Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-04-12
Toxic Hears Land Forces
Have Come To-
gether.
RUMORS AND DENIALS
Russian Report Says
Ali is Quiet at
Front.

Toxic. April 12. p. mt is believ-
ed here fighting has commenced on
the Yalu river. 1t is known the Rus
slams occupy the right bank Of the
river in force.
Not Across the YaIu.
ST. Petersburg. April 12.-Maj. Gen.
Plug i'm Il dispatch from Mukden de-
nies the report that the japanese adj
vance guard has crossed the Halu and
engaged in skirmish with the Rus
sian troops.
Frequent SkIrmIshes.
Seoul. April 12.-Japanese authori-
ties here say there have been frequent
skirmishes between Sakju and Win.
The main body of the japanese army
Is in the neighborhood of Wiju.
Japanese Arrive at YaIu.
Washington, April 10. - Adviccs
have been received here of the arrival
OF the Japanese troops at the Yalu
river
More Firing at Front.
Paris. April IA dispatch to The
Temps from st. Petersburg says some
further exchanges of shots have oc-
CURED between the Russian and Japa-
nese force along the borders of the
Yalu river
COssacks on Upper River.
ST. Petersburg. April II. - General
Rcnnenkampff's COssack division. mum
bcrIng 10000 men, has arrived on the
upper Nalu. The Fourth army corps
reached IIarbin ten days ago. Vladi-
vostok is held by 1900 rificmen. An
officer and fifteen COssaclls who were
left south of the Yalu to reconnoiter
af:cr the Russians retired succeeded
in locating the Japanese positions
without discovery. swimming their
horses mile and half in recrossing
the river.
Learns "a Lesson from the Past.
st. Petersburg. Apri l2.-Exception- |
ally reliable information regarding the |
Russian military plans confirms the re- |
peated announcements made by the As
Sociated Press that these plans will net |
mature until late in the summer They |
are of far greater magnitude than is 1
generally believed abroad and take |
into account all possible contingencies. !
General KurOpItkin, remembering the
experience of Russia during her war
with Turkey. when the Russian army /
Of 10000 placed in the field mt the
beginning had TO be more than doubled, |
has insisted that the men and guns 1
To be placed at his disposal shall COW
or the extreme limit required to set
lie the fate of the campaign.
Adopts "a NnpoIeonIc DIctnm.
The Russian plans are predicted up
on Napoleon's dictum that God fights
Oh the side of the heaviest battalions."
and they are being worked out and
timed so as To apply TO Il superiority
OF numbers OH land ana sea Simultan-
Cously. The army is designed To atatln
the enormous total Of 100000 at the
time scheduled fuf the reinforcement
of Vice Admiral Makaroff's fleet with
the aBltic squadron. The seventeenth
and Tenth army corps, now drafting.
are expected TO reach Manchuria by
the middle OF June. The mobilization
of four other corps. at least two of
which will be from the Nolga. will he
announced by the middle of next
month, and will start eastward a month
later. reaching their destination ut the
end of August.
Plans for Naval Activity.
Rear Admiral RojeStrenSky will !
hoist mis- flag as commander of the for
mida bible Paltic squadron early in July.
and will sail immediately for Port
Arthur with the following vessels: |
RottlaSbinS Slava ROrndiDO Orai Epioz |
Souvaroff. Alexander III and Osliabia,
the last named being now en- route
here from CherbourG: cruisers Aurora.
Dmitri. Donskoi, Svietland, AlmaZ.
Jemtchug and Izumrud. and transports
Kamtschatka and Ocean, each carry
ing 1000 tons OF coal