Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-06-03
$1,000 JAPANESE LANDED
Ian, Admitted That Fighting Has
Been General Throughout the
Peninsula.
onsslANs PUSH THEIR ouTpoSTS
r...,,,tiu IS Awakening to Fact that
n. hoapesc Are Wonderful strate'
olsts and Worthy of Praise

"a. Yang. June 3.---There are persis-
49,, ,nmors that another great battle Is
y nroqress near Port Arthur, Contin-
y .n. cspponaing has been heard from
The south .o ,
An additional force Of $4,000 japanese
,,onorted to have landed at Takushan,
NEAR PORT ARTHUR
che,oo June 3, $40 p. m,-steamers,
,,,lcs have arrived here from New
csvang report that firing in the vieln-
M Of Port Arthur was heard last night
FIGHTING or THE PENINSULA.
,nRden June 3.-For two days past
,,,mors have been current Of severe
srbtins on the Lao Tung peninsula.
nsals are lacking, but the fact that
egbllns has been general throughout
ina pennsua is officially admitted. The
nussaas have pushed their outposts
,,atb TO Wan Fang Tlen on the rail-
MAJ yhilo the Japanese occupy the
,opotry nom the shores OF Korea bay
inland TO the vicinity OF stu Yen. The
nct Thar Japanese army estimated to
number 90 900 men.ls concentrated south
Al Kla chou. is regarded here as ndl-
e,,ne tie region where decisive bat
Ties viii be fought
KUnOpATKIN WAKING UP.
Newcnwang June 3. morning Every
tfou on the part Of the Russians 10
communicate with the southern part OF
h4 Lao Tung peninsula has resulted In
failure The japanese are In control of
all avenues Of communication, and
hey alow no messages to pass. With
the exception Of the authorities, the
Russians In Ncwchwang are daily
growing more depressed at the outlook,
An officer of high rank who has ar
rived here from Mukden spoke az fol-
lows concerning Gen. Kuropatkin!
"Ile Is awakening to the fact that the
japanese are worthy Of praise said
this officer "He declares that their re-
cent operations prove them to be
among the greatest strateglsts in the
world, and to this must be added great
daring capacity for work and ability
TO stand punishment The general did
not believe this before, but now Il has
been demonstra ted.
The mills at Hardin are being work.
ed day and night In grinding Manchur-
ian wheat, and their daily output is es-
ilmated conseryatIvely at 900 pounds
OF -four The Russian authorities are
encouraging the farmers to plant larg-
er crops than ever before; they are not
depending on the Transslberan railroad
Tor the transportation OF supplies.
JAPs DIDN'T APPEAR.
Vafangow, June /, via Lao Yang,
June IA continuation Of the lighting
was expected here today. but the Jap
dhese ana not appear In force, 4 rec
onnoIlering party, however, exchanged
snols WIN the cnemy's scouts and the
@Ver were driven off, leaving two men
dead on the field, Tomorrow probably
NlI determine whether the Japanese
are strong enough TO take Vafangow.
RELIEF COLUMN TURNS BACK.
Paris, June IA dispatch to the
Temps from st. Petersburg says:
~ appears chat the Russian relief col
unn OF $4,000 men, mobllized for the
slccor of Port Arthur has abandoned
us project owing TO the fail Of Kin
tnou and the landing OF japanese rein
iorcements
JAPs MOVE UP TROOPS.
halChou June The Japanese have
moved division up TO pulandian az
leeh lpr their operations on the
Awahg Fung peninsula ana also TO re-
IN, q possible Russian advance intend
VI I" interfere with the Siege operation.