Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-04-28
BIG FIGHTS
NEARLY DUE.
JAPANESE OPERATIONS TO Be.
GIN SIMULTANEOUSLY At ..
p ( THREE POINTS.
Will co AGAINST PORT ARTHUR
TRANSPORTS LOADED WITH so,.
600 JAPANESE HEADED
NoRTHwARD.
POLES HANGED BY RUSSIANS
ENERGETIC MEASURES TO PRE-.
VENT SERIOUS OUTBREAKS
J. IN RUSSIA. .>. -
rolts HANGED BY RUSSIANS
London, April 26. = The Chronicle
correspondent, cabling from Seoul un-

correspondent, cabling from Seoul un-
der date of April 18. says:
II have excellent authority for stat
vill commence almost simultaneously
st three points. The first division.
now at Wiju, is ready to cross the
Yalu. It consists of at least $4,000
men. The second division is provided
with six-inch guns destined for Port
Arthur. They will probably land on
both sides of the peninsula. The
third division will land at Takushan
or in that neighborhood. These three
divisions are all expected to have i'm
portant engagements with the enemy
within q week.
-.. Poles Killed by Russians.
st. Petersburg, April 26.-Eighteen
Poles have just been hanged at War
saw after having been convicted of a
revolutionary plot. Unrest continues
throughout Russia, and serious out
breaks are prevented only by the most
drastic measures.
Jap Transports Seen.
Shanghai April 26.-Spies informed
the Russians ct Kinchow yesterday
that Japanese warships conveying
transports with 10000 troops on board
were steaming northward. The news
caused panic. Viceroy Alexief or
dered q strict watch to be kept Ill
along the coast. .~
Russian torpedo boats stopped the
newspaper dispatch boat Fuwan of
Port Arthur yesterday, and, after
searching the vessel, allowed her to
proceed.
Japanese troops that have arrived
at Yongampho announce that the
Russians are in force near Yatungkau
on the Manchurian bank Of the estu-
ary of the Yalu river. Russian mines
are visible in the .Yalu at ebb tide. Pa
Vladivostok Expects Thaw.
London, April 26.-The Daily Nails
correspondent at Hakcdate says that
important preparations are being
made there. 1t is presumed the OBJ
jective point of attack is Vladivostok,
where . thaw is imminent.
The correspondent Of the Daily
Mail at st: Petersburg cables as fol-
lows: ...----- @-~.
There is no fresh news from the
Yalu. No credence is to be attached
to the reports Of serious fighting in
that district Indeed, the latest Of
aicial news definitely stated all was
quiet"
Denied by Russians.
The Daily Mail correspondent Ut
Niuchwang telegraphs that the Rus
sian military authorities deny the re-
ports about the Japanese cruisers and
transports having been seen of this
coast The truth is that some vessels
of the Chinese squadron from Chefu
have been patroliug the west coast OF
the Gulf Of echili.
Mai. Reichmand of the United
States army has arrived here, being
attached to the Russian headquarters
ut Liaoyang. Two suspected Amert
cans have been ordered tt. leave town
Immediately on a charge Of communi-
eating news to Japanese staff officers
at Tien-tsin Other peacable citizens
remain unmolested.
- In Case Of Retreat.
Paris, April 26. - Petit Parisiane's
st. Petersburg correspondent says
that owing to complications with
China the war minister has ordered
the mobilization of another army
CORDS and the formation of special
regiments to constitute the following
columns with headquarters at Irk-
tusk and, Baikal, thus commanding
the Urga and Pekin roads and pro-
tectfng the communications Of the
Russian army in case of retreat. The
government, he adds, has received an
offer from foreign shipbuilders to de
liver Immediately two submarines:
four destroyers and six sea-going tor:
pedo boats. The naval reserves in the
st. Petersburg district have been en-.
tirely modified.
Japanese on the Alert.
London, May 26.-The Far Eastern
dispatches this morning are chiefly
concerned with reports and specula
tions concerning Japanese landings
and the plan of campaign. The Daily
Telegraph's Toxic correspondent says
the present delay is more apparent