The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1904-04-14
Dispatches From Various Points
Agree That Russians Have
Left That Country.
THE LAND FIGHTS UNCONFIUMED.
The Japanese Squadron. With Twenty
Steamers, Was Seen Making Its
Way For Port Arthur.
Why Gen. kuropatkin's Plan Of Cam
paisn Does Not Contemplate Heavy
Resistance to Japs Advance
at the YaIu River.

Chicago April S.--A special cable to
the Daily News from Toxic says: Re-
Thursday from Seoul to the effect that
part of the Japanese fighting line had
crossed the Yalu and established itself
in strong positions there at several i'm
portant points.
Paris. April S.-A st. Petersburg cor.
respondent of the Petit Partisan ca.
bles: A colonel Of the general staff
has informed me that a general mobil
iZation is in course of preparation. In
view of complications which may en-
sue, the police have been instructed to
prepare lists of all university gradu-
ates under 40 years old capable of serv-
ing as reserve officers. A portion Of
the reserves will be told off to guard
the Siberian railroad. The de.
cree. ordering the mobilization, will
be published shortly
Port Arthur. April "a correspond
ent of the Times at Wei Hal Wei, ca
bling under Fridays date, says:
"The result of weeks cruise leads
me to believe that the Japanese fleet
is engaged in covering arrangements
for new landing of troops recently
modified A close blockade of Port
Arthur is not maintained, presumably
because Of information regarding the
state of the channel. Certainly up to
the present no Japanese transports
have entered the Gulf of Pc Chi Ii"
st. Petersburg, April 9.-The Vos-
toony Vestik's Harbin correspondent
says everything shows that on account
of unpreparedness II has been decided
to operate on the defensive. II Is be-
lieved that the Japanese will never
pass Mukden.
London, April 11.-No confirmation
has reached London of the various ru-
mors, most of which come by way of
Paris, of land fighting. landings by
Japanese on the Lao Tung peninsula
the capture of Japanese transports by
Russians, etc.
Dispatches from various points agree
that the Russians have completely
evacuated Korea, but beyond this there
is little reliable news.
A Che Foo dispatch which reaches
London by way of Rome, asserts that
the Japanese squadron with 20 steam.
ers was seen making for Port Arthur.
The squadron of Adm. Wirenius left
Cherbourg Sunday for the Baltic.
St. Petersburg. April 1.-THE gen
orally anticipated attack on Port Ar.
thur did not occur Saturday night, al
though telegram received from
Grand Duke Cyril reports that the enc
my's ships were sighted on the hori
zon. II is presumed that the japanese
were warned Of the extra precautions
which had been taken to guard against
a surprise. Vice Adm. Makaroff's tor
pedo fotilla patrolled the open sea
while the warships with full steam ur
remained outside Port Arthur. Else
where throughout the theater Of wal
all is reported quiet.
A high military authority In conver
sation with a press representative ex
planned why Gen. Kuropatkin's plan OF
campaign does not contemplate a
heavy resistance to the Japanese ad
vance at the Yalu. saying: EITHER
defeat or victory in battle thert
would be disadvantageous to US. Il
We lost we would have TO fall bach
through difficult country II we woT
and ] say to you that Russian STRAIT
egy Is based on the idea Of victory and
not on that of defeat-success would
be fruitless. We could not follow Il
up without exposing the army to tot
great risks. On account of the Jap
ancse control of the sea, II we pursued
the enemy into the peninsula OF Korea
we would open both flanks to posi-
BILE attack from the rear. No, the Jap
anese must come to a point in the in
terror which, with this end in view
has been selected where we can follow
mp crushing defeat to the bitter ent
with blow after blow and seal the fate
Of the campaign.
Our plan on sea and land will con
verge at time next summer wheI
Vice Adm. Makaroff's fleet will be re
lieved by the arrival of reinforcements
Then. II successful on land, we cal
clear the sea of the enemy, cut hi
communications and the Japanese IL
Korea and Manchuria will then be a
our mercy. The world must not be i'm
patient The prelude to this war Il
not yet finished"
II is understood here that as the re
suit OF Gen. Kuropatkin's visit to New
Chwang. reinforcements OF 100,00'
men will be sent forward from LA,
Yang.