Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-05-19
Must Have More Men,

Berlin, May II. -. According to re-
ports from St. Petersburg Gen. Kuro-
patking has notified the emperor OF
bis inability to adopt offensive meas
ures before the arrival at the theater
Of war of the two army corps now in
process Of mobilization in European
Russia.
Kuropatkin attributes the necessity
under which he suffers confining him.
self to defensive operations to the
weakening effect of the main army OF
reinforcements which was dispatched
many weeks ago to Port Arthur, Vladi
vistok and to points along the Yalu. It
is possible, though extremely improb
able, that the Eastern Siberian in
lantry, at present employed in the de-
Tense of Ussuri coast territory, may
be withdrawn to Mukden and thence
to Liao-yang in time to assist the re-
pelling of the Japanese attack.
Russians Not Bottled.
London, May II. - A. G. Hales, the
Daily News correspondent at Chefu,
wires under yesterdays date:
II have just arrived here, and as
this place is free from censorship, l
wish to protest against the pro-Japan-
est tenor of all British American cor
respondence. This is largely due to
official pressure. For any one to axe
Independent criticism means expulsion
from Japan.
"Your correspondent at Port Arthur
is now here He left the fortress on
Tuesday. He reports that although
25, 900 Japanese have landed north OF
Port Arthur the garrison is not in the
least dismayed. Gen: Toessel has suf-
fcient provisions to last nine months.
The garrison is $4,000 strong, ex-
elusive of 10000 Chinese coolies who
are engaged in performing manual Ia
Dor.
HE denies that the various lombard
ments have been effective. He says
that not a single gun in the batteries
have been disabled The arsenal and
dockyards are uninjured. The war
ships in the harbor are now able to
proceed to sea, the channel having
been cleared. Two cruisers and two
destroyers steamed out last Sunday"
No Stock in Rumors.
No confirmation has reached London
of the rumors of a great battle at Stu
Yen and no attention whatever is paid
to the wild reports of the fall OF Port
Arthur. In Japanese quarters here
confidence is expressed that great as
sault upon the fortress will be at
tempted before the end Of May.
Russians Flee In Panic.
Harbin, May 17.-The wounded who
are arriving from Feng Wang Cheng
describe a panic precipitated by the
Imperial guard during the retreat from
Kiu Len Cheng.
The Japanese rushed the mounted
infantry escorting the hospital train
and the escort broke and galloped
through the line of ambulances. The
Japanese captured the whole OF the
hospital equipment. The wounded also
aver that the Japanese used the Red
Cross to check the Russian advance in
the battle of Kiu Len Cheng and then
fred a volley and halted the Russians
kuropatkin Confident.
Paris. May 1.-THE correspondent
In St. Petersburg of the Echo de Paris
says the general staff considers the
blockade of Port Arthur as unimpQr-
tant.
The correspondent adds that he is
Informed that the railway has been de-
stroyed since May IA over a distance
of twenty eight miles.
Gen. Kuropatkin, he declares, seems
more confident, though it appears that
he still has a serious difference with
Viceroy Alexieff, who has complained
in a telegram to the emperor, which
did not pass through the hands OF the
military censorship, that Kuropatkfn
does not heed his orders or advice. 1t
is the general desire that kuropatkfn
shall be the sole head OF military ope-