Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1904-03-17

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| force south of the line, between Lao
| Yang and Mukden, and they are also
occupying strong positions along the
| Yalu. A Japanese column between
| them would be in a desperate strait
unless it moved by the flank of the
Russians on the Yalu in the rear and
was theoretically supported by for
ward movement from Korea.
Russian Forces Concentrate.
Kinchau, March 12.-All strategical
points on the Yalu which it is possible
for the Japanese to use in the passage
o fthe river have been mined by the
Russians. The cars forces have
again concentrated in the vicinity of
h1ul1encheng, Haicheng and Feng'
Wang Cheng.
Sending Boats by Rail.
Vladivostok, March IL. - Two sub
marine boats have arrived by rail at
Vlad1vOstOk from Port Arthur.
Japs Make Steady Progress.
London, March IL. Bennett Bur
leigh. in dispatch to the Telegraph.
dated Seoul, Wednesday, says:
"The winter is relaxing its grip OIL
Pingyang and the Yalu, but fortnight
must yet elapse before spring begins
in earnest. Meanwhile the Japanese
are making steady progress in their
movements on land and the roads are
occupied by their troops"
The Times correspondent at Toxic
cables under Thursdays date:
The ice on the Yalu has begun to
melt Japanese scouts found forty
Cossacks at Kazan, fifty-eight miles
north of Pingyang, on the viii road"
skirnish Between Scouts.
Kobe, March IL. - Another brush
between Japanese and Russian scouts
has occurred in Northern Korea at
Packshyong. A small force of Jap
anese came into contact with much
larger body of Russians. Firing com
menced on both sides, and. despite
the odds against them, the Japanese
held out until the Russians retreated
northward. The Japanese had one
man killed.
Russians Resreated.
Toxic, March 12.-Russian and Jap.
anese mounted scouts met north OF
Pingyang yesterday. After brief en-
gagement the Russians retreated. No
casualties are reported on either side
Japs Move 100000 Men.
London, March IL. A Nagasakl
correspondent of the Express asserts
that 100000 troops have been shipped
from Japan, and that portion of the
Second army corps is now on it's way
to Japan.
A correspondent of the Chronicle at
Toxic, evidently referring to the same
movements, cables that the transpor-
tation to Northern Korea of three d.
visions of Japanese troops has been
completed, and that these men are
beginning to advance while ten divis-
ions of the Second army corps have
already been modified.
A correspondent of the Chronicle at
Kinchow mentions Fung Wang (forty-
five miles northwest of Antung, in
Manchuria) as one of the several
points of Russian concentration, while
other correspondents have reported
that the
Japanese Have Captured
Flung Wang. Other correspondents re.
port that the Russians have mined all
points where it is possible to cross the
Yalu river.
A Shanghai correspondent of the
Telegraph says that the Japanese, af-
ter Port Arthur is neutralized. prob
ably will move two armies to the
north simultaneously, one from the
southern part of the Lao Tung PENN
sula and the other from the Yalu
river.
The Russians are now moving north
in Korea, with the intention of making
VIII their defensive base.
A correspondent of the Telegraph
who was in Japan recently, wires from
Seoul that the Japanese are making
steady progress with their land move
ments. The roads are occupied with
Japanese troops.
Russians Located.
Toxic, March IL. - The report of
Vice Admiral Kamimura. in command
of the Vladivostok naval expedition,
reached the navy department here
early yesterday morning. The report
throws little additional light upon the
movement, except it seems to show
that the Russian squadron remains
safely within Vladivostok harbor I'M
der the protection of the shore batter
les. The admiral says that he bonn
barded the harbor for forty minutes
and believes the fire was very effec-
tive.