The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-04-08
Is AGAIN
DRIVEN BACK
DEFEATED BY JAPANESE IN AN.
OTHER BATTLE, WITH HEAVY
LOSSES.
RUSSIANS ARE LOSING HEART
PRESSED HARD BY VICTORIOUS
JAPs THEY ARE IN FULL
RETREAT.
JAPS MARCHING ON HARPN
WITHOUT REAL FIGHTING JAPS
ARE IN FULL POSSESSION
OF KOREA.
JAPs MARCHING ON nARplN

Seoul, April 6. - Japanese scouts
entered Viii yesterday and found not
. single Russian in the city. 1t is be-
lieved that the Muscovites have re-
beyond the Yalu. Twenty
prisoners and a quantity of Russian
armament and field equipment, cap
tured at Chengju March 20, arrived
at Pingyang yesterday. The advance
guard of the Japanese troops is within
q few miles of VIII. 1t is anticipated
that the mikado's forces will expert
ence no opposition in %effecting an oc-
cupation.
The Russians have been defeated
and driven back in another battle
with the Japanese army advancing to
the Yalu, with a loss of forty killed
and wounded and a number captured.
Russians Suffer Heavy Losses.
Disheartened by the rapidity with
which the Japanese have followed up
their victories in Northern Korea in
the past week, the Russians. having
lost 100 men in killed, wounded and
captured. are %retreating toward the
Yalu, closely pursued by their victori-
Gus enemies.
Latest reports give the Russian
in the battle of Chongju on
March % as 400 killed ond wounded
and 400 captured, and their losses at
Kassan. two days before, at 500
killed and wounded. The Japanese
loss in the two battles is reported as
less than 100 killed and wounded and
q major and 80 men captured.
A Japanese army Of los 900 men has
in Manchuria opposite Takus-
san and has started it's march to Har-
bin.
laps Hold Korea.
London, April eight weeks from
the opening of the wal sees Japan.
without any real fighting, apparently
complete possession of Korea. and
the first stage of the campaign ended.
correspondent, who tele-
graphs under date of April A, a Ping
yang dispatch has been received
there confirming the report from
that Japanese scouts en-
tered VIII. Korea. at II o'clock a. m
Monday and that the Russians appar-
emily retreated beyond the Yalu river,
but no further news Of any kind is to
hand throwing light on either land or
sea operations. Everything, however,
is regarded as pointing to the i'm
minence of
Important Developments.
The Dali Mails Seoul correspond
ent, telegraphing Monday, asserts that
the landing OF Japanese troops at
has now ceased, but that
the port is guarded by a large feet
and the Japanese base has moved
north from Pingyang, where only a
troops now remain.
The Morning Posts Toxic cores
pondent says that Japanese torpedo
boats scouting at Port Arthur discov-
cred unincumbered a channel 100
Yards wide which still admits of the
passage of vessels.
The Times correspondent at sea on
April 4 in a wireless massage via
Wei, says:
Il am cruising in the vicinity Of
Port Arthur, and have discovered no
evidence of vessels OF either belliger-
mt. The impression is gaining ground
hat the Russians were not totally
hut in by the japanese attack of
March 81"
The Times, Chefu correspondent
that the Lao river is extensively
mined and that twelve stone-laden
|unks are ready for sinking at the
entrance to the river at a moments
The guns of the Russian gun
boat sivoutch have been reshipped.
The same correspondent says that
there was another bombardment of
Port Arthur April 3, but that no au-
details of the engagement are
available.
Russians Mine River.
Toxic, April 6. - The Russians are
building a dock on the west side of
Port Arthur and are repairing the
damaged forts. They are experiencing
difficulty in feeding coolies, although
they have been importing cereals from
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