New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-13
JfP4N'S SLOW ADVANCE.
Thirty Thousand Men North of Port
.4rthur- Skirmishes.

ST. Petersburg May 1.-THE advance OF the
Japanese troops from the Yalu region westward
continues and there seems TO be little doubt
that the complete investment Of Port Arthur
VIII be accomplished within a short time. Twen-
" thousand men were landed according ths
Chinese estimates. at Pitsu-WO, and ten thou
sand. according TO Russian calculations, at Kin
Chow. \ number Of skirmishes have taken
place on the peninsula. but serious engage
ments have been reported From the tone of
the Russian official dispatches. the defending
troops there are few and being used mere
ly for scouting purposes. while the Japaness.
following their usual cautious tactics are send
ing out detachments. to sCOur the country thor
oughy before settling down before the fortress
Ten thousand infantry and fifty guns are NOV
ing on Siu-Yen. which is on the road running
northwest to Hai-Cheng. General Kurokrs
army has apparently been divided into three
sections. one division moving north from Feng-
Wang Cheng. one west. and southwest II
the Tayan River, north OF Taku-Shan- Ire
official dispatches received to-day, the first be
ing from General Karkevitch follow:
on May { some sixty Japanese transports an!
warsnips appeared at sea between Pltsu-Wo anu
were sent to reConnoiJre. and a small detach-
ment of infantry was sent from POlan-Tien-
The troops sent TO recOnnOitre announced that
the Japanese landing near Cape Siao-
kehuseitsa, in Kiu-ChOw Bay, near the mouth
Of the Tcheng-Yu River and were posting =
division OF 10000 in the neighbOring villages
The Russian population was wlthdrawA from
PitSu-WC
Having fulfilled its task our small detach-
ment retired ON the evening OF May y but mst
on the way a superior force or the enemy, ana
took another road. The detachment was puF-
sued by the japanese for distance of SIX miles.
and our casualties were one snaTpshoOFer Wound-
ed and three horses killed
The Japanese the evening OF May :, sent
two regiments toward Tant-S -Sia-Fang and also
two detachmeuts south and west OF the points
of Decentralization
japanese scouts appeared at o'clock on the
morning of May at Polan-Tien. and then jap
anese infantry came up and opened nre ON a
mail train bound north. but without result
The Japanese evacuated POlan-Tien on May q,
probably because great storm began 10 gatheF'
and also because they feared being cut on
ON May y A small detachment OF Russian caF-
airy effected a reconnaissance toward san
chilipu Pitsu-WO and Wafung-T1en, covering III
The railway is still free from the enemy
Japanese detachments, consisting Of from one
and a half to three companies each. kept watch
and passed the night east of the railway Thsy
then proceeded southwest
our detachment. having arrived seven ana
one-haIf miles northwest OF Pitsu-WO advanced
10 within three-quarters of mile OF a fort1hca-
tion under construction which was occupied by
a japanese infantry COMPANY IN iuslilaue
one OF the frontier guards was wounded
According TO Chinese information 2o.tso Jap
anese landed east of Pitsu-WO with field artil-
lery and siege guns and Pusu-No was occH-
A Japanese detachment of four five COM
panies on May 9 attacked our posts near the
Village of Shi-Hei. killing four of our frontier
guards and wounding eight.
on Nav 10 the japanese left the railway line
and railway communication with Port Arthur
was re-established by Lieutenant Colonel Spiri-
donor Of the 4th TransamOor Railway Bat
taIion with soldiers of that battalion
Detachments of the Japanese advance guard
occupied on MAY q and 10 the villages of Mutt
siatun and Siatiatin. nine miles south OF Foian-
Tien Other detachments Of the Japanese ad-
vance guard have taken up positions seven and
one-half miles west of Pitsu-WO.
A sOu1 flrGD of the enemy 6 cavalry appfOacheu
within fifteen miles east of Wafung-Tien. but
turned back meeting our scouts
The village of Tant-Sia-Fang was fbund oc-
cupied by a detachment consisting OF cavalry.
artillery and infantry. Cannon fire was opened
bv the Japanese coming in contact with
our small detachment which had penetrated
within three and three-quarters miles of Pitsu-
wo.
General Karkevitch in another dispatch 20
the general STAFF says that May part of the
Japanese vanguard appeared IN the valley OF
the Sedzi River. and that considerable body
of the enemy continues TO occupy Douanmyo
Another detachment. composed apparently OF
one battalion OF infantry and half a squadron
of cavalry is situated about five miles north OF
Taku-Shan-
Other information indicates that on May 10 =