Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-05-12

y Petersburg NAV s-r~u orciaI
iispAten'ss calculated to iacr~ass the
i''pT~ssinn existing nuunx ali circle.
n Russia sere siFsn ont iast uirAt
fsun the pulnt Il vis~ of the uro-
<re-s q the eampalEa. the u,ost i'm.
porsaat : rwSarisag tAe capture by
the japanese. Wifhoat opposition. of
feng Wang ChcnE IN May : TIE
s'ecoaa stvez details eoncernin< the
ktller. roundssi and missing arnoux
the ruops under the cumFnana of
Lieut. Gen Zassalltch. as the -,-Sult
% the Sighting on the Vain. th.. mum.
Der Of which tOsals -.-7s Olfr.rs and
men
Gen kuropatkin forwarded a me-.
sage from Gen Zassalitrh xho a.
been ieft In charge of the cslumn ~
from feng Wang Cheag. which
leSf'r'''sst 1ovemeuts of the army
h sitn the occupation of
The Information caused m
I'D ufrctaiS. who had already
1ss- issd Of the decision thar no
Attemuf would b. made to hold Fenx
wang Cheng. the superinrity VI the
Japanese in all lighting arms insnrsn<
a disaster similar to that az Kialfen
Chens- Therefore Gen Zassaliteh was
given strict orders that there sAoald
De- nu hsht Of the rsar gsar.f The
Russians left while Gen. Kurosi vas
making hts dispositions for a big bat
tie.
The Japanese approached frvom two
directions. along tho main rnad ami
NJ the valley placing batteries -
ts tu command the town This pro
-s,iure on the part q Gea. Kurokf
shows that the eutire japanese plan
uf operation hat been thaushtf,rfiv
prepared snd that every division cum
mantier knew exactly what b. shuuld
10
Now that Gen. kurpki Is established
at Esng Wang ChenE. tn, Russians
are puzElsei as to shat move ~ vii
MAKE ncNt. The fact that he sert
~ panies su uaiien Papa Ts.e
tt - narth-uort1eaSt of Fens
Wals Cheng. might Indicate hiS par.
pose - Pryrcse,i sianS this rad ~
Ting Chan Glen. ninety miles aorsh
'-um where As would march weSt 10
the Liaa Yank. This would permit an
effective aaakin< movement. but Il
: nut cunSiferyst probable. the ike
hhcod being that he viii move alon<
he ruad hy which the Russians -
treated toward Lieo Yang This rad
branches OF az ChatsChang. twenty
niles westward from Fsng Wang
ChenE. ant continuf< almost directly
vest Of Hal Chang. which waS cap
,ured BY the japanese during the
Chiuo-IapaneSa var a usarch nn
this 7iaca wouli compel the evacvsa-
lf New ChVans- rs the fn-cs
there woald b. IN danger q es~tr'sc.
riOu. or u being subjected to a siege
~ the armies conVerSinS from Hai
Chang and the Ssiuthsrn part of m.
40 TunS peninsula
There : ~ Confirmation un ta the
nrn~ant ef the report that ~ RuN
a. axe preparinS Ia evacaltc $ew
4nE. but feN would - surprised
sluald turn ouf n - correct
The effect Of A march RaOag the rad
- Hai Chenz Nnuif b. 70 niaee ahsa-
iufelv in control of tAe japanese al
Manchuria betweel the Vain ami tae
Lao Tung peninsula. with the excep-
tion Of Port Arthur. The Russians
admit thai At tbs stage Of the var
the Japanese control the territory
mentioned
The Russian Invalid. the army or>
san. makes this concesssu1-
The remainder of the press s al
lent
Only one aftsruoon n2ner referred
IN the ahandOnmsut of Feng Wang
Chens, and that one incunptcuously
Il is believed that Surukt. instead II
proceeding u Hsi ChenS will Tanvs
northwest along the rad to Lao
Yang. He will ind the Russians IN
trcached At Tten Choir Chan PASS,
"a of the Wa Tien line pass.