turn and steam out of range. The
Japanese were facilitated In crossing
by their occupation of the island of
Samalinda.
ST. Petersburg Hungers for News.
ST. Petersburg. April 2S. - DSap-
pOintment prevails in st. Petersburg
that 10 official dispatches giving de-
tails of the operations on the Yalu |
river have yet been made public The |
press dispatches are so mcager as to |
be clOuded rather than enlighten the |
people. who are hourly awaiting news. |
The Associated Press has obtained |
from the general staff the Following |
clear statement OF the situation BE |
fore beginning the passage of the /
Yalu the Japanese evidently completed /
the concentration of the armies along |
tho river commanded 10y Generals Ku- |
roki and Oku. Each army is composed /
Of three divisions and three reserve |
ITicadeS. The total force IL 10000 |
The Russians ON the Manrhurian hank |
of the river are inferior in strength.
Russians Only Hope to Impede.
Having perfected the essential /
prepara tons the japanese. without 1
waste of time. commenced the passage |
of the river, and the Russians realized |
that it would be impossible to prevent |
their crossing. The japanese front ex-
tended from Wiju as far as Pick Tong. |
over eighty miles. We faced the pos
sibiIity that they would cross Mt a
Score of places. and all we could hope
was to harrass and impede the cross
Ing. for every day gained enabled us
10 push our preparations and bring up
more men"
MISrCHENKE SURPRISED THEM