The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-07-08
CONFLICT in FAR EAST

exact position of the Port Arthur feet.
The latest dispatches from Lieut.. Gen.
Zilinsky, chief of staff to Viceroy Alex
Jeff. bring the reports from the fort
ress up to two days after the squadron
was supposed to have gone into the
harbor without mentioning the YES
sells. IL the squadron has again gOne
out, as is popularity rumored, the an-
thorities. have either not been in
formed, or they have not disclosed
their information.
FfIug Plugs Tale Of Loss.
Maj. Gen. Plug, t~elegraphing from
Mukden under date Of July l, says:
THE reports from foreign sources
that the Japanese fleet sank several
vessels of the squadron on June 20,
and that our loss included Rear Admi-
raj Prince Ouktomsky and 700 sailors,
are absolutely untrue"
Japs Throw Lyddite.
Liao-yang, July "a Japanese army
is reported to be within thirty-ive
miles of Liao-yang.
oOuLlSdSI VI I1dICIlcuS, vi Liz olu-
yen road, the Japanese have with
drawn from the positions from which
they recently drove the Russians after
five days continuous fighting. Gen.
MistchenkO reports hat his cavalry
has been experiencing the effects of
lyddite shells from the Japanese big
naval guns, which the latter are now
employing in the field.
Another Naval Fight.
st. Petersburg, July 2. - An official
dispatch received from Lieut.. Gen.
Stoessel. the commander of the Rus
sian military forces at Port Arthur,
says that the squadron of Rear Ad-
miral Without re-entered the port after
repulsing five torpedo boat attacks. 1t
contains no further details SO far as
car be ascertained. 1t does not men,
ton any damage to the Russian ships.
AS no injury to the Russian ships
was mentioned the belief of the au-
thOrities is greatly strengthened that
Admiral Togo's report was very much
exaggerated.
NdiCHdu IS AIKEN by JapS.
London, July 1.-The Toxic CORES
pondent of the Daily Telegraph says
that severe fighting tool place at Kai-
chou on June 25, resulting in the cap
ture by the Japanese of Kaichou on
the morning of the Goth.
The Toxic correspondent of the
Morning Post says that the japanese
second army has effected a juncture
with the first army, and that the whole
force now has a fighting front of 120
miles.
Take Three Forts.
Toxic, July /. - The Chik-Wan-
forts, southeast of the fortress and
part of the Port Arthur defenses, were
captured on Sunday after an all-day
fight, beginning with an artillery duel.
So-Cho-Shan, it is added, was first cap
tured. The Russians retreated west,
leaving forty dead. The number of
wounded had not been ascertained.
Expect a Pitched Battle.
st. Petersburg, July 1. - The pa
pers, with the exception of the army
organ and the Novoe Vremya, are
unanimously of the opinion that a
pitched battle is now certain. The
former is silent on the subject, which
may be significant, especially as Gen.
K~urOpatkin's movements are shrOuded
in mystery.
The tone in both public and official
circles has greatly improved.
Settle Issue of Campaign.
Hal Cheng, June 80. - The war pic
ture has quickly changed, thanks to
Gen. KurOki's movements. A heavy
engagement is expected to-day a
the village of ST Mou Cheng, fifteen
miles southeast of Hal Cheng and an
equal distance due east of the railway.
1t is expected to determine the issue
of the campaign.
The Japanese have now passed
Dilin hill and are twenty miles south
of the Russian position.
BIG Battle Is Imminent.
st. Petersburg, June ga dispatch
received last night from Lieut.. Gen.
Sakharoff confirms the belief that the
great decisive battle Of the campaign
between Gen. Kuropatkin's main army
aud the armies of Generals Kuroki and
Oku is imminent.
The three armies probably aggregate
300, 900 men, and their outposts are in
touch all along the line. The Japanese
evidently tried to draw K~uropatkin 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 a strong
force by the right flank toward Hal
cheng.
Shots Exchanged.
The main Japanese advance contin-
ues along the main Feng Wang Cheng-
Liaoyang road, avoidin gthe Maotien
pass by q detOur to the northward.