Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-03-19
JAPS PUSH NoRTHWARD
Large Force Land at Chinampo-Rus-
slams Have Departed.

A cablegram from London saws: The
Times correspondent cables from Chin
ampo, March IL, via Wei-hai-Wei March
IL, by the Times steamer Haimun: Arrived
at Ping-yang Inlet March 10, and proceeded
to Chinampo. Navigation is still difficult
and natural difficulties are increased by
drift ice floating down in large quantities.
The little known treaty port presented an
unusual spectacle. Where only 243 steam
ers entered last year, both warships and
transports are low anchored. Disembarka-
ton has been difficult but the japanese
brought all the necessary appliances Pom
tCon jetties have been built and extend some
hundred yards out, and the transports
brought their own landing barges
The military situation in Korea appears
to be as follows: After the first landing a
small expedition of the army force landed
near Hai-ju, pressed on. and seized Ping
yang, and was followed there by the troops
landed at Chenulpo, which force is suffi-
Gent to secure 4 strategic front against a
possible advance by the Russians south from
Yalu.
These troops experienced terrible wealth
er-rain, frost and bliZzard-but the infan-
try marched twenty-five miles a day each
man carrying nearly a hundred pounds.
However, they nii well. biVouacking in ko-
rean villages, but it WAS most severe test.
Covered by this force, the larger force
is now disembarking within easier distance
preparations for Decentralization are also
being made at the only practicable port on
the east coast of Korea, though the report
lacks confirmation
Although the ice in the Ping-yang inlet
is broken, there is much drifting The
weather is intensely cold, but such Japa-
nese troops as are not Immediately pushed
forward are bivouacking with their animals
III the open, and sleep in turns in Korean
houses which, with fire under the floors
are warm, though dirty. Everything re-
CURED is paid for, but at present the army
is independent of the resources of the coun-
try. The men carry two days cooked ra
tons and three days rice rations
Retirement of Russians.
Late advices from the front point to
further retirement by the Russians The
Japanese are now holding An-ju and line
along the Cheng- cheng river Outposts are
still in touch and while there is no trust
worthy information OF their coming into
contact, a san2uinary affair is reported
north of An-ju.
''Alf correspondents who arrived at the
Korean theater If hostilties without official
licenses have been requested to withdraw
or board returning transports. No CORE
spondent has been allowed more than fiji
teen miles north of Ping-yang. Europeans
connected with mining industries left on the
American cruise Cincinnati.
"One cannot help being impressed with
the selection by the Japanese of landing
ports. Even If they mad not been in COM
n.and at sea, the difficulty of naviga ton in
both approaches to the east coast would
have simplified the problem of protecting
the landing of troops.
I'm spite of their command at sea, every
precaution is taken by the Japanese and
the Haimun has been constantly overhauled
by Japanese warships. / cannot give the
number and designation of the various
troops which have been disembarked as
that would be unfair to the Japanese, but
the landings were made sufficiently long ago
for general reference now not to prejudice
operati tons.
News of the fighting at Port Arthur on
the 9th and 10th, giveh out here, says that
one of the Russian torpedo boats was de-
stroyed.