Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-05-09
Russia In Fever Heat Over Terrible De-
feat on YaIu River
Baron Haysha Says Famine Faces the
Cars Army In Manchuna
VladVostok and Port Arthur Declared I'M
pregnabIe From Any Sea Attack

London. May As indication OF
General Kuropatkin's anxiety regard
ing the whereabouts Of Japan's second
army. the Posts Shanghai cOrrespon-
dent saws that all Russian troops sta
toned in Changchu, Fuchau, Haicheng'
KafDing and other places have been
despatched along the sea coast 70
watch for a Japanese landing. Ac-
cording 10 the Shanhailkwan CORE
sD0ndeut OF the Telegraph, evidence
is eccumulating that China's neutrality
IS tottering. Tartar generals in kidin
and Fsngtien. the correspondent says,
are urging the Pekin government TO
adopt q strong policy against Russian
aggression west OF the Lao river. II
rs alleged that VicerOy Yuan Shat Kan
rs secretly making war preparations
and everything. in the opinion of the
correspondent, points towards China
making a military demonstration
against either beIssgerent fighting west
Of the Lao river.
A special despatch from Port Arthur
says that 100 Chinese junks were OBJ
served on the horizon between the
mouth az the Yalu and the LaOtung
peninsula.
Russia Meant Resistance.
London. May S.-BarOn Hayshi, the
Japanese minister here, who has been
the recipient OF numerous kilograms
OF CONGRATULATIONS on japanese sue.
cesses on the Yalu and especially on
the result OF first serious land fighting,
said 20 the Associated Press yester-
dav- The immediate result OF Gen
sraI NTurokTs success viii probably be
a movement on Fenghuancheng, which
the Chinese had fortified with their
. usual brick structures. Since the com
meuccmeut Of the war the Russians
doubtless have added earthwOrbs. but
their loss of guns must seriously have
diminished their defensive strength.
They fight we'll, these Russians, ano
FeugcuauCheng viii not be taken with.
out a hard struggle unless General
kur0patkin again changes his plan OF
campaign. The announcement that the
Russians would not contest the cross
ing Of the Yalu has proved, as we
thought 10 be misleading. Thirty
thousand IS far too large a body for
any general 20 leave i'm the face OF an
enemy II 10 we're merely intended TO
hamper his movements. General KurO-
ultkin evidently meant 10 make a de-
rermiue1 resistance. but he either uh
Cer-estimated our strength or disposed
his forces in the belief we would not
venture q frontal attack. I take IL
from the dispatches received that we
have now practically secured control
of both banks Of the Yalu. In conse-
Cuence. our base will probably be
moved 20 Antung"
Famine Faces Russians.
Reviewing the future. Baron Haya,
shi says that the Manchurian harvest
promises badly: that 100000 Rus
SLAMS there, in addition to the army,
must be fed. and that every source OF
food supply win be closed except the
Siberian railway. Even with a double
track and no munitions OF war to
transport" says Baron Hayashi. "the
problem of feeding the Russian pOpula-
ti0n and army now I'm anchuria would
bee iu itself serious but with a single
track road. which is Russia's only vitai
siuew. &C. seems almost impossible. and
famine appears inevitable"
Besides this. Baron Hayashi saws
there is likely 10 be a rising amongst
-le Nanchurians. He says that ia.
pans source Of supply viii be ample
because Of the increased facilities OF
the CCrean railroad. He admits that
neither Port Arthur nor VIajivost0z
can be taken from the sea front, but
expects that Port Arthur be either
taken by land forces or starved out by
September.
Where Battles Rage.
St Petersburg. May 3.-The Associ.
afef Press has obtained from the gen
eraI star an outline OF operations on
-ra YalU river during the past week.
The Russian force included reserves
composed OF Eashtalinsky's rife divis-
i1u. 3[istchenke's COssack outpOsts
and q brigade Of artillery. the whole
under General Sassulitch. The Rus
sian lines were at Kulisucheng, oppO-
site Win and Antung. both on the
FouEWauEcheug road. A mile north OF
kulieucheuE lies POtientinsly. near a
tributary OF the Litzavsna. FIVE miles
mp which is ChingOw. On the opposite
bank Of the tributary OF Litzavena, op-
uCsite Pduetinsky, stands HOusan
with a dominating height. Still high
cr. on the right OF the Yalu. is Am
bizhe. at the confluence Of the Aipike.