Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-05-18
ANOTHER Jap Al ARMY.
Lands at Huang Tsia lung and
Marches Inland. as.s
Russians Abandon New Chwang 0w-
ing to Approach Of laps. 7.....
Battle Daily Expected Between Armise
Near Lao Yang. ~

st. Petersburg, May 1.-THE follow
Ing telegram from Gen. Kuropatkin to
the Emperor. under date of May is,
has been given out here:
| toward noon, II steamers APP
preached Sung You Chong and opened
lire under the town. while five vessels
approached the shore i''.
! AT l.30 p. NJ. three large steamers
appeared Off the cape. and at $40 p. Nj.
the enemy landed at Huang Tsia TunR.
and commenced a march in the direcS
ton of Kaiping." .'
| Gen kuropatkin telegraphs to- tina
emperor under date Of May 10 as fol-
lows: ...', -
ON May TO- our Cossacks enoonn z
| tered force Of the enemy composed
or one battalion Of infantry and twor
squadrons of cavalry belonging appar !
entity to the Japanese guards divisiens
near kuan Dian Sian, and the fusiladea
lasted Tor an hour and half. The fire
OF the japanese infantry and cavalry
was poor. We had one Cossack wpund-s
ed. one horse killed and two Cossackss
missing.
On May Is, the Japanese VANGUARD
occupied Haihamsintsa. in the valleys
OF the Patao river. Tsiangtao in thes
valley or the left branch Of the same
river, Shitsiafutsu and Hitvouchen., In
the valley Of the Al river, and Kuan'
Dian Sian.
There were no Japanese at Stu YEN
on May Is. ,..-...-... INN '-
"On May IA, the Japanese occupied
Polandien with a detachment of two
battalions Of infantry, and two SQUAD
rons of cavalry. -
ION May IA and Is the Japanese re-
commissioners had not pushed beyond
four and 4 half miles from the station
Of Wafandian.
On May Is there was no advance
of any considerable force OF the enemy
to the north Of Polandien.
No fresh report has been received
regarding the Japanese raid on Kai
Cbau." r.. ga I. 80. =
{ Gen. sakharoR reports to the general
staff under this date as follows:
F Gen. SamsonoR reports at l1.30
O'clock. last night, that the Japanese
confined their efforts to felhfs at, land
ing I'm the neigfiborhood of Siung Yue
Cheng and Kaf. Chau. Their vessels
opened fire on the town Of Siung Yue
Cheng, on our scouts and on the coast.
The Japanese. squadron left after
$50 o'clock, proceeding southwest ana
several Of its vessels remained visible
on the horizon until dusk."$::
-,
st. Petersburg. May f7-7.lo M
The complete withdrawal OF the Rus
slams from New Chwangs is believed to
have followed the strategic command
of the port by the columns sent vest,
ward by Gen. Kurokio. The exact con-
ditions under which the evacuaa+ostyy
was brought about are not known
here. as all the official dispatches havs.s
been forwarded to the Emperor. The
foreign Office Is not advised as to
whom the administration Of New
Chwang was handed over. but the. ans ;.
thorities express confidence that the
Russian commander arranged for the
safety of the foreigners before his de-
perture. - 80 s.-
st. Petersburg. May. 17-li.3l P.tMss
1t was announced. tonight. that
Lieut. Gen. Zassalitch has been. re-
lieved of the command Of the 2d,56fe
berian Army Division. and that Lieut..
Gen. Count Keller, former governor OF
Bkaterinostav. has been appointed to
succeed him. 80 4 rss,i
z Since the battle of the ,Yalu II has
been predicted that Gen. Zassalitch
would not long retain his command,
but there has been. no disposition to
act hastily. The Emperor's advisers,
could not forget that while Zassaiitcfi
did not carry out the plan Of opera
tions which had been previously de-
termired upon, he had displayed q
stubborn resistance which showed to
the enemy and to the world that the
Russians had not lost the courageous
spirit Of past generations. Ss
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