Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-05-06
BELIEF GROWING
That the Japanese Have Sealed
Port Arthur. r.. ',...
Russians Anxious Regarding Saving
Baggage Of Yalu Army. .....
Persistent Reports of Naval Enaaoe.
ment at Sea.

London, May 5.-Viceroy Alexief's
departure from Port Arthur Is inter-
rreted here TO mean that the place liz
in Imminent danger Of isolation, and
the Japanese preparations for landing
are considered as confirming the belief
that Port Arthur has been scaled up.
probably by two of the sunken ships
which the Russians failed to locate 1t
Is supposed that the Japanese viii
make supreme effort to cut off Port
Arthur before the arrival of Vice Adj
miral Alexieff
The Berlin correspondent of the
Daily Mail asserts that the Russia.f
military authorities are in a state of
the most extreme anxiety regarding
the chances of saving the baggage Of
the Yalu army. The roads are so bad
that the wheeled transport is only able
TO move five miles daily. and 1t is
feared that the japanese will capture
all the stores accumulated at Feng
Wang Cheng. =
Dispatches received from Port Ar
thur yesterday afternoon, and from
New Chwang, Wednesday, report no
change in the situation and so far 10.
confirmation has reached London of.
the japanese preparations for landings
en- the coast of Lao Turg peninsula.
Toxic. May 6.-Noon-It is officially
announced that a Japanese force begun
landing on the Lao Tung peninsula;
yesterday.
The place where the landing is occur-
ring and the number of men being
landed is withheld.
London. May 5.-.24 p. ma dis
patch to the Central News from ST.
Petersburg says a rumor Is current
there that a second battle has been
fought at Kiulicheng in which the Rus
sian loss was 1000, the Japanese loss
10000 men and resulted IN the Japanese
being driven back in disorder The dis
patch adds that no confirmation Of this
report is obtairable.
st. Petersburg, May ST. p. M
General kuropatkin has gone to the
front from Lao Yang to inspect the
situation personally. Troops are being
hurried forward from the Lao Yang
and Mukien line to 4 position near
Feng Wang Cheng.
All the Russian wounded have been
sent back toward Lao Yang in order
not 10 cucumber the operations Of the
Russian army. II appears evident that
Gen. Kuropatkin is preparing to give
battle to Gen. Kurokis army If circur,-
stances warrant. Private reports are
to the effect that the fighting blood Of
the Russian soldiers is UP and that they
are thirsting for m opportunity to re-
NpDpa the Sf1nuhtcr ho la,
although the commander in chief Ia
greatly chagrined by the miscarriage
of his plans on the Yalu, there Is no
idea here that he will act rashly on -
that account. His decision as to tho
extent of the opposition he will make ),
ut Feng Wang Cheng depends upon This
location and success OF Japanese land
igs in Manchuria.
Dcscents or attempted landings are
now momentarily anticipated near New
ChWang and the head OF Corea bay..
Occupying an interior line and purs,i-
ing the tactics OF Napoleon. Kuropat-Ss
kin's problem will he to prevent juno
lion Of the ene.ny's force. It is neces-
sary for him to await the DEVELOPMENT
"f the Japanese Tlans and ascertain the
strength and whence the
other column will come before deciding
how to fight his adversary in detail
1t is believed here that the japanese
plans for concerted action have been
embarrassed by their failure to block
the entrance to Port Arthur, Tuesday.
and repetition Of the attack on the
Gibraltar is momentariiy ex-
pected. Vice Admiral Togo's fleet was
sighted off Port Arthur, last night, ana
Indeed unconfrmed rImors say he at
lacked at daylight this morning, ami
that fighting is now in progress there.
AT least the cutting off of Port Ar
thur. IL not the fate OF the fortress de-
Ponds. in the opinion Of the general
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