The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1904-04-28
1t is Stated That 1t Now Ex.
tends Thirty Miles Along +
the Yalu River.
RUSSIANS STRONGEST At ANTUMe.
There Is No Off1ciai Information That
Any Decisive Fighting Has
Taken Place on Land.
Cars Troops Are Preparing to Resist
Japanese Advance BY Fortify.
ing on the Manchurian Side
Of the Yalu River.


st Petersburg, April 23-viceroy
Alexieff's announcement OF the de.
struction of a launch and the loss OF
81 men by the explosion Of Russian
torpedo at Port Arthur has added to
the gloom which prevailed since the
disaster to the Fetropavlovsk.
I'VE are paying the price OF careless
ness said member Of the admiralty,
'and. previous disasters seem to teach
nothing" The war commission sup.
pressed part of the viceroy's dispatch
which showed where the mines were
being laid. IL IL believed that as
launches were employed they were
mining the entrance to the harbor in
order to prevent the Japanese from
forcing an entrance and attempting to
destroy the remaining ships.
II is evident from the closing Of the
entrance that Viceroy Alexieff has no
intention Of letting his ships to sea
again even against an inferior force,
though this may not be the policy Of
Vice Adm. Skrydloff, who will deter
mine on plan of opposition when he
assumes command.
st. Petersburg. April 23.-The fol.
lowing telegram from Viceroy Alexieff
has been received by the emperor:
Quite a series of reconnoissances
carried out on the Yalu have shown
that the Japanese are concentrating In
considerable force. It is believed that
they have about one division to the
north of Wiju. They are also begin
ming to concentrate the operations in
Wiju from which place they have NOV
ed the Korean population. Information
has reached me that quantities OF ma
terial. apparently parts OF pontoon
bridges. are being collected opposite
the island of Mabikhe. Our scouts
have killed two Japanese scouts. one
of whom appeared to be an officer.
"On our right flank our scouts exc
cuted daring reconnoisances, extending
over several days. on the left bank of
the Yalu. as the result of which 1t has
been ascertained that there are only
q few troops south of the River Pom.
akua. but that the Japanese there are
occupied in preparing boats. A Rus
sian detachment of two officers and 80
men proceeded thither in three boats
The detachment. however, was discov-
cred by the enemy and shots were ex
changed. three of our rifiemen being
killed. Staff Capt. Smeizing and II
rinemen were severely. and Lieut..
Pushkin and four men slightly wound.
ed. The detachment returned to our
bank of the river under the cover Of
two Of our guns"
Paris, April 25.-According to the
St. Petersburg correspondent of the
Echo de Paris, Col, Van Novsky, of the
Russian general staff, declares that the
report Of Japanese reverse on the
Yalu has not been confirmed. The col
onel does not believe that there has
as vet been any serious fighting on the
Yalu, neither side having finished the
concentration of troops. He estimates
the Japanese strength In Korea to be
IS 900 men.
New Chwang. April 25.-There Is no
official information that any decisive
fighting has taken place on the Yalu
river, neither have any reliable reports
been received here that the Japanese
have yet attempted to cross, although
the opposing lines. 1t is understood.
now skirt the two banks Of the river.
Shanghai, April 25.--Fearing a pos.
sible attack, the Chinese officials have
decided to remove the Shanghai arse
nal to WI Hu, an inland town about
$50 miles west Of Shanghai. 1t Is esti
mated that the entire cost Of moving
the arsenal will reach three million
taels.
New Chwang. April 25.-The Rus
SLAMS are preparing to resist a Japan
ese advance by the further construc
ton of intrenchments and other forti
fications on the Manchurian side ol
the river, especially opposite the points
where the Japanese have concentrated
their forces within the last few days
and all reports of decisive engage
ments on the Yalu are premature.
London, April 25-The far eastern
dispatches Monday morning are chief
ly concerned with reports and specu
lations concerning Japanese landings
and the plan of campaign. The Tele
graphs Toxic correspondent says the
present delay is more apparent thar
real, both as regards field and nava
operations. The Japanese. according
to the correspondent. are acting pru
IDENTIFY and will not be hurried. They
realize that certain movements mus
precede the next coup by land and sea
and they are awaiting both favorable
weather and occasion, and from Por