The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-07-02
THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND MEN
READY TO ENGAGE IN THE
BLOODY CONFLICT.
RUSSIAN POSITION uNTtNABlt
JAP ARMY PASSES BARRIER PRO-
TEcTlNG RUSSIAN REAR
AND FLANK.

0h III III jill "A NAS
great decisive battle Of the campaign
between Gen. Kuropatkin's main army
and the armies of Generals Kuroki and
Oku is imminent.
The three armies probably aggregate
800, 600 men, and their outposts are in
touch all along the line. The Japanese
evidently tried to draw Kuropatkin as
far south as possible. holding out as an
incentive a check to the advance OF
Oku's main army. Meantime Oku
swung sharply to the eastward to join
Kuroki toward the Chapan pass. Ku-
roki at the same time moving q strong
force by the right flank toward Hal
cheng-
Shots Exchanged.
The main japanese advance contin-
ues along the main Fsng Wang Cheng-
Liaoyang read. avoidin sthe Maotien
pass by . dstour to the northward.
The advance in all points 10 being at
tended by constant skirmishing.
Nothing 10 known here of the exact
point ut which Kuropatkin's main
force = concentrated, theNgh It Is ~
ltsved that . large part of the Lao
yam. force has been. moved to a.poiut
betwssu Kiuehau and Ia Tchs 'Kfab.
According TO tie Associated Press
dispatch from II Tehs kiao to-day .
large force has pushed southwark
hnm To TeAe Kiso against oku
While KsroDetkin 10 thus extending
htaself ~ japanese, With great NO
bility. seem to be trying to concentrate
for the 1arpose M stribsns the Rus
e,ans in AaniFarA rear.
Possibly osesaa Naval; Fight.
vfesroy AlexieR last night sent .
hrisf dispatch from Rser Admiral
Without, naval commander ut Port Ar.
thur. but Il throws little additional
light on the ~ tight Of Port Arthur.
The admiralty and the emperor r
awaiting further details with the same
sAgsrness as the general public. The
latter yesterday for the first time re-
esived information through the medi-
Nm Of foreign kilograms that . fight
had occurred. The loss Of three YES
sells Of the Port Arthur feet 81 admit
ted to be q
Severe Blow,
especially IL not purchased nv greater
loss to the Japanese than rer0-.ed by
Vice Admiral Togo. The m%eagerness
Of tAe reports IL greatly mystifyinE the
authorities. who cgptinue Ato believe.
that there has been q later fight which
has not yet been reported.
There 10 . belief that the Vladivos-
tok feet put to sea Saturday and 10
liable to be next heard of In the Kor-
go straits.
The Russians lost siehty-one men In
tie recent fsht north Of At-Yans-Pi en-
Asa, about sixty miles northeast Of
Fsas Vans chsos. on the Nukdsn
Nusoian Outpsst Rstrests.
VIII Gen. KurOhi's Headquarters In
~ Field, June 70, via YMssn. - The
JapaaSse have advanced for two days
md . battle IL expected q Mo- Tien
Lag psss. whore the Russians are in.
trsaehsd. A. Russian outpost OF 500 70
before the Japanese and sew.
sral, RussiAus were. captured. The
Japansse army 10 In splendid cOndi-
ton. The Chinese are welcoming the
Japanese occupation. The weather 10.
perfect.
Russian Position 10 U%ntsnahie.
Chicago, June pa special to the
Daily News from Toxic says:
1t IL stated by the war ONCE that
Gen. Oku's army has passed the noun
tain barrier protecting the right flank
and rear az Kuropatkin's forces in the
passes between Kaichou and Molten
pass. The Russian position has thus
been rendered strategically untenable,
md 1t IL expected It will be made actu-
Ally untenable in the course of the op-
Of the present week, unless
the Russians resist the advance Of the
Japanese more successfully tkar h:th.
srto.s In that event Gen. Kuroki, will
DO relieved OF the neceSsity OF Attack
frontally the main stronghold Of
The Museevites between Feng Wang
Chsas sad the railway.
Runner % Rvssian success.
y~etchekiao. June 3s.-sharp airing
VAS heard in the hills ysstsrday at
iaybrssk and severe fighting 10 report
u to be 4 progress near the village of
Ton Chsa. An sncsr who sallopsd in
yesterday evening reported that the
Russians were gaining the upper hand
md driving back the enemy. This.