The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1904-04-07
THREE JAP ARMIES
LANDED IN KOREA
Advance Guard at Seng Cheng
With Forces Moving
Toward the Yalu.
MARCH is NOT RESISTED
Japanese Forces Also Occupied Cheng
Juice Is Out Of the Yalu and
Crossing Is by Pontoon
Bridges. "

London, April 1.-THE Daily Tele-
graphs Shanghai correspondent gives
In unconfirmed report that IL Japanese
army of los, 900 men has landed oppo-
site Taku-Shan, in southern Manchu-
ria, and is marching north and north
west; that another army Of 10000 las
landed in northwestern Korea n Is
| marching toward the Yalu river, n
that a third force has d~isembarked in
northeastern Korea and is marching
westward.
The correspondent adds that the
statement that the captain of the RUS
sian cruiser Boyarin is to be court
martialed is regarded as confirming
the report that the vessel was blown up
by a mine.
Toxic, April 4y-The advance guard
of the Japanese army in northwestern
Korea occupied the town of Seng-
Cheng without opposition. Seng-
Cheng is on the Pekin road, eighteen
miles west of Cheng Jr. and about for
ty miles south of Wiju.
When the japanese drove the 1lus-
slams out of Cheng Ju last Monday the
Russians withdrew in two columns, one
going over the Koak San road and the
other over the Pekin road. The Japan
csc advance from Cheng Ju was made
very rapidly. 1t was anticipated thai
the Russians would resist this advance
but they failed to do so, and now II
is not probable that there will be any
further opposition south of the 1all
river.
Cheng Ju, because of its superior nat
ural surroundings, is the s~tronges'
place between Ping Yang and Win. Be
sides these natural advantages there !!
an old Korean fort there, which, had !
been defended with spirit, would have
been hard to take. The japanese ar
gratiled at the comparative ease VIII
which they drove the Russians iron
his fort. ;,
Russian patrols are reported to be il
the country east OF the Pekln ROAD, pu
It is not probable there is n consld
cradle force of Russians in that sector
The patrols are withdrawing graduall
to the n~orthward. toward the 1al
river.
II is reported that the ice on tn
Yalu is well broken up, and in tn
future the river must be crossed elthe
in junks or over pontoon bridges.
Russia Angry at America.
st. Petersburg. April ga Iok1
, dispatch received here reporting men
bers of the United States legation thei
as making enthusiastic speeches on II
occasion Of the Perry banquet give
at Toxic, March 81, arouses mucn con
r ment in view of President Roosevelt
/ proclamation enjoining the strlcte
neutrality of word and speech on u
? part of all government officials.
; The speech of Lord Curzon OF he,
$ lesion, March 80. at Calcutta, When 4
reviewed the last five years OF lhali
administration II referred to the go
ernment's watchful policy, attrac
more attention than Colone Acbo!
S AIDS victory in Thibet. 1t IS colisl
;, ered especially inopportune just at
time when English batting in Russ
is decreasing, as it tends to revive az
mosities; but coming from Curzon I
words carry less weight perhaps Tn
they would from other quarters as
is looked upon as having his own ST
cial policy for India, as Cecil Rhoo
k had for South Africa.