The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-07-29
.IAPS BEGIN A
GREAT MOVEMENT
ST. Petersburg Realizes They
Are Now Fast Forcing
a Final Crisis.
NEWcHWANG is OCCUPIED
Japanese cavalrynen Enter the City
and Find the French Flag Flying
Over All the Russian Build
inss and Works.

Paris, july -s.-I.t III NOV tP- (
.pondent of the Matin seys that the
japanese entered Neschwang at 5
o'clock in the morning and hauled down
the Russian commercial flag. which had
been SUBSTITUTED for the military stand
ard. on the residence of h governor.
The japanese standard was hoisted,
the Chinese flag floating from nearby
buildings and the custom house.
The constabuiary authorities had
taken precautions to secure the safety
of the European residents, h We're
armed.
The Russians who refused to follow
the retreat have been cut OFF.
The japanese cavalrynen. the CORE
spondent says, were supplied with the
most moderu ac~coutrementa and each
mar was furnished with q compass aud
q field glass.
The dispatch. in conclusion. says that
japanese troop are still filing into
Eewchwang.
London. July Especial dispatches
from the far east. printed in this morn
ing's London newspapers. confirm the
news of the Japanese occupation OF
Newchwang, but 90 not give any fur
tier details of the fighting.
The st. Petersburg correspondent OF
the Daily Mail arm that twelve tor
redo boats intended for Nladivostok
were among the war materials sent by
raj, from ST. Petersburg during the
past week as secret freight. probably
consisting of submarine vessels.
Tientsin. July 2S.-Lloyd's agent al
Newchwang wires that fifty japanese
cavalrymen I'VE entered N~swchwang.
The French flag was flying from all the
Russian buildings and the town was
quiet.
st. Petersburg. July 2s.-The port OF
Newchwang has been abandoned by the
Russians and the evacuation in New
chwang proper is expected to follow
shortly.
Suez, Julq 2S.-The Peninsular and
Oriental Steamship company's steamer
Formosa has just arrived here flying
crew on board. She was captured In
the Red sea by the Russian volunteer
feet.
st. Petersburg. July 2s.-Dispatche.
just received by the war office an
nounce the Russians have retreated to
Hai-Cheng.
Liverpool. July 2s.-The owners of
the British steamer Ca1thas. from
Puget sound to japan. received a tele-
gram from Hong Kong reporting the
vessel seized by the Vladivostok squad
roll.
The Ciathas carried n considerable
quantity of -four consigned to japanese
Arms and other general freight of a
nature usually, shipped from Tacoma.
Tientsin. July 2s.-The japanese oc-
cupied Newchwang at ) o'clock yester-
day evening.
Mukden. July ~2s.-Twenty troop
laden transports escorted by the Jap
anese squadron are cruising off the en-
trance to the Lao river.
London. July 2s.-The foreign of
ice had not heard of the seizure of the
Formosa this afternoon and while ex-
pressing regret 1t says the only pos
sible explanation consists in the fact
that the Russian governments orders
to cease interfering with neutral yes
sells have not yet reached the COM
manders of the volunteer fleet. as Rus
ala has given the most explicit pledge
that there shall be 40 more Red sea
seizures.
Tientsin. July 26.-It is reported that
heavy fighting has occurred between
Lao Yang and Mukden.
st. Petersburg, July 2s.-The Japa
aese advance against K~uropatkin's
armies seems to have been begun In
earnest. They are moving up strong
~ from the south and have captured
Kan Pass. on the road to Nal Cheng.
A northern movement is also reported.
but the objective of the Japanese at
present seems to be Hal Cheng.
Official news from here shows tina.
fighting at Tatchekiao and to the
southwark has been progressing for
several days. According to the latest
reports the Russians had not evacuated
Tatchekiao. but were falling back OF
that place. fighting a continuous rear
guard action. The Japanese had adj
vanced in strong force Sunday morn
Ing against the Russian position at
Datchapu, twelve miles north of Kai
Chou. In view Of the great superiority
Of the Japanese. Stakelberg die not at
tempt to offer serious resistance. The
Russian losses are not ascertainable
but 1t Is admitted that they amount to
several hundred men.
kuropatkin reports the continuation
Of the advance Of the Japanese column
along the Saimtzsa road.
THE TATcHEKiAo FIGHT.