Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-04-12
JApS ARE TRYING TO CROSS II.
At Toxic it IS Doubted II They Can
Be Prevented from Carrying
Ont Their Plan.
FREQUENT SKlRMISHES OCCUR
Between Sakiu and Whit Torrential
Rains Delay Movements Of Troops
Id Manchuria.

Toxic April 70 Is p. m).--It Ia be-
Neved here that fighting has COM
menced on the Yalu river II IL known
that the Russians occupy the right bank
OF the river In force.
No direct information from the Yau
district has been received here, but the
position OF the Russians is known and
while 1t is doubted that they will be
able to prevent the japanese from cross
Ing the river that they will offer some
opposition is regarded as certain. IL
Is not believed, however, that there will
be any serious engagement during the
japanese operations 70 cross the Yalu,
Inc foreign military observers at
ttached TO the first Japanese army have
been directed to hold themselves in
readiness To move and IL Is expected
that they viii leave for the front in
Few days, The American attaches are
Col u. IA. CrOwder Of the general staff,
and Capt Frederick Marsh Of the artll-
lery corps. The British attaches are
Lieut. Gen. Ian Hamilton. Col. Hume,
capt Jardine and Capt. Vincent. The
Herman representative Is Nal. Won
EtZel and the French attache Is Col.
Corvisart,
SKlRMlSHEs TAKE PLACE.
Seoul, Korea Monday. April II, t:30
pm.-The japanese authorities here say
there have been frequent skirmishes be-
tween Sakju and Win. The main body
OF the first Japanese army is in the
ncighbOrhOOd Of Win
About 600 fiat chested, sandal shod
Korean infantrymen left Seoul today
FOR The northern part OF Ham Hung Do
province on the frontier Of the Kirin
district OF Manchuria, to keep in order
bandlts who arc constantly embroiled
with the Chinese settlers IN the Tumen
region which has resulted In diploma
Tic representations on the subject from
CHINA. II IL considered doubtful wheth-
err these troops viii reach their destira-
ton, as fears are being expressed that
they will desert
The Japanese minister 10 Korea. NJ.
Hayashi has requested the Korean gov
eminent TO facilitate the plans OF Geh.
Harasuchi, the commander OF the Iapa-
nesc forces at Seoul, for the thorough
sanitation OF Seoul and the other large
towns Of Korea, so as not TO expose the
japanese troops TO the ravages OF chol-
era and other diseases.
RAINS DELAY TROOPS.
Port Arthur, Monday April ll.-(De.
layed in transmissi0n.) --Telegraphlc
communication has been interrupted re-
Gently owing TO the torrental rains.
The railroad entertainments IN South
Manchuria have been damaged, thus
delaying the movements of troops. The
embankment OF the railroad running to
Shan Hal KWan is submerged al several
points.
A squadron OF batileshlps and torpe-
do boats has just returned here from
cruise far out to sea-
Easter passed without the anclpated
Japanese attack Every precaution was
taken to prevent a surprise. Vice Ad-
miral Makaroff who personally super
vises nightly the precautionary meas
ures, spent Easter eve In a guard boat.
During the usual Easter night service
the church windows were covered. so
as TO prevent the lights being seen by
the enemy and the absence Of all IL
in the town was q constant
reminder To the inhabitants Of the pos
sibillty OF an attack. The troops cele-
DRAFTED Easter sunday NJ their posts.
Grand Duke Boris who left here April
s. has returned to Port Arthur.
JAPANESE HAVEN'T CROSSED.
ST. Petersburg, April l2--Mai. Gen.
Plug In a dispatch from Mukdcn de-
MES the report that the Japanese adj
vance guard has crossed the Yalu and
engaged in a skirmish with the Rus
sian troops,
THE VARIAG RAISED.
New York, April l2,--Repotts have
been received from Chemulpo, says
World dispatch from Kobe japan. that
engineers have raised the Russian
cruiser Nariag
II IS expected that the salvage OF
This vessel will more than Offset the
rOst Of the merchantmen sunk in the
attempts 10 block Port Arthur which IL
estimated so far az S52j00O.