Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-13
GAR WILL GO TO MOSCOW.
Uncertainty at st. Petersburg Owe,
Conditions in Far East.

d. re- EHSBURG. May ID, 2:15 pm
Emperor Nicholas will leave Tsarkoye- Selo
sunday evening for Moscow and Kharkoff,
returning there on May %
Much uncertainty exists here as to ex-
actly what Is occurring at the theater of
war. as much In regard to the Russian
movements as to those of the enemy Gen.
kuropatkin's plans are most carefully
guarded Although he is believed to be con-
centrating troops near Lao Yang. very lit
tie actual information on the subject is OBJ
tainable. The general impression however
Is that heavy fighting will occur within
fortnight
Japs Pushing Campaign.
Advices received by the general staff indi-
cate That the Japanese are pushing the
campaign In southern Manchuria with
great energy. The rainy season, which Will
render the roads almost impossible. begins
IN SIX weeks. and the latest belief here is
that the enemy hopes to make his position
sure by a decisive engagement before the
rains set In. The army organ believes that
at least eight divisions of the enemy not
counting 10000 men in the lower part of
the Liao-Tung peninsula, in southern
Manchuria. AS TO the force Advancing
along the littoral from the Yalu. where Il
Is believed another army has landed in
formation Is very incomplete
Character of Country.
The valley of the Ta-Yang. where a largo
1orce OF the enemy, strength unknown. is
moving westward, is generally hiIly but
there are fairly good roads to Feng-Wang-
Cheng' kai-Ping and Sun-Cheng on the
railroad, and down the east coast of the
Liao-Tung peninsula to Pftsewo. There
are TWO fords at the Ta-Yang below its
commence with the Zedzih, one at Said
ZayDu twenty rpIlaa oh r,o1 -,
the other sixty miles lower down the Lun-
Wan-Mia. the latter being for cavalry.
No information is vouchsafed regarding
the raiding Cossacks who appeared south of
the Yalu.
No further particulars are to be had re-
garding the blowing up of Port Dalny.
which Is considered to have been necessary
In view of the Japanese complete comma nd
or the sea- to prevent the employment of a
ready base of operations against Port
Arthur.
Newspapers Keep Mum.
The newspapers do not show any dispo-
sition to revive the criticism of the action
of the commander of the United States
cruiser Vicksburg at Chemulpo on account
of Nj. Paxlofrs report. high official of
the admiralty said to the correspondent of
the Associated Press:
SO far as the Russian navy is concerned,
the incident is dead and buried. We ac-
cepted Commander Marshalls statement
that he could not take any foreign sailors
on board without Instructions
Grand Duke Cyril is suffering from dis
placement OF the heart, resulting from ex-
IRENE weakness and necessitating COM
plete rest for long time. 1t is doubtful IL
he can accompany the Baltic fleet to the
far east. The grand duke says he owes his
life to his aid-de-camp. Lieut. Won Kube.
They were standing together on the bridge
OF the Petropaylovsk and Won Kube who
shielded the grand duke from a flying
stanehion. was killed on the spot. The
grand duke says that although the Pc
tropavlovsk sank at once by the bows, the
momentum carried the flagship forward. 50
that when he dived and came up he found
himself floating astern.