Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-05-20
IMPORTANT EVENT.
Occupation Of New chwang by Jap.
anese Would Give Them Control
Of Lao Tung Peninsula.

anese Would Give Them Control
Of Lao Tung Peninsula.
ST. Petersburg. May 13-Impendine
events of great Importance to the milf
tary situation in Manchuria are fore
Swallowed in official dispatches given
out late last night by tho war COM
mission,
On May the Japanese forces eau
tiously moved from Feng Wang Cheng
towards Hal Cheng, which is thirty
two miles northeast OF New Chwang,
and SC is the opinion OF h general staff
hat they should reach their destination
by Friday or Saturday, If the Japa-
nesa occupy Hal Cheng, with Port Ar
thur effectively cut off. New Chwang,
which the Russians have already dis
mantled, would pass into their hands.
The entire Lilac Tung peninsula, in
fact, except Port Arthur, would be
commanded by them,
The satisfaction felt at the re-estab-
liShment OF communication with Port
Arthar Is increased by the knowledge
that a train load of ammunition has
been safely delivered to the fortress.
This was done In the presence of the
enemy's army, which landed at Pitsewo
and which is apparently on the eve Of
DGlllS reinforced DI dllOIneI DIVISION on
board thirty transports now lying off
Port Adams, on the west side of the
Lao Tung peninsula.
The troops sent by Gen. Kurokl TO
the southwest Of Feng Wang Cheng,
which 1t is established do not belong to
a third army, non having landed at
Takushan, crossed the Tayang river
May Z, and should by this time be
operating in the Lao Tung peninsula,
provided they continued, as is regarded
probable, the plan being to complete
the mastery of southern Manchuria.
Besides acting energetically in
souther-l Manchuria and moving on
Hal Chang Gen. Kuroki kept in mind
the necessity Of outianking Gen. Kuro-
patidn at Lao Yang, as is shown in
the tGct that on the morning of May 10
he started a formidable force, consist
ing Of d division OF infantry and forty
guns and 1900 cavalry toward Sal
matsi. In view of Gen. Kuropatkin's
statement that an examination on May
10 of the line between Saimatsi and
Feng Wang Cheng failed to show the
presence Of japanese the authorities
are puzzled as to where the Japanese
force came from.
A Japanese detachment is reported
officially TO have occupied Kwan Tein
Sein on May 6, but it is believed like
ly TO be a small scouting party be-
lOAElliE W NICll- hLlOhl = army
The authorities are looking with IN
siderable philosophy on the division by
General Kuroki of his army into three
separate commands, for they expect
General Kuropatkin promptly TO take
advantage of the numerical in~feriority
of the enemy.
The fact that it was thought neces-
sary to send a trainIoad of ammunition
to Port Arthur has aroused comment,
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as an indication that the Russians have
not sufficient supplies of war material
there.
The Associated Press received the
following assurances from a member
of the general staff:
There are ample supplies of muni--
lions of war at Port Arthur, but nat
urally General Kuropatkin desired to
send as much as possible to the fort
ress. During the expected siege great
quantities OF shells and explosives will
be fired, and we "a not afford TO per-
NIT the reproach of the defenders that
they could not hold Port Arthur be-
cause of a lack of powder and shell.
But l assure you there are enough sup
plies there for one year.
With such a large force of the enemy
before Port Arthur 1t is well under
stood here that it is a question of days,
perhaps hours, before the communlca-
tion is again cut off. 1t is predicted that
there will be a daring attempt at a
repetition OF Lieutenant Colonel Spiri-
donoff's plan to get ammunition n
Port Arthur.
One fact mentioned in the Official
dispatches on which the authorities lay
stress is the action of the Chinese in
saving a Japanese detachment from a
Cossack ambuscade. Such incidents as
these can only lead, it is said, TO GEN
eral Kuropatkin's taking determined
measures. He can not have the enemy
within as we'll as outside the lines.