The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-05-31
KUROEI IS Advancing
kufOpatkia Reports Offensive OPP
eratiOnS on his Front.
TO PROTECT OKUs ARMY.

St. Petersburg Believes That japanese
Plan Is 70 Keep the Main Army Of the
Russians at Bay While Port Arthur
Is Being Reduced.
St. Petersburg, May BIZ The war
office has received the following dis.
patch from General Kuropaikin under
date Of May 30.
r this morning received a report
stating that the Japanese advance on
Kwantien has begun from saimatsza.
The numbers of the enemy are NOT
known
The emperor has received Tie follow
ing dispatch from General Kuropatkin
dated May 20:
a detachment Of Japanese cavalry,
consisting Of 150 sabers. moved for
ward from the main body May q and
approached within eight kilometers
southeast of Wafanghoon station, but
on encounteriag our frontier guards
fell back rapidly.
"On May 20 a Russian patrol heard
heavy artillery fire in the direction OF
Kinchau."
a semioffclal telegram from sIuk.
den dated May 80 says
Russians Reiittls Jap Victory.
Owing TO the impossibility Of de
Tending the position southwark Of Kin
chau without the ala Of the fleet. the
Russian defense at that point was only
Of a demonsuative character The de
Tending force was armed with guns
taken from Tie Chinese I'D 1900 and
had little ammunition The occupation
Of the position by the japanese at a
great cost 10 themselves docs not alter
the situation"
According 10 information from 4 high
source. important news regarding the
Japanese plan Of campaign which has
reached the Russian authorities since
1 the battle of kinchau compels the con
viction that the advance Of General
Kurold and the activity Of his scouts
northwest and southwest Of Feng
wamgcheng are parts Of u well exeeut-
cd feint to prevent General Kuropat
kin from detaehing a strong force to
hamper General 0ku's operations on
the Liautong peninsula.
\ Under cover of General Kurokis
screens, it is added, part Of the Jap
anese army landed at Taknshan will
be moved southwark into the peninsu
| la, while kuroh attempts 70 make
/ Kuropatlin believe that he Intends tQ
force decisive engagement with him
This information would tend to prove
that the primary object Of the Japa
| nese campaign all along has been Port
Arthur, and that once that fortress Is
in their hands. unless an exceedingly
! favorable opportunity offers 70 attack
KuropatSin the japanese plan is sim
4 ply to make their tenure secure and
force the Russian commander TO as
sumo the offensive
To storm, Port Arthur
Moreover, there il information to the
effect that tie Japanese propose Ia
storm Port Arthur with the briefesi
possible delay after having first closed
the harbor ia render the egress of the
Russian ships impossible at the last
! moment. thus forcing tile Russians "a
! destroy them without suhiecting the
Japanese to the inevitable losses which
must occur If tile Russian squadron
I gets ont for d last tight before going I'd
the bottom The previous repeated eff
forts Of the Japanese TO cork tie liar
\ boz have been as much with the view
OF this ultimate situation as for pro
teeting landings
Nothing is known here Of the Cbefu
! reports Of lighting at lnehentse, fonr
teen miles from Port Arthur. but the
general staff hardly believes the enemy
could have advanced so rapidly.
The admiralty denies the reports Of
the loss Of two Russian torpedo boat
destroyers while laying the mines
which destroyed the Japanese battle.
ship Hatsuse