The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-30
SHIFTS TO NORTH
Scene of HOstilities in Manchu-
ria Has Been Changed.
Advance in Direction of Mukden
Is Resumed.
MOVE ON KWAN TIEN.
KurOpatkin Is Uncertain About
Number of Enemy.
His Patrols Heard the Firing at
Kin Chou.
MOVE ON KWAN TIEN.

ST. Petersburg, May SO.-The war
office has received the following dis
patch from General Kuropatkin un-
der today's date:
''I this morning received report
stating that the Japanese advance on
Kwan Tien has begun from Saimatzsa.
The numbers of the enemy are not
known"
The emperor has received the fol-
lowing dispatch firm General KurO-
patkin, under yesterdays date:
"a detachment of Japanese cavalry
consisting of so sabres moved forward
from the main body May 27 and ap-
preached within eight kilometers
southeast of Wa Fang Hoon station,
but on encountering our frontier
guards fell back rapidly.
'On May 26 a Russian patrol heard
heavy artillery firing in the direction
of Kin Chou
Russians Capture Japanese Convoy.
Liao Yang, May 30.-Lieutenant Col
onel Kiridonoff, of the Fourth Trans
Amur railway battalion has repaired
the railway north of Kin Chou, be-
tween the stations at Sininchen and
Vanzalin and tomorrow viii complete
the work between Bfangoy and Wafan-
dian.
The Chinese are readily offering
themselves for employment. typhoOn
prevails which hinders the japanese
landing operations and heavy rains are
spelling the roads.
The Russians, it is reported, nave
/ captured q japanese convoy
Kaiser Takes Much Interest.
Berlin, May 30.-The Asien, the organ
of the German Asiatic society, says
Emperor William has sent TO General
Kuropatlxin through Major Runkel,
who went to Manchuria as German
military attache with the Russian
army, a long autograph letter. High
military officials here remark upon the
unusually lively interest the emperor
takes in military events IN the far
east. His majesty mas the general staff
send him twice daily reports regarding
! the situation there. The reports are
laccompanied by maps, and plans of the
military operations
Japanese Plans.
ST. Petersburg. May 80, BIS p. m.
According to information received
nv the Associated Press from high
source important news regarding the
Japanese plan of campaign which has
reached the Russian authorities since
the battle of Kin Chou cOmpelS the
conviction that the advance of Cen
era1 kuroki and the activity of his
scouts northwest and southwest OF
Feng Wang Cheng are parts of a we'll
executed feint to prevent General
Kuropatkin from detaching strong
force to hamper General Oku's oper-
ations on the Lao Tung peninsula
Under cover of General kuroki 5
screens, it is added, part of the Japa-
nese army landed at Taku Shan will
be moved southwark into the penin-
sula, While Kuro6i attempts to make
kuropatlKin believe that he intends to
force a decisive engagement with him.
This information would tend to prove
that the primary object of the Japa-
nese campaign all along has been
Port Arthur, and that once that fort
ress is in their hands, unless an ex-
] f9W0r1
/ to attack Kuropatkin, the japanese
plan is simply to make their tenure
secure and force the Russian com
Inander to assume the offensive.