The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-26
Japanese Take Town by Storm
and Fighting Continues.
Japanese Marching ION Port
Arthur in Two Columns.
Advancing Down Both Sides of
the Peninsula.
TALIENWAN DOOMED.
Russians Will Destroy the Town
When Enemy Arrives.
Will Retire on Port Arthur as
Japanese Advance.

H.
correspondent of the Central News at
Toxic cables that the japanese attack
ed Nanquwan Ling, on the narrowest
part of the Kwan Tung peninsula,
yesterday and drove back the Rus
slams by main force. The attack of
Kin Chou, the dispatch adds. was be-
gun at dawn today and by noon Kin
Chou was in the hands of the Jap
anese, who occupied the castle.
The fighting continued during the
afternoon and was of the most desper-
ate character 1t is believed the cas-
ualties were heavy.
Closing in on Port Arthur.
Chefoo, May 26.-11 a. ma junk
which left DaIny on the night of the
23d and which arrived here today re-
ports that the Japanese army had
then reached Sansuripo, which is
north of DaIny and southwest of Ma
galien. The Russians offered stub
born resistance to the advance of the
Japanese and a battle was fought at
noon of the 22d at SansuripO. The
result of the battle was not learned
by the bearers of the news.
The advance of the Japanese indi-
cate that they have recovered from
the reported reverse at Kinchau- The
| Russians at Talienwan have prepared
| to destroy the town upon the ARRIVAL
/ of the Japanese. The Russian plan is
to have the troops on the Lao Iung
peninsula fall back to Port Arthur
after harassing the invaders.
From the best information obtain
able it is learned that the japanese
have landed near Kin Chau and are
advancing along the railway to Porl
4 Arthur Those that landed at PltseVVo
are travelling down the east side of the
peninsula to Dalny, and those thai
landed at Takurhan are going 70 rem
force the Feng Wang Cheng army
Within Ten Miles of Port Arthur
Chef0o, May 26.-There was a viO-
lent storm in the Gulf Of Pc Chi L
last night. fleet of four ships
passed here at noon going east. There
is a rumor here among the Chinese
that the Japanese are now within ter
miles of Port Arthur
Russia's Naval Programme.
New York, May ga naval pro-
gramme extraordinary is reported by
the Russian correspondent of the
London Times to be under considera-
ton by a commission recently ap-
pointed. Its exact extent IS kepi
secret, but it is known that Russia
| intends to lose no time in laying dowT
an unusually large number of vessels
of various types. while in addition
: to the submarines under construction
or undergoing trial, it is generally
thought in naval circles that at leas
ten Will be laid down with as little
DELAY as possible. The Russian min
lister of marine is said to have giveT
l especial attention to submarines anC
( to have offered inducements to sub
l marine engineer experts to evolve al
r improved type
( a squadron of vessels. includins
two coast defense ships, has been en-
gagged for several days outside Kron
: stadt in various exercises, including
torpedo practice. The commander
t of the vessels have been enjOined {,
rff fc 1fr1s
t of the gun crews, and the paramOun
[ Importance of rapid and accurat
= shooting has been insisted upon.
4 An Army of Two Millions.
! Paris, May 26.-The St Petersburg
= correspondent of the Echo de Pari
! says:
I 4 am able to affirm that Russia 1
: preparing to mobilize two million sol
8 diers in European Russia on the con
: lclusion of the war with aJpan-"
g Foreign Minister Lamsdorff has in
n formed several members of the diplo
. matte corps that he was uneasy on tn
+ subject on China. Russia, he said, hai
: adhered unreservedly to the terms o
: Secretary Hays note but if Chin
should violate or permit the violation
n of neutrality whether through ba
= faith or weakness, Russia would act.
Gar Goes to Peterhof.
st. Petersburg, May 26-The imperia
family from Tsarskoe-Selo is going t
olas will remain for the rest of tn
summer. He Will not occupy tn
n grand palace but the smaller Alexan
der palace in the imperial park. On ac
count of the war the emperor will no
go to SiArnewiO, Russian Poland, a
# usual this summer.
n Four hundred additional passenge
d cars in European Russia will be use
e for war purposes and the work of tn
d Red Cross society.
Y japanese Land at Kerr Bay.
# Chefoo. May 26.-S:3O a. ma lette
2 received here from a Japanese CORE
e spondent says the Japanese landed
regiment of troops at Kerr Bay, north
= east of Talien Wan bay, Laio Tun
II peninsula, May 10.
No Army Maneuvers.
St Petersburg. May 26.-No big arm
n naneuvers will be held in Europea
y Russia this year. Instead all the reg
i rnents will go into camp until Septem
. Der. A feature viii be made of targe
/ practice
n Port Arthur BombaFded Again.
d ST Petersburg, May 26, ABS p. M
d VicerOy Alexieff telegra phs that Il rt
port is current that Port Arthur wa
E, bombarded May "a, but says he hs
1 not received any official confrmatio
n of the rumor.
o 1t is reported that General Renns
II kampf's cOssacks, who are operatin
n on the line of General Kuriko's con
munication, have made an importaI
y ! capture of the enenys guns whic
'e were being taken forward to Fen
a Wang Cheng- No other details al