Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-08-08

81 EeAcEsouL5t aug. a ASPoA1
from an apparently reliable source
was TO the effect that General Kuro-
patkin's main force has been rapidly
moving north for several days.
According to this report. no troops
proceeding to the front from Russia
have gone past Hardin in the past
three days. They viii be detained
there and every available piece OF
rolling stock be rushed south empty
for the removing OF the troops at Lao
yang and other points TO the north
ward. leaving a skeleton force to con-
test the japanese advances on vital
positions.
Great Anxiety in ST. Petersburg.
St Petersburg. Aug. 2.-The greatest
anxiety prevails here for news OF the
general advance against the southern
and eastern positions OF General Ku-
ropatkin's army. The public believes
the decisive battle OF the campaign Is
being fought. but this is not yet estab-
Hshed. The Associated Press hears
from the keenest military attaches in
81. Petersburg that for several days
the main body Of the Russian army has
been moving north towards Mukden
and that when the present line 70 the
southeast is forced the japanese viii
find that they have crushed only the
she'll Should this prove 10 be so,
General Kuropatzin viii doubtless BE
Obliged 20 destroy the immense stores
accumulated at LiaOyang.
Kuropatkin Cannot Escape.
Shrewd military critics, however, do
not believe that General Kuropatkin
cannot escape a general engagement.
His army forms a wedge with General
Ozu hammering at the point and Cen
erals N0dzu and KurOd operating with
driving movements OF great force
against the sides. If one Of the latter
should break through the southern
force would be doomed.
Amazed at Jap Strength.
The general stan seems amazed at
the immense strength OF cooperating
japanese armies. The Japanese evil
IDENTIFY succeeded in cOncealing the
real number OF their men and guns,
which the general stan now believes
must be u excess OF 100000 men
with between 500 and 400 guns.
May Pocket an Army.
While General Oku is holding the
Russian army at Haicheng in check,
General Nodzu is evidently trying TO
work around the vital position at
Simoucheng. At the same time General
Eur0ld is trying 70 flank the first Siber-
ian army corps at Yanzalin and is also
pushing a strong column through d.
rect toward LiaOyang on the Siamatzse
road. There is a road north from
Slmoucheng which strikes the Feng-
wangche1g-Liaoyang road west OF
Yanzaliu. IL SimCucheng should be
forced a rapid advance along this road
would pocket the first Siberian army
corps.
Startling Toxic Report
a report from Toxic last night that
SimOuChenE had actually been forced
did not become generally known. The
general stan remained In session until
almost this morning and on adjourn
meut &c was stated that nothing be-
y1uf the days Official dispatches had
LHRu received.
Tt Is impossible % confirm the Toxic
report. but IL il Is true. as pointed out
fin the foregoing. II leaves the Russian
forces in an exceedingly serious posi-
ton.
Russian Generals Cut OF.
London. Aug. "A dispatch TO a
news agency from Toxic says there is
reason 10 believe thar after Two days
OF fighting the japanese occupied
SIm0ucheug. thus cutting OF General
S-aksIberg from General Kuropatkin.
Black Sea Fleet to Move.
London. Aug. 2-The SsbastopOl
correspondent OF the Times asserts
positively that the entire Russian vol
uuteer heer now i'm the Black sea with
other large steamers which have been
taken over By the government are un
der orders for government service out
side OF the Black Sea at an early date.
Brilliant japanese Fighting.
London. Aug British CORE
sn0ndeuts with General Eurobd in the
field. in dispatches dated July 81. con-
cur i'm the statement that the Japan
csc have left only one defensibIe posi- I
ton between them and LiaOyang.
The Standard says the attack on
the position beyond Molten pass was
fully justified by its success. Every