The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1904-05-13
Took a Strong Position.

possession of a range Of hills. t ant
without firing a shot planted our hae
on the hills. Three gunboats were EN-
DYE to distract the enemv's atten-
ton. They discovered 100 of the enemy
and shelled theI.D, killing several. The
trst fleet Of transports began landing
troops at S p. M. The troops We're
forced to wade ashore. In order to
facilitate further landing Of troops
piers are being erected"
Boat Went Aground.
The seport Of Admiral Katacka. com.
mander OF the third squadron, gives ad-
ditional details of the landing. The
admiral reports that his squadron CON
voyed the first batch of the second
army to he Lao Tung base, and adds
that the karu-Maru grounded yester-
day afternoon. She was assisted by the
protected cruiser AkitsushIma. which
succeeded In floating the transport, and
she reached her destination safely at
8 O'Clock the same evening.
Russians Get Mixed Up.
Washington. May 6.-The Japanes.
legation has received the following
from Toxic:
General Kuroki. commander of the
nrst army corps, reports that on May
3 u mounted scouts. after a severe
" oi' IiSIlb btdl feIg ftu30g
Cheng, drove back the Russians toward
Feng Huang Cheng. The Chinese say
that on May l about 1000 Russian in
fantry posted on n hill east Of Fenn
Huang Cheng fired upon 500 of their
comrades who We're retreatir y from the
Yalu. mistaking them for the enemy.
they wounded 100 and killed seventy.
The rest OF the body fled in disorder.
abandoning their commissary carts. A
Rll1Einn "ntffHnr IN t,- .l.--
that the only bodies which retreated in
order May l We're five or six infantry
battalions and two artillery companies.
Two hundred more Russians killed or
were found in the field. and
others are being discovered.
Port Arthur Is Doomed.
st. Petersburg. May 6.-The Japan>
csc landing at Pitzewo is expected tn
followed almost Immediately by the
of Port Arthur. LANDINGS on
the west coast of the peninsula are also
anticipated. The Russian military au-
seem reconciled to the cutting
off of their stronghold, but they ara
hat the fortress is impreg-
against attacks by land and sea.
though the enemy may invest the place
authorities here do not believe the
Japanese Will undertake to storm the
position.
6dillSolO OIL tOrC Arthur does NOT
exceed $4,000 men, and the fortress ia
provls1oned for q year. 1t Is understood
the landing at Pitzewo was preceded
by a bombardment of the shore, and
affected under the guns of the Ian
anese warships, but it was practically
l~nopposed by the Russians.
No direct information has been re-.
seived here as to whether General
army has advanced from
is position on the Yalu river, but II
8 now that the japanese are re-
,onnoitering south of Feng Wang
-heng and along the littoral.
1t Is reported that General Kuronat-
gin has asked the emperor to dismiss
Sassalitch. for disobedience 81
orders. Such action would not be sur
Among the many rumors which ara
lot confirmable. is one that the en-.
oeror intends to proclaim the mobiliza-
of the entire Russian army on the
Of the grand review at St.
Petersburg May II.
Big Battle Tomorrow.
News of very heavy firing near Fene
Wang Chen Is expected within SO hours
large reinforcements have reached the