The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-03-04
ARMIES HAVEDEGUNF fighting
BOTH JAPANESE AND RUSSIANS
CLAIM A VICTORY.

diers-Heavy Land Battle Expected
Soon-Russians Are Concentrating
Forces in Northern Korea-RaiIroad
Over Ice Lake Is Finished.
The following official dispatch has
been received at the Japanese legation
at London
A number of the enemy's cavalry APP
peared at a point 700 meters north of
Pingyang, Korea Our infantry fired
upon them, causing them to retreat"
Russian Version.
A dispatch received at St Peters
burg from Liaoyang, says that Chinese
on the Yalu river report that an ad-
vance guard of Russian cavalry, which
has penetrated Korea for distance OF
about 200 versts across the river, had
an encounter with a detachment of
Japanese, and that the Japanese were
compelled to retreat and fled, leaving
their horses, which were seized by Cos
sacks.
General Linevitch dispatched cavalry
and a body of infantry in pursuit and
with an order to occupy northern
Korea.
Details of a skirmish at Pingyang
show that so Russian cavalrymen APP
preached the north gate Of the Jap
anese camp and fired at 1000 meters.
A sharp fusilade took place and the
Russians retired All foreigners are
safe.
The emperor has contributed 100000
ven and the crown prince $4,000 yen
to the Japanese relief fund.
Korean soldiers on the Ham Gyeng
frontier have been attacked and dis
persed by Russian troops.
The official announcement by Major
General Plug, chief Of staff of Vice
roy Alexieff, that Russian cavalry had
crossed the Yalu river is expected tc
be followed shortly by news of rather
heavy land fighting as, according tc
seemingly trustworthy reports, Genera
Lenvitch has sent a whole army corps
of infantry to support the Cossacks
who have penetrated to a point below
Anju and who are reported to have
beaten the Japanese in several Skin
mishes. Nevertheless, if this move
ment in force is progressing, it mus
not be assumed that the Russians have
taken the offensive but rather tina
they are taking up strong position il
northern Korea in order to check tn
advance of the formidable army o
Japanese landing on both shores o
Korea. while the concentration of Rus
sian troops behind the Yalu is bein
! completed This concentration is mal
> ing better progress than is general
believed abroad
The movement of troops eastwar
over the transsberian railroad will b
: greatly accelerated hencefOrth, as tell
graphic reports say that the ice raj
road over Lake Baikal is finished
The Chinese war minister is hurr,
ing large bodies of troops to the nortl
J.. eastern frontier of Pechili.
The military situation will be great
complicated if General Ma is real
+ moving to the rear of the Russian p
L sitiOn with the intention Of makir
common cause with the Japanese,
1t it will expose both Russian TANKS
% attack
=. The hopes and hearts of the Ru
- slams are centered in their army.
10 The war excitement here al
n. throughout Russia generally seems
IS be dying down.
Id The movement of troops on t
40 transsiberian railroad has attained I
n precedented proportions. Trains goi
ld east are filled with troops. All trai
as from Manchuria are crowded with
ch men and children and the station he
CHI is filled with refugees waiting an
nd portunity to return to Russia, ma
ed of them remaining two days before
al ing able to continue their journey.
ill on Lake Bakal near the shore
he on Lake Baikal near the shore a
sank, but no loss Of life has be
10 reDOrted