The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-04
STIRRING CHINA.
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measures for repulsing the fire ships.
With me were Lieut. Gen. Zaltnski
and Capt Eberhardt of the naval
general staff. Lieut.. Gen. Stoessel
was on the fortifications at the same
time and Cen. Loschinsky, chief of
the defense force of the forts. was on
board the Giliak."
Why News Comes Slowly.
St. Petersburg, May AIR P. M
Since the emperor's removal to Tsarl1i
Oye-Zelo, a new system has been i'll
troduced of communicating official
MESA ges intended for publication to a
special committee of military and ma
val censOrs. Formerly all kilograms
addressed to the emperor received Ji-
rect at the winter palace We're senat to
Admiral Abaza, who d ciphered them and
forwarded them to commission sit
ting in the telegraph office. The cen
sOrs read the MESA ges carefully, omit
ted word or passage likely to prove
useful to the enemy and then a dupli-
cate was given out to the correspon-
dents quartered in an adjoining room
The only delay arose from the censors
adjourning from p. m. to p. m The
present arrangement involves further
delay. Messages have to come back
from TsarskOye-SelO after being de-
ciphered. Those relating to the land
operations go to the war ministry and
those referring to the sea mOVemenC rs
are taken to the marine ministry which
are respectively entrusted to give them
out. Yesterday General Kuropatkin's
first telegram reached the war ministry
at noon, but the official in charge had
taken a train to Tsarkioye-SelO to re-
port to the emperor and consequently
the dispatch did not reach the public
till night.
The emperor has received additional
details of Sundays fight on the Yalu
river from General Kuropatkin but
probably they will not be given out till
tonight
The general staff explains that the
Russian batteries at Kin Lien Cheng
and PotietinslSy succeeded in with
drawing to ascend to a second position
whence they poured a murderous fire
on the Japanese who were occupying
the heights at the Russians left The
Japanese attacked at three points
Frontal at Kiu Lien Cheng on the front
at Chingo and on the other flank at
Liantan Cow, or LaintungOW, north
east and southeast respectively of Kin
Lien Cheng. The losses were very Sc
we're on the TANKS, which protected the
retreat of the main body from Klu
Lien Cheng. The Eleventh regiment
made a heroic stand at Lain Fangow
the Russian second position along the
heights whence it was impossible 10
remove the guns on account of the na-
ture of the ground and the heavy mud
General Zassalitch's force is resting at
H'eng Wang Cheng. No removal of the
attack has been made. It is believed
that General Kuriko is also resting
on the river.
There is a strong Russian position
back of Feng Wang Cheng on line
parallel with Mukden and Lao Yang,
where troops are concentrating and
At is considered likely that a really
decisive engagement may be fought
there. To force the pass beyond Feng
Chwang directly is considered practi-
cally impossible. General Zassalitch
had only 40 guns altogether and 16 Of
these left Antung early Sunday morn
Ing and reached Feng Wang Cheng
safely. The Second and Third batteries
of this brigade lost all but two guns,
namely %. Eight machine guns which
were used to cover the retreat were
also lost.