The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1904-04-08
THREE JAP ARMIES
LANDED IN KOREA
Advance Guard at seng Chens
With Forces Moving
Toward the Yalu.
MARCH is NOT RESISTED
Japanese Forces Also Occupied chens
Ju-lce Is Out of the Yalu and
Crossing is by Pontoon
Bridges.

London. April 5.-The Daily Tele-
graphs Shanghai correspondent gives
an unconfirmed report that Il Japanese
army of l05 900 men has landed oppo-
site Taku-Shan. in southern Manchu-
ria. and is marching north and north
west; that another army of 10000 las
landed in northwestern Korea and is
marching toward the Yalu river, and
that a third force has d~isembarked in
northeastern Korea and is marching
westward.
The correspondent adds that the
statement that the captain of the Rus
sian cruiser Boyarin is to be court
martialed is regarded as confirming
the report that the vessel was blown up
by d mine
Toxic. April 4.-The advance guard
of the Japanese army in northwestern
Korea occupied the own of Seng-
ChenS without opposition. Seng-
Cheng is on the Pekin road, eighteen
miles west of Cheng JG. and about for
ty miles south Of Wiju.
When the Japanese drove the Eus-
SLAMS out of Cheng Ju last Monday the
Russians withdrew in two columns, one
going over the koak San road and the
other over the Pekin road The Japan
ese advance from Cheng Ju was made
Very rapidly. 1t was anticipated that
the Russians would resist this advance,
but they failed to do so, and now it
is not probable that there will be any
further opposition south of the Yalu
river.
Cheng Ju. because of its superior nat
ural surroundings, is the strongest
place between Ping Yang and Wiju. Be-
sides these natural advantages there is
an old Korean fort there, which, had it
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been hard To take. The Japanese are
gratitied at The comparative ease with
which they drove The Russians from
this fort.
Russian patrols are reported to be il
the country east of the Pekin road. but
1T is not probable there is any consid-
cradle force of Russians in that section.
The patrols are withdrawing gradually
to the northward, toward the Yalu
river.
1t is reported that the ice on the
Ialu is We'll broken up, and in the
future the. river must be crossed either
in junks or over pontoon bridges.
Russia Angry at America.
St. Petersburg. April 5.--A Toxic
dispatch received here reporting menu
bers of the United States legation there
as making enthusiastic speeches on the
occasion of the Perry banquet given
g ~ W o., lobSc IlidNll oili
ment in view of President Roosevelt's
proclamation enjoining the strictest
neutrality OF word and speech on the
part of all government officials.
The speech of Lord Curzon of Ked-
lesion. March 30, al Calcutta. when he
reviewed the last five years of Indian
administration and referred to the gov
ernment's watchful policy. attracts
more attention than Colonel McDon-
AIDS victory in Thibet. 1t is consid-
cred especially inopportune just at Il
time when English batting in Russia
is decreasing. as it tends to revive ami
mosities; but coming from Curzon the
words carry less weight perhaps han
is looked upon as having his own spe-
cial policy for India, as Cecil Rhodes
had for South Africa.