The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-04-09

Seoul, April 4.-The Japanese troops,
advancing toward the Yalu river, have
had another action, repulsing the Rus
slams smartly, only score OF japanese
being wounded. In connection with the
engagement at Chongju in north Korea
March 20, much fighting occurred In
the town itself, which is big walled
place. It is asserted here that 40 Rus
SLAMS were killed and wounded and that
a number we're captured. The Japan
csc losses are given as 80. Twenty OF
the troops, wounded in a skirmish at
Kasan, March 26. embarked Thursday on
the hospital ship Kosai Maru. They
are doing well. The Russian losses on
that occasion were estimated at so. 1t
Is rumored in the same connection that
a Japanese major and 80 men were cut
off and captured.
Japs at Gates Of Wiju.
London, April "A fierce land en-
gagement is imminent in northern Ko-
rea. Two thousand Russian troops, in
Guiding Cossacks and infantrymen, are
entrenched about the gate on the south
with the cars soldiers ready and
eager for battle. Strong Russian out
posts also are entrenched at other
points along the Yalu. determined to
drive back the Japanese should the lat
ter give them issue and attempt to
cross the river. The Japanese army is
advancing northward from Pingyang
nd verin nd Ahah to Wi h IN n
few miles of the Russian lines.
That the Japanese armies have been
placed in the positions outlined by the
military council at Toxic Is evidenced
By the fact that the government has
allowed the newspaper correspondents
to leave the capital for the front. The
work of the transports in landing
| completed, and the next important
piece of news from the far east I'M
! doubtedly will come from northern Ko-
rea almost any day.
Japs Occupy Sengcheng.
Toxic, April 4.-The advance guard of
| the Japanese army in northwestern
Korea occupied the town of Sengcheng
Saturday afternoon without opposition
Sengcheng is on the Peking road. is
miles west of Chongju and about forty
miles south Of Win. When the Japan
csc drove the Russians out of Chongju
last Monday the Russians withdrew in
two columns, one going over the Koak.
san road and the other over the Picking
road. The japanese advance from
Chongju was made very rapidly. 1t wa.
anticipated that the Russians would re-
sist this advance, but they failed to de
SO. and now it is not probable that Their,
will be any further opposition south O
the Yalu river.
japanese Force Lands.
Il Paris, April A dispatch from S,
. Petersburg says 1t Is rumored that
. Japanese force has landed at tn
mouth OF Tumen river. which Is abou
100 miles southwest of vladivostok, a
the northeastern extremity of Korea.
II Russia May Invade Korea.
St Petersburg, April 4.-Instead c
. waiting for a Japanese attack on tn
Yalu, it is believed here that Gen. Kr
: ropatkin will take the aggressive, In
wade Korea in force, and endeavor [
recapture Chongju, ANU. and Pingyan,
, Gen. Kuropatkin now has along tn
railroad from Mukden to Liaoyang a
army Of 100000 infantry. nearly 20,O(
: cavalry. and $50 guns, all available fc
2 an advance into Korea.
I Japanese overmatched.
: 1t is declared here that with tn
: force Kuropatkin can drive the Japal
csc army clear back to Seoul. BY Jul