The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1904-08-10
|LANKING MOVEMENT ON
MUKDEN IS DEVELOPING
|APs NOW USING SHAM Hal
KWAN-YIN KoW ROAD.

Oncentration Of Strong Force at Sal
matsze Indicates Intention to Press /
s Forward-Purpose Apparent to Cut
& on Retreat of General Kuropatkin-l
4 Ten Thousand Chinese Form One
Japanese Army.
Mukden, Aug. 9.-The Japanese are
sing the shan Hal Kwan-Yin kow
#bilway for provisioning the army and
obilizing troops for an attack on Sin
aintun. about thirty miles west Of
[ukden.
# sinmintun is the northern terminus Of
he Shanhaikwan railway. From Kou-
#angtze, about seventy miles southwest
NJ sinmintun, a branch line connects
18th Yinkow. which is about fifty-three
&hiles southeast of Koupangtze.
u A Russian correspondent Of The Asso-
iated Press, in despatch from Tat
|hekio. July 1S, said it was believed
MAJ the Shan Hal Kwan railroad was
8&hen under the control Of the Japanese
#ith the consent Of China.
AS early as March 8 last the Shan
Mai Kwan correspondent Of the London
Daily Mail asserted that the Chinese
\ ad received official authorization to
urn over the plant Of the railway to.
Me Japanese. The Japanese are in con-
rol Of the gulf Of Liaotung and should
Lie statement in the dispatch from
Iukden prove to be correct it would in
icate that they are landing troops at
han Hal Kwan, the southern terminus
t the railway and transporting them to.
&inrmintun. The strategic Importance OF.
kf the possession of this railway which
lvas sought by the Russians early in
he war, is apparent.
Sintsintin, sixty-six miles east of
dukden, Manchuria, Monday, Aug. 3d.
Delayed in transmission "A column
f Russian troops, consisting of two
companies of Cossacks, two companies
bf sharpshooters, a company Of infantry
Ind a couple of mountain guns, set out
Ausust on the Saimatsze roads, to-
wards Tsiarschan, thirty six miles
outhward, and drove in the japanese
&butposts. A hundred men stubbornly
#,esisted at three consecutive passes but
we're routed by the Russian artillery.
eaving ammunition and equipment be-
hind them. One Russian was killed and
our were wounded. The Russians pur-
sued the japanese as far as Tsinschan.
according to the Chinese 1000 japanese
ire holding that place.
st. Petersburg, Aug. 9.-Although
lieutenant General Sakharoff reports
hat there is no change in the situa-
ion around Lao Yang, it is evident
from the special dispatches to the As
sociated Press from Liao Yang and
sintsintin that the Japanese are con-
kinuing their preparations for a flank
ing movement, which may possibly
aiter the nature of the expected en-
= gagement at Liao Yang, and which
may also further delay the crucial de-
# Eelopment.
The concentration of strong Jap
nase force at Saimatsze indicates an
Intention to press forward towards
Mukden, and if possible to cut the COM
#nunications, and prevent General Ku-
.opatkin from retiring northWard. Gen,
bral Kuropatkin is evidently aware q
s. his move and is sending out recon
noitering parties from Sintsintin along
Abe2 Siamatszi road. This is shown bS
s he slight encounter with a japanese
post within thirty miles Of Sint.
= sintin. The japanese are also prlngins
Hup strong forces from YinkoW.
IA column marching from New
ChWang with the evident intention O
8fianlsing Liao Yang from the WESTWARD
#included 10000 Chinese from the islanIt
of Formosa who are Japanese subjects
The Associated Press correspondent q
Lilac Yang points out the alarming
character of this development ant
fears that the example may prove con
tagious. If the local Chinese are in
4 dueed to Join the Japanese it will b
impossible to distinguish the Formosal
and Manchurian Chinese. This revive
- the specter Of Chinese en1broilmen
aW with the more sTelllOIe pOSSapiiiIy VI loA
eign entanglements.
# There Is considerable anxiety regard
a ing the presence of General Yuan ST
s. Kai. commander-in-c chief Of the Chimes
N forces. and General Ma. with stron
X forces Of troops in the North, les
should a convenient opportunity pre-
sent itself, they would be tempted t
overstep the bounds Of neutrality
Although 1t now becomes improbabl
mat anything can prevent a Japanes
attack on Lao Yang, one Of the Assc
ciafed Press correspondents in report
ing the prevalence of heavy rains ez
nresses the hope that the elements ma
again prove to be Russia's allies jus
az they did in 1872. The prospect {
rains heavy enough to arrest artiller
operations is not likely, however, {
the time for the rainy season is no
II past.
There is an unconfirmed rumor thu
81 lieutenant General Linevitch is brins
ing large forces to Mukden to reinfor,
4 General Kuropatkin. General Lin
yitch,s troops are stationed arour
vladivostok, and it doubtful if tht
could arrive at Lao Yang in time.
The Associated Press hears on got
authority that Viceroy Alexieff is st
at Liao Yang.