Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1904-05-28
BIG BATTLE EXPECTED SOON
JAPANESE PREPARE TO ATTACK
THE ENEMY.
Third Army Will Soon Be in Touch
With kuroki-Cossacks Alert--Se-
Verely Harass Japanese Lines of
Communication in Skirmishes-
Hard Job for General Oku.

TaTd Jop Tor General Oku.
On board Steamer Hainum, at Sea,
? De Forrest Wireless Telegraph to
'eihaiwei, May 24.-While the Jap
lese commanders are still enforcing
eir orders that no vessel equipped
it'll wireless apparatus shall be per-
tilted to enter the zone of operations,
e have been able to search the coast
I'd secure an exact statement of the
,nditions which prevail in the Japan
sc camps. General Kuroki Is still at
mgwancheng, where he has found it
cessary to hold his column until the
fision is prepared for the advance
ross the mountains upon the Russian
sition at Liaoyang. In the meantime
e third army is being landed and will
Vance northward along the coast to
selected objective point, where it
Ill be able to cooperate with General
uroki in his advance against the Rus
an position.
The Japanese lines of communica-
Dn have suffered severely during the
Est week, owing to the aggressive
Nss of several bands of Cossacks, who
I'VE attacked the escorting parties
aich have been moving supplies from
e Yalu to Fengwancheng, and as a
suit, practically an entire army corps
S been landed at Antung and sent to
eupy the Pekin road, along which
Japanese supplies are being moved.
IL Russian columns which are upon
leral Kuroki's front are keeping his
posts busy and both sides suffered
erely from the constant "sniping"
ween the pickets.
During the past week there have
n several heavy falls of rain, which
We rendered the country in front
@the Japanese position very swampy
III there has therefore been quite
lie sickness in the Japanese ranks.
Hard Tack at Port Arthur.
Baron Oku's army showed but little
3cess, because it has encountered
very desperate resistance from the
:. .ssian columns which are operating
tth of Port Arthur in an endeavor
Olprevent the Japanese capturing that
\ 1onghold General Baron Oku's di-
sions are planted across the narrow
part of the peninsula and are slow
moving southwark toward Port
thur. They will have much difficulty
: taking the fortress, as all of the
-lssian ships that are not seaworthy
ave been mounted on the land side
town and will be used to resist the
eneral attack of the Japanese. While
le ultimate fate of the fortress Is not
ard To foresee, it will not be taken
ithout great loss and the movement
reduce it is sure to cost the Japan
Sc an enormous number of men.
Japs Ready to Move.
So far as it is possible to ascertain,
e Russian garrison amounts to TO-
10 soldiers and 1000 bluejackets.
here are plenty of supplies, so that
e garrison can not be starved out. 1t
estimated that the Japanese have in
'uthern Manchuria today not less
an $50 900 men.
Before the end of the current week
Re japanese army on the peninsula
i'll be in readiness again to under
Ike an offensive forward movement.
is stated that all of the newly con-
ructed defenses Of Port Arthur can
J reached by shell fire from the sea
Id Admiral Togos feet is expected
be of very great benefit to the at
cking column when the general as
.ult is decided upon.
The Russians in Port Arthur have
filled the adjacent waters with float
6 mines that navigation is absolute
dangerous for every sort of craft.
OF only have mines been anchored
the harbOr entrance, but junks
I'VE been sent out under cover of the
G that has shrouded the shores lately
i'd have strewn the open sea outside
the three mile limit with floating
.plosiyes in the hope that they will
lift down near the Japanese base and
,stroy some of TOgo's craft. Yester-
W the Haium passed two very large
ines floating within six miles of Wei
liwei.