The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-12
ON THE RUN.
Russians Continue to Retire Be.
fore Japanese Advance.
Next Stand Will Be Made at
Ia Tche KiaO.
THE MIKADO'S ARMY
Is Expected to Occupy New
Chwang at an Early Date.
Admiral Togo Shells Harbor De-
fenses at Port Arthur.

New Chwang, July 12.-Chinese COM
ing in from the country report the
Russians everywhere retiring before the
japanese who are soon expected here.
Active preparations are being made
for defense at Ia Tche Kiao. Business
at this city. despite the situation ia
brisk and many ships are in the port.
Toxic July 12.-Noon-AdmiraI Togo
reports that at midnight July IL. tor
pedo boats approached the boom which
blocks the entrance to Port Arthur
narbor and attacked the guardship
Diana with torpedoes. The result has
not been ascertained. The japanese
boat returned undamaged.
Japanese Pushing Northward.
Yinkow, July 12.-Japanese vessels
have been seen off Kai Chou. 1t is be-
heved that they are keeping in touch
with the advance of the land forces
and that if the Japanese take Tia Tche
kiao, which is thought to be their OBJ
jective, it is believed that a landing
will be made simultaneously at Yin
Kow.
The japanese began to push their ad-
vance north at dawn on July 3, after
taking Kai Chou, and since then they
have proceeded steadily. They kept
their artillery well to the front and
shelled and occupied Pintsan. seven
miles north of Kai Chou at noon July
$. 1t is now reported that they are in
close touch with Ia Tohe Kiao.
Gen. Oku is said to be wearing Chi
nese costume. Japanese scouts are close
to Yin Kow. They can be seen on the
neighboring hill tops from which they
occasionally fire on the Russian out
posts.
New Chwang Must Go.
st. Petersburg, July 12-1 P. M.-Col.
Nevitsky, of the general staff in an in
terview todays says:
'The result of the loss of Kai Chou
will probably be the evacuation of New
Chwang.
General Kuropatkin's position is
more difficult than that which confront
ed Lord Roberts in South Africa. 1t is
as if Lord Roberts received his sup
plies by rail via Constantinople, Cairo
and Central Africa. It will be a long
have enough supplies and men to as
sumo the offensive. In the meanwhile
he will have to fight rear guard actions,
perhaps giving up important positions.
like New Chwang, which are of vastly
more consequence than Kai Chou"
Driven Back by Togo.
Chefoo, July 12-1 P. Nit is report
ed that five Russian cruisers and sew
eral torpedo boats left Port Arthur at
o'clock on Saturday morning last and
shelled the enemy's positions on the
east coast, returning unchanged at
o'clock in the evening. 1t is believed
Iney encountered AQ1nlral
and were forced to return. junk
which arrived here this morning reports
hearing two terrific explosions at Port
Arthur.
After EngIand's Friendship.
st. Petersburg, July 12-1:O5 p. M
This is the festival of st. Peter and st.
Paul, one of the greatest holidays of
the year. All business is suspended
and the government departments are
closed. The papers here are against ex-
81 Of 7efn
Russian undertaking, the Novosti de-
claring the idea is no longer Utopian,
but holds out advantages to the coun-
try which are recognized more and
more every day, remarkable feature
being that the war which one would
think would have driven them apart,
is really drawing them together.
inducements to Surrender.
Lao Yang, July ia box full OF
japanese proclamations Offering induce
ments to Russian soldiers to surrender,
has been brought here from TIA Tche
Kiao. Many of them were scattered
among General Mistchenko's men. The
heat is frightful, thermometers regis
tering 104 degrees in the shade
Sickness i'm Russian Army.
St Petersburg, July 12.-1:50 p. M.-An
official statement of the number of SICK
and wounded belonging to the Manchu-
rian army shows a great increase in sick
ness after a few days rain and also =
ficers compared with men The figures
are according to the listed strength OF
the army before the rains to June 26 the
total was: Officers n and men 80 per l.
co., of whom wounded officers numbered
10 and men per 1O00; suffering from con-
tagious diseases, 2 per 1000 of whom one
half were suffering from dysentery and
one-tenth from typhus: Ihere was one
case of plague and not single case OF
After the rains July the figures Were;
OFFICERS "a per 1000. men 46, of whom the
wounded officers numbered % per 1000
and the men per 1000. Contagious cases
had risen to 9 per 1000. affecting in equal
dysentery and typhus, and IN
PRODUCING scurvy and smallpox. of which
there were three cases. and bringing up
the plague to seven cases. Twenty-Five
cases of horse and cattle plague were also
cd