The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-04-25
LINES EXTEND THIRTY
 MILES ALONG THE YALU
TIGER HILL THE KEY TO THE
 SITUATION

Japan Thought by Russia Not to be Ambitious to Invade the Interior of < Manchuria- of the Mi- q kado's FOrces-Recent Fighting on E the YaIr,-Russian Account of It.
 < Seoul. Corea, Saturday, April 23. 4 p. received here state that the AJapanese lines now extend thirty miles Halong the Yalu river, reaching from HYongampho to ten miles above Wiju. 'HThe Russians are strongest at Antung. aTiger Hill is. as it was in the China fJapanese war, the key to the situation.
 Three islands, one above and two be- How Wiju, will facilitate an attack, as Rthey offer base for artillery to cover the crossing of the Yalu.
 St. Petersburg April 24.-Apparently reliable information in the possession of 7the genral staff leads to the belief that the objective of the Japanese campaign does not involve the ambitious invasion Sbf the interior of Manchuria with the ,purpose of reaching and overwhelming Hhe main Russian army. If the Japan ese ever entertained the hope of accam- blishing a task similar to that which < Napoleon set himself, present advices Indicate that they have abandoned it l. J<-, E hnd less hazardous programme.
 |BA If this information is correct there Twill be no advance upon the army con- fentrated at Liao Yang and Mukden with it's attendant constant lengthen- Ing and weakening of the Japanese line bf communications. Instead there seems to be a determination to stick as close As possible to the sea, where lies Ja- ! bans natural base of communications, }he having established herself in Corea
 The general staff's reports say that he Japanese still have three other ob- ectives-the occupation of a line across he Liao Tung peninsula, for the pur- pose of cutting off Port Arthur; the iso- ation of Vladivostok, and the estab- ishment of junction between the ar ny of Corea and the force at the head If the Liao Tung peninsula. The last mentioned movement might be accam- 3lished by a landing near the mouth of he Ia Yang river, which by threaten ng the flank of the Russian position at Teng Huan Cheng, might render it un- enable and make theadvance of the olumn from Corea comparatively easy.
 If these plans should succeed the fife both Russian squadrons in the Pa fife would be menaced, and with the ga and fleet back of her at every oint Japan could fortify the positions nus gained and, with the tables turn i, compel General Kuropatkin to cohe brward and attack.
 General Kuropatkin, however, is ir
 possession of the latest advices received
 the general staff, and it is safe tc
 ssume that if the Japanese campaign
 evelops along the lines indicated he
 ill be ready to make such disposition
 his forces as will meet and check
 ate it.
 St. Petersburg, April 24-Official dis
 htches regarding the fighting south oi
 la river Pomakua, reported on Friday
 st, in which Russian detachment
 ad three men killed and two officers
 hd thirteen men wounded say that 2
 lpanese troop-laden barge and other
 bats emerged from the mouth of the
 pmakua and attempted to cut off the ussian retreat. The barge was sunk NJ the Russian guns Captain Smeizin tho commanded the detachment, has Ned of his wounds. Lieutenant Push
 n was the other officer wounded.