The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1904-03-12
JAPS WON'T TELL;
EXPERTS FIGURE
Japan's Plan of Campaign Fore
Swallowed by Inference.
FIGHT EXPECTED AT YIN KoW
cments of the MikadO's Forces
Indicate n Repetition of the Plan
Successfully Carried Out In
War with China.

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heard from"
This prediction is made by militar
men here, based on the few significan
facts contained in the mass of meager
ly told dispatches that come fror
points near the seat of war.
Indicative Movements.
Every movement so far made indi
Gates with much positiveness tina
Japan will pursue almost IDENTICAL.
the plan adopted so successfully in he
war with China. The science of wa
has not changed in ten years, and thu
objects to be accomplished now are thu
same as they were then. The only diff
ference is that the Russians are sup
posed to be more valorous and intelli
gently directed than were the Chinese
Southern Manchuria will be invaded
at two points, by crossing the lower
Yalu and at Yin Kow.
Russians May Retire.
Dispatches from New Chwang, which
lies ON the Lao river not far from
| Yin Kow, say that on account of the
impossbility of defending the coast al
Yin Kow, until such q time as thaw
permits the construction Of intrench-
ments and works, the Russians have
prepared to retire up the main rail
road line. There are practically no de-
lenses there, and although the shifting
and reshifting of troops and artillery
to the small forts at the mouth of the
Lao river has the appearance of an in
tention to defend Yin Kow the military
authorities depend upon land engage
ment to check the Japanese advance.
The Yin Kow invasion will certainly
be made by large body of troops.
Correspondents Kept In the Dark.
All efforts by correspondents to OBJ
tain information as to the forward
movement of the Japanese have been
fruitless. All agree that there are
not many Japanese troops north of
Ping Yang Even conceding that $4,000
are north of Seoul, this would leave
two-thirds of the Japanese army miss
ing, and it is known that all the regi-
ments have departed from Sasebo,
Kobe and other points of Japan.
These missing troops must form
the army that has been dispatched to
effect Judgment at Yin Kow This
impression is borne out by dispatch
which says that six Japanese cruisers,
escorting ten transports, were sighted
off Che Foo steaming toward the Lao
Tung gulf Yin Kow is on the Man
churian side of Lao Tung gulf.
To Force the YaIu.
AS part of this land movement it
is expected that the Japanese will at
tempt to force passage across the
Yalu river and then advance toward
Lao Yang. y"
Lao Yang is the Russian base in
southern Manchuria, and.is about 100
miles north of Yin Kow.
The reports of Japanese operations
in the region of''VladfVHstock are gen"
orally reported by Britishr, military |
men as feints to veil the real object
of the campaign. The most plausible
theory for these movements is that,
the occupation of Poissit bay and J
Gensan, south of :Vladiyostock, by a
strong force was necessary; ini order
to .Rrevent Russian .stu<ning move,
metlf:% =
" 'ass!E7G9 Meet the Invasion. Il
IL. unset /: the e.: Japanese. invasion as
Tar as Known the only plans formed
by. the RYssiaTs are first. that GeAs.
KuropatlS}9g headquarters are" to Be- \
1T Mukdehst Neeroy AlexieK Purposes
% remainS Mudkep Indefinitely as
hat citSR tie center Of, thssGbidese !
ADMINISTRATION and has .asste-royal' I
bureau ;:.second, that, the plain west
If. Tashih- Chiso, which isN'alm6st i'm:
possible .Sf. defense, will be held. If
possible @MaAe6unt: Of the railroad |
with Port Arthur. third,
Iai Ching and Lao Yang are The. ex- T.
RENE limits to which troops VIII be
on account of the expos,
ire of the railroad at. these points. -
oUIrT AT vT.ATSTV0STOCE