The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-03-25
REPORT LACKS CONFIRMATION
RUSSIANS ALSO REPORTED TO
HAVE LOST 600 MEN IN
~,'' FIGHT ON YALu.
CARS TROOPS ABANDON ANU
RETREAT BEFORE THE ADVANCE
OF THE JAPANESE MAIN
FORCE.

London, March %. - A number of
rumors are printed in the newspapers
here this morning, but they must be
accepted with reserve.
The Daily Telegraph's Toxic cor
respondent cables a newspaper report
Of the Japanese occupation OF Port
Arthur after a combined land and sea
attack Saturday and Sunday. 1t is as
serted that a division of Japanese
landed on the Lao Tung peninsula
Saturday and engaged the Russians
near Port Arthur while the fleet bonn
barded from Saturday evening until
Sunday morning.
Great Battle in Manchuria.
ST. Paul, March %. - The Pioneer
Press prints the following special
from Shanghai:
1T is hard to get confirmatory news,
but l believe a great battle has been
fought in Manchuria, and that the
Russians have been defeated. Several
~ Gill AOouS' VI SOulluSu nave
passed Tashichiao EN- route to the
base hospital at Liaoyang. Reports
have been received here that an action
took place near the Tatung pass; that
the Japanese crossed it, and that the
Russians were forced to retreat with
heavy loss. The way is now open for
a general Japanese advance on Molten
Ling. This place is held in force by
the Russians. Russian reinforcements
are concentrating in the neighborhood
Of Neuchwang. George Lynch.
Russians Lose 600 Men.
London. March 23.--The Daily Tele-
graphs Toxic correspondent reports
a sharp encounter at Chyong Syong
ION the Yalu river about thirty miles
northwest of WIFI in which the Rus
slams lost 900 in killed and wounded.
The Daily Chronicles Shanghai cor
respondent hears from Neuchwang
that the japanese crossed Tatung
pass, forty miles from Hal Cheng, and
that collisions occurred with the Rus.
slams.
st. Petersburg, March 23.-The fol.
lowing official dispatch dated Mukden,
March 20, was received yesterday:
Gen. Zhilinski reports as follows:
1.-THE troops are in good spirits and
there is no sickness. According to re-
ports received from the frontier
guards on the Eastern Chinese rail-
way everything is in order there. At
Udyini station Capt Uksemoff, with
military cavalrymen, has driven off
band of 100 chunchuse Chinese band
its.). The occupation of the towns of
Anju and Ping Yang by the enemy's
infantry and artillery is confirmed.
An increased
Movement Of Troops
and transport on the road between
Ping Yang and ANU is noticeable.
"Thirteen of the enemy's trans
ports recently unloaded at Chinnam-
pho. According to reports there have
been no preparations for landing on
the coast of Caolpao or opposite Kin
Chow.
"'All reports appearing in foreign
newspapers of the landing of Japanese
troops at different points on the coast
are Inventions"
Russia's Plan. Of Campaign.
Gen. Zhilinski's official confirmation
Of the reports that the Russian out
posts abandoned ANU upon the ap-
preach OF the Japanese in force causes
no surprise here. as such action is in
perfect accord with the Russian plan
of campaign. The Russian skirmish-
ing and advance posts were thrown
forward solely for the purpose of har-
RAISING and worrying the Japanese
Outposts, falling back as the main
body Of the enemy moves forward UNI
til the strong positions at the Yalu
river are reached.
The fifty miles of country between
ANU and the SYa!u are very difficult
for the movement of large force,
There may be some lively skirmishfng
as the Japanese advance progresses,
but the Russians are resolved to avoid
q decisive action until certain of vic
tory. q
Russia Considers Korea Neutral.
St. Petersburg. March 23.The for
eign office gives an absolute denial to
the statement telegraphed from here
that Korea is regarded az, bel1igerent.
Russia, as previously explained, holds
all the acts Of Korea, since the dec
laration Of her neutrality as being I'm.
der Japanese duress, and unless the
Korean government formally notifies
the powers that she has joined with
Japan and takes up arms Russia viii
consider her neutral. But and Korean
troops which actually IN
lHpsds Russian Movements S:s.
0r hin the enemy will be- considered
Individual belligerents without refer.
Snee 10 their nati onality. .as B
ghe statement that the Russian min.
l1ter q pakinz has .dema ndsd 10 III