The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-04-16
MUkDEN REPORTS TRAiNlOAD
WITH sANDAGED HEADS
AND LIMBS.
CROWD Of WOUNDED RUSSIANS
RUSSIAN SQUADRON At SEA
GEN. kURoPATklN;s OFFICERS
PRAISE JAP ADVANCE IN
KOREA.

Tien-tsin, April 13.-There is reason
to believe that the right wing Of the
Japanese line of advance from North
ern Korea is strongly posted in the
neighborhood of Chasong, in the north
westerly bend of the Yalu, and it is re-
ported that an engagement took plact
thereabouts on March 29.
The japanese objective is said to be
the tieing of a section of the railway
in the rear of Mukden. This advance
to the northwest is extremely proba-
BILE, as hilly and sandy country is ia
vorable to the transport of forces and
guns, while the country to the west of
the Southern Yalu at this season is
swampy.
The Chinese and Christians at Muk
den report that trainload of Rus.
SLAMS with bandaged heads and limbs.
passed northward about the I'd inst. 1t
is not known where they came from.
Costly Delay.
London, April 13.-The Times cor
respondent with the Japanese head
quarters staff sends wireless mes
sage via Wei-Hai-Wei, outlining the
prospects of land campaign in Man
churia. In the course fthe dispatch
the correspondent says.
''The Russians were either never in
q position to effect the military occu-
patton of Korea before the Japanese,
or, in the belief of the superiority of
their fleet, were content to delay. 1t
would seem that after the disaster to
their fleet, the only object of the Rus.
sian troops in Korea was to delay and
hamper the Japanese advance as far
as possible without becoming serious
ly engaged. 1t is doubtful whether the
long prophesied engagement for the
possession of the Yalu will ever take
place. Certainly not unless the Rus.
SLAMS have been reinforced much more
heavily than my information leads me
to believe"
Praise for Japanese.
st. Petersburg, April 13.-Gen. Ku
roptakin's officers report that the Jap.
anese advance in Northern Korea has
been a plucky and clever performance.
The roads are indescribably bad. the
rivers swollen and the weather of the
most trying description, but the mika-
dos troops have pressed forward with
out the slightest trace Of confusion.
The Russians have bridged none Of the
streams. but the japanese crossed un-
fordable waters in their own pontOons
brought from Chinnampho. 1t Is said
that in some instances the currents
were 30 swift that only the highest
skill in pontooning could have accom-
plished the operation. Apparently the
Russians see that nothing is to be
gained by minimizing the military ca
pacity of the enemy.
As far as can be observed little con.
fdence exists in military circles that
Kuropatkin's position on the Yalu is
strong enough to offer serious check to
the enemy in that quarter. 1t seems to
be generally admitted that the Japan.
ese will compel the Russians to con.
centrate at their main positions on the
Liaotung penincula.
Japs at Mouth Of YaIu.
Seoul, April 13.-The district north
Of Anju is becoming the main field Of
Japanese military campaign. The
second and third divisions of the jap
anese army are arriving at the mouth
Of the Yalu.
The prefect of the province Of Ping.
yang is appealing to the Korean gov.
ernment to send military help for the
suppression of local rioting. The situ-
alton is serious. The province Of
South China is overrun by bands of
robbers who are we'll armed. The pre-.
feet there is also appealing to the
Korean government for assistance.
Russian Fleet Sighted.
Chefu, April IS. The steamer
6haohsing, from Niuchwang. sighted
yesterday north Of Hwang Cheng isl.
,ands, ten miles from Port Arthur.
eight large Russian warships coming
IN from the direction of Dalny. The
vessel was stopped and her papers
were examined on the admiral's yacht
Aimiy. 49,
Nussla's Immense Army.
Paris. April 1.-THE Echo de Paris
this morning publishes the following
dispatch from its ct. Petersburg cor.