Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1904-04-11
JAPANESE HAVE CROSSED The
YALU RIVER.

Though not officially confirmed, it
is apparen thy true that the Japanese
are in complete control of Korea,
secured after only few insignificant
Skin mishes. Toxic reports that the
Japanese advance guard entered
Win Sunday, meeting no opposition.
| Win is on the Yalu river, near its
mouth, and has been one of the i'm
portaDt bases of operations for the
Russian cutposts. 1t was supposed
the Russians would make decisive
stand here. 1t is said the Russians
overestimated the Japanese strength
at ANU and retreated without firing
a shot, failing to take advantage of
the natul al strength Of their position
to impede the progress of the enemy.
1t is said the landing of troops at
Chimampo has ceased and the sol
diers have been moved northward.
A large fleet guards Chinampo. The
Japanese military base has been
moved northward from Ping Yang.
The Japanese front, IS, 900 feet strong,
is said to be massed along in line
from Kasan through Patching to
point in the vicinity of Ying-Phong,
with Aniu as a base. A despatch
from Seoul, dated April 1, tells of the
advance of this force of $4,000 from
Aniu, in three divisions, for Win, and
it is probable that if Win already has
not been occupied in force by the
Japanese it will be very soon. Enor-
nous quantities of foodstuffs and
munitions are being advanced slowly,
although transportation is difficult.
Some supplies are being landed at
| Chinampo, some at Hai-Ju, and some
are being taken up the Ching Chun
river to ANU in iunks. The horses,
5000 to a division, were landed in bad
condition. The necessity for lea ding
each horse reduces the strength of
the fighting force. Many soldiers are
suffering from the effects of frozen
feet. There are unconfrnaed rumors
that the Japanese have landed troops
on the Liao-Tung peninsula. The
Russians! are said to be preparing
twelve junks, loaded with stone, to
block the Lao river on the approach
of the Japanese toward New Chwang.
While every days delay on the part
of the Japanese aids the Russians,
the presence of a large Chinese force
under General Ma, on the MancE urian
frontier, is a distinct menace to the
/ Russians and delays their aggressive
movements. The Russian army is
r said to be inadequate to defend the
! country between Port Arthur and
| Korea. Their soldiers are badly fed,
i and while the cavalry is superior to
, the Japanese, their infantry and
artillery are distinctly inferior The
q Russians are ma ntaining a strict
q embargo on news from the vicinity of
the land operations. Nothing likely
. to give the enemy information is per-
+ mitted to get through. The Japanese,
q too, are keeping the foreign war COR
= respondents back from the scene of
g activity. It is announced that the
p Russian Baltic feet will sail July 10Th
o for the Far East. Several big ocean
o liners will accompany it as golfers.
g The Siberian railway is interrupted
r by the melting of the ice on Lake
@ Baikal, over which temporary track
Il had been laid to serve as the connect
: ing link. An ice breaking boat will
q soon clear channel so that ferry
IS service can take up the work. Thus
n far the predictions that the railroad
V would speedily break down have not
# been verified.
,e Reliable reports have been received
to the effect that part of the Japan
csc fighting line has crossed the Yalu
ID and established itself in strong posi-
" tons there at several important
points. kilograms have been re.
ID ceived saying that the Russians are
ne occupying six of the largest border