The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-04-08
LARGE DETACHMENTS ORDERED
TO ADVANCE FROM MUK-
DEN AND LIAoYANG.
KUROPATKIN PLANS
ATTACK ON JAPANESE
No Report at Toxic Of Latest Bonn
bardment of Port Arthur-Czar's
Troops Fall Back Before Advance
Of the Japs.

week large masses of Russian troops will
advance from Mukden and Liaoyang to
positions on the upper and lower Yalu.
which Gen. Kuropatkin has decided 20
attack, in view of the report that the
Japanese are beginning to fall back be-
fore the Russian %outposts. Neverthe-
less, military circles here are convinced
that an important engagement on land
is not to be looked for so soon, for APP
parently the activity of the Russians
will be limited to the storming of PAX
chon and ANU and an advance on Ping
yang, where the japanese have still a
small force.
Russians at Wiju.
Seoul, April Alt is reported here
that 1000 Russian troops, including Co.'S
sacks and infantrymen, are e~ntrenched
about the gate on the south side OF
| Win.
Doubt Reported Attack. l.
Toxic, April 4.-The navy depart
the reported Japanese attack on Port
Arthur March 3O-31, and the officials
doubt that a general attack occurred.
1t was added that it was possible that
a few Japanese cruisers are in the
vicinity of Port Arthur, and that there
may have been an exchange of shots
with the Russians, but it is certain
that the main Japanese fleet was not
engaged at the time referred to.
Russians Driven Back.
London, April 4. - If reports which
came from TOXIC Friday night are cor
rect the Japanese army last Tuesday
was only Is miles from Wiju. A tele-
gram from Toxic says: Information
has been received here from a private
source that the Japanese troops, afte.
dislodging the Russians at Chengju,
about fifty miles northwest of Ping
yang, on March %, rested for one day
and then advanced to Yongchun, about
forty-fve miles west of Chengju. After
a brief engagement here they drove the
enemy farther north, the Russians re-
treating toward Unsan, a town 80
miles northeast Of Yongchun. ~
Yongchun is within 20 miles of Wiju,
the base of the Russian army of the
Yalu, and the point at which the first
severe land engagement must be
fought for the control of the mouth OF
the river and the capture Of Antung.
The Japanese front, from unofficial re-
ports, extends from Kasan, on the
coast west of Anju, in a semicircle 10
Pakchung and Unsan. Military ex-
perts here do not look for an immedi-
ate frontal attack on Wiju, although
they admit that such an attack is with
in the possibilities. They believe, how
ever, that the mikado's generals will
attempt to turn the Russian flank by
forcing a passage Of the Yalu north
west from Unsan. ]
New Foreign Minister.
Seon1, Anrl1-4-Kimke I:c hes
been appointed Korean minister of for
eign affairs, following PAX Che Sun in
this Office. PAX Che Sun was until re
Gently Korean minister to China. Be-
fore the Office Of foreign minister was
given to Kim Ka jim, it was declined
by PAX Che Sun, who said he did not
wish to o~fficiate. Kim Ka jim is a
very prominent man in Korea and has
in the past been head Of several min
isterial departments. He was a mem.
Der of the progressive party in 1884.
He was until very recently chief of the
privy council, but he has not enjoyed
high favor because of his progressive
principles.