Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-05-19
RUSSO=JAPANESE WAR

lAtlt dIG CONTINUAL IGpOllo Vi ohli
mishing with Chinese bandits alonl
the Japanese front, and these are con
sidered more serious than the mere
numbers engaged indicate. 1t is feared
that flying columns of brigands will
form a serious menace to the Russian
communications and will not fail t6
incite the whole Chinese population tc
overt acts If they are convinced thai
the Japanese are making a winning
fight.
Daily Skirmishes.
Shanghai, May 17.-Great prepare
lions are being made by the Russians
to protect the real of Port Arthur.
Immense trenches are being dug
bamboo sprikes are placed along them
and the guns in the forts are being
pointed northward in order to be ready
to resist a land attack. The Russians
are maintaining a sharp outlook along
the Mukden-Liao-yang section of the
railway. A strong force has been sta
toned there and is busily engaged in
doubling the line. The li~ghtships are
returning to the north of the Lao
river. on which Niuchwang stands.
Skirmishes daily occur between ad-
ance attachments of Russian and
Japanese. The losses are small.
Port Arthur Is Harasseo.
Chefu, May Is. - Stirring action is
believed to be taking place in the vi
cinity of Port Arthur.
Rail and telegraphSc communication
again were broken yesterday by the
Japanese, who also succeeded in in
vesting Port Dalny.
Heavy Fighting Is Near.
st. Petersburg, May 15.-Both tele-
graph and railroad communication
with Port Arthur have been cut of.
The Japanese have ~reoccupied Pula-
tien, near Port Adams.
The general impression is that
heavy fighting will occur within a fort
night. Advices received by the gen.
eral staff indicates that the Japanese
are pushing the campaign in Southern
Manchuria with great energy.
Five Miles of Road Wrecked.
Kobe, May Is. The line for five
miles south of Port Adams has been
completely destroyed.
Strong Talk of Peace.
st. Petersburg, May 15A- On excel
lent authority the statement is made
that there is a strong possibility of
peace. What makes the news doubly
interesting is the fact hat the war
party has urged the car to end the
struggle. The basis of settlement is
to be the independence of Korea under
the ~protectorate of Japan and Man
churia to remain Chinese territory.
Dalny Invested.
Toxic. May 15.-According to an Of
fetal statement a Japanese squadron
bombarded Dalny yesterday for the
purpost of ascertaining the Russian
strength in that place. The plan sue
ceeded and the Russian attempts to
reply to the Japanese fire speedily was
crushed. The mikado's men have cut
off communication with Dalny on
land.
Japs Lose a Torpedo Boat.
The Japanese torpedo boat No. 4S
was destroyed yesterday while remov-
ing mines from Kerr bay, north Of
Talien-Wan Port Dalny.) Seven men
were killed and seven we're wounded.
This is the first warship Japan has
lost in the war.
Japs Occupy Anjeng.
Shanghai, May Is. - The Japanese
are still advancing rapidly to the
northward. Their first army has occu-
pied Anjang, on the road to Liao-yang.
More Japanese troops are being landed
at Kinchow bay. The third army may
land at Kaiping in order to cooperate
with the first army in the attack on
Haicheng.
The Russians have not blown up
their warships at Port Arthur.
Joint Attack on Port Arthur.
Shanghai, May IA. - The Japanese
are closing in on Port Arthur. The
Russians have begun to leave Sung
yang for Tienling. They are commit
ting depredations west of the Yalu,
forcing the villagers to supply them
with cattle and foodstuffs and commit |
ting outrages. The Japanese troops
are marching on Hsuyen, with the OBJ
ject of eventually proceeding to Tasch-
ichiao. 1t is expected that the third |
Japanese army will land at Kaichau
and meet the first army.
A joint naval and militar yattack on
Port Arthur Is expected about May 16.
Berlin, May 14--Although dispatches
from vladivostok reports no Japanese
In sight. private advices assert that the
fortress Is In q state Of siege and that
the section Of the civil population not
driven out by fear of the famine prices
of necessities has received Official mo-
tice from the commandant as follows:
"All the strength and resources. not
only of the army. but also of every
resident Of Vladivostok. will hence
forth be used first OF all in carrying
out the military tasks confronting us.
No resident, therefore. should any
longer depend on the Of the
fortress for individual subsistence.
but must prepart at any moment to de-
prive himself Of his own supplies.
which may be confscated by the mill
tary authorities"
SMALL MERGER IN SIGHT.