The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-05-28
JAPs SAID TO HAVE LOST $4,000
ULTIMATE OUTCOME OF FIGHT.
ING Is NOT sTATED-RUs-
SLAMS LOSE 5000.
RUSSIANS SHOW MORE ACTIVITY
MANIFESTED BY DAILY RECORD
OF skIRMlsHING CAS-
UALTiES.

st. Petersburg, May rs. - 1t is re.
ported that Foreign Minister Lams'
dorff has received a message from the
Russian consul at Chefu, saying that
the Japanese have made a land attack
on Port Arthur and that in doing SO
they lost Is, 1000 en- killed and wounded
The Russian loss is placed at 5000
e The ultimate outcome of the
fighting is not stated.
Cruisers Reported Captured.
Paris, May 25.-The st. Petersburg
correspondent Of the Matin says:
1T is persistently rumored that the
Vladivostok squadron has captured
three cruisers bought by Japan from
Chile"
Preparing to Retreat.
Shanghai, May 25.-The Russians, it
Is reported, n hurriedly removing
their stores and provisions to Hardin,
A hundred locomotives and 800 cars
have been hurriedly collected at Lao
yang in readiness to convey passen-
! gers and goods.
The conclusion is drawn, therefore
4 that the Russians r preparing to re.
treat.
Two Separate Armies.
Chicago, May %. - A Daily News
special staff correspondent telegraphs:
"Feng Huang Cheng (by telegraph
to Fusan, Korea), May 23.-From the
daily record Of diminishing casualties
it is manifest that the Russians are
showing increased activity. though
they have developed 40 movement Of
importance rs yet. The Japanese
force landed at Takushan is in touch
| with the Russians. Its movements
seem to indicate that the Japanese au.
thorities have evolved a plan for
handling the two armies separately"
Japs Marching Upon Dalny.
Chefu, May 25-Captains and crews
Of the Chinese Eastern railway steam
ers at Dalny arrived here to-day with
four junks filed with refugees. More
junks I'm coming. They left Dalny on
the morning OF May 20 and report the
japanese within u days march of
Dalny. Indications point to the de-
struction of all vessels in the docks at
Dalny.
Situation Up to Date.
Yingkow, May 25.-The present po-
sition of affairs is al follows: The
Japanese first army has fallen back,
intrenching at Feng Wang Cheng.
Gen. Mistchenko, with 1000 Cossacks
is keeping in touch with the advance
outposts of the Japanese cavalry in the
west. The headquarters Of the force
is at Molten pass. The Japanese Sec
ond army is slowly advancing south
from Pitsewo and P%ulantien Port
Adams9 for a combined attack by land
and sea on Kinchau.
It Is necessary to take this position
on the neck of land connecting Kwan.
tung with the rest of the peninsula
before Port Arthur can be
Closely invested.
Gen. Fuchs will offer a most deter. |
mined resistance, aided by the garri-
som from Dalny, Talienwan and Kin
chau, which are falling back south
ward as necessity compels. The JAP
anese third army is mobilizing at Hiro.
shima. Part Of the japanese fleet 10
outside of Port Arthur and part is at
bay. The Japanese squad.
ron bombarded the Russian earth.
works at Kaichau bay and afterward
q naval brigade. The sailors
then re-embarked. The ships now at
Port Adams bay are cooperating with
The Talienwan squadron. They are
preparing for q
Flank Attack
On the Kinchau peninsula when the
Iecond army is ready for a frontal at
sack.
No advance has yet been made by
he Japanese on Niuchwang or Tashih.
All is quiet here. There is a
mall garrison ready to evacuate the
when the Japanese advance in
trength. This is not considered
until Port Arthur has been
besieged. Gen. Stoessel has
$1,000 men at Port Arthur. and thus
18th 5000 men Of Fuchs command the 1
.rrison numbers altogether $4,000. .
The Japanese have destroyed many /,
files of railway and telegraph lines. {
he Russians have themselves done
lis between Kaichau and Tashihchao /
II reports Of further fighting at Wa
or Haicheng are false.
Explosion on the orsl.
London, May 25-The st. PETERSBURG :
,rrespondent Of the Central News Z
Eys there ri an explosion yesterday d
] the battleship Orel at Cronstadt :
I'd that ten stokers were killed. II 4,
III take weeks to effect repairs. The I
was the result Of an accumu- Il
lion Of gas in the bunkers.
Cholera Among Japanese.
Liao-yang, May IS. - According to
9 latest reports the japanese camps al
Q infected with cholera and there IL {,
average Of 100 deaths daily. The >,