Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-04-05
JAPANESE ADVANCE
Wiju Occupied Without {
 Shot Being Fired.
RUSSIANS REITERATED ACROSS TALU
General Kuropatlxin's Strategy Snid to Be Plan Of Retreat to Draw the Japanese Into Manchuria
 and Then Slaughter Them.

to Be a Plan Of Retreat to Draw
 the Japanese Into ManchuriR
 and Then Slaughter Them.
 LONDON, April 5.--A dispatch from Seoul says the Japanese troops have occupied Wiiu. There was no fighting, . the Russians retreating across the Ya- lu as the victorious Japanese army ad- vanced. The Japanese have apparent Iy turned the flank of the Russians and are i'll position to force the abandonment of the Yalu without battle.
 It is reported that force of 1o5, ,0O0 men has been landed opposite Taku- shan, in southern Manchuria.
 A Harbin report says from all sides Russian soldiers are pouring into Har- bin, the uncompleted railroad station there has been transformed into bar racks, and almost every house in the town is occupied by soldiers.
 Pristan, short distance away, which until recently 1ad been small village on the bank o2 the Sungari river has become a city with temporary build ings. which are being used by the troops as hotels and restaurants.
 The snow flied streets of the two cities are thronged with picturesque Cossacks, bearded Siberians, sharp shooters and galloring orderlies, all inn bued with the fever to get to the front. Merchants and restaurant keepers have been accused by some of the sol diers of extortion, but money is cheap.
 The Russian authorities at Harbin are exercising greater vigilance to pre- vent the news of their plans for the movement to and the disposition of troops in the theater of war. which are now being made on large scale, from going abroad, where they might be of service to the enemy.
 Secrets regarding what is actually happening are being kept well. It is as if an impenetrable curtain had sud- denly been rung down on the stage of the war in east Asia. Behind this cur tain the greatest activity prevails. General Kuropatkin at his temporary headquarters in Liaoyang is directing the execution of his plans, moving the troops, strengthening the positions se- fected, oiling the wheels of the com naissariat and quartermaster's depart ments, perfecting the hospital service and otherwise looking after the organ ization and innumerable wants of the army in the field.
 General Kuropatkin's plan of cam paign is said to be one of the gradual retreat of his army into Manchuria, where the Japanese following will be crushed by overwhelming numbers.
 The Russians count upon Japanese flank ing movement in connection with frontal attack, and therefore Rus sian force has been disposed along the Tumen to prevent the entrance of a Japanese column there Another flank ing movement is expected at the head of the Liaotung gulf, near Newchwang, and everything there is being prepared to receive the enemy, but for the pres ent the Russian military authorities believe that the Japanese game at this point has been blocked by the failure of the attempts to bottle up and render immobile the fleet Of Vice Admiral Makaroff, which while free will be too great a menace to the movement of Japanese transports in the gulf of Pe- chili. Another effort to block Port Ar thur is consequently expected daily.
 One of the principal reasons for Vice roy Alexeieff's visit to Port Arthur in addition to inspecting the ships and de- lenses is understood to have been for the purpose of consulting Vice Admi- ral Makaroff with view to devising plans for defeating these attacks, and to this end all additional possible pre- cautions have been taken. Indeed 1t Is hinted in high quarters that the next time the Japanese appear off Port Ar thur they will find hot and heavy surprise awaiting them.
 Viceroy Alexeieif has returned to Mukden.