The San Francisco call., 1904-06-05
MAIN SLAV
ARMY FAST
ADVANCING
Vanguard Enters the
LiaOtung PENN
Sula.
KurOpatkin'S Forces Hurry
ing to Attack BeSiegerS
OF Port Arthur.
Russ an Raiders Capture Japanese
Near GenSan and Destroy
Korean Village.

Special Cable to The Call and New York Her
aid Copyright 1904, by the New York
Herald Publishing Company.
PARIS, June 5.-The St. Petersburg
correspondent of the Matin says he
learns from a trustworthy source that
the advance guard of 14.OOO men under
General Stakelberg, sent by General
Kuropatkin to the relief of Port Arthur.
has already reached the entrance to the
Laotung Peninsula, and that the bulk
of the army is following.
The correspondent of the Matin at
Newchwang confirms this. stating that
important movements of Russian
troops are proceeding to the southwark
of Tachichao, toward Kaiping.
The leading military authorities here
expect the early fall of Port Arthur.
and view this as a most serious if not
an irreparable blow to Russia. the con-
dition of Port Arthur being compared
with that Of Metz and Sedan during the
Franco-Prussian war. 1t is pointed out
that General Kuropatkin is making the
same fatal mistake in regard to Port
Arthur's ability TO resist that the
French made in connection with Metz
The military critics without exception
disapprove of Kuropatkins policy Of
non-resistance.
This is a notable change in French
sentiment since the war began. The
official view for the first time is strong
ly pessimistic concerning Russia's
ability to retrieve the series Of reverses
eliminating with the expected fall OF
Port Arthur.
SIIAV OPERATIONS IN KOREA.
GENSAN, Korea, via Seoul, June A.
small party of Japanese has been
captured by Russians eight miles north
of Gensan. 1t had been previously sup
posed there were no Japanese in this
district and the captured party pos
sibIy consisted of civiIians-pOssibly
scouts landed in North Korea for SER
vice in the intelligence department.
Two hundred and fifty Russians
ouartered at Hamheung are fOrtifying
the hill Immediately south Of the town.
The native Governor and his staff. who
left Hamheung on the approach Of the
Russians. arrived here yesterday
The village of Manicure, ten miles
north of Gensan, is now burning, the
Russians having fired it during the
night. The flames can be seen from
here.
Junks arriving here report that Cos
sack scouts have appeared in many
villages north and east. Their object
is not apparent. The natives are the
only sufferers and a large japanese
force, if landed farther u9 the coast.
could easily cut off and annihilate the
raiders. whose small numbers would
preclude the possibility of their pre-
venting the japanese army landing.
TWO BANDITS EXECUTED.
LIAOYANG, June A. Merchants
from the south complain that the Jap
anese are not paying for the supplies
taken by them as they did in the ear
lier stages of the war, and assert that
thew are even i'll treated and insulted
when they ask for money.
Two Chinese bandits were executed
here yesterday.
Another trainload of wounded Rus
slams has arrived here and has been
visited by General Kuropatkin, who
talked to the men and was assured
that they were doing well.
CHEFU. June 5, IL a. m.-The Rus
sian Consul here is receiving messages
from Port Arthur by means Of carrier
pigeons. The messages are being for
warded to st. Petersburg.