Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1904-05-05
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SIGNIFICANT MOVEMENTS ON
YALU FoREsHADoW De.
CISlvE EVENTS.
TO TAKE ISLAND OF SAMAllNDO
COMBINED military AND NAVAL
SEIZURE Is PLANNED
BY JAPS.
TWO HUNDRED JAPs DROWNED
TOTAL LOSS BY SINKING OF THE
TRANSPORT By Tt,E
RUSSIANS.

London, April 3O-The Express cor
respondent at Chefu wires:
News has reached me from au-
thentic sources of the significant
movements on the Yalu foreshadow-
ing decisive events. The Japanese
seem resolved to undertake a vigor-
Gus offensive campaign against the
Russian forces holding the northern
bank of the river. The operations
planned are combined
Naval and Military Seizure
of the Island of Samalindo. The. es-
tablishment of several pontoon bridges
has been followed by the crossing of
troops in considerable strength. Some
say that it was successful and the op-
position offered was very slight, while
others assert that the invaders were
beaten back. In support of the for
mer, which l am inclined to credit, the
report runs that the Japanese have
occupied Kiulincheng, on the right
bank above Antung.
Brief but Desperate Fight.
"The crossing commenced on the
25th. Pontoons were towed across the
river by torpedo boats and placed in
position under the cover of their fire.
1t could have been no easy matter, the
river being three miles wide and i'm
peded by blocks of ice aud frozen
snow The Russian resistance was
desperate, but brief Their artillery did
little damage and destroyed only one
torpedo boat. The Japanese infantry,
numbering 1000 or 5000, crossed
with very trif1ing loss. On the same
day
A Naval Demonstration
was made at the mouth of the Yalu
The Japanese admiral Hosoya, COM
handing the third squadron, assembled
the estuary with some gunboats and
came under the fire of the Russian
field batteries, which were posted
nearly opposite Yongampho, to which
the gunboats responded. On the fol
lowing day body of Cossacks, about
100 strong, attacked launch that had
ventured too near the shore, but they
not announcing that fellow workmen
tains.
81 have reason to believe that
: Hosoya's squadron is part of the fleet
engaged in conveying the expedition
airy forces intending Decentralization
to the west of the Yalu at Tatugkao or
Takushan and taking the Russian line
on the Yalu in reverse"
Sink Jap Transport.
St. Petersburg, April 80. - Russian
torpedo boats belonging to the Vladi-
vostok squadron sank Japanese mil.
itary transport, the Kinshiu Maru, of
1900 tons, during the night of April
26 with all on board. with the excep.
ton of seventeen officers and twenty
soldiers, sixty-five of the crew and
.eighty-fve coolies. The others, who
refused to surrender, were sent to the
bottom with the ship.
The number of men drowned is not
given, but report states that 200 men
went down with the ship.
Japs Lose Another Steamer.
Admiral Yeszen reports that besides
the sinking of the Japanese steamer
~Goyo Maru at Wonson (Gensan) April
20 CuO RuSSlduS Sduk dI sea LQ0 same
evening the Japanese steamer Naka-
mura Maru, of 1920 tons, whose crew
was saved and sent ashore.
1t is generally recognized that Rear
Admiral Yeszen cannot do more than
frighten the Japanese and compel
them to exercise greater care in their
military movements, as the sinking of
few transports or even cruisers, can
have no permanent effect on the re-
suit of the war.
No Loss to Japs.
Toxic, April 3O.-rhe Japanese gun
boat Maya, escorting a fleet of torpedo
boats, entered the mouth of the Yalu
river on Monday and went toward
Wiju. En- route it fought series of
small engagements with the Russian
forces protecting the right bank of the
river. Admiral Hosoya, commanding
the third squadron, in reporting the
operations says:
Our detachment reached the Yalu
river Monday, and while going up
stream the enemy's field
Guns Opened Fire
against us without effect. We discoy-