Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1904-05-19

mounted curing the past week. The
rifle regiment which arrived here yes
terday at the west fort left again in
the evening"
Precarious Communication.
Berlin, May IA. - Advices from st
Petersburg contain instructive intellt
gence of Admiral Alexieff's dispatch
announcing the re-establishment OF
railway communication at Port Arthur.
1t is published in very mutilated form
In the final sentence of the message
the viceroy stated that the Japanese
have withdrawn fifteen miles south,
ward from the railway to Bidorwo,
where their troops are being concen'
trated, and that the siege guns have
been disembarked.
1t is therefore plain that the report
ed restoration of railway communica.
ton at Port Arthur is of a doubtful
character, and under the most favor.
able circumstances it can be of only
brief duration.
Japs Advance in Manchuria.
st. Petersburg, May IA. - Further
progress of the Japanese in Southern
Manchuria is reported in official dis
patches given out last night. The pc.
sitiOn of the division which is follow.
ing the direct road to Hal Cheng has
not yet been disclosed, and caution is
also apparent in the operations on the
peninsula of Lao Tung, where 10000
Japanese are seeking to render them.
selves secure in the western section OF
the peninsula and in the vicinity Of
and below Pitsewo before beginning
the operations which have been
planned.
The report is current that the mika
do, in answering message of congrat
ulatiOn on the Yalu victory, sent by
students of the Institute of Mines in
st. Petersburg, expressed his thanks
and good wishes, but praised God thai
he had no such subjects.
Gaiety at Port Arthur.
Lao Yang, May 14.-A train which
left Port Arthur on resumption of com
munication arrived yesterday. A pas
senger said:
Life at Port Arthur goes on quietly
and there are plenty of provisions
there. On the day that communication
was cut off crowds Of people listened
to band concert on the boulevard"
st. Petersburg, May 13.-Gen. Kuro
patkin's dispatches indicate that the
main bodies of the Russian and Jap.
anese armies are approaching a clash
in the central section of the southern
province of Manchuria.
The battle is likely to be Tough,
about Liao-yang, with the Russian re.
serves operating from Mukden and the
and southwestern en- en- en- cmmmm
Japanese reserves from southeast and
southwest of the point of contact. The
struggle is expected to be tremendous
and temporarily decisive. Several days,
possibly a much longer time, must
elapse before the engagement begins.
Gen. Kuropatkin's energies are bent
on disentangling the wings of his
army from the menace of
Japanese Attacks.
The policy demands concentration at
a considerable distance from the flank.
ing coasts that have hitherto so ia.
vored the mikado's forces. The Rus.
sian commander realizes that the Jap.
anese do not intend to permit him to
concentrate while they scatter his
army. He sees that the enemy is con.
verging on Liao-yang and means to
give battle only after his troops have
been merged into a solid force, prop.
erly based, and supported for heavy
fighting.
The chief anxiety of the Russians is
lest KurOpatkin should lack sufficient
troops to resist Japanese attempts on
the wings of his army without expos
ing his center to successful assault
Chinese are warning the Japs of the
presence of Russian troops.
Niuchwang 10 Next.
Shanghai, May 13.-It is rumored at
that the Japanese occupied
Kai-ping, to the southeast, in the 9th.
and are expected to arrive at Niu!
chwang on the 18th. The Russians are
providing wildly to the station in their
efforts to escape.
Russian Fleet Not Sunk.
St. Petersburg, May 13.-The report
that the Russian squadron at Port
Arthur is being destroyed to prevent
It's falling into the hands of the enemy
is secuted at the admiralty.
Fight at Anju.
Toxic, May 10. - Details of the at.
tack by Russian Cossacks at Anju.
Korea, Tuesday morning, were re.
ceived here yesterday. The Russian
cavalry numbered 200 men and their
Unexpected attack was spirited The