The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-05-27
RUSSO-JAPANESE WAR

OCCuIIcu DIS IdT as Cdu DC lcdIucu.
The Japanese advance on Port Ar
thur is near a elimination, and the as
sault upon the b~esieged city is expect
ed at any time.
Struck by Russian Shells.
London, May 24-The correspondent
of the Chronicle at Toxic telegraphs on
Sunday that the Japanese destroyer
Akatsuki has been badly damaged by
a shell of Port Arthur. There were
twenty-four killed out of a crew of
fifty-four men.
On the 10th 500 Russians made a
night attack on the town Of Lanchan
sixty miles from Wonsan, where they
fought 500 Koreans for two hours and
then retired. The Russians mistook
the Koreans for Japanese, who wear
similar uniforms.
Three thousand wounded Russians
have arrived at Hardin durin gthe last
ten days. The Russians are expelling
the Chinese from Hardin and prepar-
ing for an eventual retreat by cutting
the canal to Sangari northward.
MORO Jap oVipS OouudSS0s
The correspondent Of the Express at
St. Petersburg telegraphs under Sun
days date that despite Japanese deni.
ais, it is declared that several war
ships besides the Hatsuse and Yoshino
have been sunk or badly damaged
in engagements during the past few
days.
The Kasuga, one Of the cruisers
bought from Chile, is stated to be out
Of action, having been badly injured
OF Port Arthur on the day the Hat
suse was blown up. The Kasuga is
supposed to have been towed to
Sasebo. In the fighting which oc-
Cured on Kerr bay, neal Dalny, when
the Japanese attempted to land, a
cruiser, probably the Miyado, was
sunk, and three torpedo boats were Sc
riously damaged.
Japanese Concentrating.
Mukden, May 24~.-Japanese army is
engaged in concentrating south of
Ogaliashyang. A little skirmishing is
taking place about a half hours march
HUH llulCACA6, OuS ~ 40 IoN LINZ
that the Japanese can attempt seri-
Gus operations against Liao-yang for
several weeks.
The idea that a Japanese column is
advancing from the east against Muk-
den is exploded now 1t is possible
that no operations on a large scale
will be carried out before the wet
weather begins.
Say Jap Loss Was Heavy.
London, May 24-The CORRESPONDENT
Of the Daily Mail at st. Petersburg
says that two of the $50 russian woun
ded who fell into the hands of the Jap
anese after the Yalu battle have es-
capped and come into Liao-yang. They
praise the conduct of the Japanese.
who, they say, treat the prisoners well,
although they feed them badly. The
two fugitives also assert that at the
battle of Yalu the japanese loss was
wei $500 men. The dead are not
buried. The trenches are full OF
corpses, being merely covered in with
earth.
Gen. Ma has adopted a defiant atti-
tude toward the Russians, and he Is
trying to rouse the Chinese population.
Russians Driven inland.
Niuchwang, May 22.-The apanese
naval bombardment near Kaichau last
Monday was completely successful, the
object being to drive the Russians In
land. Landing parties destroyed a
number of fortified positions, none OF
which were defended. The Japanese
are now able to disembark troops at
any point they may select on the west
ern coast of Liaotung peninsula with
out serious opposition.
Port Arthur Not Blocked.
st. Petersburg, May %. - High Ad-
miral Grand Duke Alexis has received
a dispatch, bearing yesterdays date
from Viceroy Alexieff, giving an &C.
count of the sinking of Japanese war
ships at Port Arthur, but which does
not give any important particulars not
made public at Toxic, except that In
addition to the torpedo boats sent out
by the Russians. a cruiser also went
out, showing that the mouth OF the
harbor is not blocked to large vessels
Russians Lose a Ship.
Toxic, May pa trustworthy re-
port has been received at imperial
headquarters that the Russian cruiser
Bogatyr ran ashore outside Of Vladi-
vostok in a heavy fog and was de-
stroyed. This Is the first ship of the
Vladivostok squadron to be destroyed
Japanese Lose Two Warships.
Chefu, May 20. - Russian refugees
who arrived here to-day on a junk from
Dalny say that the Japanese lombard
ed Port Arthur last Monday. Russian
oficers who were on Golden Hill de-
clared, according to the refugees. that
during the bombardment a Japanese
battleship and q cruiser struck mines
and sank.
The warships reported to have been
sund of Port Arthur are the battle.
ship Shikishima and the armored
cruiser Asama. The story Is not be-.
lieved here. but the Russians who
brought the news insist that it is true.