Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1904-05-10
MINISTER HAYAsHl AT LONDON
THINKS IMPORTANT FIGHT
WILL TAKE PLACE.
EXPECTS JAPANESE
TO BE VICTORIOUS

slams and the Japanese Expect tc
Open Port to Worlds sMarkets--vice
roy Alexieff Reported Wounded.
= -. y q So &* *a* *. y I
Toxic, May 9. - An unofficial
I report Of the Japanese casualties
' at the battle of Yalu on May
shows that five officers and ITO
: men were killed and twenty-five
= officers and $50 men were wound
Fed.
Seoul, May 9. The Japanese
Consulate General San teIegraphs
g that force of Russians, the num-
's ber of which is unknown, accom-
= panied by Manchurian mounted
= bandits, crossed the YaIu river
= above Wiju, advanced southeast
= and occupied chang-Jin, 100 miles
west of song-Jin. May 5.
# ST. Petersburg, May 9. - The
g Associated Press is informed that
y while the Russian garrison is still
y at New Chwang the untenabiIity
s. of the position is fully realized and
s preparations for dismantling the
. forts and removing the garrison
= have been completed. The Russian
q sunboat Sivouch there will be de-
!" stroyed. The same thing applies
* to Hal Cheng, twenty-five miles
q southeast of New Chwane. The
9 question Of holding the Russian
g position at Lao Yang depends up
* on circumstances,
ST. Petersburg, May 9. - Vice
g roy AIexieff has telegraphed the
= emperor announcing the transfer
s of his headquarters to Harbin. 1t
y is expected that kuropatkin will
e remove to Mukden.
y The admiralty reports that Rear
y Admiral Jessen's squadron is. at
= Vladivostok. 81.
g It is officially stated that
* the report that Viceroy Alexieff
= will be recalled at the instance Of
* kuropatkin and Vice Admiral
= skrydIoff is absolutely unfounded.
: 1t is officially announced that
= Kuropatkin's headquarters will re-
y main at Lao Yang. He has no in
= tention, at least for the present,
= Of retiring from his position.
Il y **s* 4 4 Il = 4 * y
London, May 9.-Baron Hayashi, tn
Japanese minister here, looks for tn
next engagement to take place at Lilac
Yang. He said today: General Kurc
l1i probably is on march to that plac
and General Kuropatkin should Civ
battle there. Indeed, from the sign
of his concentration, he may assum
the offensive. But for his defeat a
the Yalu river this movement might b
very dangerous. Under the existin
conditions, however, Kuroki ought t
be able to drive back Kuropatkin a
Lao Yang.
The Russians Position.
ssThe Russians have central pos
tion and can strike to the left or right
an advantage they did not enjoy whe
New Chwang had to be defended.
Will Open New chwang.
In the event of our occupation G
New Chwang we shall Immediately az
point a civil administrator and ope
the port to all the nations"
New Chwang Is Alarmed
New Chwang, May 9.There is cul
-
that japanese troops are in Foo Cho
bay, on the west side of the Lao Tun
peninsula, and about sixty miles mort
of Port Arthur.
The fear is held here that, if tn
Russians leave and the Japanese d
not at once take possession of Ne
Chwang, the brigands, who are no
across the river near Yin Kow, wi
pillage the place. Foreign resident
are prepared to resist the brigand
should they come over The Britis
Consul has requested that gunbos
be sent to New Chwang.
The Russians probably will destro
the gunboat Sivoutch, which is her
before leaving.
Japanese troops fired on what pro
ably was the last train out of POI
Arthur as it passed near Port Adam
They used artillery and small arm
and killed or wounded several Chimes
Alexleff Said to Be Wounded.
viceroy Alexieff is said to have bee
wounded prior to his departure frol
Port Arthur. He barely escaped frol
there before the Japanese closed tt
lines of communication.
The Russian general staff has mo
ed from Liao Yang to Mukden.
Russians here will not talk of tt
situation for fear that they might IL
part some information. They do nj
consider that their forces here are su
ficient to hold this section of the cou
try. 1t is probable that the Russia
troops will withdraw to Hardin.
Russian civilians here are leaviI
hurriedly, and natives are fleeing Il
city, fearing they will be subjected
maltreatment at the hands of the bri
ands.
Russians Retreat to Hal chene.
Shan Hal Kwan. May 9. - The Ru